diff --git a/src/ic/edit-ic.js b/src/ic/edit-ic.js
index 49ffd79..f2bd679 100644
--- a/src/ic/edit-ic.js
+++ b/src/ic/edit-ic.js
@@ -119,20 +119,20 @@ class EditICDialog extends React.Component {
   render() {
     let typeOptions = [];
     switch(this.state.category){
-      case "Simulator":
-        typeOptions = ["Dummy","Generic","DPsim","RTLAB","RSCAD"];
-          break;
-      case "Controller":
-        typeOptions = ["Kubernetes","VILLAS-controller"];
+      case "simulator":
+        typeOptions = ["dummy","generic","dpsim","rtlab","rscad"];
         break;
-      case "Gateway":
-        typeOptions = ["VILLASnode","VILLASrelay"];
+      case "controller":
+        typeOptions = ["kubernetes","villas-controller"];
         break;
-      case "Service":
-        typeOptions = ["EMS","Custom"];
+      case "gateway":
+        typeOptions = ["villas-node","villas-relay"];
         break;
-      case "Equipment":
-        typeOptions = ["Chroma-emulator","Chroma-loads","SMA-sunnyboy","FLEPS","Sonnenbatterie"];
+      case "service":
+        typeOptions = ["ems","custom"];
+        break;
+      case "equipment":
+        typeOptions = ["chroma-emulator","chroma-loads","sma-sunnyboy","fleps","sonnenbatterie"];
         break;
       default:
         typeOptions =[];
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ class EditICDialog extends React.Component {
           <FormGroup controlId="category">
             <FormLabel column={false}>Category</FormLabel>
             <FormControl as="select" value={this.state.category} onChange={(e) => this.handleChange(e)}>
-              <option>Simulator</option>
-              <option>Controller</option>
-              <option>Service</option>
-              <option>Gateway</option>
-              <option>Equipment</option>
+              <option>simulator</option>
+              <option>controller</option>
+              <option>service</option>
+              <option>gateway</option>
+              <option>equipment</option>
             </FormControl>
           </FormGroup>
           <FormGroup controlId="type">
diff --git a/src/ic/new-ic.js b/src/ic/new-ic.js
index b5848bd..45ccc91 100644
--- a/src/ic/new-ic.js
+++ b/src/ic/new-ic.js
@@ -118,20 +118,20 @@ class NewICDialog extends React.Component {
   render() {
     let typeOptions = [];
     switch(this.state.category){
-      case "Simulator":
-        typeOptions = ["Dummy","Generic","DPsim","RTLAB","RSCAD"];
+      case "simulator":
+        typeOptions = ["dummy","generic","dpsim","rtlab","rscad"];
           break;
-      case "Controller":
-        typeOptions = ["Kubernetes","VILLAS-controller"];
+      case "controller":
+        typeOptions = ["kubernetes","villas-controller"];
         break;
-      case "Gateway":
-        typeOptions = ["VILLAS-node","VILLAS-relay"];
+      case "gateway":
+        typeOptions = ["villas-node","villas-relay"];
         break;
-      case "Service":
-        typeOptions = ["EMS","Custom"];
+      case "service":
+        typeOptions = ["ems","custom"];
         break;
-      case "Equipment":
-        typeOptions = ["Chroma-emulator","Chroma-loads","SMA-sunnyboy","FLEPS","Sonnenbatterie"];
+      case "equipment":
+        typeOptions = ["chroma-emulator","chroma-loads","sma-sunnyboy","fleps","sonnenbatterie"];
         break;
       default:
         typeOptions =[];
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ class NewICDialog extends React.Component {
             <FormLabel>Category of component</FormLabel>
             <FormControl as="select" value={this.state.category} onChange={(e) => this.handleChange(e)}>
               <option default>Select category</option>
-              <option>Simulator</option>
-              <option>Controller</option>
-              <option>Service</option>
-              <option>Gateway</option>
-              <option>Equipment</option>
+              <option>simulator</option>
+              <option>controller</option>
+              <option>service</option>
+              <option>gateway</option>
+              <option>equipment</option>
             </FormControl>
           </FormGroup>
           <FormGroup controlId="type">
diff --git a/src/scenario/scenario.js b/src/scenario/scenario.js
index 43e33e0..33f1edd 100644
--- a/src/scenario/scenario.js
+++ b/src/scenario/scenario.js
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ class Scenario extends React.Component {
     let componentConfig = this.state.configs[index];
     // determine apiurl of infrastructure component
     let ic = this.state.ics.find(ic => ic.id === componentConfig.icID)
-    if(!ic.type.includes("VILLASnode") && !ic.type.includes("villasnode") && !ic.type.includes("VILLASNODE")){
+    if(!ic.type.includes("villas-node")){
       let message = "Cannot autoconfigure signals for IC type " + ic.type + " of category " + ic.category + ". This is only possible for gateway ICs of type 'VILLASnode'."
       console.warn(message);
 
