diff --git a/theodolite-quarkus/0-benchmark-configuration b/theodolite-quarkus/0-benchmark-configuration
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0e624f024a4d069e094f873319a268fcc3595df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theodolite-quarkus/0-benchmark-configuration
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+{
+  "name": "uc1-kstreams",
+  "appResource": [
+    "uc1-kstreams-deployment.yaml",
+    "aggregation-service.yaml",
+    "jmx-configmap.yaml",
+    "uc1-service-monitor.yaml"
+  ],
+  "loadGenResource": [
+    "uc1-load-generator-deployment.yaml",
+    "uc1-load-generator-service.yaml"
+  ],
+  "resourceTypes": [
+    {
+      "typeName": "Instances",
+      "patchers": [
+        {
+          "type": "ReplicaPatcher",
+          "resource": "uc1-kstreams-deployment.yaml"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "loadTypes": [
+    {
+      "typeName": "NumSensors",
+      "patchers": [
+        {
+          "type": "EnvVarPatcher",
+          "resource": "uc1-load-generator-deployment.yaml",
+          "container": "workload-generator",
+          "variableName": "NUM_SENSORS"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "NumSensorsLoadGeneratorReplicaPatcher",
+          "resource": "uc1-load-generator-deployment.yaml"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "kafkaConfig": {
+    "bootstrapServer": "theodolite-cp-kafka:9092",
+    "topics": [
+      {
+        "name": "input",
+        "numPartitions$delegate": {
+          "value": 40
+        },
+        "replicationFactor$delegate": {
+          "value": 1
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "namespace": "titan-she",
+  "path": "./../../../../config",
+  "kind": "benchmark",
+  "apiVersion": "theodolite.com/v1alpha1",
+  "metadata": {
+    "annotations": {
+      "kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration": "{\"apiVersion\":\"theodolite.com/v1alpha1\",\"appResource\":[\"uc1-kstreams-deployment.yaml\",\"aggregation-service.yaml\",\"jmx-configmap.yaml\",\"uc1-service-monitor.yaml\"],\"kafkaConfig\":{\"bootstrapServer\":\"theodolite-cp-kafka:9092\",\"topics\":[{\"name\":\"input\",\"numPartitions\":40,\"replicationFactor\":1}]},\"kind\":\"benchmark\",\"loadGenResource\":[\"uc1-load-generator-deployment.yaml\",\"uc1-load-generator-service.yaml\"],\"loadTypes\":[{\"patchers\":[{\"container\":\"workload-generator\",\"resource\":\"uc1-load-generator-deployment.yaml\",\"type\":\"EnvVarPatcher\",\"variableName\":\"NUM_SENSORS\"},{\"resource\":\"uc1-load-generator-deployment.yaml\",\"type\":\"NumSensorsLoadGeneratorReplicaPatcher\"}],\"typeName\":\"NumSensors\"}],\"metadata\":{\"annotations\":{},\"name\":\"uc1-kstreams\",\"namespace\":\"titan-she\"},\"resourceTypes\":[{\"patchers\":[{\"resource\":\"uc1-kstreams-deployment.yaml\",\"type\":\"ReplicaPatcher\"}],\"typeName\":\"Instances\"}]}\n"
+    },
+    "creationTimestamp": "2021-04-16T10:49:55Z",
+    "finalizers": [],
+    "generation": 2,
+    "managedFields": [
+      {
+        "apiVersion": "theodolite.com/v1alpha1",
+        "fieldsType": "FieldsV1",
+        "fieldsV1": {
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "f:resourceTypes": {},
+            "f:loadGenResource": {},
+            "f:loadTypes": {},
+            "f:metadata": {
+              "f:annotations": {
+                ".": {},
+                "f:kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration": {}
+              }
+            },
+            "f:kafkaConfig": {
+              ".": {},
+              "f:bootstrapServer": {},
+              "f:topics": {}
+            },
+            "f:appResource": {}
+          }
+        },
+        "manager": "kubectl-client-side-apply",
+        "operation": "Update",
