diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c06f9a93..ca4dc823 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,35 +27,6 @@
     Java 11 (from eclipse and command-line) and one to build still on Java 8 
     to support the Jenkins build on CI-Server that still no Java 11 installed -->
   <profiles>
-
-    <profile>
-      <id>Demo</id>
-      <activation>
-        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
-      </activation>
-      <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-      </properties>
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            <configuration>
-              <source>1.8</source>
-              <target>1.8</target>
-            </configuration>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-      <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
-          <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-      </dependencies>
-    </profile>
-
     <profile>
       <id>Java 11</id>
       <activation>
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/GuiInit.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/GuiInit.java
index 76d1b1c8..07f98705 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/GuiInit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/GuiInit.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class GuiInit implements ApplicationListener<ApplicationReadyEvent> {
         INIT_LOGGER.info("---->  \\__ \\| _| | _ \\ \\__ \\/ -_)| '_|\\ V // -_)| '_|");
         INIT_LOGGER.info("---->  |___/|___||___/ |___/\\___||_|   \\_/ \\___||_|  ");
         INIT_LOGGER.info("---->");
-        INIT_LOGGER.info("---->  GUI Service");
+        INIT_LOGGER.info("---->  **** GUI Service ****");
         INIT_LOGGER.info("---->");
 
         INIT_LOGGER.info("---->  GUI Service sucessfully successfully started up!");
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/AdminUserInitializer.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/AdminUserInitializer.java
index ed44739f..34178075 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/AdminUserInitializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/AdminUserInitializer.java
@@ -143,10 +143,16 @@ class AdminUserInitializer {
 
     private void writeAdminCredentials(final String name, final CharSequence pwd) {
         WebserviceInit.INIT_LOGGER.info("---->");
+        WebserviceInit.INIT_LOGGER.info(
+                "----> ******************************************************************************************"
+                + "*****************************************************************************");
         WebserviceInit.INIT_LOGGER.info("----> SEB Server initial admin-account; name: {}, pwd: {}", name, pwd);
         WebserviceInit.INIT_LOGGER.info("---->");
         WebserviceInit.INIT_LOGGER.info(
                 "----> !!!! NOTE: Do not forget to login and reset the generated admin password immediately !!!!");
+        WebserviceInit.INIT_LOGGER.info(
+                "----> ******************************************************************************************"
+                + "*****************************************************************************");
         WebserviceInit.INIT_LOGGER.info("---->");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/WebserviceInit.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/WebserviceInit.java
index 16f2088e..3994c785 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/WebserviceInit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/WebserviceInit.java
@@ -52,27 +52,27 @@ public class WebserviceInit implements ApplicationListener<ApplicationReadyEvent
 
     @Override
     public void onApplicationEvent(final ApplicationReadyEvent event) {
-        INIT_LOGGER.info("---->   ___  ___  ___   ___                          ");
-        INIT_LOGGER.info("---->  / __|| __|| _ ) / __| ___  _ _ __ __ ___  _ _ ");
-        INIT_LOGGER.info("---->  \\__ \\| _| | _ \\ \\__ \\/ -_)| '_|\\ V // -_)| '_|");
-        INIT_LOGGER.info("---->  |___/|___||___/ |___/\\___||_|   \\_/ \\___||_|  ");
-        INIT_LOGGER.info("---->");
-        INIT_LOGGER.info("---->  Webservice");
+
+        if (!guiProfileActive()) {
+
+            INIT_LOGGER.info("---->   ___  ___  ___   ___                          ");
+            INIT_LOGGER.info("---->  / __|| __|| _ ) / __| ___  _ _ __ __ ___  _ _ ");
+            INIT_LOGGER.info("---->  \\__ \\| _| | _ \\ \\__ \\/ -_)| '_|\\ V // -_)| '_|");
+            INIT_LOGGER.info("---->  |___/|___||___/ |___/\\___||_|   \\_/ \\___||_|  ");
+            INIT_LOGGER.info("---->");
+        }
+
+        INIT_LOGGER.info("---->  **** Webservice ****");
         INIT_LOGGER.info("---->");
         INIT_LOGGER.info("----> Starting up...");
 
         INIT_LOGGER.info("----> ");
-        INIT_LOGGER.info("----> Init Databse with flyway...");
+        INIT_LOGGER.info("----> Init Database with flyway...");
         INIT_LOGGER.info("----> TODO ");
 
         // TODO integration of Flyway for database initialization and migration:  https://flywaydb.org
         //      see also https://flywaydb.org/getstarted/firststeps/api
 
-        INIT_LOGGER.info("----> ");
-        INIT_LOGGER.info("----> Init SEB Server Administrator account if needed...");
-        // Create an initial admin account if requested and not already in the data-base
-        this.adminUserInitializer.initAdminAccount();
-
         INIT_LOGGER.info("----> ");
         INIT_LOGGER.info("----> Start Services...");
         INIT_LOGGER.info("----> ");
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ public class WebserviceInit implements ApplicationListener<ApplicationReadyEvent
         INIT_LOGGER.info("---->");
         INIT_LOGGER.info("----> Property Override Test: {}", this.webserviceInfo.getTestProperty());
 
+        // Create an initial admin account if requested and not already in the data-base
+        this.adminUserInitializer.initAdminAccount();
+
     }
 
     @PreDestroy
@@ -112,4 +115,19 @@ public class WebserviceInit implements ApplicationListener<ApplicationReadyEvent
                 this.webserviceInfo.getHostAddress());
     }
 
+    private boolean guiProfileActive() {
+        final String[] activeProfiles = this.environment.getActiveProfiles();
+        if (activeProfiles == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < activeProfiles.length; i++) {
+            if (activeProfiles[i] != null && activeProfiles[i].contains("gui")) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/ExamSessionControlTask.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/ExamSessionControlTask.java
index bb24d012..989ae08d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/ExamSessionControlTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/ExamSessionControlTask.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ExamSessionControlTask {
         controlExamEnd(updateId);
     }
 
-    @Scheduled(fixedRate = Constants.SECOND_IN_MILLIS)
+    @Scheduled(fixedRate = 15 * Constants.SECOND_IN_MILLIS)
     public void pingEventUpdateTask() {
         this.sebClientConnectionService.updatePingEvents();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config/application.properties b/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
index b95a597f..27822674 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ spring.datasource.initialize=true
 spring.datasource.initialization-mode=always
 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mariadb://${datastore.mariadb.server.address}:${datastore.mariadb.server.port}/SEBServer?useSSL=false&createDatabaseIfNotExist=true
 spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver
+spring.datasource.platform=dev
 spring.datasource.hikari.initializationFailTimeout=30000
 spring.datasource.hikari.connectionTimeout=30000
 spring.datasource.hikari.idleTimeout=600000