diff --git a/full/Changes b/full/Changes
index ea0bc02..7948154 100644
--- a/full/Changes
+++ b/full/Changes
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # version 0.69.3
 
 - Moved the service path of VC admin services to admin/vc (closed #543)
+- Added an admin service to load and cache system vc (solved #268)
 
 
 # version 0.69.2
diff --git a/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/VirtualCorpusAdminController.java b/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/VirtualCorpusAdminController.java
index 14de314..9a79535 100644
--- a/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/VirtualCorpusAdminController.java
+++ b/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/VirtualCorpusAdminController.java
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 
+import de.ids_mannheim.korap.config.NamedVCLoader;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.QueryType;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.constant.ResourceType;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.dto.QueryDto;
@@ -33,6 +36,19 @@
     @Autowired
     private QueryService service;
     
+    @Autowired
+    private NamedVCLoader vcLoader;
+    
+    @POST
+    @Path("load-cache")
+    public Response loadAndCacheSystemVC () {
+        Thread t = new Thread(vcLoader);
+        t.start();
+        
+        return Response.status(Status.OK).build();
+    }
+    
+    
     /**
      * Lists virtual corpora by creator and type. This is a controller
      * for system admin requiring valid system admin authentication.
diff --git a/full/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/cache/NamedVCLoaderTest.java b/full/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/cache/NamedVCLoaderTest.java
index 1816a19..9c55449 100644
--- a/full/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/cache/NamedVCLoaderTest.java
+++ b/full/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/cache/NamedVCLoaderTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.ids_mannheim.korap.cache;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
@@ -8,9 +9,17 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import javax.ws.rs.client.Entity;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Form;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
+import com.google.common.net.HttpHeaders;
+
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.collection.DocBits;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.config.NamedVCLoader;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.config.SpringJerseyTest;
@@ -45,4 +54,24 @@
         vc = dao.retrieveQueryByName(vcId, "system");
         assertNull(vc);
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testLoadCacheVC () throws KustvaktException, InterruptedException {
+        assertFalse(VirtualCorpusCache.contains("named-vc1"));
+        Form f = new Form();
+        f.param("token", "secret");
+        
+        Response response = target().path(API_VERSION).path("admin").path("vc")
+                .path("load-cache").request()
+                .header(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED)
+                .post(Entity.form(f));
+
+        assertEquals(Status.OK.getStatusCode(), response.getStatus());
+        
+        Thread.sleep(100);
+        assertTrue(VirtualCorpusCache.contains("named-vc1"));
+        
+        VirtualCorpusCache.reset();
+        assertFalse(VirtualCorpusCache.contains("named-vc1"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/full/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/VirtualCorpusControllerAdminTest.java b/full/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/VirtualCorpusControllerAdminTest.java
index 7038d4c..21be515 100644
--- a/full/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/VirtualCorpusControllerAdminTest.java
+++ b/full/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/VirtualCorpusControllerAdminTest.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     private String admin = "admin";
     private String testUser = "VirtualCorpusControllerAdminTest";
 
-    
     private void testResponseUnauthorized (Response response) throws KustvaktException {
         assertEquals(Status.UNAUTHORIZED.getStatusCode(), response.getStatus());
 
@@ -159,8 +158,6 @@
         
         Response response = target().path(API_VERSION).path("admin").path("vc")
                 .path("list").request()
-                .header(Attributes.AUTHORIZATION, HttpAuthorizationHandler
-                        .createBasicAuthorizationHeaderValue(admin, "pass"))
                 .header(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED)
                 .post(Entity.form(f));