diff --git a/source/main.ts b/source/main.ts
index 3653000..ce97f53 100644
--- a/source/main.ts
+++ b/source/main.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ async function main(
 								"name": "api-doc",
 								"description": "API-Dokumentation gemäß OpenAPI Specification auf Standard-Ausgabe schreiben"
 							},
+							{
+								"name": "expose-conf",
+								"description": "Vollständige Konfiguration ausgeben"
+							},
 							{
 								"name": "password-image",
 								"description": "Passwort-Abbild errechnen und auf Standard-Ausgabe schreiben"
@@ -126,9 +130,6 @@ async function main(
 			]
 		);
 		
-		// prepare database
-		await _espe.database.advance_all();
-		
 		switch (args["action"]) {
 			default: {
 				process.stderr.write("invalid action: " + args["action"] + "\n");
@@ -145,6 +146,18 @@ async function main(
 				}
 				break;
 			}
+			case "expose-conf": {
+				process.stdout.write(
+					JSON.stringify(
+						_espe.conf.get(),
+						undefined,
+						"\t"
+					)
+					+
+					"\n"
+				);
+				break;
+			}
 			case "api-doc": {
 				const rest_subject : lib_plankton.rest.type_rest = _espe.api.make();
 				process.stdout.write(
@@ -157,6 +170,9 @@ async function main(
 				break;
 			}
 			case "serve": {
+				// prepare database
+				await _espe.database.check();
+		
 				await lib_plankton.session.setup(
 					{
 						/*