diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 4f4db310e..0739729b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -509,16 +509,13 @@ jobs:
       ##########################################################################
       # UNIT TESTS BACKEND #####################################################
       ##########################################################################
-      - name: backend | docker-compose
+      - name: backend | docker-compose mariadb
         run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.test.yml up --detach --no-deps mariadb
       - name: Sleep for 30 seconds
         run: sleep 30s
         shell: bash
       - name: backend | docker-compose database
         run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.test.yml up --detach --no-deps database
-      - name: Sleep for 30 seconds
-        run: sleep 30s
-        shell: bash
       - name: backend Unit tests | test
         run: cd database && yarn && yarn build && cd ../backend && yarn && yarn test
         # run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.test.yml exec -T backend yarn test
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 710d73a8c..79e5fd130 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@
     "typescript": "^4.3.4"
   },
   "_moduleAliases": {
-    "@": "./src",
-    "@arg": "./src/graphql/arg",
+    "@": "./build/src",
+    "@arg": "./build/src/graphql/arg",
     "@dbTools": "../database/build/src",
     "@entity": "../database/build/entity",
-    "@enum": "./src/graphql/enum",
-    "@model": "./src/graphql/model",
-    "@repository": "./src/typeorm/repository"
+    "@enum": "./build/src/graphql/enum",
+    "@model": "./build/src/graphql/model",
+    "@repository": "./build/src/typeorm/repository"
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.test.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.test.ts
index 05ff2b302..fd0936b9a 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types */
 
-import { testEnvironment, resetEntities, createUser } from '@test/helpers'
+import { testEnvironment, createUser, headerPushMock, cleanDB } from '@test/helpers'
 import { createUserMutation, setPasswordMutation } from '@test/graphql'
 import gql from 'graphql-tag'
 import { GraphQLError } from 'graphql'
-import { resetDB } from '@dbTools/helpers'
 import { LoginEmailOptIn } from '@entity/LoginEmailOptIn'
 import { User } from '@entity/User'
 import CONFIG from '@/config'
@@ -30,29 +29,18 @@ jest.mock('@/apis/KlicktippController', () => {
 })
 */
 
-let token: string
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-const headerPushMock = jest.fn((t) => (token = t.value))
-
-const context = {
-  setHeaders: {
-    push: headerPushMock,
-    forEach: jest.fn(),
-  },
-}
-
 let mutate: any, query: any, con: any
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
-  const testEnv = await testEnvironment(context)
+  const testEnv = await testEnvironment()
   mutate = testEnv.mutate
   query = testEnv.query
   con = testEnv.con
+  await cleanDB()
 })
 
 afterAll(async () => {
-  await resetDB(true)
+  await cleanDB()
   await con.close()
 })
 
@@ -75,7 +63,7 @@ describe('UserResolver', () => {
     })
 
     afterAll(async () => {
-      await resetEntities([User, LoginEmailOptIn])
+      await cleanDB()
     })
 
     it('returns success', () => {
@@ -213,7 +201,7 @@ describe('UserResolver', () => {
       })
 
       afterAll(async () => {
-        await resetEntities([User, LoginEmailOptIn])
+        await cleanDB()
       })
 
       it('sets email checked to true', () => {
@@ -256,7 +244,7 @@ describe('UserResolver', () => {
       })
 
       afterAll(async () => {
-        await resetEntities([User, LoginEmailOptIn])
+        await cleanDB()
       })
 
       it('throws an error', () => {
@@ -282,7 +270,7 @@ describe('UserResolver', () => {
       })
 
       afterAll(async () => {
-        await resetEntities([User, LoginEmailOptIn])
+        await cleanDB()
       })
 
       it('throws an error', () => {
@@ -323,7 +311,7 @@ describe('UserResolver', () => {
     let result: User
 
     afterAll(async () => {
-      await resetEntities([User, LoginEmailOptIn])
+      await cleanDB()
     })
 
     describe('no users in database', () => {
@@ -353,7 +341,7 @@ describe('UserResolver', () => {
       })
 
       afterAll(async () => {
-        await resetEntities([User, LoginEmailOptIn])
+        await cleanDB()
       })
 
