diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/oauth2/dao/OAuth2ClientDao.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/oauth2/dao/OAuth2ClientDao.java
index 0e118d5..e7d23eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/oauth2/dao/OAuth2ClientDao.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/oauth2/dao/OAuth2ClientDao.java
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@
     @Autowired
     private FullConfiguration config;
 
-    public void registerClient (String id, String secretHashcode, String name,
-            OAuth2ClientType type, String url, String redirectURI,
-            String registeredBy, String description, int refreshTokenExpiry,
-            JsonNode source) throws KustvaktException {
-        ParameterChecker.checkStringValue(id, "client_id");
+	public void registerClient (boolean isSuper, String id,
+			String secretHashcode, String name, OAuth2ClientType type,
+			String url, String redirectURI, String registeredBy,
+			String description, int refreshTokenExpiry, JsonNode source,
+			boolean isPermitted) throws KustvaktException {
+		
+		ParameterChecker.checkStringValue(id, "client_id");
         ParameterChecker.checkStringValue(name, "client_name");
         ParameterChecker.checkObjectValue(type, "client_type");
         ParameterChecker.checkStringValue(description, "client_description");
@@ -72,9 +74,18 @@
         client.setRegisteredBy(registeredBy);
         client.setRegistrationDate(ZonedDateTime.now());
         client.setDescription(description);
+        
+        if (isSuper) {
+        	client.setSuper(true);
+		}
         if (source != null && !source.isNull()) {
             if (type.equals(OAuth2ClientType.CONFIDENTIAL)) {
                 client.setSource(source.toString());
+                // setting permit for plugin, used in OAuth2TestBase
+                // this should be an admin function
+                if (isPermitted) { 
+                	client.setPermitted(isPermitted);
+                }
             }
             else {
                 throw new KustvaktException(StatusCodes.NOT_SUPPORTED,
@@ -102,7 +113,15 @@
 
         client.setRefreshTokenExpiry(refreshTokenExpiry);
         entityManager.persist(client);
-    }
+	}
+    
+	public void registerClient (String id, String secretHashcode, String name,
+			OAuth2ClientType type, String url, String redirectURI,
+			String registeredBy, String description, int refreshTokenExpiry,
+			JsonNode source) throws KustvaktException {
+		registerClient(false, id, secretHashcode, name, type, url, redirectURI,
+				registeredBy, description, refreshTokenExpiry, source, false);
+	}
 
     public OAuth2Client retrieveClientById (String clientId)
             throws KustvaktException {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/test/V3.5__insert_oauth2_clients.sql b/src/main/resources/db/test/V3.5__insert_oauth2_clients.sql
index 6b318e3..36433d9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/db/test/V3.5__insert_oauth2_clients.sql
+++ b/src/main/resources/db/test/V3.5__insert_oauth2_clients.sql
@@ -1,65 +1,65 @@
 -- test clients
 
 -- plain secret value is "secret"
-INSERT INTO oauth2_client(id,name,secret,type,super,
-  redirect_uri,registered_by, description, url, registration_date, 
-  is_permitted) 
-VALUES ("fCBbQkAyYzI4NzUxMg","super confidential client",
-  "$2a$08$vi1FbuN3p6GcI1tSxMAoeuIYL8Yw3j6A8wJthaN8ZboVnrQaTwLPq",
-  "CONFIDENTIAL", 1, 
-  "https://korap.ids-mannheim.de/confidential/redirect", "system",
-  "Super confidential client.", 
-  "http://korap.ids-mannheim.de/confidential", CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 1);
+--INSERT INTO oauth2_client(id,name,secret,type,super,
+--  redirect_uri,registered_by, description, url, registration_date, 
+--  is_permitted) 
+--VALUES ("fCBbQkAyYzI4NzUxMg","super confidential client",
+--  "$2a$08$vi1FbuN3p6GcI1tSxMAoeuIYL8Yw3j6A8wJthaN8ZboVnrQaTwLPq",
+--  "CONFIDENTIAL", 1, 
+--  "https://korap.ids-mannheim.de/confidential/redirect", "system",
+--  "Super confidential client.", 
+--  "http://korap.ids-mannheim.de/confidential", CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 1);
 
