diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01965dd631b0441858d918cbcb91b675c1c05e2b..99735f74db5c6b8fc6c6a2b6b562655297901a40 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ PyCaosDB*.egg
 # user config
 pycaosdb.ini
 pylinkahead.ini
+*~
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c892cca3a2b3123f5fc03eb0c721bf9de2dcc5e..6027903de217b6516f96a67df22473728da25f44 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use for this. Instructions can be found in the official LinkAhead
   - The Linkahead server must have debugging enabled.
   - The database should be empty.
   - The `resources` directory should be made visible, e.g., by
-    symlinking or copying its contents. to the server in
+    symlinking or copying its contents, to the server in
     `scripting/bin-debug`.
 - Modify `pylinkahead.ini.template` and save it as `pylinkahead.ini`, taking care of the following points:
   - Certificates must be valid and be specified in `pylinkahead.ini`.
diff --git a/pylinkahead.ini.template b/pylinkahead.ini.template
index 7530d6af2e24d564c3d02b88b3f7dd38eb4de073..b3e851983c76f0088c428fa765fc58e69d21697a 100644
--- a/pylinkahead.ini.template
+++ b/pylinkahead.ini.template
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 ## to point to existing directories in which the CaosDB server has the
 ## permissions to create and execute scripts.
 
-# Location of the scripting bin dir which is used for the test scripts from the
-# pyinttest's perspective.  Probably the scripting/bin dir in the caosdb-server sources.
-#test_server_side_scripting.bin_dir.local=/path/to/scripting/bin
+# Location of the scripting bin debug dir which is used for the test
+# scripts from the pyinttest's perspective.
+test_server_side_scripting.bin_dir.local=/path/to/linkahead-pyinttests/resources
 
-# Location of the scripting bin dir which is used for the test scripts from the
-# server's perspective.
-#test_server_side_scripting.bin_dir.server=/opt/caosdb/git/caosdb-server/scripting/bin
+# Location of the scripting bin debug dir which is used for the test
+# scripts from the server's perspective.
+test_server_side_scripting.bin_dir.server=/opt/caosdb/git/caosdb-server/scripting/bin-debug
 
 ########## Files paths ##################
 ## Used by tests of file handling. Specify the path to an existing
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
 
 # Location of the files from the pyinttest (i.e. host) perspective.  Probably the local extroot
 # path plus `/test_insert_files_in_dir/`.
-#test_files.test_insert_files_in_dir.local=/extroot/test_insert_files_in_dir/
+test_files.test_insert_files_in_dir.local=/path/to/linkahead-pyinttests/test_profile/paths/extroot/test_insert_files_in_dir/
 
 # Location of the files from the caosdb server's perspective.  Probably with the same last
 # component(s) as the local variant (above).
-#test_files.test_insert_files_in_dir.server=/opt/caosdb/mnt/extroot/test_insert_files_in_dir/
+test_files.test_insert_files_in_dir.server=/opt/caosdb/mnt/extroot/test_insert_files_in_dir/
 
 ########## Authentication tokens ##################
 # # location of the one-time tokens from the pyinttest's perspective
@@ -34,19 +34,21 @@
 # test_authentication.admin_token_expired = /authtoken/admin_token_expired.txt
 # test_authentication.admin_token_3_attempts = /authtoken/admin_token_3_attempts.txt
 
+# Needed for one time-zone test
+test_misc.test_time_zone.time_zone = Cuba
 
 ## Insert your usual settings here
 [Connection]
-#url=https://caosdb-server:10443/
+url=https://localhost:10443/
 
 ## Some integration tests will fail without valid credentials.
-#username=admin
-#password_method=plain
-#password=caosdb
+username=admin
+password_method=plain
+password=caosdb
 
 ## Provide SSL certificate used by the CaosDB server for all tests to
 ## run. Some integration tests will fail without a valid certificate here.
-#cacert=/path/to/cert.pem
+cacert=/path/to/cert.pem
 
 #debug=0
 #ssl_insecure=True
diff --git a/test_profile/profile.yml b/test_profile/profile.yml
index 6c0e62ac55dfa75ad0e8bcf11c46d5f17c7a86dd..1bb66d389635941133da1bd6a84f37159ac4d6cc 100644
--- a/test_profile/profile.yml
+++ b/test_profile/profile.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ default:
     # name, which is necessary for running multiple instances
     # container_name: "linkahead"
     # The time zone for the server
-    # timezone: "Coordinated Universal Time"
+    timezone: "Cuba"
 
     # Network settings.
     network:
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ default:
         # tests using this key are allowed to, e.g., clear the
         # database.
         _CAOSDB_INTEGRATION_TEST_SUITE_KEY: "_CAOSDB_PYINTTEST_SUITE"
+        TRANSACTION_BENCHMARK_ENABLED: "TRUE"
 
         # HTTPS port of the grpc end-point
         # grpc_server_port_https: 8443