diff --git a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/runtime/configuration/ConfigurationSaxParser.java b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/runtime/configuration/ConfigurationSaxParser.java
index f64d6e659..134d71465 100644
--- a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/runtime/configuration/ConfigurationSaxParser.java
+++ b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/runtime/configuration/ConfigurationSaxParser.java
@@ -452,6 +452,10 @@ public class ConfigurationSaxParser extends DefaultHandler {
 					if (thisComponentBuilder == null) {
 						this.componentBuilders.add(otherComponentBuilder);
 					} else {
+						if (StringHelper.isNotEmpty(otherComponentBuilder.getImpl())) {
+							thisComponentBuilder.setImpl(otherComponentBuilder.getImpl());
+							thisComponentBuilder.setDependencies(otherComponentBuilder.getDependencies());
+						}
 						thisComponentBuilder.getProperties().putAll(otherComponentBuilder.getProperties());
 					}
 				}
@@ -552,6 +556,10 @@ public class ConfigurationSaxParser extends DefaultHandler {
 			return this.dependencies;
 		}
 
+		public void setDependencies(Set<String> dependencies) {
+			this.dependencies = dependencies;
+		}
+
 		public void addDependency(String dependency) {
 			this.dependencies.add(dependency);
 		}
diff --git a/li.strolch.agent/src/test/java/li/strolch/runtime/configuration/ConfigurationParserTest.java b/li.strolch.agent/src/test/java/li/strolch/runtime/configuration/ConfigurationParserTest.java
index 64bdea36e..f0d5d0d85 100644
--- a/li.strolch.agent/src/test/java/li/strolch/runtime/configuration/ConfigurationParserTest.java
+++ b/li.strolch.agent/src/test/java/li/strolch/runtime/configuration/ConfigurationParserTest.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public class ConfigurationParserTest {
 		assertEquals("li.strolch.runtime.privilege.DefaultStrolchPrivilegeHandler",
 				privilegeHandlerConfiguration.getImpl());
 		assertEquals(1, privilegeHandlerConfiguration.getPropertyKeys().size());
+		assertEquals(1, privilegeHandlerConfiguration.getDependencies().size());
 		assertTrue(privilegeHandlerConfiguration.getDependencies().contains("PersistenceHandler"));
 		assertEquals("PrivilegeConfig.xml", privilegeHandlerConfiguration.getString("privilegeConfigFile", null));
 
@@ -178,5 +179,26 @@ public class ConfigurationParserTest {
 		assertEquals(2, realmHandlerConfiguration.getPropertyKeys().size());
 		assertEquals("EMPTY", realmHandlerConfiguration.getString("dataStoreMode", null));
 		assertEquals("noob", realmHandlerConfiguration.getString("foo", null));
+
+		// <Component>
+		//     <name>ServiceHandler</name>
+		//     <api>li.strolch.service.api.ServiceHandler</api>
+		//     <impl>li.strolch.service.YetAnotherServiceHandler</impl>
+		//     <depends>RealmHandler</depends>
+		//     <Properties>
+		//         <bar>foo</bar>
+		//     </Properties>
+		// </Component>
+		ComponentConfiguration serviceHandlerConfiguration = strolchConfiguration
+				.getComponentConfiguration("ServiceHandler");
+		assertNotNull("Should have created a ServiceHandler Configuration", serviceHandlerConfiguration);
+		assertEquals("ServiceHandler", serviceHandlerConfiguration.getName());
+		assertEquals("li.strolch.service.api.ServiceHandler", serviceHandlerConfiguration.getApi());
+		assertEquals("li.strolch.service.YetAnotherServiceHandler", serviceHandlerConfiguration.getImpl());
+		assertEquals(2, serviceHandlerConfiguration.getDependencies().size());
+		assertTrue(serviceHandlerConfiguration.getDependencies().contains("RealmHandler"));
+		assertTrue(serviceHandlerConfiguration.getDependencies().contains("PrivilegeHandler"));
+		assertEquals(1, serviceHandlerConfiguration.getPropertyKeys().size());
+		assertEquals("foo", serviceHandlerConfiguration.getString("bar", null));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/li.strolch.agent/src/test/resources/configtest/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml b/li.strolch.agent/src/test/resources/configtest/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
index db199a0cc..426ad172c 100644
--- a/li.strolch.agent/src/test/resources/configtest/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
+++ b/li.strolch.agent/src/test/resources/configtest/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@
 				<foo>noob</foo>
 			</Properties>
 		</Component>
+		
+		<Component>
+			<name>ServiceHandler</name>
+			<api>li.strolch.service.api.ServiceHandler</api>
+			<impl>li.strolch.service.YetAnotherServiceHandler</impl>
+			<depends>RealmHandler</depends>
+			<depends>PrivilegeHandler</depends>
+			<Properties>
+				<bar>foo</bar>
+			</Properties>
+		</Component>
 	</env>
 
 </StrolchConfiguration>
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