+        "time": "2021-04-16T13:54:59Z",
+        "additionalProperties": {}
+      }
+    ],
+    "name": "uc1-kstreams",
+    "namespace": "titan-she",
+    "ownerReferences": [],
+    "resourceVersion": "82508519",
+    "selfLink": "/apis/theodolite.com/v1alpha1/namespaces/titan-she/benchmarks/uc1-kstreams",
+    "uid": "5efaec01-ed9b-4b9e-95b1-af78b7b8d761",
+    "additionalProperties": {}
+  }
+}
diff --git a/theodolite-quarkus/0-execution-configuration b/theodolite-quarkus/0-execution-configuration
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..882b5e96d5d473e318a55316d2a595b0916a82cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/theodolite-quarkus/0-execution-configuration
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+{
+  "executionId": 0,
+  "name": "example-execution-3",
+  "benchmark": "uc1-kstreams",
+  "load": {
+    "loadType": "NumSensors",
+    "loadValues": [
+      100000,
+      200000,
+      300000,
+      400000,
+      500000,
+      600000
+    ]
+  },
+  "resources": {
+    "resourceType": "Instances",
+    "resourceValues": [
+      1,
+      2,
+      3,
+      4,
+      5,
+      6,
+      7,
+      8,
+      9,
+      10,
+      11,
+      12,
+      13,
+      14,
+      15,
+      16,
+      17,
+      18,
+      19,
+      20
+    ]
+  },
+  "slos": [
+    {
+      "sloType": "lag trend",
+      "threshold$delegate": {
+        "value": 2000
+      },
+      "prometheusUrl": "http://prometheus-operated:9090",
+      "externalSloUrl": "http://localhost:80/evaluate-slope",
+      "offset$delegate": {
+        "value": 0
+      },
+      "warmup$delegate": {
+        "value": 60
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "execution": {
+    "strategy": "LinearSearch",
+    "duration$delegate": {
+      "value": 300
+    },
+    "repetitions$delegate": {
+      "value": 1
+    },
+    "restrictions": [
+      "LowerBound"
+    ]
+  },
+  "configOverrides": [
+    {
+      "patcher": {
+        "type": "NodeSelectorPatcher",
+        "resource": "uc1-load-generator-deployment.yaml",
+        "variableName": "env"
+      },
+      "value": "dev"
+    },
+    {
+      "patcher": {
+        "type": "NodeSelectorPatcher",
+        "resource": "uc1-kstreams-deployment.yaml",
+        "variableName": "env"
+      },
+      "value": "dev"
+    }
+  ],
+  "kind": "execution",
+  "apiVersion": "theodolite.com/v1alpha1",
+  "metadata": {
+    "annotations": {
+      "kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration": "{\"apiVersion\":\"theodolite.com/v1alpha1\",\"benchmark\":\"uc1-kstreams\",\"configOverrides\":[{\"patcher\":{\"resource\":\"uc1-load-generator-deployment.yaml\",\"type\":\"NodeSelectorPatcher\",\"variableName\":\"env\"},\"value\":\"dev\"},{\"patcher\":{\"resource\":\"uc1-kstreams-deployment.yaml\",\"type\":\"NodeSelectorPatcher\",\"variableName\":\"env\"},\"value\":\"dev\"}],\"execution\":{\"duration\":300,\"repetitions\":1,\"restrictions\":[\"LowerBound\"],\"strategy\":\"LinearSearch\"},\"kind\":\"execution\",\"load\":{\"loadType\":\"NumSensors\",\"loadValues\":[100000,200000,300000,400000,500000,600000]},\"metadata\":{\"annotations\":{},\"name\":\"example-execution-3\",\"namespace\":\"titan-she\"},\"resources\":{\"resourceType\":\"Instances\",\"resourceValues\":[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20]},\"slos\":[{\"externalSloUrl\":\"http://localhost:80/evaluate-slope\",\"offset\":0,\"prometheusUrl\":\"http://prometheus-operated:9090\",\"sloType\":\"lag trend\",\"threshold\":2000,\"warmup\":60}]}\n"
+    },
+    "creationTimestamp": "2021-04-17T18:09:25Z",
+    "finalizers": [],
+    "generation": 1,
+    "managedFields": [
+      {
+        "apiVersion": "theodolite.com/v1alpha1",
