diff --git a/start-web-server b/start-web-server
index b34563d..17a5676 100755
--- a/start-web-server
+++ b/start-web-server
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 echo "Loading..."
-exec scsh -lm packages.scm -lm httpd/servlets/packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e main -s "$0" "$@"
+exec scsh -lm packages.scm -lm httpd/servlets/packages.scm -lm ${SSAXPATH:-SSAX}/lib/packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e main -s "$0" "$@"
 !#
 
 (define-structure http-test
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ exec scsh -lm packages.scm -lm httpd/servlets/packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e m
     (define (usage)
       (format #f 
 "Usage: start-web-server [-h htdocs-dir] [-c cgi-bin-dir] [-p port]
-                        [-l log-file-name] [--help]
+                        [-l log-file-name] [-r requests] [--help]
 
  with
  htdocs-dir     directory of html files (default: web-server/root/htdocs)
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ exec scsh -lm packages.scm -lm httpd/servlets/packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e m
  port           port server is listening to (default: 8080)
  log-file-name  directory where to store the logfile in CLF
                  (default: web-server/httpd.log)
+ requests       maximal amount of simultaneous requests (default 5)
  --help         show this help
 "
 	      ))
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ exec scsh -lm packages.scm -lm httpd/servlets/packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e m
     (define log-file-name #f)
     (define root #f)
     (define servlet-dir #f)
+    (define simultaneous-requests "5")
 
     (define (init)
       (set! htdocs-dir "web-server/root/htdocs")
@@ -71,7 +73,8 @@ exec scsh -lm packages.scm -lm httpd/servlets/packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e m
 		  (set! log-file-name (absolute-file-name log-file-name))
 		  (set! cgi-bin-dir (absolute-file-name cgi-bin-dir))
 		  (set! port (string->number port))
-		  (set! servlet-dir (absolute-file-name servlet-dir)))
+		  (set! servlet-dir (absolute-file-name servlet-dir))
+		  (set! simultaneous-requests (string->number simultaneous-requests)))
 		(cond
 		 ((string=? (car options) "-h")
 		  (if (null? (cdr options))
@@ -98,6 +101,11 @@ exec scsh -lm packages.scm -lm httpd/servlets/packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e m
 		      (missing-argument-error (car options))
 		      (set! servlet-dir (cadr options)))
 		  (loop (cddr options)))
+		 ((string=? (car options) "-r")
+		  (if (null? (cdr options))
+		      (missing-argument-error (car options))
+		      (set! simultaneous-requests (cadr options)))
+		  (loop (cddr options)))
 		 ((string=? (car options) "--help")
 		  (display (usage))
 		  (exit 0))
@@ -113,9 +121,8 @@ exec scsh -lm packages.scm -lm httpd/servlets/packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e m
     
     (define (main args)
       (init)
-      (write args)
+      (format #t "reading options: ~s~%" (cdr args))
       (get-options (cdr args))
-      (format #t "options read~%")
       (cond ((zero? (user-uid))
 	     (set-gid (->gid "nobody"))
 	     (set-uid (->uid "nobody"))))
@@ -132,11 +139,11 @@ exec scsh -lm packages.scm -lm httpd/servlets/packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e m
 	      cgi-bin-dir
 	      port
 	      log-file-name
-	      5)
+	      simultaneous-requests)
 
       (httpd (with-port			port 
 ;	     (with-root-directory	(absolute-file-name "./web-server/root")
-	     (with-simultaneous-requests 5
+	     (with-simultaneous-requests simultaneous-requests
 	     (with-syslog?		#t
 	     (with-logfile		log-file-name
 	     (with-path-handler