diff --git a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/agent/api/StrolchAgent.java b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/agent/api/StrolchAgent.java
index 7704f30c5..1eb76c285 100644
--- a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/agent/api/StrolchAgent.java
+++ b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/agent/api/StrolchAgent.java
@@ -104,6 +104,26 @@ public class StrolchAgent {
 		return executor;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the {@link ExecutorService} instantiated for this agent
+	 *
+	 * @return the {@link ExecutorService} instantiated for this agent
+	 */
+	public ExecutorService getSingleThreadExecutor() {
+		return getSingleThreadExecutor("Agent");
+	}
+
+	public synchronized ExecutorService getSingleThreadExecutor(String poolName) {
+		DBC.PRE.assertNotEmpty("poolName must be set!", poolName);
+		ExecutorService executor = this.executors.get(poolName);
+		if (executor == null) {
+			executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(new ThreadPoolFactory(poolName));
+			this.executors.put(poolName, executor);
+		}
+
+		return executor;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return the {@link ScheduledExecutorService} instantiated for this agent
 	 *
@@ -125,8 +145,8 @@ public class StrolchAgent {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Initializes the underlying container and prepares the executor services. Before calling this method,
-	 * {@link #setup(String, File, File, File)} must have ben called
+	 * Initializes the underlying container and prepares the executor services. Before calling this method, {@link
+	 * #setup(String, File, File, File)} must have ben called
 	 */
 	public void initialize() {
 		if (this.container == null)
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 e285d714d..0bdc06210 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
@@ -136,6 +136,27 @@ public class StrolchComponent {
 		return this.container.getAgent().getExecutor(poolName);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the {@link ExecutorService} instantiated for this agent
+	 *
+	 * @return the {@link ExecutorService} instantiated for this agent
+	 */
+	protected ExecutorService getSingleThreadExecutor() {
+		return this.container.getAgent().getSingleThreadExecutor();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the {@link ExecutorService} for the given poolName instantiated for this agent
+	 *
+	 * @param poolName
+	 * 		the name of the pool
+	 *
+	 * @return the {@link ExecutorService} for the given poolName  instantiated for this agent
+	 */
+	protected ExecutorService getSingleThreadExecutor(String poolName) {
+		return this.container.getAgent().getSingleThreadExecutor(poolName);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return the {@link ScheduledExecutorService} instantiated for this agent
 	 *