diff --git a/li.strolch.websocket/src/main/java/li/strolch/websocket/WebSocketClient.java b/li.strolch.websocket/src/main/java/li/strolch/websocket/WebSocketClient.java
index aedb78811..c86564457 100644
--- a/li.strolch.websocket/src/main/java/li/strolch/websocket/WebSocketClient.java
+++ b/li.strolch.websocket/src/main/java/li/strolch/websocket/WebSocketClient.java
@@ -116,10 +116,14 @@ public class WebSocketClient implements MessageHandler.Whole<String> {
 
 		this.observerHandlersByRealm.computeIfAbsent(objectType, s -> {
 			ObserverHandler observerHandler = this.container.getRealm(realm).getObserverHandler();
-			return new WebSocketObserverHandler(observerHandler, this);
+			return getWebSocketObserverHandler(observerHandler);
 		}).register(objectType, type, flat);
 	}
 
+	protected WebSocketObserverHandler getWebSocketObserverHandler(ObserverHandler observerHandler) {
+		return new WebSocketObserverHandler(observerHandler, this);
+	}
+
 	private void handleUnregister(JsonObject jsonObject) {
 		String realm = jsonObject.get(Tags.Json.REALM).getAsString();
 		String objectType = jsonObject.get(Tags.Json.OBJECT_TYPE).getAsString();
@@ -165,17 +169,17 @@ public class WebSocketClient implements MessageHandler.Whole<String> {
 	}
 
 	private void close(CloseReason.CloseCode code, String reason) {
+		close(new CloseReason(code, reason));
+	}
+
+	public void close(CloseReason closeReason) {
+		if (this.observerHandlersByRealm == null || this.observerHandlersByRealm.isEmpty())
+			return;
 		try {
-			this.session.close(new CloseReason(code, reason));
+			this.session.close(new CloseReason(closeReason.getCloseCode(), closeReason.getReasonPhrase()));
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			logger.error("Failed to close client after invalid authentication!", e);
 		}
-	}
-
-	public void close() {
-		if (this.observerHandlersByRealm == null || this.observerHandlersByRealm.isEmpty())
-			return;
-
 		this.observerHandlersByRealm.keySet().forEach(realm -> {
 			this.observerHandlersByRealm.get(realm).unregisterAll();
 		});
diff --git a/li.strolch.websocket/src/main/java/li/strolch/websocket/WebSocketEndpoint.java b/li.strolch.websocket/src/main/java/li/strolch/websocket/WebSocketEndpoint.java
index cd6e92ae1..83582f273 100644
--- a/li.strolch.websocket/src/main/java/li/strolch/websocket/WebSocketEndpoint.java
+++ b/li.strolch.websocket/src/main/java/li/strolch/websocket/WebSocketEndpoint.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class WebSocketEndpoint {
 	public void onClose(Session session, CloseReason closeReason) {
 		WebSocketClient webSocketClient = this.clientMap.remove(session);
 		if (webSocketClient != null)
-			webSocketClient.close();
+			webSocketClient.close(closeReason);
 	}
 
 	@OnError
diff --git a/li.strolch.websocket/src/main/java/li/strolch/websocket/WebSocketObserverHandler.java b/li.strolch.websocket/src/main/java/li/strolch/websocket/WebSocketObserverHandler.java
index ab18001f4..6d01184d6 100644
--- a/li.strolch.websocket/src/main/java/li/strolch/websocket/WebSocketObserverHandler.java
+++ b/li.strolch.websocket/src/main/java/li/strolch/websocket/WebSocketObserverHandler.java
@@ -17,14 +17,18 @@ import li.strolch.model.StrolchRootElement;
 import li.strolch.model.Tags;
 import li.strolch.utils.collections.MapOfLists;
 import li.strolch.utils.collections.MapOfSets;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 public class WebSocketObserverHandler implements Observer {
 
-	private ObserverHandler observerHandler;
-	private WebSocketClient client;
+	protected static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(WebSocketObserverHandler.class);
 
-	private MapOfSets<String, String> observedTypes;
-	private Map<String, Boolean> asFlat;
+	protected ObserverHandler observerHandler;
+	protected WebSocketClient client;
+
+	protected MapOfSets<String, String> observedTypes;
+	protected Map<String, Boolean> asFlat;
 
 	public WebSocketObserverHandler(ObserverHandler observerHandler, WebSocketClient client) {
 		this.observerHandler = observerHandler;
@@ -67,18 +71,17 @@ public class WebSocketObserverHandler implements Observer {
 		handleUpdate("ObserverRemove", key, elements);
 	}
 
-	private void handleUpdate(String updateType, String key, List<StrolchRootElement> elements) {
+	protected void handleUpdate(String updateType, String key, List<StrolchRootElement> elements) {
 		Set<String> observedTypesSet = this.observedTypes.getSet(key);
 		if (observedTypesSet == null)
 			return;
 
-		MapOfLists<String, JsonObject> data = elements.stream().filter(e -> observedTypesSet.contains(e.getType()))
-				.map(e -> {
-					if (this.asFlat.get(e.getType()))
-						return e.toFlatJsonObject();
-					else
-						return e.toJsonObject();
-				}).collect(MapOfLists::new, (mol, e) -> mol.addElement(e.get(Tags.Json.TYPE).getAsString(), e),
+		MapOfLists<String, JsonObject> data = elements //
+				.stream() //
+				.filter(e -> filter(observedTypesSet, e)) //
+				.map(this::toJson) //
+				.collect(MapOfLists::new, //
+						(mol, e) -> mol.addElement(e.get(Tags.Json.TYPE).getAsString(), e), //
 						MapOfLists::addAll);
 		if (data.isEmpty())
 			return;
@@ -95,4 +98,14 @@ public class WebSocketObserverHandler implements Observer {
 			this.client.sendMessage(jsonObject.toString());
 		});
 	}
+
+	protected boolean filter(Set<String> observedTypesSet, StrolchRootElement e) {
+		return observedTypesSet.contains(e.getType());
+	}
+
+	protected JsonObject toJson(StrolchRootElement e) {
+		if (this.asFlat.get(e.getType()))
+			return e.toFlatJsonObject();
+		return e.toJsonObject();
+	}
 }