diff --git a/src/java/com/wasteinformationserver/basicutils/Storage.kt b/src/java/com/wasteinformationserver/basicutils/Storage.kt
index b1b9596..fc0a89e 100644
--- a/src/java/com/wasteinformationserver/basicutils/Storage.kt
+++ b/src/java/com/wasteinformationserver/basicutils/Storage.kt
@@ -68,7 +68,12 @@ class Storage {
             val inp = FileInputStream("settings.prop")
             prop.load(inp)
 
-            mqttServer = prop.get("mqttserver") as String
+            mqttServer = prop["mqttserver"] as String
+            mqttPort = (prop["mqttport"] as String).toInt()
+            dbName = prop["dbname"] as String
+            dbUser = prop["dbuser"] as String
+            dbPassword = prop["dbpass"] as String
+            dbPort = (prop["dbport"] as String).toInt()
         } catch (ee: FileNotFoundException) {
             // file not generated yet
             store()
@@ -83,11 +88,11 @@ class Storage {
      */
     fun store() {
         prop["mqttserver"] = mqttServer
-        prop["mqttport"] = mqttPort
+        prop["mqttport"] = mqttPort.toString()
         prop["dbname"] = dbName
         prop["dbuser"] = dbUser
         prop["dbpass"] = dbPassword
-        prop["dbport"] = dbPort
+        prop["dbport"] = dbPort.toString()
 
         prop.store(FileOutputStream("settings.prop"), "")
     }
diff --git a/src/java/com/wasteinformationserver/website/MainPage.kt b/src/java/com/wasteinformationserver/website/MainPage.kt
index e894435..fae3301 100644
--- a/src/java/com/wasteinformationserver/website/MainPage.kt
+++ b/src/java/com/wasteinformationserver/website/MainPage.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpExchange
 import com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpHandler
 import com.wasteinformationserver.basicutils.Log.Log.debug
 import com.wasteinformationserver.basicutils.Log.Log.warning
+import com.wasteinformationserver.basicutils.Storage
 import com.wasteinformationserver.website.datarequests.login.LoginState
 import java.io.IOException
 
@@ -19,15 +20,25 @@ class MainPage : HttpHandler {
         if (path == "/") {
             path += "index.html"
         }
+
         debug("looking for: $path")
         if (path.contains(".html")) {
+            // check if db and mqtt is configured properly
+            // todo check real connection / not only if filled in
+            if (!Storage.getInstance().isEveryThingDefined()) {
+                sendPage("/config.html", t)
+                return
+            }
+
             if (LoginState.getObject().isLoggedIn || path == "/register.html" || path == "/index.html") { //pass only register page
                 sendPage(path, t)
-            } else {
+            }
+            else {
                 warning("user not logged in --> redirecting to login page")
                 sendPage("/index.html", t)
             }
-        } else { //only detect login state on html pages
+        }
+        else { //only detect login state on html pages
             sendPage(path, t)
         }
     }
@@ -38,9 +49,11 @@ class MainPage : HttpHandler {
         if (fs == null && path.contains(".html")) {
             warning("wrong page sending 404")
             sendPage("/404Error.html", t)
-        } else if (fs == null) {
+        }
+        else if (fs == null) {
             warning("requested resource doesnt exist --> $path")
-        } else { // Object exists and is a file: accept with response code 200.
+        }
+        else { // Object exists and is a file: accept with response code 200.
             var mime = "text/html"
             val s = path.substring(path.length - 3)
             if (s == ".js") mime = "application/javascript"