diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/hbp/mip/configuration/AkkaConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/eu/hbp/mip/configuration/AkkaConfiguration.java
index 4163f8c7511e5b01fade799c5f44a4ad9d9fcbd6..0acbaa0d1205a9d9ce484c51666bbaa3f866296d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/hbp/mip/configuration/AkkaConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/hbp/mip/configuration/AkkaConfiguration.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class AkkaConfiguration {
 
     @Bean
     public Cluster wokenCluster() {
-        return new Cluster(actorSystem());
+        return Cluster.get(actorSystem());
     }
 
     @Bean