diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 02c895db00b140cf0014c89bb3f33988884e6c8d..a54a23c5ad43ef851afeea2e31351a00ec2cadcc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ trigger_inttest:
     # ... or use main if possible...
     - if [[ "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" == "main" ]] ; then
         CPPINT_REF=main ;
+        F_BRANCH=main ;
       fi
     - if echo "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" | grep -c "^v" ; then
         CPPINT_REF=main ;
diff --git a/include/caosdb/configuration.h b/include/caosdb/configuration.h
index 80bc927018cb625d045e4f7379555b5a90d7b9b5..bb6a1ff598be3df57ae24b21e5844cad6a9c0e71 100644
--- a/include/caosdb/configuration.h
+++ b/include/caosdb/configuration.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public:
   friend class ConfigurationManager;
 
 private:
+  auto ConvertLogLevel(const std::string &string_level) const -> int;
   auto CreateConsoleSinkConfiguration(const object &from,
                                       const std::string &name, int level) const
     -> std::shared_ptr<caosdb::logging::SinkConfiguration>;
@@ -236,7 +237,9 @@ private:
   ConnectionConfigurationHelper connection_configuration_helper;
   LoggingConfigurationHelper logging_configuration_helper;
 
-  inline ConfigurationManager() { InitializeDefaults(); };
+  inline ConfigurationManager(){
+    // InitializeDefaults();
+  };
 
   /**
    * Initialize this ConfigurationManager with the defaults.
diff --git a/include/caosdb/entity.h b/include/caosdb/entity.h
index 11b425f3f33fecfabc2a63fdaf001a1dd5fb92e1..37a1797c586fb4234e8c385a5d0a1b89c2589ce7 100644
--- a/include/caosdb/entity.h
+++ b/include/caosdb/entity.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ using caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::IdResponse;
 using ProtoParent = caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Parent;
 using ProtoProperty = caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Property;
 using ProtoEntity = caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Entity;
+using ProtoMessage = caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Message;
 
 /**
  * Messages convey information about the state and result of transactions.
@@ -63,10 +64,9 @@ public:
   friend class Messages;
 
 private:
-  explicit inline Message(caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Message *wrapped)
-    : wrapped(wrapped){};
+  explicit inline Message(ProtoMessage *wrapped) : wrapped(wrapped){};
 
-  caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Message *wrapped;
+  ProtoMessage *wrapped;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ public:
 private:
   inline Messages() : wrapped(nullptr){};
 
-  ::google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField<caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Message>
-    *wrapped;
+  ::google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField<ProtoMessage> *wrapped;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -100,8 +99,7 @@ private:
  */
 class Parent {
 public:
-  explicit inline Parent(caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Parent *wrapped)
-    : wrapped(wrapped){};
+  explicit inline Parent(ProtoParent *wrapped) : wrapped(wrapped){};
   Parent();
 
   /**
@@ -185,7 +183,7 @@ private:
   /**
    * Message which serves as storage backend.
    */
-  mutable caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Parent *wrapped;
+  mutable ProtoParent *wrapped;
   // Messages errors;
   // Messages warnings;
   // Messages infos;
@@ -216,8 +214,7 @@ public:
 private:
   inline Parents(){};
   explicit inline Parents(
-    ::google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField<caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Parent>
-      *wrapped)
+    ::google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField<ProtoParent> *wrapped)
     : wrapped(wrapped){};
 
   /**
@@ -230,8 +227,7 @@ private:
    * The collection of parent messages which serves as a backend for this
    * class.
    */
-  ::google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField<caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Parent>
-    *wrapped;
+  ::google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField<ProtoParent> *wrapped;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -242,8 +238,7 @@ private:
  */
 class Property {
 public:
-  explicit inline Property(caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Property *wrapped)
-    : wrapped(wrapped){};
+  explicit inline Property(ProtoProperty *wrapped) : wrapped(wrapped){};
   Property();
 
   /**
@@ -288,6 +283,10 @@ public:
    * Set the name of this property.
    */
   auto SetName(const std::string &name) -> void;
+  /**
+   * Set the description of this property.
+   */
+  auto SetDescription(const std::string &description) -> void;
   /**
    * Set the importance of this property.
    */
@@ -325,7 +324,7 @@ public:
 private:
   static auto CreateProtoProperty() -> ProtoProperty *;
 
