diff --git a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/DbSchemaCreator.java b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/DbSchemaCreator.java
index 611991e00..6dd7814c9 100644
--- a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/DbSchemaCreator.java
+++ b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/DbSchemaCreator.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class DbSchemaCreator {
      * Run all db scripts.
      *
      * @throws SQLException
-     *             TODO
+     *             will be thrown if there will be some incorrect SQL statements invoked.
      */
     public void run() throws SQLException {
         Connection connection = dataSource.getConnection();
diff --git a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/TaskanaEngineConfiguration.java b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/TaskanaEngineConfiguration.java
index 5c61bbc28..c6e2f0aaf 100644
--- a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/TaskanaEngineConfiguration.java
+++ b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/TaskanaEngineConfiguration.java
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public class TaskanaEngineConfiguration {
     protected boolean securityEnabled;
     protected boolean useManagedTransactions;
 
-    public TaskanaEngineConfiguration() {
+    public TaskanaEngineConfiguration(boolean enableSecurity) {
+        this.securityEnabled = enableSecurity;
     }
 
     public TaskanaEngineConfiguration(DataSource dataSource, boolean useManagedTransactions)
diff --git a/lib/taskana-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/SpringTaskanaEngineConfiguration.java b/lib/taskana-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/SpringTaskanaEngineConfiguration.java
index de025dcc4..4b3ccb673 100644
--- a/lib/taskana-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/SpringTaskanaEngineConfiguration.java
+++ b/lib/taskana-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/SpringTaskanaEngineConfiguration.java
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ public class SpringTaskanaEngineConfiguration extends TaskanaEngineConfiguration
 
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SpringTaskanaEngineConfiguration.class);
 
+    public SpringTaskanaEngineConfiguration() {
+        super(false);
+    }
+
+    public SpringTaskanaEngineConfiguration(boolean enableSecurity) {
+        super(enableSecurity);
+    }
+
+    public SpringTaskanaEngineConfiguration(DataSource dataSource, boolean useManagedTransactions,
+        boolean securityEnabled) throws SQLException {
+        super(dataSource, useManagedTransactions, securityEnabled);
+    }
+
     /**
      * This method creates the Spring-based TaskanaEngine without an sqlSessionFactory
      *