diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 22cfe27..e19e115 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version = '1.0.0'
 
 dependencies {
     compile project(':ch.psi.daq.cassandra')
-    compile 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:1.2.3.RELEASE'
+    compile 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:1.2.4.RELEASE'
     compile 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.4'
 }
 
diff --git a/debug/springloaded-1.2.3.RELEASE.jar b/debug/springloaded-1.2.3.RELEASE.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e8cb3f
Binary files /dev/null and b/debug/springloaded-1.2.3.RELEASE.jar differ
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/rest/DaqController.java b/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/rest/DaqController.java
index 3435865..aab01c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/rest/DaqController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/rest/DaqController.java
@@ -1,13 +1,32 @@
 package ch.psi.daq.rest;
 
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 
-import ch.psi.daq.cassandra.ops.CassandraWriter;
+import ch.psi.daq.cassandra.writer.CassandraWriter;
+import ch.psi.daq.domain.cassandra.ChannelEvent;
 
 @RestController
 public class DaqController {
-	
-	@Autowired
-	private CassandraWriter writer;
+
+   private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DaqController.class);
+
+   @Autowired
+   private CassandraWriter writer;
+
+   @RequestMapping(value = "/test")
+   public void queryIndices() {
+
+      logger.info("TEST endpoint invoked");
+
+      long pulseId = System.currentTimeMillis();
+      String value = "data_" + UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+
+      writer.writeAsync(1, 0, new ChannelEvent("dummyChannel", pulseId, 0, pulseId, pulseId, 0, value));
+   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/rest/DaqRestApplication.java b/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/rest/DaqRestApplication.java
index 05ad357..e2a965f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/rest/DaqRestApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/rest/DaqRestApplication.java
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.web.SpringBootServletInitializer;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
+
+import ch.psi.daq.cassandra.config.CassandraConfig;
 
 /**
  * Entry point to our rest-frontend of the Swissfel application which most importantly wires all the @RestController annotated classes.
@@ -31,9 +34,16 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
  * them accordingly.
  */
 @SpringBootApplication
-@ComponentScan(basePackages = { "ch.psi.daq" })
+//@Import(CassandraConfig.class) // either define the context to be imported, or see ComponentScan comment below
+@ComponentScan(basePackages = {
+      "ch.psi.daq.rest", 
+      "ch.psi.daq.cassandra.config", // define the package name with the CassandraConfig configuration, or @Import it (see above) 
+      "ch.psi.daq.cassandra.reader", 
+      "ch.psi.daq.cassandra.writer" 
+})
 public class DaqRestApplication extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
 
+   
     public static void main(final String[] args) {
         SpringApplication.run(DaqRestApplication.class, args);
     }
@@ -42,4 +52,11 @@ public class DaqRestApplication extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
     protected final SpringApplicationBuilder configure(final SpringApplicationBuilder application) {
         return application.sources(DaqRestApplication.class);
     }
+    
+    // a nested configuration
+    // this guarantees that the ordering of the properties file is as expected
+    // see: https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-10409?focusedCommentId=101393&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-101393
+//    @Configuration
+//    @Import(CassandraConfig.class)
+//    static class InnerConfiguration { }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/rest.properties b/src/main/resources/rest.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..919cb7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/rest.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cassandra.basekeyspace=daq_zellweger_rest
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