diff --git a/potassium/potassium.py b/potassium/potassium.py
index 4e2e202..54cfc36 100644
--- a/potassium/potassium.py
+++ b/potassium/potassium.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from .worker import run_worker, init_worker
 from .exceptions import RouteAlreadyInUseException, InvalidEndpointTypeException
 from .types import Request, RequestHeaders, Response
+import logging
 
 class HandlerType(Enum):
     HANDLER = "HANDLER"
@@ -116,15 +117,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, experimental_num_workers=1):
         self.event_handler_thread = Thread(target=self._event_handler, daemon=True)
         self.event_handler_thread.start()
 
-        self._status = PotassiumStatus(
-            num_started_inference_requests=0,
-            num_completed_inference_requests=0,
-            num_bad_requests=0,
-            num_workers=self._num_workers,
-            num_workers_started=0,
-            idle_start_timestamp=time.time(),
-            in_flight_request_start_times=[]
-        )
+        self._status = PotassiumStatus.initial(self._num_workers)
 
     def _event_handler(self):
         try:
@@ -285,6 +278,15 @@ def status():
         return flask_app
     
     def _init_server(self):
+        # unless the user has already set up logging, set up logging to stdout using
+        # a separate fd so that we don't get in the way of request logs
+        log = logging.getLogger('werkzeug')
+        if len(log.handlers) == 0:
+            # duplicate stdout
+            stdout_copy = os.dup(1)
+            # redirect flask logs to stdout_copy
+            log.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler(os.fdopen(stdout_copy, 'w')))
+
         self._idle_start_time = time.time()
         index_queue = ProcessQueue()
         for i in range(self._num_workers):
diff --git a/potassium/status.py b/potassium/status.py
index a5f34a4..edbff22 100644
--- a/potassium/status.py
+++ b/potassium/status.py
@@ -26,12 +26,26 @@ class PotassiumStatus():
     idle_start_timestamp: float
     in_flight_request_start_times: List[Tuple[RequestID, float]]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def initial(num_workers: int) -> "PotassiumStatus":
+        return PotassiumStatus(
+            num_started_inference_requests=0,
+            num_completed_inference_requests=0,
+            num_bad_requests=0,
+            num_workers=num_workers,
+            num_workers_started=0,
+            idle_start_timestamp=time.time(),
+            in_flight_request_start_times=[]
+        )
+
     @property
     def requests_in_progress(self):
         return self.num_started_inference_requests - self.num_completed_inference_requests
 
     @property
     def gpu_available(self):
+        if self.num_workers_started < self.num_workers:
+            return False
         return self.num_workers - self.requests_in_progress > 0
 
     @property
@@ -40,7 +54,9 @@ def sequence_number(self):
 
     @property
     def idle_time(self):
-        if not self.gpu_available or len(self.in_flight_request_start_times) > 0:
+        num_received_requests_not_completed = self.num_started_inference_requests - self.num_completed_inference_requests
+        has_incomplete_requests = num_received_requests_not_completed > 0
+        if not self.gpu_available or has_incomplete_requests:
             return 0
         return time.time() - self.idle_start_timestamp
 