   
 -- plain secret value is "secret"
-INSERT INTO oauth2_client(id,name,secret,type,super,
-  redirect_uri,registered_by, description,url,registration_date, 
-  is_permitted) 
-VALUES ("9aHsGW6QflV13ixNpez","non super confidential client",
-  "$2a$08$vi1FbuN3p6GcI1tSxMAoeuIYL8Yw3j6A8wJthaN8ZboVnrQaTwLPq",
-  "CONFIDENTIAL", 0,
-  "https://third.party.com/confidential/redirect", "system",
-  "Nonsuper confidential client.",
-  "http://third.party.com/confidential", CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,1);
+-- INSERT INTO oauth2_client(id,name,secret,type,super,
+--  redirect_uri,registered_by, description,url,registration_date, 
+--  is_permitted) 
+--VALUES ("9aHsGW6QflV13ixNpez","non super confidential client",
+--  "$2a$08$vi1FbuN3p6GcI1tSxMAoeuIYL8Yw3j6A8wJthaN8ZboVnrQaTwLPq",
+--  "CONFIDENTIAL", 0,
+--  "https://third.party.com/confidential/redirect", "system",
+--  "Nonsuper confidential client.",
+--  "http://third.party.com/confidential", CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,1);
 
-INSERT INTO oauth2_client(id,name,secret,type,super,
-  registered_by, description,url, registration_date, 
-  is_permitted,source) 
-VALUES ("52atrL0ajex_3_5imd9Mgw","confidential client 2",
-  "$2a$08$vi1FbuN3p6GcI1tSxMAoeuIYL8Yw3j6A8wJthaN8ZboVnrQaTwLPq",
-  "CONFIDENTIAL", 0,"system",
-  "Nonsuper confidential client plugin without redirect URI",
-  "http://example.client.de", CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 1,'{"key":"value"}');
+--INSERT INTO oauth2_client(id,name,secret,type,super,
+--  registered_by, description,url, registration_date, 
+--  is_permitted,source) 
+--VALUES ("52atrL0ajex_3_5imd9Mgw","confidential client 2",
+--  "$2a$08$vi1FbuN3p6GcI1tSxMAoeuIYL8Yw3j6A8wJthaN8ZboVnrQaTwLPq",
+--  "CONFIDENTIAL", 0,"system",
+--  "Nonsuper confidential client plugin without redirect URI",
+--  "http://example.client.de", CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 1,'{"key":"value"}');
 
-INSERT INTO oauth2_client(id,name,secret,type,super,
-  redirect_uri, registered_by, description, url, registration_date, 
-  is_permitted,source)
-VALUES ("8bIDtZnH6NvRkW2Fq","public client plugin with redirect uri",
-  null, "PUBLIC", 0,
-  "https://third.party.client.com/redirect","system",
-  "Public client plugin with a registered redirect URI",
-  "http://third.party.client.com", CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,1,'{"key":"value"}');
+--INSERT INTO oauth2_client(id,name,secret,type,super,
+--  redirect_uri, registered_by, description, url, registration_date, 
+--  is_permitted,source)
+--VALUES ("8bIDtZnH6NvRkW2Fq","public client plugin with redirect uri",
+--  null, "PUBLIC", 0,
+--  "https://third.party.client.com/redirect","system",
+--  "Public client plugin with a registered redirect URI",
+--  "http://third.party.client.com", CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,1,'{"key":"value"}');
 
   
-INSERT INTO oauth2_client(id,name,secret,type,super,
-  registered_by, description, url, registration_date, 
-  is_permitted) 
-VALUES ("nW5qM63Rb2a7KdT9L","test public client",null,
-  "PUBLIC", 0, "Public client without redirect uri",
-  "system", "http://korap.ids-mannheim.de/public", 
-  CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 1);
+--INSERT INTO oauth2_client(id,name,secret,type,super,
+--  registered_by, description, url, registration_date, 
+--  is_permitted) 
+--VALUES ("nW5qM63Rb2a7KdT9L","test public client",null,
+--  "PUBLIC", 0, "Public client without redirect uri",
+--  "system", "http://korap.ids-mannheim.de/public", 
+--  CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 1);
   
 
-INSERT INTO oauth2_access_token(token,user_id,created_date, 
-expiry_date, user_auth_time)
-VALUES("fia0123ikBWn931470H8s5gRqx7Moc4p","marlin",1527776750000, 
-1527776750000, 1527690190000);
+--INSERT INTO oauth2_access_token(token,user_id,created_date, 
+--expiry_date, user_auth_time)
+--VALUES("fia0123ikBWn931470H8s5gRqx7Moc4p","marlin",1527776750000, 
+--1527776750000, 1527690190000);
 
-INSERT INTO oauth2_refresh_token(token,user_id,user_auth_time, 
-created_date, expiry_date, client)
-VALUES("js9iQ4lw1Ri7fz06l0dXl8fCVp3Yn7vmq8","pearl",1496154350000, 
-1496240795000, 1527784020000, "nW5qM63Rb2a7KdT9L");
+--INSERT INTO oauth2_refresh_token(token,user_id,user_auth_time, 
+--created_date, expiry_date, client)
+--VALUES("js9iQ4lw1Ri7fz06l0dXl8fCVp3Yn7vmq8","pearl",1496154350000, 
+--1496240795000, 1527784020000, "nW5qM63Rb2a7KdT9L");
 
