diff --git a/DatabaseEngine.py b/DatabaseEngine.py
index a9315f5..60832c9 100644
--- a/DatabaseEngine.py
+++ b/DatabaseEngine.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import threading
 from logger import Logger
 import MySQLdb
-
+import signal
 
 class DatabaseEngine(threading.Thread):
     singleton = None
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ class DatabaseEngine(threading.Thread):
         self.event = threading.Event()
         self.config = config
         self.queue = queue
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR1, self.signalHandler)
         self.startTimer()
         self.setDaemon(True)
 
+    def signalHandler(self, signum, frame):
+        Logger.log("SIGUSR1 received")
+        self.triggerStoring()
+
     def triggerStoring(self):
         self.event.set()
 
diff --git a/MqttDispatcher.py b/MqttDispatcher.py
index 558acf3..dec86bd 100644
--- a/MqttDispatcher.py
+++ b/MqttDispatcher.py
@@ -17,22 +17,42 @@ DEBUG_TO_STDOUT = True
 BACKGROUND = False
 PID_FILE = "/tmp/MqttDispatcher.pid"
 LOG_FILE = "/tmp/MqttDispatcher.log"
+
 MQTT_CONFIG = {
-    'host':'localhost',
-    'port':1883,
-    'tls':False,
+    'host':'eupenstrasse20.dynamic.hottis.de',
+    'port':8883,
+    'tls':True,
     'ca':'ca.crt',
     'user':'tron',
     'password':'geheim123'
 }
 DATABASE_CONFIG = {
-    'period':300,
-    'host':'172.16.2.17',
+    'period':3600,
+    'host':'localhost',
     'user':'smarthome',
     'password':'smarthome123',
     'db':'smarthome'
 }
 
+#MQTT_CONFIG = {
+#    'host':'localhost',
+#    'port':1883,
+#    'tls':False,
+#    'ca':'ca.crt',
+#    'user':'tron',
+#    'password':'geheim123'
+#}
+#DATABASE_CONFIG = {
+#    'period':300,
+#    'host':'172.16.2.17',
+#    'user':'smarthome',
+#    'password':'smarthome123',
+#    'db':'smarthome'
+#}
+
+QUEUE_CONFIG = {
+    'file':'/tmp/mqttDispatcherQueue'
+}
 
 if BACKGROUND:
     pid = os.fork()
@@ -71,7 +91,7 @@ try:
     mqttReader.registerParser(modbusParser)
     Logger.log("ModbusParser started ...")
 
-    persistentQueue = PersistentQueue()
+    persistentQueue = PersistentQueue(QUEUE_CONFIG)
     mbusParser.setNextStage(persistentQueue)
     modbusParser.setNextStage(persistentQueue)
     Logger.log("PersistentQueue instantiated ...")
diff --git a/PersistentQueue.py b/PersistentQueue.py
index b7f1f1d..1b5ab9d 100644
--- a/PersistentQueue.py
+++ b/PersistentQueue.py
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 from logger import Logger
-import Queue
+from persistqueue import Queue
 
 class PersistentQueue(object):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, config):
         super(PersistentQueue, self).__init__()
-        self.queue = Queue.Queue()
+        self.queue = Queue(config['file'])
 
     def execute(self, data):
-        #Logger.log("PersistentQueue %s" % (str(data)))
+        Logger.log("PersistentQueue %s" % (str(data)))
         self.queue.put_nowait(data)
 
     def empty(self):
-        return self.queue.empty()
+        return not self.queue.qsize()
 
     def get(self):
-        return self.queue.get()
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+        item = self.queue.get()
+        self.queue.task_done()
+        return item
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