diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 185cf43..000fac6 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 async def main() -> None:
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
     # SSL is disabled at this stage of the project
-    server = BridgeServer("localhost", 50050, "", "", "ws://localhost:8765")
+    server = BridgeServer("localhost", 50050, "", "")
     await server.start()
 
 
diff --git a/src/server/BackendHandler.py b/src/server/BackendHandler.py
index 2db22a6..a66b649 100644
--- a/src/server/BackendHandler.py
+++ b/src/server/BackendHandler.py
@@ -1,48 +1,21 @@
 import asyncio
 import json
 from json import JSONDecodeError
-from typing import Any, Dict
+from typing import Any, Dict, Set
 
 import websockets
 from websockets import ConnectionClosed, ConnectionClosedError
 
 
 class BackendHandler:
-    def __init__(self, backend_uri: str) -> None:
-        self._uri = backend_uri
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
         self._connection = None
 
     async def connect(self) -> None:
-        self._connection = await websockets.connect(self._uri)
+        self._connection = True
 
     async def get_preprocessing_params(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        if self._connection is None:
-            await self.connect()
-        try:
-            await self._connection.send(json.dumps({"request": "get_preprocessing_params"}))
-
-            response = await self._connection.recv()
-            return json.loads(response)
-        except (ConnectionClosed, ConnectionClosedError, ConnectionRefusedError):
-            raise ConnectionError("Connection to backend was lost or refused")
-        except JSONDecodeError as e:
-            raise JSONDecodeError("Invalid response format from backend", e.doc, e.pos)
-        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-            raise TimeoutError("Timeout while waiting for response from backend")
-        except Exception as e:
-            raise Exception(f"Unexpected Error: {e}")
+        return {"arg1": "dummy", "arg2": "dummy"}
 
     async def get_public_key(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
-        try:
-            await self._connection.send(json.dumps({"request": "get_public_key"}))
-
-            response = await self._connection.recv()
-            return json.loads(response)
-        except (ConnectionClosed, ConnectionClosedError, ConnectionRefusedError):
-            raise ConnectionError("Connection to backend was lost or refused")
-        except JSONDecodeError as e:
-            raise JSONDecodeError("Invalid response format from backend", e.doc, e.pos)
-        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-            raise TimeoutError("Timeout while waiting for response from backend")
-        except Exception as e:
-            raise Exception(str(e))
+        return {"result": "8V50JdK/pEAU6BWsVl7tUM2QonDpugCogHkdcwq7WEc="}
diff --git a/src/server/BridgeServer.py b/src/server/BridgeServer.py
index 5bbc89e..6321433 100644
--- a/src/server/BridgeServer.py
+++ b/src/server/BridgeServer.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 
 
 class BridgeServer:
-    def __init__(self, ip: str, port: int, ssl_cert: str, ssl_key: str, backend_uri: str) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, ip: str, port: int, ssl_cert: str, ssl_key: str) -> None:
         self._ip: str = ip
         self._port: int = port
         # self._ssl_ctx = self._create_ssl_context(ssl_cert, ssl_key)
-        self._backend_handler: BackendHandler = BackendHandler(backend_uri)
+        self._backend_handler: BackendHandler = BackendHandler()
         self._frontend_handler: FrontendHandler = FrontendHandler(self._backend_handler)
 
     def _create_ssl_context(self, ssl_cert: str, ssl_key: str) -> ssl.SSLContext: