diff --git a/src/main/resources/queryrest.properties b/src/main/resources/queryrest.properties
index 5ba6751..5c7e16f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/queryrest.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/queryrest.properties
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ queryrest.default.response.fields=channel,backend,pulseId,globalSeconds,iocSecon
 
 # aggregation which are included in the response by default if aggregation is enabled for a given query
 queryrest.default.response.aggregations=min,mean,max
+
+# defines if the writer is a local writer (can write data to filesystem)
+filestorage.writer.local=false
+# defines if the writer is a local reader (can read data from filesystem)
+filestorage.reader.local=false
diff --git a/src/test/resources/queryrest-test.properties b/src/test/resources/queryrest-test.properties
index 96882b9..cf669f4 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/queryrest-test.properties
+++ b/src/test/resources/queryrest-test.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
-backend.default=sf-databuffer
+backend.default=sf-imagebuffer
 
+# defines if the MainHeader should be checked and dropped (false -> check but not dropped)
+dispatcher.validate.mainheader=false
+dispatcher.validate.mainheader.log=false
 query.min.time=1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000+00:00
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