diff --git a/src/Hash2Pub/FediChord.hs b/src/Hash2Pub/FediChord.hs
index 914ea57..858b38e 100644
--- a/src/Hash2Pub/FediChord.hs
+++ b/src/Hash2Pub/FediChord.hs
@@ -105,20 +105,23 @@ fediChordInit initConf serviceRunner = do
           , nodeConfig = initConf
           , bootstrapNodes = confBootstrapNodes initConf
           , lookupCacheSTM = emptyLookupCache
-          --, service = undefined
+          , nodeService = undefined
                             }
     realNodeSTM <- newTVarIO realNode
     -- launch service and set the reference in the RealNode
     serv <- serviceRunner realNodeSTM
-    --atomically . writeTVar $ realNode { service = serv }
+    atomically . modifyTVar' realNodeSTM $ \rn -> rn { nodeService = serv }
+    -- initialise a single vserver
     initialState <- nodeStateInit realNodeSTM
     initialStateSTM <- newTVarIO initialState
+    -- add vserver to list at RealNode
+    atomically . modifyTVar' realNodeSTM $ \rn -> rn { vservers = initialStateSTM:vservers rn }
     serverSock <- mkServerSocket (getIpAddr initialState) (getDhtPort initialState)
     pure (serverSock, initialStateSTM)
 
 -- | initialises the 'NodeState' for this local node.
 -- Separated from 'fediChordInit' to be usable in tests.
-nodeStateInit :: RealNodeSTM s -> IO (LocalNodeState s)
+nodeStateInit :: Service s (RealNodeSTM s) => RealNodeSTM s -> IO (LocalNodeState s)
 nodeStateInit realNodeSTM = do
     realNode <- readTVarIO realNodeSTM
     cacheSTM <- newTVarIO initCache
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ nodeStateInit realNodeSTM = do
           , ipAddr = confIP conf
           , nid = genNodeID (confIP conf) (confDomain conf) $ fromInteger vsID
           , dhtPort = toEnum $ confDhtPort conf
-          , servicePort = 0
+          , servicePort = getListeningPortFromService $ nodeService realNode
           , vServerID = vsID
                                           }
         initialState = LocalNodeState {
@@ -543,7 +546,7 @@ sendThread sock sendQ = forever $ do
 fediMainThreads :: Socket -> LocalNodeStateSTM s -> IO ()
 fediMainThreads sock nsSTM = do
     ns <- readTVarIO nsSTM
-    putStrLn $ "launching threads"
+    putStrLn "launching threads"
     sendQ <- newTQueueIO
     recvQ <- newTQueueIO
     -- concurrently launch all handler threads, if one of them throws an exception
diff --git a/src/Hash2Pub/FediChordTypes.hs b/src/Hash2Pub/FediChordTypes.hs
index 5b8ef17..e73e7f5 100644
--- a/src/Hash2Pub/FediChordTypes.hs
+++ b/src/Hash2Pub/FediChordTypes.hs
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ data FediChordConf = FediChordConf
 class Service s d where
     -- | run the service
     runService :: ServiceConf -> d -> IO (s d)
-    getServicePort' :: (Integral i) => s d -> i
+    getListeningPortFromService :: (Integral i) => s d -> i
 
 instance Hashable.Hashable NodeID where
     hashWithSalt salt = Hashable.hashWithSalt salt . getNodeID
diff --git a/src/Hash2Pub/PostService.hs b/src/Hash2Pub/PostService.hs
index d5dd30d..ae122e2 100644
--- a/src/Hash2Pub/PostService.hs
+++ b/src/Hash2Pub/PostService.hs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ instance DHT d => Service PostService d where
         atomically $ writeTVar threadVar servThreadID
         pure thisService
 
-    getServicePort' = fromIntegral . confServicePort . serviceConf
+    getListeningPortFromService = fromIntegral . confServicePort . serviceConf
 
 
 -- | return a WAI application