diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/MFTAgent.java b/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/MFTAgent.java
index 19a0dfb..611f2f7 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/MFTAgent.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/MFTAgent.java
@@ -63,10 +63,19 @@
 
     @org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value("${agent.id}")
     private String agentId;
+
     @org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value("${agent.host}")
     private String agentHost;
+
     @org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value("${agent.user}")
     private String agentUser;
+
+    @org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value("${agent.http.port}")
+    private Integer agentHttpPort;
+
+    @org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value("${agent.https.enabled}")
+    private boolean agentHttpsEnabled;
+
     @org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value("${agent.supported.protocols}")
     private String supportedProtocols;
 
@@ -230,7 +239,7 @@
         logger.info("Starting the HTTP front end");
 
         new Thread(() -> {
-            HttpServer httpServer = new HttpServer(3333, false, transferRequestsStore);
+            HttpServer httpServer = new HttpServer(agentHost, agentHttpPort, agentHttpsEnabled, transferRequestsStore);
             try {
                 httpServer.run();
             } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/http/HttpServer.java b/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/http/HttpServer.java
index 4cc0d8a..3fad8fa 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/http/HttpServer.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/http/HttpServer.java
@@ -27,14 +27,20 @@
 import io.netty.handler.ssl.SslContext;
 import io.netty.handler.ssl.SslProvider;
 import io.netty.handler.ssl.util.SelfSignedCertificate;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 public class HttpServer {
 
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HttpServer.class);
+
+    private final String host;
     private final int port;
     private final boolean enableSSL;
     private HttpTransferRequestsStore transferRequestsStore;
 
-    public HttpServer(int port, boolean enableSSL, HttpTransferRequestsStore transferRequestsStore) {
+    public HttpServer(String host, int port, boolean enableSSL, HttpTransferRequestsStore transferRequestsStore) {
+        this.host = host;
         this.port = port;
         this.enableSSL = enableSSL;
         this.transferRequestsStore = transferRequestsStore;
@@ -59,10 +65,9 @@
                     .handler(new LoggingHandler(LogLevel.INFO))
                     .childHandler(new HttpServerInitializer(sslCtx, transferRequestsStore));
 
-            Channel ch = b.bind(port).sync().channel();
+            Channel ch = b.bind(host, port).sync().channel();
 
-            System.err.println("Open your web browser and navigate to " +
-                    (enableSSL? "https" : "http") + "://127.0.0.1:" + port + '/');
+            logger.info("Http endpoint is open on {}://{}:{}", (enableSSL? "https" : "http"), host, port);
 
             ch.closeFuture().sync();
         } finally {
diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/http/HttpTransferRequest.java b/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/http/HttpTransferRequest.java
index dbc807f..367919e 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/http/HttpTransferRequest.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/http/HttpTransferRequest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     private MetadataCollector otherMetadataCollector;
     private ConnectorParams connectorParams;
     private String targetResourcePath;
+    private long createdTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
     public Connector getOtherConnector() {
         return otherConnector;
@@ -61,4 +62,13 @@
         this.connectorParams = connectorParams;
         return this;
     }
+
+    public long getCreatedTime() {
+        return createdTime;
+    }
+
+    public HttpTransferRequest setCreatedTime(long createdTime) {
+        this.createdTime = createdTime;
+        return this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/http/HttpTransferRequestsStore.java b/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/http/HttpTransferRequestsStore.java
index fc38701..0b2bfae 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/http/HttpTransferRequestsStore.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/http/HttpTransferRequestsStore.java
@@ -17,14 +17,44 @@
 
 package org.apache.airavata.mft.agent.http;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public class HttpTransferRequestsStore {
 
-    final private Map<String, HttpTransferRequest> downloadRequestStore = new HashMap<>();
-    final private Map<String, HttpTransferRequest> uploadRequestStore = new HashMap<>();
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HttpTransferRequestsStore.class);
+
+    final private Map<String, HttpTransferRequest> downloadRequestStore = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    final private Map<String, HttpTransferRequest> uploadRequestStore = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+    final private ScheduledExecutorService monitor = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
+    private long entryExpiryTimeMS = 300 * 1000;
+
+    public HttpTransferRequestsStore() {
+        monitor.scheduleWithFixedDelay(()-> {
+            logger.debug("Cleaning up the request store..");
+            downloadRequestStore.keySet().forEach(key -> {
+                if ((System.currentTimeMillis() - downloadRequestStore.get(key).getCreatedTime()) > entryExpiryTimeMS) {
+                    downloadRequestStore.remove(key);
+                    logger.info("Removed url {} from download cache", key);
+                }
+            });
+
+            uploadRequestStore.keySet().forEach(key -> {
+                if ((System.currentTimeMillis() - uploadRequestStore.get(key).getCreatedTime()) > entryExpiryTimeMS) {
+                    uploadRequestStore.remove(key);
+                    logger.info("Removed url {} from upload cache", key);
+                }
+            });
+        }, 2, 10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
 
     public String addDownloadRequest(HttpTransferRequest request) {
         String randomUrl = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/rpc/RPCParser.java b/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/rpc/RPCParser.java
index dbcc48a..fc1bb2b 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/rpc/RPCParser.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/mft/agent/rpc/RPCParser.java
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@
     @org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value("${secret.service.port}")
     private int secretServicePort;
 
+    @org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value("${agent.host}")
+    private String agentHost;
+
+    @org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value("${agent.http.port}")
+    private Integer agentHttpPort;
+
+    @org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value("${agent.https.enabled}")
+    private boolean agentHttpsEnabled;
+
     @Autowired
     private HttpTransferRequestsStore httpTransferRequestsStore;
 
@@ -143,7 +152,7 @@
                     transferRequest.setOtherMetadataCollector(metadataCollectorOp.get());
                     transferRequest.setOtherConnector(connectorOp.get());
                     String url = httpTransferRequestsStore.addDownloadRequest(transferRequest);
-                    return url;
+                    return (agentHttpsEnabled? "https": "http") + "://" + agentHost + ":" + agentHttpPort + "/" + url;
                 }
                 break;
         }
diff --git a/agent/src/main/resources/application.properties b/agent/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 33d156e..038ded2 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/agent/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
 agent.id=agent0
 agent.host=localhost
 agent.user=dimuthu
+agent.http.port=3333
+agent.https.enabled=false
 agent.supported.protocols=SCP,LOCAL,FTP
+
 consul.host=localhost
 consul.port=8500