diff --git a/statusd.conf b/statusd.conf
index 1559167..d5539f6 100644
--- a/statusd.conf
+++ b/statusd.conf
@@ -5,17 +5,22 @@
 
 # host, where server lives (string with fqdn or ipv4). default ist
 # localhost.
-HOST = 127.0.0.1
+HOST = '127.0.0.1'
 
 # port, where the server is listen. default is 100001
 PORT = 10001
 
-# path for ssl key and certificate. default ist current directory.
-# CERT = './certs/certificate.pem'
-KEY = ./certs/key.pem
+# timeout for connection
+TIMEOUT = 5
 
-# path to api file
-API = ./api
+# path for ssl keys and certificates. default is the current directory.
+SERVER_CERT = './certs/server.crt'
+SERVER_KEY = './certs/server.key'
+CLIENT_CERT = './certs/client.crt'
+
+# path to api files
+API_TEMPLATE = './api_template'
+API = './api'
 
 # loglevel (maybe ERROR, INFO, DEBUG) - not implementet at the moment.
-# VERBOSITY = 'debug'
+VERBOSITY = 'error'