diff --git a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/agent/api/StrolchComponent.java b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/agent/api/StrolchComponent.java
index b7ea772a8..49b92e978 100644
--- a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/agent/api/StrolchComponent.java
+++ b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/agent/api/StrolchComponent.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class StrolchComponent {
 	 *
 	 * @return the reference to the container
 	 */
-	protected ComponentContainer getContainer() {
+	public ComponentContainer getContainer() {
 		DBC.PRE.assertNotNull("container is null!", this.container);
 		return this.container;
 	}
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class StrolchComponent {
 	 *
 	 * @return the component's configuration
 	 */
-	protected ComponentConfiguration getConfiguration() {
+	public ComponentConfiguration getConfiguration() {
 		return this.configuration;
 	}
 
diff --git a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/RestfulStrolchComponent.java b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/RestfulStrolchComponent.java
index 530b5593a..7459d0ad2 100644
--- a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/RestfulStrolchComponent.java
+++ b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/RestfulStrolchComponent.java
@@ -191,11 +191,6 @@ public class RestfulStrolchComponent extends StrolchComponent {
 		return instance;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public ComponentContainer getContainer() {
-		return super.getContainer();
-	}
-
 	public StrolchAgent getAgent() {
 		return super.getContainer().getAgent();
 	}