       it('returns the user object', () => {
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
index f36868f92..7cc900adc 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
@@ -191,11 +191,9 @@ const getOptInCode = async (loginUserId: number): Promise<LoginEmailOptIn> => {
   // Check for 10 minute delay
   if (optInCode) {
     const timeElapsed = Date.now() - new Date(optInCode.updatedAt).getTime()
-    if (timeElapsed <= parseInt(CONFIG.EMAIL_CODE_VALID_TIME.toString()) * 60 * 1000) {
+    if (timeElapsed < parseInt(CONFIG.EMAIL_CODE_VALID_TIME.toString()) * 60 * 1000) {
       throw new Error(
-        'email already sent less than ' +
-          parseInt(CONFIG.EMAIL_CODE_VALID_TIME.toString()) +
-          ' minutes ago',
+        `email already sent less than $(CONFIG.EMAIL_CODE_VALID_TIME} minutes ago`
       )
     } else {
       optInCode.updatedAt = new Date()
diff --git a/backend/test/helpers.ts b/backend/test/helpers.ts
index f3588cd43..1048b16b7 100644
--- a/backend/test/helpers.ts
+++ b/backend/test/helpers.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,28 @@ import { resetDB, initialize } from '@dbTools/helpers'
 import { createUserMutation, setPasswordMutation } from './graphql'
 import { LoginEmailOptIn } from '@entity/LoginEmailOptIn'
 import { User } from '@entity/User'
+import { entities } from '@entity/index'
 
-export const testEnvironment = async (context: any) => {
+let token = ''
+
+export const headerPushMock = jest.fn((t) => (token = t.value))
+
+const context = {
+  token,
+  setHeaders: {
+    push: headerPushMock,
+    forEach: jest.fn(),
+  },
+}
+
+export const cleanDB = async () => {
+  // this only works as lond we do not have foreign key constraints
+  for (let i = 0; i < entities.length; i++) {
+    await resetEntity(entities[i])
+  }
+}
+
+export const testEnvironment = async () => {
   const server = await createServer(context)
   const con = server.con
   const testClient = createTestClient(server.apollo)
@@ -27,12 +47,6 @@ export const resetEntity = async (entity: any) => {
   }
 }
 
-export const resetEntities = async (entities: any[]) => {
-  for (let i = 0; i < entities.length; i++) {
-    await resetEntity(entities[i])
-  }
-}
-
 export const createUser = async (mutate: any, user: any) => {
   await mutate({ mutation: createUserMutation, variables: user })
   const dbUser = await User.findOne({ where: { email: user.email } })
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/logrotate/gradido.conf.template b/deployment/bare_metal/logrotate/gradido.conf.template
index c038f8e75..c543b54c2 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/logrotate/gradido.conf.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/logrotate/gradido.conf.template
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/* {
+$GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/*.log {
     weekly
     rotate 26
     size 10M
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/update-page/updating.html.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/update-page/updating.html.template
index a88a40b0f..cc6d7debb 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/update-page/updating.html.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/update-page/updating.html.template
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-Gradido is currently updating...<br>
-please stand by and try again in some minutes<br>
-<br>
\ No newline at end of file
+<pre>
+Gradido is currently updating...
+please stand by and try again in some minutes
+
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
index 616e4b8ab..250971419 100755
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/start.sh
@@ -42,30 +42,38 @@ if [ -f $LOCK_FILE ] ; then
 fi
 touch $LOCK_FILE
 
+# find today string
+TODAY=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d")
+
 # Create a new updating.html from the template
 \cp $SCRIPT_DIR/nginx/update-page/updating.html.template $UPDATE_HTML
 
+# redirect all output of the script to the UPDATE_HTML and also have things on console
+# TODO: this might pose a security risk
+exec > >(tee -a $UPDATE_HTML) 2>&1
+
 # configure nginx for the update-page
-echo 'Configuring nginx to serve the update-page<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Configuring nginx to serve the update-page' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/gradido.conf
 ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
 sudo /etc/init.d/nginx restart
 
 # stop all services
-echo 'Stopping all Gradido services<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Stopping all Gradido services' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 pm2 stop all
 
 # git
 BRANCH=${1:-master}
-echo "Starting with git pull - branch:$BRANCH<br>" >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo "Starting with git pull - branch:$BRANCH" >> $UPDATE_HTML
 cd $PROJECT_ROOT
-git fetch origin $BRANCH
+# TODO: this overfetches alot, but ensures we can use start.sh with tags
+git fetch origin --all
 git checkout $BRANCH
 git pull
 export BUILD_COMMIT="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
 
 # Generate gradido.conf from template
-echo 'Generate new gradido nginx config<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Generate new gradido nginx config' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 case "$NGINX_SSL" in
  true) TEMPLATE_FILE="gradido.conf.ssl.template" ;;
     *) TEMPLATE_FILE="gradido.conf.template" ;;
@@ -73,7 +81,7 @@ esac
 envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $NGINX_CONFIG_DIR/$TEMPLATE_FILE > $NGINX_CONFIG_DIR/gradido.conf
 