+        "fieldsType": "FieldsV1",
+        "fieldsV1": {
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "f:metadata": {
+              "f:annotations": {
+                ".": {},
+                "f:kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration": {}
+              }
+            },
+            "f:slos": {},
+            "f:load": {
+              ".": {},
+              "f:loadType": {},
+              "f:loadValues": {}
+            },
+            "f:benchmark": {},
+            "f:configOverrides": {},
+            "f:resources": {
+              ".": {},
+              "f:resourceType": {},
+              "f:resourceValues": {}
+            },
+            "f:execution": {
+              ".": {},
+              "f:duration": {},
+              "f:repetitions": {},
+              "f:restrictions": {},
+              "f:strategy": {}
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "manager": "kubectl-client-side-apply",
+        "operation": "Update",
+        "time": "2021-04-17T18:09:25Z",
+        "additionalProperties": {}
+      }
+    ],
+    "name": "example-execution-3",
+    "namespace": "titan-she",
+    "ownerReferences": [],
+    "resourceVersion": "82932660",
+    "selfLink": "/apis/theodolite.com/v1alpha1/namespaces/titan-she/executions/example-execution-3",
+    "uid": "1aea99f5-0584-49c8-8541-45307af38a16",
+    "additionalProperties": {}
+  }
+}
diff --git a/theodolite-quarkus/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/k8s/TopicManager.kt b/theodolite-quarkus/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/k8s/TopicManager.kt
index 1474040d3c64a24abfd5a7d863171c76e3a86865..90c2cb8a9c810aa524b6608a558d31e15587719e 100644
--- a/theodolite-quarkus/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/k8s/TopicManager.kt
+++ b/theodolite-quarkus/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/k8s/TopicManager.kt
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ class TopicManager(private val kafkaConfig: Map<String, Any>) {
                 result.all().get() // wait for the future to be completed
 
             } catch (e: Exception) {
+                logger.warn(e) { "Error during topic creation." }
+                logger.debug { e } // TODO remove?
+                logger.info { "Remove existing topics." }
                 delete(newTopics.map { topic -> topic.name() }, kafkaAdmin)
-                logger.warn { "Error during topic creation." }
-                logger.debug { e }
-                logger.warn { "Will retry the topic creation after 2 seconds" }
+                logger.info { "Will retry the topic creation in $RETRY_TIME seconds." }
                 sleep(RETRY_TIME)
                 retryCreation = true
             }
@@ -73,8 +74,8 @@ class TopicManager(private val kafkaConfig: Map<String, Any>) {
                     }"
                 }
             } catch (e: Exception) {
-                logger.error { "Error while removing topics: $e" }
-                logger.debug { "Existing topics are: ${kafkaAdmin.listTopics()}." }
+                logger.error(e) { "Error while removing topics: $e" }
+                logger.info { "Existing topics are: ${kafkaAdmin.listTopics()}." }
             }
 
             val toDelete = topics.filter { topic ->
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ class TopicManager(private val kafkaConfig: Map<String, Any>) {
             if (toDelete.isNullOrEmpty()) {
                 deleted = true
             } else {
-                logger.info { "Deletion of kafka topics failed retrying in 2 seconds" }
+                logger.info { "Deletion of kafka topics failed, will retry in $RETRY_TIME seconds." }
                 sleep(RETRY_TIME)
             }
         }