diff --git a/elx-transport/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/transport/TransportClientHelper.java b/elx-transport/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/transport/TransportClientHelper.java
index 79c26d5..5ce2a5a 100644
--- a/elx-transport/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/transport/TransportClientHelper.java
+++ b/elx-transport/src/main/java/org/xbib/elx/transport/TransportClientHelper.java
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ public class TransportClientHelper {
                 .put("path.home", settings.get("path.home", "."))
                 .put("processors", settings.getAsInt("processors", Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors())) // for thread pool size / worker count
                 .put("client.transport.sniff", settings.getAsBoolean("client.transport.sniff", false)) // always disable sniff
-                .put("client.transport.nodes_sampler_interval", settings.get("client.transport.nodes_sampler_interval", "1h")) // ridculous long ping, default is 5 seconds
-                .put("client.transport.ping_timeout", settings.get("client.transport.ping_timeout", "1h")) // ridiculous  ping for unresponsive nodes, defauult is 5 seconds
+                .put("client.transport.nodes_sampler_interval", settings.get("client.transport.nodes_sampler_interval", "10000s")) // ridculous long ping, default is 5 seconds
+                .put("client.transport.ping_timeout", settings.get("client.transport.ping_timeout", "10000s")) // ridiculous  ping for unresponsive nodes, defauult is 5 seconds
                 .put("client.transport.ignore_cluster_name", settings.getAsBoolean("client.transport.ignore_cluster_name", true)) // connect to any cluster
                 .build();
     }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 4619d22..f9ff64a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 group = org.xbib
 name = elx
-version = 2.2.1.22
+version = 2.2.1.23
 
 gradle.wrapper.version = 6.6.1
 xbib-metrics.version = 2.1.0
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 62d4c05..e708b1c 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 21e622d..33682bb 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.4.1-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.6.1-all.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index fbd7c51..4f906e0 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ fi
 if [ "$cygwin" = "true" -o "$msys" = "true" ] ; then
     APP_HOME=`cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME"`
     CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH"`
-    
+
     JAVACMD=`cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD"`
 
     # We build the pattern for arguments to be converted via cygpath
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index a9f778a..ac1b06f 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
 
 set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
 %JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto init
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto execute
 
 echo.
 echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ goto fail
 set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
 set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
 
-if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto init
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto execute
 
 echo.
 echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
@@ -64,21 +64,6 @@ echo location of your Java installation.
 
 goto fail
 
-:init
-@rem Get command-line arguments, handling Windows variants
-
-if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto win9xME_args
-
-:win9xME_args
-@rem Slurp the command line arguments.
-set CMD_LINE_ARGS=
-set _SKIP=2
-
-:win9xME_args_slurp
-if "x%~1" == "x" goto execute
-
-set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
-
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
@@ -86,7 +71,7 @@ set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
 
 
 @rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %*
 
 :end
 @rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell