diff --git a/chatbot_core/v2/__init__.py b/chatbot_core/v2/__init__.py
index 1928635..635490f 100644
--- a/chatbot_core/v2/__init__.py
+++ b/chatbot_core/v2/__init__.py
@@ -82,13 +82,16 @@ def get_conversation_state(self, cid) -> ConversationState:
         return self.current_conversations.get(cid, {}).get('state', ConversationState.IDLE)
 
     def set_conversation_state(self, cid, state):
-        self.log.debug(f'State was: {self.current_conversations.setdefault(cid, {}).get("state", ConversationState.IDLE)}')
+        old_state = self.current_conversations.setdefault(cid, {}).get(
+            "state", ConversationState.IDLE)
+        self.log.debug(f'State was: {old_state}')
         self.current_conversations.setdefault(cid, {})['state'] = state
-        self.log.debug(
-            f'State become: {self.current_conversations.setdefault(cid, {}).get("state", ConversationState.IDLE)}')
+        new_state = self.current_conversations.setdefault(cid, {}).get(
+            "state", ConversationState.IDLE)
+        self.log.debug(f'State become: {new_state}')
 
     def _setup_listeners(self):
-        super()._setup_listeners()
+        KlatAPIMQ._setup_listeners(self)
         self.register_consumer('invitation',
                                self.vhost,
                                f'{self.nick}_invite',
@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ def handle_shout(self, message_data: dict, skip_callback: bool = False):
                                                  shout=shout, message_sender=message_sender,
                                                  is_message_from_proctor=is_message_from_proctor,
                                                  conversation_state=conversation_state)
-            shout = response.get('shout', None)
+            shout = response.get('shout', "")
             if shout and not skip_callback:
                 self.log.info(f'Sending response: {response}')
                 prompt_id = response.get('context', {}).get('prompt_id')
@@ -268,7 +271,7 @@ def handle_shout(self, message_data: dict, skip_callback: bool = False):
                                 responded_message=message_data.get('messageID', ''),
                                 cid=cid,
                                 to_discussion=response.get('to_discussion', '0'),
-                                queue_name=response.get('queue', None),
+                                queue_name=response.get('queue', ""),
                                 context=response.get('context', None),
                                 is_announcement=response.get('is_announcement', False),
                                 prompt_id=prompt_id,
@@ -442,9 +445,6 @@ def _handle_next_shout(self):
     def _pause_responses(self, duration: int = 5):
         pass
 
-    def pre_run(self, **kwargs):
-        self._setup_listeners()
-
     def shutdown(self):
         self.shout_thread.cancel()
         self.shout_thread.join()
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index 440a1de..547fe7f 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 click~=8.0
-klat-connector~=0.6,>=0.6.2a15
+klat-connector~=0.6,>=0.6.2a21
 neon-mq-connector>=0.7.2a9
-neon_utils[network,sentry] >= 1.11.1a6
+neon-utils[network,sentry]~=1.12
 ovos-bus-client~=0.0,>=0.0.5
 psutil~=5.7