-  mutable caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Property *wrapped;
+  mutable ProtoProperty *wrapped;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -353,8 +352,7 @@ public:
 private:
   inline Properties(){};
   explicit inline Properties(
-    ::google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField<caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Property>
-      *wrapped)
+    ::google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField<ProtoProperty> *wrapped)
     : wrapped(wrapped){};
 
   /**
@@ -364,8 +362,7 @@ private:
    */
   auto Append(const Property &property) -> void;
 
-  ::google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField<caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Property>
-    *wrapped;
+  ::google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField<ProtoProperty> *wrapped;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -442,6 +439,10 @@ public:
 
   auto SetRole(const std::string &role) -> void;
   auto SetName(const std::string &name) -> void;
+  /**
+   * Set the description of this entity.
+   */
+  auto SetDescription(const std::string &description) -> void;
 
   auto SetValue(const std::string &value) -> void;
   auto SetUnit(const std::string &unit) -> void;
diff --git a/include/caosdb/logging.h b/include/caosdb/logging.h
index 2f04ec6087cfec19e1a5fbe87483544bd4e144a6..439eefd41ea0c90f263b095f1033270e3d546e7b 100644
--- a/include/caosdb/logging.h
+++ b/include/caosdb/logging.h
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ namespace caosdb::logging {
 
 const std::string logger_name = "caosdb::logging";
 
-typedef boost::log::sources::severity_channel_logger<int, std::string>
+typedef boost::log::sources::severity_channel_logger_mt<int, std::string>
   boost_logger_class;
 
-BOOST_LOG_INLINE_GLOBAL_LOGGER_DEFAULT(logger, boost_logger_class)
+BOOST_LOG_GLOBAL_LOGGER(logger, boost_logger_class)
 
 /**
  * This class stores the integer log level.
diff --git a/src/caosdb/configuration.cpp b/src/caosdb/configuration.cpp
index 76c437234a48fb339f1e04d71afe3ae84ce94ceb..5ebda79ff7e8f8cc59a72f19a8ec4970ace5c1b4 100644
--- a/src/caosdb/configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/caosdb/configuration.cpp
@@ -302,8 +302,9 @@ auto LoggingConfigurationHelper::CreateSinkConfiguration(
   assert(from.contains("destination"));
   const auto &destination =
     std::string(from.at("destination").as_string().c_str());
+
   int level = from.contains("level")
-                ? static_cast<int>(from.at("level").as_int64())
+                ? ConvertLogLevel(from.at("level").as_string().c_str())
                 : default_level;
 
   if (destination == "file") {
@@ -317,38 +318,43 @@ auto LoggingConfigurationHelper::CreateSinkConfiguration(
   }
 }
 
-auto LoggingConfigurationHelper::CreateLoggingConfiguration(
-  const object &from) const -> LoggingConfiguration {
-  auto default_level_str = from.contains("level")
-                             ? std::string(from.at("level").as_string().c_str())
-                             : "";
-  int default_level = 0;
+auto LoggingConfigurationHelper::ConvertLogLevel(
+  const std::string &string_level) const -> int {
   static std::map<std::string, int> log_level_names = {
     {"", CAOSDB_DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL},    {"off", CAOSDB_LOG_LEVEL_OFF},
     {"fatal", CAOSDB_LOG_LEVEL_FATAL}, {"error", CAOSDB_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR},
     {"warn", CAOSDB_LOG_LEVEL_WARN},   {"info", CAOSDB_LOG_LEVEL_INFO},
     {"debug", CAOSDB_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG}, {"trace", CAOSDB_LOG_LEVEL_TRACE},
     {"all", CAOSDB_LOG_LEVEL_ALL}};
-
   try {
-    default_level = CAOSDB_DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL;
+    return log_level_names.at(string_level);
   } catch (const std::out_of_range &exc) {
-    throw ConfigurationError("Unknown log level: " + default_level_str);
+    throw ConfigurationError("Unknown log level: " + string_level);
   }
+}
+
+auto LoggingConfigurationHelper::CreateLoggingConfiguration(
+  const object &from) const -> LoggingConfiguration {
+  auto default_level_str = from.contains("level")
+                             ? std::string(from.at("level").as_string().c_str())
+                             : "";
+  int default_level = ConvertLogLevel(default_level_str);
 
   auto result = LoggingConfiguration(default_level);
   if (default_level == CAOSDB_LOG_LEVEL_OFF) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  const auto &sinks = from.at("sinks").as_object();
-  if (!sinks.empty()) {
-    const auto *elem = sinks.begin();
+  if (from.contains("sinks")) {
+    const auto &sinks = from.at("sinks").as_object();
+    if (!sinks.empty()) {
+      const auto *elem = sinks.begin();
 
