diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index 2a83b68..047eee0 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/resources">
-		<attributes>
-			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
-		</attributes>
-	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/java">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
@@ -18,12 +13,6 @@
 			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/resources">
-		<attributes>
-			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
-			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
-		</attributes>
-	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
@@ -35,5 +24,10 @@
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="/envoy-common"/>
+	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/resources">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/.project b/.project
index 45a395e..fdd0c87 100644
--- a/.project
+++ b/.project
@@ -5,11 +5,21 @@
 	<projects>
 	</projects>
 	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.builder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 		<buildCommand>
 			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.wst.validation.validationbuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 		<buildCommand>
 			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
 			<arguments>
@@ -19,5 +29,6 @@
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.nature</nature>
 	</natures>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 2f5cc74..cac0df4 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enablePreviewFeatures=disabled
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.forbiddenReference=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.reportPreviewFeatures=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.release=disabled
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jpt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jpt.core.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ff3376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jpt.core.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+org.eclipse.jpt.core.platform=generic2_1
+org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.discoverAnnotatedClasses=true
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.prefs.xml b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.prefs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7961132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.prefs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<root>
+  <facet id="jpt.jpa">
+    <node name="libprov">
+      <attribute name="provider-id" value="jpa-no-op-library-provider"/>
+    </node>
+  </facet>
+</root>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90f3be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<faceted-project>
+  <installed facet="java" version="1.8"/>
+  <installed facet="jpt.jpa" version="2.1"/>
+</faceted-project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/server/Startup.java b/src/main/java/envoy/server/Startup.java
index b616946..58931ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/server/Startup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/server/Startup.java
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ public class Startup {
 	 * @since Envoy Server Standalone v0.1-alpha
 	 */
 	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
-		Set<ObjectProcessor<?, ?>> processors = new HashSet<>();
+		Set<ObjectProcessor<?>> processors = new HashSet<>();
 		processors.add(new LoginCredentialProcessor());
 		processors.add(new MessageProcessor());
-
+		// new PersistenceManager();
 		Server server = new Server(8080, () -> new ObjectMessageReader(), new ObjectMessageProcessor(processors));
 		server.start();
 		server.getSocketProcessor().registerSocketIdListener(ConnectionManager.getInstance());
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/server/net/ObjectMessageReader.java b/src/main/java/envoy/server/net/ObjectMessageReader.java
index b477734..51fa3df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/server/net/ObjectMessageReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/server/net/ObjectMessageReader.java
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import com.jenkov.nioserver.IMessageReader;
-import com.jenkov.nioserver.Message;
-import com.jenkov.nioserver.MessageBuffer;
-import com.jenkov.nioserver.Socket;
+import com.jenkov.nioserver.*;
+
+import envoy.util.SerializationUtils;
 
 /**
  * This {@link IMessageReader} decodes serialized Java objects.<br>
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ public class ObjectMessageReader implements IMessageReader {
 
 		// Get message length
 		if (nextMessage.length - nextMessage.offset < 4) return;
-		int length = fromByteArray(nextMessage.sharedArray, nextMessage.offset) + 4;
+		int length = SerializationUtils.bytesToInt(nextMessage.sharedArray, nextMessage.offset) + 4;
 
 		if (nextMessage.length - nextMessage.offset >= length) {
 			Message message = messageBuffer.getMessage();
@@ -60,9 +59,4 @@ public class ObjectMessageReader implements IMessageReader {
 
 		buffer.clear();
 	}
-
-	private int fromByteArray(byte[] bytes, int offset) {
-		return ((bytes[offset] & 0xFF) << 24) | ((bytes[offset + 1] & 0xFF) << 16) | ((bytes[offset + 2] & 0xFF) << 8)
-				| ((bytes[offset + 3] & 0xFF) << 0);
-	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/server/net/ObjectWriteProxy.java b/src/main/java/envoy/server/net/ObjectWriteProxy.java
index b1dc337..bd6baf4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/server/net/ObjectWriteProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/server/net/ObjectWriteProxy.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import envoy.util.SerializationUtils;
  * Project: <strong>envoy-server-standalone</strong><br>
  * File: <strong>ObjectWriteProxy.java</strong><br>
  * Created: <strong>04.01.2020</strong><br>
- * 
+ *
  * @author Kai S. K. Engelbart
  * @since Envoy Server Standalone v0.1-alpha
  */
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ public class ObjectWriteProxy {
 
 		// Serialize object to byte array
 		byte[] objBytes = SerializationUtils.writeToByteArray(obj);
+
+		// Acquire object length in bytes
+		byte[] objLen = SerializationUtils.intToBytes(objBytes.length);
+
+		response.writeToMessage(objLen);
 		response.writeToMessage(objBytes);
 		writeProxy.enqueue(response);
 	}