diff --git a/bin/linspector b/bin/linspector
index 327c654..f45626b 100755
--- a/bin/linspector
+++ b/bin/linspector
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('linspector')
 
 # i currently only increase the 3rd number because the goal is that 0.20.* will become the first
 # stable version.
-__version__ = '0.19.33.dev1'
+__version__ = '0.19.34.dev1'
 __author__ = 'Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>'
 
 
diff --git a/etc/monitors/network1/gateway.conf b/etc/monitors/network1/gateway.conf
index c8adc13..b350b24 100644
--- a/etc/monitors/network1/gateway.conf
+++ b/etc/monitors/network1/gateway.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ; required options:
 [monitor]
-; The description must not but should be a unique description of the monitor for better identifying it in the database
-; if a data storage tasks is being used.
+; The description must not but should be a unique description of the monitor for better identifying it in the datastore
+; if a task is being used.
 description = Cable Provider
 service = net.fritzboxuplink
 hosts = 192.168.0.1,192.168.23.24,@group1,@testgroup1
diff --git a/linspector/core/monitor.py b/linspector/core/monitor.py
index 39030ff..60f59f8 100644
--- a/linspector/core/monitor.py
+++ b/linspector/core/monitor.py
@@ -29,19 +29,32 @@ class Monitor:
                 str(err))
             try:
                 self.__interval = int(configuration.get_option('linspector', 'default_interval'))
-                log('warning', 'set default_interval as per configuration to core with '
-                               'identifier ' + identifier + ' to: ' + str(self.__interval))
+                log('warning', 'set default_interval as per core configuration with '
+                               'identifier: ' + identifier + ' to: ' + str(self.__interval))
             except Exception as err:
                 log('warning', 'no default_interval found in core configuration for identifier ' +
                     identifier + ', set to default interval 300 seconds. error: ' + str(err))
                 # default interval is 300 seconds (5 minutes) if not set in the monitor
                 # configuration args or a default_interval in the core configuration.
                 self.__interval = 300
+
         self.__log = log
         self.__monitor_configuration = monitor_configuration
         self.__notification_list = []
         self.__notifications = notifications
-        self.__service = monitor_configuration.get('monitor', 'service')
+        try:
+            self.__service = monitor_configuration.get('monitor', 'service')
+        except Exception as err:
+            # if no service is set in the monitor configuration, the service is set to misc.dummy
+            # instead. just to make Linspector run but with no real result.
+            log('debug', 'no service set for identifier: ' + identifier + ' setting to '
+                                                                          'misc.dummy as '
+                                                                          'default to ensure '
+                                                                          'Linspector will run. '
+                                                                          'error: ' + str(err))
+
+            self.__service = 'misc.dummy'
+
         self.__services = services
         self.__task_list = []  # put tasks for the dedicated job here.
         self.__tasks = tasks