-    while (elem != sinks.end()) {
-      result.AddSink(CreateSinkConfiguration(
-        elem->value().as_object(), elem->key().to_string(), default_level));
-      elem = std::next(elem);
+      while (elem != sinks.end()) {
+        result.AddSink(CreateSinkConfiguration(
+          elem->value().as_object(), elem->key().to_string(), default_level));
+        elem = std::next(elem);
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/caosdb/entity.cpp b/src/caosdb/entity.cpp
index 987f2162806248a303e8388a7e64b747bb0ee3cb..03a234be80e9a965170ce35240e6c838c62cba6f 100644
--- a/src/caosdb/entity.cpp
+++ b/src/caosdb/entity.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ auto Property::SetName(const std::string &name) -> void {
   this->wrapped->set_name(name);
 }
 
+auto Property::SetDescription(const std::string &description) -> void {
+  this->wrapped->set_description(description);
+}
+
 auto Property::SetImportance(const std::string &importance) -> void {
   this->wrapped->set_importance(importance);
 }
@@ -193,6 +197,10 @@ auto Entity::SetName(const std::string &name) -> void {
   this->wrapped->set_name(name);
 }
 
+auto Entity::SetDescription(const std::string &description) -> void {
+  this->wrapped->set_description(description);
+}
+
 auto Entity::SetValue(const std::string &value) -> void {
   this->wrapped->set_value(value);
 }
diff --git a/src/caosdb/logging.cpp b/src/caosdb/logging.cpp
index 3618826a5ed6061f210c393b3429b641293fccae..d8f2de95233dffcbaf4aef2640cbea569f4ba006 100644
--- a/src/caosdb/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/caosdb/logging.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
 
 namespace caosdb::logging {
 
+BOOST_LOG_GLOBAL_LOGGER_INIT(logger, boost_logger_class) {
+  boost_logger_class lg;
+  return lg;
+}
 LoggingConfiguration::LoggingConfiguration(int level)
   : LevelConfiguration(level) {}
 
@@ -156,6 +160,11 @@ auto initialize_logging_defaults() -> int {
 
 // Called if custom logging settings are specified.
 auto initialize_logging(const LoggingConfiguration &configuration) -> void {
+  // first: turn everything off
+  boost::log::settings off_settings;
+  off_settings["Core.DisableLogging"] = true;
+  boost::log::init_from_settings(off_settings);
+
   boost::log::settings new_settings;
 
   if (configuration.GetLevel() == CAOSDB_LOG_LEVEL_OFF) {
diff --git a/test/test_entity.cpp b/test/test_entity.cpp
index 3639f8c574ae90e70f0ef9abeb77a4403fadc06b..bfa0504e39a95a923d0ca54b2ce73c0faa286763 100644
--- a/test/test_entity.cpp
+++ b/test/test_entity.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 namespace caosdb::entity {
 using caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::IdResponse;
 using ProtoEntity = caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Entity;
+using ProtoParent = caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::Parent;
 using caosdb::utility::get_arena;
 
 TEST(test_entity, test_parent_setters) {
@@ -260,4 +261,25 @@ TEST(test_entity, test_from_id_response) {
   EXPECT_EQ(other_ent.GetInfos().At(0).GetDescription(), "info_desc");
   EXPECT_EQ(other_ent.GetInfos().At(0).GetCode(), MessageCode::UNSPECIFIED);
 }
+
+TEST(test_entity, test_description) {
+  Entity entity;
+  Property property;
+  Parent parent;
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(entity.GetDescription(), "");
+  EXPECT_EQ(property.GetDescription(), "");
+  EXPECT_EQ(parent.GetDescription(), "");
+
+  entity.SetDescription("desc entity");
+  property.SetDescription("desc property");
+  // Parent has not setter
+  ProtoParent protoParent;
+  protoParent.set_description("desc parent");
+  parent = Parent(&protoParent);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(entity.GetDescription(), "desc entity");
+  EXPECT_EQ(property.GetDescription(), "desc property");
+  EXPECT_EQ(parent.GetDescription(), "desc parent");
+}
 } // namespace caosdb::entity