diff --git a/elx-node/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/node/NodeClientHelper.java b/elx-node/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/node/NodeClientHelper.java
index 6f6aef0..411d311 100644
--- a/elx-node/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/node/NodeClientHelper.java
+++ b/elx-node/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/node/NodeClientHelper.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public class NodeClientHelper {
                 .put("node.client", true)
                 .put("node.master", false)
                 .put("node.data", false)
+                .put("path.home", settings.get("path.home"))
                 .build();
         logger.info("creating node client on {} with effective settings {}",
                 version, effectiveSettings.getAsMap());
diff --git a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/BulkClientTest.java b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/BulkClientTest.java
index d98e45d..ffbe41b 100644
--- a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/BulkClientTest.java
+++ b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/BulkClientTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class BulkClientTest {
     void testSingleDoc() throws Exception {
         final NodeBulkClient bulkClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setBulkClientProvider(NodeBulkClientProvider.class)
+                .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .put(Parameters.MAX_ACTIONS_PER_REQUEST.name(), MAX_ACTIONS_PER_REQUEST)
                 .put(Parameters.FLUSH_INTERVAL.name(), TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(30))
                 .build();
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ class BulkClientTest {
     void testNewIndex() throws Exception {
         final NodeBulkClient bulkClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setBulkClientProvider(NodeBulkClientProvider.class)
+                .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .put(Parameters.FLUSH_INTERVAL.name(), TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(5))
                 .build();
         bulkClient.newIndex("test");
@@ -75,9 +77,11 @@ class BulkClientTest {
     void testMapping() throws Exception {
         try (NodeAdminClient adminClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setAdminClientProvider(NodeAdminClientProvider.class)
+                .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .build();
              NodeBulkClient bulkClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                      .setBulkClientProvider(NodeBulkClientProvider.class)
+                     .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                      .build()) {
             XContentBuilder builder = JsonXContent.contentBuilder()
                     .startObject()
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ class BulkClientTest {
         long numactions = ACTIONS;
         final NodeBulkClient bulkClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setBulkClientProvider(NodeBulkClientProvider.class)
+                .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .put(Parameters.MAX_ACTIONS_PER_REQUEST.name(), MAX_ACTIONS_PER_REQUEST)
                 .put(Parameters.FLUSH_INTERVAL.name(), TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(60))
                 .build();
@@ -130,6 +135,7 @@ class BulkClientTest {
         logger.info("maxthreads={} maxactions={} maxloop={}", maxthreads, maxActionsPerRequest, actions);
         final NodeBulkClient bulkClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setBulkClientProvider(NodeBulkClientProvider.class)
+                .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .put(Parameters.MAX_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS.name(), maxthreads)
                 .put(Parameters.MAX_ACTIONS_PER_REQUEST.name(), maxActionsPerRequest)
                 .put(Parameters.FLUSH_INTERVAL.name(), TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(60))
diff --git a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/DuplicateIDTest.java b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/DuplicateIDTest.java
index 6751350..d694ee5 100644
--- a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/DuplicateIDTest.java
+++ b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/DuplicateIDTest.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class DuplicateIDTest {
         long numactions = ACTIONS;
         try (NodeBulkClient bulkClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setBulkClientProvider(NodeBulkClientProvider.class)
+                .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .put(Parameters.MAX_ACTIONS_PER_REQUEST.name(), MAX_ACTIONS_PER_REQUEST)
                 .build()) {
             bulkClient.newIndex("test");
diff --git a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/IndexPruneTest.java b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/IndexPruneTest.java
index cf4821e..1e8670f 100644
--- a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/IndexPruneTest.java
+++ b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/IndexPruneTest.java
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ class IndexPruneTest {
     void testPrune() throws IOException {
         try (NodeAdminClient adminClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setAdminClientProvider(NodeAdminClientProvider.class)
+                .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .build();
              NodeBulkClient bulkClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setBulkClientProvider(NodeBulkClientProvider.class)
+                     .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .build()) {
             Settings settings = Settings.builder()
                     .put("index.number_of_shards", 1)
diff --git a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/IndexShiftTest.java b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/IndexShiftTest.java
index 0b1dddb..0c79ffb 100644
--- a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/IndexShiftTest.java
+++ b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/IndexShiftTest.java
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ class IndexShiftTest {
     void testIndexShift() throws Exception {
         try (NodeAdminClient adminClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setAdminClientProvider(NodeAdminClientProvider.class)
+                .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .build();
              NodeBulkClient bulkClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setBulkClientProvider(NodeBulkClientProvider.class)
+                     .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .build()) {
             Settings settings = Settings.builder()
                     .put("index.number_of_shards", 1)
diff --git a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/SearchTest.java b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/SearchTest.java
index 2fa2f0b..33dd290 100644
--- a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/SearchTest.java
+++ b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/SearchTest.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class SearchTest {
         long numactions = ACTIONS;
         final NodeBulkClient bulkClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setBulkClientProvider(NodeBulkClientProvider.class)
+                .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .put(Parameters.MAX_ACTIONS_PER_REQUEST.name(), MAX_ACTIONS_PER_REQUEST)
                 .build();
         try (bulkClient) {
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ class SearchTest {
         assertNull(bulkClient.getBulkController().getLastBulkError());
         try (NodeSearchClient searchClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setSearchClientProvider(NodeSearchClientProvider.class)
+                .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .build()) {
             Stream<SearchHit> stream = searchClient.search(qb -> qb
                             .setIndices("test")
diff --git a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/SmokeTest.java b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/SmokeTest.java
index 2a8892d..d747566 100644
--- a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/SmokeTest.java
+++ b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/SmokeTest.java
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ class SmokeTest {
     void smokeTest() throws Exception {
         try (NodeAdminClient adminClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setAdminClientProvider(NodeAdminClientProvider.class)
+                .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .build();
              NodeBulkClient bulkClient = ClientBuilder.builder(helper.client("1"))
                 .setBulkClientProvider(NodeBulkClientProvider.class)
+                     .put(helper.getNodeSettings())
                 .build()) {
             IndexDefinition indexDefinition =
                     adminClient.buildIndexDefinitionFromSettings("test_smoke", Settings.EMPTY);
diff --git a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/TestExtension.java b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/TestExtension.java
index e394c9f..991cb43 100644
--- a/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/TestExtension.java
+++ b/elx-node/src/test/java/org/xbib/elx/node/test/TestExtension.java
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ public class TestExtension implements ParameterResolver, BeforeEachCallback, Aft
 
         Settings getNodeSettings() {
             return Settings.builder()
+                    .put("name", "elx-client") // for Threadpool name
                     .put("cluster.name", getClusterName())
                     .put("path.home", getHome())
                     .build();
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 8df8c01..0305a00 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 group = org.xbib
 name = elx
-version = 2.2.1.18
+version = 2.2.1.19
 
 gradle.wrapper.version = 6.4.1
 xbib-metrics.version = 2.1.0
 xbib-guice.version = 4.4.2
 xbib-guava.version = 28.1
-xbib-netty-http.version = 4.1.49.0
+xbib-netty-http.version = 4.1.49.1
 elasticsearch.version = 2.2.1
-jackson.version = 2.9.10
+# jackson.version = 2.9.10
+jackson.version = 2.11.0
 jna.version = 4.5.2
-log4j.version = 2.13.1
+log4j.version = 2.13.3
 mustache.version = 0.9.5
 jts.version = 1.13
-junit.version = 5.6.2
 asciidoclet.version = 1.5.4