diff --git a/buildconf/default.ini b/buildconf/default.ini
index 88c904b1..8d316221 100644
--- a/buildconf/default.ini
+++ b/buildconf/default.ini
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ xml = true
 ini = true
 yaml = true
 json = auto
-sqlite3 = false
+sqlite3 = auto
 zeromq = auto
 snmp = true
 sctp = false
diff --git a/plugins/python/pyloader.c b/plugins/python/pyloader.c
index 0af77042..ceb595df 100644
--- a/plugins/python/pyloader.c
+++ b/plugins/python/pyloader.c
@@ -80,9 +80,7 @@ int init_uwsgi_app(int loader, void *arg1, struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req, PyThre
 	int id = uwsgi_apps_cnt;
 	int multiapp = 0;
 
-#ifdef UWSGI_ASYNC
 	int i;
-#endif
 
 	char *mountpoint;
 
@@ -320,9 +318,9 @@ int init_uwsgi_app(int loader, void *arg1, struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req, PyThre
 
 	// add start_response on WSGI app
 	Py_INCREF((PyObject *)up.wsgi_spitout);
-	wi->wsgi_args = PyTuple_New(wi->argc);
+	wi->args = PyTuple_New(wi->argc);
 	if (app_type == PYTHON_APP_TYPE_WSGI) {
-		if (PyTuple_SetItem(wi->wsgi_args, 1, up.wsgi_spitout)) {
+		if (PyTuple_SetItem(wi->args, 1, up.wsgi_spitout)) {
 			uwsgi_log("unable to set start_response in args tuple\n");
 			exit(1);
 		}
diff --git a/uwsgi.c b/uwsgi.c
index ccdd860b..fdeaefed 100644
--- a/uwsgi.c
+++ b/uwsgi.c
@@ -1750,6 +1750,7 @@ int uwsgi_start(void *v_argv) {
 
 
 	uwsgi_register_loop("simple", simple_loop);
+#ifdef UWSGI_ASYNC
 	uwsgi_register_loop("async", async_loop);
 
 
@@ -1777,6 +1778,7 @@ int uwsgi_start(void *v_argv) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+#endif
 
 	if (!getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &uwsgi.rl)) {
 		uwsgi.max_fd = uwsgi.rl.rlim_cur;
@@ -2972,9 +2974,11 @@ void uwsgi_ignition() {
 			long y = 0;
 			simple_loop((void *) y);
 		}
+#ifdef UWSGI_ASYNC
 		else {
 			async_loop(NULL);
 		}
+#endif
 
 	}