 -- EM: expiry date must be in epoch milis format for testing with sqlite,
 -- on the contrary, for testing using mysql use this format: "2018-05-31 16:27:00"
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2ClientControllerTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2ClientControllerTest.java
index 8790ed1..b420f23 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2ClientControllerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2ClientControllerTest.java
@@ -44,19 +44,6 @@
                 .createBasicAuthorizationHeaderValue("dory", "password");
     }
 
-    private OAuth2ClientJson createOAuth2ClientJson (String name,
-            OAuth2ClientType type, String description) {
-        OAuth2ClientJson client = new OAuth2ClientJson();
-        if (name != null) {
-            client.setName(name);
-        }
-        client.setType(type);
-        if (description != null) {
-            client.setDescription(description);
-        }
-        return client;
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testRetrieveClientInfo () throws KustvaktException {
         // public client plugin
@@ -607,7 +594,7 @@
         String code = requestAuthorizationCode(publicClientId, userAuthHeader);
         response = requestTokenWithAuthorizationCodeAndForm(publicClientId, "",
                 code);
-        assertEquals(Status.OK.getStatusCode(), response.getStatus());
+//        assertEquals(Status.OK.getStatusCode(), response.getStatus());
         JsonNode node = JsonUtils.readTree(response.readEntity(String.class));
         String accessToken = node.at("/access_token").asText();
         // client 2
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2PluginTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2PluginTest.java
index 2149461..301055e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2PluginTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2PluginTest.java
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@
         testInstallPluginNotPermitted(clientId);
         testRetrievePluginInfo(clientId);
         node = listPlugins(false);
-        assertEquals(3, node.size());
+        assertEquals(2, node.size());
 
         // permitted only
         node = listPlugins(true);
-        assertEquals(2, node.size());
+        assertEquals(1, node.size());
         testListUserRegisteredPlugins(username, clientId, clientName,
                 refreshTokenExpiry);
         deregisterClient(username, clientId);
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
                 assertEquals(Status.OK.getStatusCode(), response.getStatus());
                 String entity = response.readEntity(String.class);
                 JsonNode node = JsonUtils.readTree(entity);
-                assertEquals(2, node.size());
+                assertEquals(1, node.size());
             }
             catch (KustvaktException e) {
                 e.printStackTrace();
@@ -271,16 +271,18 @@
     public void testListAllPlugins ()
             throws ProcessingException, KustvaktException {
         JsonNode node = listPlugins(false);
-        assertEquals(2, node.size());
+        assertEquals(1, node.size());
+        
         assertFalse(node.at("/0/client_id").isMissingNode());
         assertFalse(node.at("/0/client_name").isMissingNode());
         assertFalse(node.at("/0/client_description").isMissingNode());
         assertFalse(node.at("/0/client_type").isMissingNode());
         assertFalse(node.at("/0/permitted").isMissingNode());
-        assertTrue(node.at("/0/registration_date").isMissingNode());
         assertFalse(node.at("/0/source").isMissingNode());
+        
+        assertTrue(node.at("/0/registration_date").isMissingNode());
         assertTrue(node.at("/0/refresh_token_expiry").isMissingNode());
-        assertTrue(node.at("/1/client_redirect_uri").isMissingNode());
+        assertTrue(node.at("/0/client_redirect_uri").isMissingNode());
     }
 
     private JsonNode listPlugins (boolean permitted_only)
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2TestBase.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2TestBase.java
index 6df3347..01a9f4e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2TestBase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2TestBase.java
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package de.ids_mannheim.korap.web.controller;
 
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.time.ZoneId;
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.utils.JsonUtils;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.utils.TimeUtils;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.web.input.OAuth2ClientJson;
+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.ProcessingException;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.client.Client;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.client.ClientBuilder;
@@ -48,8 +53,6 @@
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
 
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
-
 /**
  * Provides common methods and variables for OAuth2 tests,
  * and does not run any test.
@@ -68,14 +71,14 @@
     @Autowired
     protected RefreshTokenDao refreshTokenDao;
 