 # Generate update-page.conf from template
-echo 'Generate new update-page nginx config<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Generate new update-page nginx config' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 case "$NGINX_SSL" in
  true) TEMPLATE_FILE="update-page.conf.ssl.template" ;;
     *) TEMPLATE_FILE="update-page.conf.template" ;;
@@ -91,7 +99,7 @@ envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend/.env
 envsubst "$(env | sed -e 's/=.*//' -e 's/^/\$/g')" < $PROJECT_ROOT/admin/.env.template > $PROJECT_ROOT/admin/.env
 
 # Install & build database
-echo 'Updating database<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Updating database' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 cd $PROJECT_ROOT/database
 yarn install
 yarn build
@@ -104,7 +112,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Install & build backend
-echo 'Updating backend<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Updating backend' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 cd $PROJECT_ROOT/backend
 # TODO maybe handle this differently?
 unset NODE_ENV
@@ -113,11 +121,11 @@ yarn build
 # TODO maybe handle this differently?
 export NODE_ENV=production
 pm2 delete gradido-backend
-pm2 start --name gradido-backend "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/backend start" -l $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.backend.log --log-date-format 'DD-MM HH:mm:ss.SSS'
+pm2 start --name gradido-backend "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/backend start" -l $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.backend.$TODAY.log --log-date-format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS'
 pm2 save
 
 # Install & build frontend
-echo 'Updating frontend<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Updating frontend' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 cd $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend
 # TODO maybe handle this differently?
 unset NODE_ENV
@@ -126,11 +134,11 @@ yarn build
 # TODO maybe handle this differently?
 export NODE_ENV=production
 pm2 delete gradido-frontend
-pm2 start --name gradido-frontend "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend start" -l $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.frontend.log --log-date-format 'DD-MM HH:mm:ss.SSS'
+pm2 start --name gradido-frontend "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/frontend start" -l $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.frontend.$TODAY.log --log-date-format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS'
 pm2 save
 
 # Install & build admin
-echo 'Updating admin<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Updating admin' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 cd $PROJECT_ROOT/admin
 # TODO maybe handle this differently?
 unset NODE_ENV
@@ -139,14 +147,17 @@ yarn build
 # TODO maybe handle this differently?
 export NODE_ENV=production
 pm2 delete gradido-admin
-pm2 start --name gradido-admin "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/admin start" -l $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.admin.log --log-date-format 'DD-MM HH:mm:ss.SSS'
+pm2 start --name gradido-admin "yarn --cwd $PROJECT_ROOT/admin start" -l $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/pm2.admin.$TODAY.log --log-date-format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS'
 pm2 save
 
 # let nginx showing gradido
-echo 'Configuring nginx to serve gradido again<br>' >> $UPDATE_HTML
+echo 'Configuring nginx to serve gradido again' >> $UPDATE_HTML
 ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
 rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/update-page.conf
 sudo /etc/init.d/nginx restart
 
+# keep the update log
+cat $UPDATE_HTML >> $GRADIDO_LOG_PATH/update.$TODAY.log
+
 # release lock
 rm $LOCK_FILE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/de.json b/frontend/src/locales/de.json
index 46ab75da2..80c4c88c2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/de.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/de.json
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
       "uppercase": "Großbuchstabe erforderlich."
     },
     "thx": {
-      "activateEmail": "Dein Konto wurde noch nicht aktiviert. Bitte überprüfe deine E-Mail und klicke den Aktivierungslink! Oder fordere einen neuen Aktivierungslink über die password reset seite.",
+      "activateEmail": "Dein Konto wurde noch nicht aktiviert. Bitte überprüfe deine E-Mail und klicke den Aktivierungslink oder fordere einen neuen Aktivierungslink über die Password Reset Seite.",
       "checkEmail": "Deine E-Mail wurde erfolgreich verifiziert. Du kannst dich jetzt anmelden.",
       "email": "Wir haben dir eine E-Mail gesendet.",
       "emailActivated": "Danke dass Du deine E-Mail bestätigt hast.",
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/locales/en.json
index fe39d98e3..506b8c40d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/en.json
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
       "uppercase": "One uppercase letter required."
     },
     "thx": {
-      "activateEmail": "Your account has not been activated yet, please check your emails and click the activation link! Or order a new activation link over the password reset page.",
+      "activateEmail": "Your account has not been activated yet, please check your emails and click the activation link or order a new activation link over the password reset page.",
       "checkEmail": "Your email has been successfully verified. You can sign in now.",
       "email": "We have sent you an email.",
       "emailActivated": "Thank you your email has been activated.",