diff --git a/tests/test_status.py b/tests/test_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cba909f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+import pytest
+from potassium.status import StatusEvent, PotassiumStatus, InvalidStatusEvent
+import time
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("worker_num", [
+    1,
+    2,
+    4
+])
+def test_workers_starting(worker_num):
+    status = PotassiumStatus.initial(worker_num)
+    assert status.num_workers == worker_num
+    assert status.num_workers_started == 0
+    assert status.gpu_available == False
+    status = status.update((StatusEvent.WORKER_STARTED,))
+
+    if worker_num == 1:
+        assert status.gpu_available == True
+    else:
+        assert status.gpu_available == False
+
+    for _ in range(worker_num-1):
+        status = status.update((StatusEvent.WORKER_STARTED,))
+    assert status.num_workers_started == worker_num
+    assert status.gpu_available == True
+
+def test_bad_event():
+    status = PotassiumStatus.initial(1)
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidStatusEvent):
+        status.update(("BAD_EVENT",))
+
+def test_inference_requests_single_worker():
+    status = PotassiumStatus.initial(1)
+    status = status.update((StatusEvent.WORKER_STARTED,))
+
+    status = status.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_REQUEST_RECEIVED,))
+    assert status.num_started_inference_requests == 1
+    assert status.num_completed_inference_requests == 0
+    assert status.gpu_available == False
+
+    status = status.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_START, 0))
+    status = status.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_END, 0))
+
+    assert status.num_started_inference_requests == 1
+    assert status.num_completed_inference_requests == 1
+    assert status.sequence_number == 1
+    assert status.gpu_available == True
+
+    status = status.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_REQUEST_RECEIVED,))
+    assert status.num_started_inference_requests == 2
+    status = status.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_REQUEST_RECEIVED,))
+    assert status.num_started_inference_requests == 3
+
+    status = status.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_START, 1))
+    status = status.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_END, 1))
+
+    assert status.num_started_inference_requests == 3
+    assert status.num_completed_inference_requests == 2
+    assert status.sequence_number == 3
+    assert status.gpu_available == False
+
+    status = status.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_START, 2))
+    status = status.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_END, 2))
+
+    assert status.num_started_inference_requests == 3
+    assert status.num_completed_inference_requests == 3
+    assert status.sequence_number == 3
+    assert status.gpu_available == True
+
+def test_inference_requests_multiple_workers():
+    state = PotassiumStatus.initial(2)
+
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.WORKER_STARTED,))
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.WORKER_STARTED,))
+
+    assert state.gpu_available == True
+    assert state.sequence_number == 0
+
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_REQUEST_RECEIVED,))
+    assert state.num_started_inference_requests == 1
+    assert state.num_completed_inference_requests == 0
+    assert state.gpu_available == True
+
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_REQUEST_RECEIVED,))
+    assert state.num_started_inference_requests == 2
+    assert state.num_completed_inference_requests == 0
+    assert state.gpu_available == False
+
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_START, 0))
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_END, 0))
+
+    assert state.num_started_inference_requests == 2
+    assert state.num_completed_inference_requests == 1
+    assert state.sequence_number == 2
+    assert state.gpu_available == True
+
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_REQUEST_RECEIVED,))
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_REQUEST_RECEIVED,))
+
+    assert state.num_started_inference_requests == 4
+    assert state.num_completed_inference_requests == 1
+    assert state.sequence_number == 4
+    assert state.gpu_available == False
+
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_START, 1))
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_END, 1))
+
+    assert state.num_started_inference_requests == 4
+    assert state.num_completed_inference_requests == 2
+    assert state.sequence_number == 4
+    assert state.gpu_available == False
+
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_START, 2))
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_END, 2))
+
+    assert state.num_started_inference_requests == 4
+    assert state.num_completed_inference_requests == 3
+    assert state.sequence_number == 4
+    assert state.gpu_available == True
+
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_START, 3))
+    state = state.update((StatusEvent.INFERENCE_END, 3))
+
+    assert state.num_started_inference_requests == 4
+    assert state.num_completed_inference_requests == 4
+    assert state.sequence_number == 4
+    assert state.gpu_available == True
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("status_result_tuple", [
+    (PotassiumStatus(
+        num_started_inference_requests=0,
+        num_completed_inference_requests=0,
+        num_bad_requests=0,
+        num_workers=1,
+        num_workers_started=0,
+        idle_start_timestamp=0,
+        in_flight_request_start_times=[]
+    ), 0),
+    (PotassiumStatus(
+        num_started_inference_requests=0,
+        num_completed_inference_requests=0,
+        num_bad_requests=0,
+        num_workers=1,
+        num_workers_started=1,
+        idle_start_timestamp=0,
+        in_flight_request_start_times=[]
+    ), time.time()),
+    (PotassiumStatus(
+        num_started_inference_requests=1,
+        num_completed_inference_requests=0,
+        num_bad_requests=0,
+        num_workers=1,
+        num_workers_started=1,
+        idle_start_timestamp=0,
+        in_flight_request_start_times=[]
+    ), 0),
+    (PotassiumStatus(
+        num_started_inference_requests=2,
+        num_completed_inference_requests=0,
+        num_bad_requests=0,
+        num_workers=4,
+        num_workers_started=4,
+        idle_start_timestamp=0,
+        in_flight_request_start_times=[]
+    ), 0),
+    (PotassiumStatus(
+        num_started_inference_requests=2,
+        num_completed_inference_requests=2,
+        num_bad_requests=0,
+        num_workers=4,
+        num_workers_started=4,
+        idle_start_timestamp=0,
+        in_flight_request_start_times=[]
+    ), time.time()),
+])
+def test_idle_time(status_result_tuple):
+    status, result = status_result_tuple
+    delta = abs(status.idle_time - result)
+    ALLOWED_DELTA = 1
+    assert delta < ALLOWED_DELTA
+
+def test_longest_inference_time():
+    status = PotassiumStatus(
+        num_started_inference_requests=6,
+        num_completed_inference_requests=2,
+        num_bad_requests=0,
+        num_workers=4,
+        num_workers_started=4,
+        idle_start_timestamp=0,
+        in_flight_request_start_times=[
+            ("b", time.time() - 2),
+            ("a", time.time() - 1),
+            ("c", time.time() - 3),
+            ("d", time.time()),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    longest_inference_time = status.longest_inference_time
+    EXPECTED_LONGEST_INFERENCE_TIME = 3
+    delta = abs(longest_inference_time - EXPECTED_LONGEST_INFERENCE_TIME)
+
+    ALLOWED_DELTA = 0.1
+    assert delta < ALLOWED_DELTA
+
+
+
+