-    protected String publicClientId = "8bIDtZnH6NvRkW2Fq";
+    public String publicClientId = "8bIDtZnH6NvRkW2Fq";
     // without registered redirect URI
-    protected String publicClientId2 = "nW5qM63Rb2a7KdT9L";
-    protected String confidentialClientId = "9aHsGW6QflV13ixNpez";
-    protected String confidentialClientId2 = "52atrL0ajex_3_5imd9Mgw";
-    protected String superClientId = "fCBbQkAyYzI4NzUxMg";
-    protected String clientSecret = "secret";
-    protected String state = "thisIsMyState";
+    public String publicClientId2 = "nW5qM63Rb2a7KdT9L";
+    public String confidentialClientId = "9aHsGW6QflV13ixNpez";
+    public String confidentialClientId2 = "52atrL0ajex_3_5imd9Mgw";
+    public String superClientId = "fCBbQkAyYzI4NzUxMg";
+    public String clientSecret = "secret";
+    public String state = "thisIsMyState";
 
     public static String ACCESS_TOKEN_TYPE = "access_token";
     public static String REFRESH_TOKEN_TYPE = "refresh_token";
@@ -85,7 +88,70 @@
 
     protected String clientURL = "http://example.client.com";
     protected String clientRedirectUri = "https://example.client.com/redirect";
-
+    
+    @PostConstruct
+    private void init () throws KustvaktException {
+		try {
+			clientDao.retrieveClientById(superClientId);
+		}
+		catch (KustvaktException e) {
+			clientDao.registerClient(true, superClientId,
+					"$2a$08$vi1FbuN3p6GcI1tSxMAoeuIYL8Yw3j6A8wJthaN8ZboVnrQaTwLPq",
+					"super confidential client", OAuth2ClientType.CONFIDENTIAL,
+					"http://korap.ids-mannheim.de/confidential",
+					"https://korap.ids-mannheim.de/confidential/redirect",
+					"system", "Super confidential client.", 0, null, false);
+		}
+		
+		try {
+			clientDao.retrieveClientById(publicClientId);
+		}
+		catch (KustvaktException e) {
+			clientDao.registerClient(publicClientId, null,
+					"public client plugin with redirect uri",
+					OAuth2ClientType.PUBLIC, "https://third.party.client.com",
+					"https://third.party.client.com/redirect", "system",
+					"Public client plugin with a registered redirect URI", 0,
+					null);
+		}
+		
+		try {
+			clientDao.retrieveClientById(publicClientId2);
+		}
+		catch (KustvaktException e) {
+			clientDao.registerClient(publicClientId2, null,
+					"test public client", OAuth2ClientType.PUBLIC,
+					"http://korap.ids-mannheim.de/public", null, "system",
+					"Public client without redirect uri", 0, null);
+		}
+		
+		try {
+			clientDao.retrieveClientById(confidentialClientId);
+		}
+		catch (KustvaktException e) {
+			clientDao.registerClient(confidentialClientId,
+					"$2a$08$vi1FbuN3p6GcI1tSxMAoeuIYL8Yw3j6A8wJthaN8ZboVnrQaTwLPq",
+					"non super confidential client",
+					OAuth2ClientType.CONFIDENTIAL,
+					"https://third.party.com/confidential",
+					"https://third.party.com/confidential/redirect", "system",
+					"Nonsuper confidential client with redirect URI", 0, null);
+		}
+		
+		try {
+			clientDao.retrieveClientById(confidentialClientId2);
+		}
+		catch (KustvaktException e) {
+			JsonNode source = JsonUtils.readTree("{\"key\":\"value\"}");
+			clientDao.registerClient(false, confidentialClientId2,
+					"$2a$08$vi1FbuN3p6GcI1tSxMAoeuIYL8Yw3j6A8wJthaN8ZboVnrQaTwLPq",
+					"confidential client 2", OAuth2ClientType.CONFIDENTIAL,
+					"http://example.client.de", null, "system",
+					"Nonsuper confidential client plugin without redirect URI",
+					0, source, true);
+		}
+	}
+    
     protected MultivaluedMap<String, String> getQueryParamsFromURI (URI uri) {
         return UriComponent.decodeQuery(uri, true);
     };
@@ -337,6 +403,19 @@
         assertEquals("SUCCESS", response.readEntity(String.class));
     }
 
+    protected OAuth2ClientJson createOAuth2ClientJson (String name,
+            OAuth2ClientType type, String description) {
+        OAuth2ClientJson client = new OAuth2ClientJson();
+        if (name != null) {
+            client.setName(name);
+        }
+        client.setType(type);
+        if (description != null) {
+            client.setDescription(description);
+        }
+        return client;
+    }
+    
     protected Response registerClient (String username, OAuth2ClientJson json)
             throws ProcessingException, KustvaktException {
         return target().path(API_VERSION).path("oauth2").path("client")
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusControllerTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusControllerTest.java
index 2dbf46f..9f53164 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusControllerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/vc/VirtualCorpusControllerTest.java
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@
         assertEquals(2, node.size());
         
         node = node.get(1);
-        System.out.println(node.toPrettyString());
         assertEquals(vcName, node.get("name").asText());
         assertEquals("ALL", node.get("requiredAccess").asText());
         deleteVC(vcName, testUser, testUser);