diff --git a/js/engine.js b/js/engine.js
index bf1d686..3b074a9 100644
--- a/js/engine.js
+++ b/js/engine.js
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ var path = require('path'),
     listRules = {},
     listActionModules = {},
     isRunning = true,
-    actionsLoaded = false,
-    eventsLoaded = false,
     ml, poller, db;
 
 exports = module.exports = function(args) {
@@ -18,10 +16,7 @@ exports = module.exports = function(args) {
   ml = require('./module_loader')(args);
   poller = cp.fork(path.resolve(__dirname, 'eventpoller'), [log.getLogType()]);
   poller.on('message', function(evt) {
-    if(evt.event === 'ep_finished_loading') {
-      eventsLoaded = true;
-      tryToLoadRules();
-    } else exports.pushEvent(evt);
+    exports.pushEvent(evt);
   });
   //start to poll the event queue
   pollQueue();
@@ -34,16 +29,14 @@ exports = module.exports = function(args) {
  * @param {String} db_port the db port
  * @param {String} crypto_key the key to be used for encryption on the db, max legnth 256
  */
-exports.addDBLink = function(db_link) { db = db_link; };
-
-exports.loadActions = function(cb) {
+exports.addDBLinkAndLoadActionsAndRules = function(db_link) {
+  db = db_link;
   if(ml && db) db.getActionModules(function(err, obj) {
     if(err) log.error('EN', 'retrieving Action Modules from DB!');
     else {
       if(!obj) {
         log.print('EN', 'No Action Modules found in DB!');
-        actionsLoaded = true;
-        tryToLoadRules();
+        loadRulesFromDB();
       } else {
         var m, semaphore = 0;
         for(var el in obj) {
@@ -53,8 +46,7 @@ exports.loadActions = function(cb) {
           db.getActionModuleAuth(el, function(mod) {
             return function(err, obj) {
               if(--semaphore == 0) {
-                actionsLoaded = true;
-                tryToLoadRules();
+                loadRulesFromDB();
               }
               if(obj && mod.loadCredentials) mod.loadCredentials(JSON.parse(obj));
             };
@@ -67,12 +59,10 @@ exports.loadActions = function(cb) {
   else log.severe('EN', new Error('Module Loader not defined!'));
 };
 
-function tryToLoadRules() {
-  if(db && eventsLoaded && actionsLoaded) {
-    db.getRules(function(err, obj) {
-      for(var el in obj) exports.loadRule(JSON.parse(obj[el]));
-    });
-  }
+function loadRulesFromDB() {
+  if(db) db.getRules(function(err, obj) {
+    for(var el in obj) exports.loadRule(JSON.parse(obj[el]));
+  });
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/js/eventpoller.js b/js/eventpoller.js
index 8893bc7..668a7d4 100644
--- a/js/eventpoller.js
+++ b/js/eventpoller.js
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 
 function init() {
   //FIXME ensure eventpoller receives the log method from the engine
-  console.log('EP receives args:');
-  console.log('logmeth: ' + parseInt(process.argv[2]) || 0);
-  console.log(process.argv);
   if(process.argv.length > 2) log({ logType: parseInt(process.argv[2]) || 0 });
   var args = { logType: log.getLogType() };
   ml = require('./module_loader')(args);
@@ -34,15 +31,15 @@ function init() {
 
 
 function loadEventModules() {
-  //TODO eventpoller will not load event modules from filesystem, this will be done by
-  // the moduel manager and the eventpoller receives messages about new/updated active rules 
+  //TODO eventpoller will not load event modules from db on init, this will be done
+  // when receiving messages about new/updated active rules 
   
   if(db && ml) db.getEventModules(function(err, obj) {
     if(err) log.error('EP', 'retrieving Event Modules from DB!');
     else {
       if(!obj) {
         log.print('EP', 'No Event Modules found in DB!');
-        process.send({ event: 'ep_finished_loading' });
+        //process.send({ event: 'ep_finished_loading' });
       } else {
         var m, semaphore = 0;
         for(var el in obj) {
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ function loadEventModules() {
           m = ml.requireFromString(obj[el], el);
           db.getEventModuleAuth(el, function(mod) {
             return function(err, obj) {
-              if(--semaphore === 0) process.send({ event: 'ep_finished_loading' });
+              //if(--semaphore === 0) process.send({ event: 'ep_finished_loading' });
               if(obj && mod.loadCredentials) mod.loadCredentials(JSON.parse(obj));
             };
           }(m));
@@ -99,7 +96,8 @@ function initMessageActions() {
     }
   });
 }
-
+//FIXME the eventpoller doesn't do the loading! this is done by the module manager, 
+// the ep only gets notified of new rules that require active polling!
 function initAdminCommands() {
   listAdminCommands['loadevent'] = function(args) {
     if(ml) ml.loadModule('mod_events', args[2], loadEventCallback);
diff --git a/js/server.js b/js/server.js
index 624d02a..228961c 100644
--- a/js/server.js
+++ b/js/server.js
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ function init() {
   engine = require('./engine')(args);
   http_listener = require('./http_listener')(args);
   mm = require('./module_manager')(args);
-  db = require('./db_interface')(args);
   log.print('RS', 'Initialzing DB');
+  db = require('./db_interface')(args);
   objCmds = {
     'loadrules': mm.loadRulesFile,
     'loadaction': mm.loadActionModule,
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ function init() {
     'loadevents': engine.loadEventModules,
     'shutdown': shutDown
   };
-  engine.addDBLink(db);
+  log.print('RS', 'Initialzing engine');
+  engine.addDBLinkAndLoadActionsAndRules(db);
   log.print('RS', 'Initialzing http listener');
   http_listener.addHandlers(handleAdminCommands, engine.pushEvent);
   log.print('RS', 'Initialzing module manager');