@@ -479,14 +479,10 @@ class Scenario extends React.Component {
     }
 
     let splitWebsocketURL = ic.websocketurl.split("/")
-    let request = {};
-    request["id"] = this.uuidv4();
-    request["action"] = "nodes"
 
     AppDispatcher.dispatch({
       type: 'signals/start-autoconfig',
-      data: request,
-      url: ic.apiurl,
+      url: ic.apiurl+"/nodes",
       socketname: splitWebsocketURL[splitWebsocketURL.length -1],
       token: this.state.sessionToken,
       configID: componentConfig.id
diff --git a/src/signal/signal-store.js b/src/signal/signal-store.js
index ff4d228..82ce6bf 100644
--- a/src/signal/signal-store.js
+++ b/src/signal/signal-store.js
@@ -34,12 +34,11 @@ class SignalStore extends  ArrayStore{
         return super.reduce(state, action);
 
       case 'signals/start-autoconfig':
-        this.dataManager.startAutoConfig(action.data, action.url, action.socketname, action.token, action.configID)
+        this.dataManager.startAutoConfig(action.url, action.socketname, action.token, action.configID)
         return super.reduce(state, action);
 
       case 'signals/autoconfig-loaded':
         console.log("AutoConfig Loaded: ", action.data)
-        // TODO save signal config contained in action.data
         this.dataManager.saveSignals(action.data, action.token, action.configID, action.socketname);
 
         return super.reduce(state, action);
diff --git a/src/signal/signals-data-manager.js b/src/signal/signals-data-manager.js
index 83d9a9e..9d61584 100644
--- a/src/signal/signals-data-manager.js
+++ b/src/signal/signals-data-manager.js
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ class SignalsDataManager extends RestDataManager{
 
   }
 
-  startAutoConfig(data, url, socketname, token, configID){
+  startAutoConfig(url, socketname, token, configID){
     // This function queries the VILLASnode API to obtain the configuration of the VILLASnode located at url
     // Endpoint: http[s]://server:port/api/v1 (to be generated based on IC API URL, port 4000)
     // data contains the request data: { action, id, (request)}
     // See documentation of VILLASnode API: https://villas.fein-aachen.org/doc/node-dev-api-node.html
 
-    RestAPI.post(url, data).then(response => {
+    RestAPI.get(url, null).then(response => {
       AppDispatcher.dispatch({
         type: 'signals/autoconfig-loaded',
         data: response,
@@ -59,13 +59,12 @@ class SignalsDataManager extends RestDataManager{
     })
   }
 
-  saveSignals(data, token, configID, socketname){
-    // data.response contains the response from the VILLASnode API, an array of node configurations
+  saveSignals(nodes, token, configID, socketname){
 
-    if(!data.hasOwnProperty("response")){
+    if(nodes.length === 0){
       const SIGNAL_AUTOCONF_ERROR_NOTIFICATION = {
-        title: 'Failed to load signal config ',
-        message: 'VILLASnode returned no response field.',
+        title: 'Failed to load nodes ',
+        message: 'VILLASnode returned empty response',
         level: 'error'
       };
       NotificationsDataManager.addNotification(SIGNAL_AUTOCONF_ERROR_NOTIFICATION);
@@ -74,7 +73,8 @@ class SignalsDataManager extends RestDataManager{
 
     let configured = false;
     let error = false;
-    for(let nodeConfig of data.response){
+    for(let nodeConfig of nodes){
+      console.log("parsing node config: ", nodeConfig)
       if(!nodeConfig.hasOwnProperty("name")){
         console.warn("Could not parse the following node config because it lacks a name parameter:", nodeConfig);
       } else if(nodeConfig.name === socketname){
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ class SignalsDataManager extends RestDataManager{
           continue;
         }
         // signals are not yet configured:
-        console.log("Adding signals of websocket: ", nodeConfig);
         let index_in = 1
         let index_out = 1
 
@@ -104,9 +103,10 @@ class SignalsDataManager extends RestDataManager{
 
           // add all in signals
           for(let inSig of nodeConfig.in.signals) {
-            console.log("adding input signal:", inSig);
 
             if (inSig.enabled) {
+              console.log("adding input signal:", inSig);
+
               let newSignal = {
                 configID: configID,
                 direction: 'in',
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ class SignalsDataManager extends RestDataManager{
           // add all out signals
 
           for (let outSig of nodeConfig.out.signals) {
-            console.log("adding output signal:", outSig);
 
             if (outSig.enabled) {
+              console.log("adding output signal:", outSig);
               let newSignal = {
                 configID: configID,
                 direction: 'out',
@@ -165,8 +165,11 @@ class SignalsDataManager extends RestDataManager{
 
         console.log("Configured", index_in-1, "input signals and", index_out-1, "output signals");
         configured=true;
+      } else {
+        console.log("ignoring node with name ",nodeConfig.name, " expecting ", socketname )
       }
 
+
     }
 
     if(!error) {