diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4132524..590d78f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ distfiles
 files
 local
 log
-plugins
\ No newline at end of file
+plugins
+.metadata
diff --git a/lib/config/hostgroups.py b/lib/config/hostgroups.py
index ccc522c..b21099f 100644
--- a/lib/config/hostgroups.py
+++ b/lib/config/hostgroups.py
@@ -27,31 +27,33 @@ class HostGroup:
 
 
 class HostGroupService:
-    def __init__(self, service, periods):
-        self.service = service
+    def __init__(self, services, periods):
+        self.services = services
         self.periods = periods
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "HostgroupService { " + str(self.service) + ", " + str(self.periods) + "}"
+        return "HostgroupService { " + str([str(s) for s in self.services]) + ", " + str([p.name for p in self.periods]) + "}"
 
 
 def parseHostGroupList(hostgroups, hosts, members, periods, services, log):
     parsedHostGroups = []
     for hgname, hgValues in hostgroups.items():
         hostGroup = HostGroup(hgname)
-        hostGroup.members = filter(lambda m: m.nameid in hgValues['members'], members)
-        hostGroup.hosts = filter(lambda h: h.name in hgValues['hosts'], hosts)
+        hostGroup.members = [m for m in members if m.nameid in hgValues['members']]
+        hostGroup.hosts = [h for h in hosts if h.name in hgValues['hosts']]
         hostGroup.threshold = hgValues['threshold']
         if 'parent' in hgValues:
             hostGroup.parent = hgValues['parent']
         hostGroup.services = []
         for serviceName, servicePeriods in hgValues['services'].items():
-            service = filter(lambda s: s.name in serviceName, services)
-            if len(service) == 0:
-                log.w("Service " + serviceName + " is not defined for Hostgroup " + hgname)
-                continue
-            service = service[0]
-            hostGroupPeriods = filter(lambda p: p.name in servicePeriods, periods)
-            hostGroup.services.append(HostGroupService(service, hostGroupPeriods))
+            services = []
+            for host in hosts:
+                service = host.getHostServiceByName(serviceName)
+                if service is not None: 
+                    services.append(service)
+                else:
+                    log.w("could not find HostService(" +str(serviceName) + ") for host " + host.name)
+            hostGroupPeriods = [p for p in periods if p.name in servicePeriods]
+            hostGroup.services.append(HostGroupService(services, hostGroupPeriods))
         parsedHostGroups.append(hostGroup)
     return parsedHostGroups
diff --git a/lib/config/hosts.py b/lib/config/hosts.py
index 8f76aa4..b3bb29a 100644
--- a/lib/config/hosts.py
+++ b/lib/config/hosts.py
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ class Host:
         self.parent = parent
         self.services = services
         self.comment = comment
+        
+    def getHostServiceByName(self, serviceName):
+        for hostService in self.services:
+            if serviceName == hostService.service.name:
+                return hostService.service
+        return None
 
     def __str__(self):
         ret = "Host('Name: " + self.name + "', 'Access: " + self.host + "', "
@@ -89,7 +95,11 @@ def parseHostList(hosts, services, log):
                         replacements.remove(parm)
                         #host will not be inside ServiceParameters, so check this also
                     if 'host' in replacements:
-                        hostService.setCommand(re.sub('@host', host.host, hostService.getCommand()))
+                        log.d("replacing host in " + hostService.getCommand())
+                        comm= re.sub('@host', host.host, hostService.getCommand())
+                        hostService.setCommand(comm)
+                        log.d("new Command: " +comm)
+                        log.d("set in hostService: " + str(hostService))
                         replacements.remove('host')
                         #replacements should be empty now.
                     #If not we cannot use this command as some values are missing
diff --git a/lib/core/job.py b/lib/core/job.py
index ae7df06..bbaf58a 100644
--- a/lib/core/job.py
+++ b/lib/core/job.py
@@ -5,15 +5,21 @@ execute.
 
 from command import Command
 
+def generateId():
+    i=0
+    while True:
+      yield i
+      i+=1
 
 class JobInfo:
-    def __init__(self, hostgroupname, members, hosts, service, threshold, parent=None):
+    def __init__(self, hostgroupname, members, hosts, hostServices, threshold, parent=None):
         self.members = members
         self.hosts = hosts
-        self.service = service
+        self.hostServices = hostServices
         self.threshold = threshold
         self.parent = parent
-        self.name = hostgroupname + "_" + service.name
+        self.name = generateId()
+        #self.name = hostgroupname +  str([str("_" + s.service.name ) for s in hostServices])
         self.jobs = []
         
     def __str__(self):
@@ -34,7 +40,10 @@ class JobInfo:
         return nextExecution
         
     def handleCall(self):
-        print "about to call command " + str(self.service.command) 
+        self.log.d("handle call")
+        self.log.d([str(s) for s in self.hostServices])
+        
+        
         #must find real service command stored in hosts...
         #but because of error, mentioned in NOTES,ruff, there is no ping i.e.
 
diff --git a/linspector b/linspector
index 44a79dd..66940cb 100755
--- a/linspector
+++ b/linspector
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from lib.core.logger import Logger
 from lib.config.config import Config
 from apscheduler.scheduler import Scheduler
 
+DEFAULT_CONFIG = "./linspector.minimal.json"
 
 def parseArgs():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ def parseArgs():
     parser.add_argument("action", choices=["start", "stop", "restart", "attach"],
                         help="defines if linspector should beeing attached, started, stopped or restarted.")
     parser.add_argument("--version", action="version", version="%(prog)s " + str(__version__))
-    parser.add_argument("-c", "--config", default="./linspector.json",
+    parser.add_argument("-c", "--config", default=DEFAULT_CONFIG,
                         help="select configfile to use")
     parser.add_argument("-l", "--logfile", default="./log/linspector.log", metavar="FILE",
                         help="set logfile to use")
@@ -42,13 +43,8 @@ def parseArgs():
 
 
 def handleJob(jobInfo):
-    print "handlejobInfo"
-    print str(jobInfo)
-    print "executing: " + str(jobInfo.service.command)
     jobInfo.handleCall()
     
-
-
 def main():
     args = parseArgs()
     log = Logger(args.logfile, args.loglevel)
@@ -67,7 +63,7 @@ def main():
             
             for hostGroupService in hg.services:
                 log.d(hostGroupService)
-                jobInfo = JobInfo(hg.name, hg.members, hg.hosts, hostGroupService.service, hg.threshold, hg.parent)
+                jobInfo = JobInfo(hg.name, hg.members, hg.hosts, hostGroupService.services, hg.threshold, hg.parent)
                 jobInfo.setLogger(log)
                 for period in hostGroupService.periods:
                     log.d(period)
diff --git a/linspector.minimal.json b/linspector.minimal.json
index 1d7cf89..157b139 100644
--- a/linspector.minimal.json
+++ b/linspector.minimal.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             "filters": {"email": "you@hanez.org"}
         }
     },
-    "periods": {"every10Secs": {"seconds": "10", "comment": "Interval job; every 10 seconds"}},
+    "periods": {"shortPeriod": {"seconds": 5, "comment": "Interval job; every 10 seconds"}},
     "hosts":
     {
         "hanez1": {"host": "www1.hanez.org", "services": {"ping":[{}]}},
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
             "members": ["hanez"],
             "hosts": ["hanez1"],
             "threshold": 10,
-            "services": {"ping": ["every10Secs"]}
+            "services": {"ping": ["shortPeriod"]}
         }
     },
     "layouts": {"production": {"hostgroups": ["all"], "enabled": true}