diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/build.gradle.kts b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/build.gradle.kts
index 213a237..a71c8f0 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ plugins {
 dependencies {
     implementation(project(":layoutparser-service-internal-api"))
 
-    implementation("com.iqser.red.service:persistence-service-shared-api-v1:2.36.0")
+    implementation("com.iqser.red.service:persistence-service-shared-api-v1:2.36.0") {
+        exclude("org.springframework.boot", "spring-boot-starter-security")
+        exclude("org.springframework.boot", "spring-boot-starter-validation")
+    }
     implementation("com.knecon.fforesight:tenant-commons:0.10.0")
     implementation("com.iqser.red.commons:storage-commons:2.1.0")
 
diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/build.gradle.kts b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/build.gradle.kts
index adf1db6..20f5ddc 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-server/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.bundling.BootBuildImage
 
 plugins {
+    application
     id("com.knecon.fforesight.java-conventions")
     id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.1.2"
     id("io.spring.dependency-management") version "1.1.0"
     id("org.sonarqube") version "4.2.1.3168"
     id("io.freefair.lombok") version "8.1.0"
-    //id("org.graalvm.buildtools.native") version "0.9.23"
+//    id("org.graalvm.buildtools.native") version "0.9.23"
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -14,11 +15,10 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation("com.iqser.red.commons:storage-commons:2.1.0")
     implementation("com.knecon.fforesight:tenant-commons:0.10.0")
-
     implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator:3.1.2")
     implementation("com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-s3:1.12.514")
 
-
+    implementation("com.azure.spring:spring-cloud-azure-native-configuration:4.0.0-beta.1")
     // for integration testing only
     testImplementation(project(":layoutparser-service-internal-api"))
 
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation("org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox:3.0.0-alpha2")
     testImplementation("org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox-tools:3.0.0-alpha2")
     testImplementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:3.0.6")
-    testImplementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl:2.19.0")
 }
 
 description = "layoutparser-service-server"
@@ -40,13 +39,14 @@ java {
 }
 
 /*
-TODO: implement native build using GRAALVM, currently the problem is, logback needs runtime configuration using reflections or something
-kinda weird behavior, since the buildArgs below seem to have no effect at all
-https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72770461/graalvm-native-image-can-not-compile-logback-dependencies
+//TODO: implement native build using GRAALVM, currently the problem is, logback needs runtime configuration using reflections or something
+//kinda weird behavior, since the buildArgs below seem to have no effect at all
+//https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72770461/graalvm-native-image-can-not-compile-logback-dependencies
 
+We traced the issue to storage-commons and there to azure blob storage, this is today an open bug with azure spring
+https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/issues/36001
 
-// AOT seems to be the name of the generated classes for native images
-// They are added as a SourceSet, and therefore checkstyle and pmd try to run on it
+//AOT is springs ahead of time compilation, it is a code analysis which generates new code, therefore checkstyle and pmd can be disabled on them.
 tasks.named<Checkstyle>("checkstyleAot") {
     enabled = false
 }
@@ -59,28 +59,8 @@ tasks.named<Pmd>("pmdAot") {
 tasks.named<Pmd>("pmdAotTest") {
     enabled = false
 }
-
-graalvmNative {
-    binaries {
-        all {
-            resources.autodetect()
-            buildArgs.add("--verbose")
-            buildArgs.add("--add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED")
-            buildArgs.add("--add-opens=java.base/jdk.internal.misc=ALL-UNNAMED")
-            buildArgs.add("--add-opens=java.base/jdk.internal.ref=ALL-UNNAMED")
-            buildArgs.add("--trace-class-initialization=ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger")
-            buildArgs.add("--trace-object-instantiation=ch.qos.logback.core.AsyncAppenderBase\$Worker")
-            buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.slf4j.LoggerFactory,ch.qos.logback")
-            buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-run-time=io.netty")
-        }
-
-    }
-}
-
-nativeBuild {
-    buildArgs("-H:ReflectionConfigurationFiles=../../../src/main/resources/reflection-config.json")
-}
 */
+
 tasks.named<BootBuildImage>("bootBuildImage") {
     imageName.set("nexus.knecon.com:5001/ff/${project.name}:${project.version}")
     if (project.hasProperty("buildbootDockerHostNetwork")) {