diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/config.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/config.py
index d8a6964dc6055fc9e1f874060b6f02c01d2645c1..dabf0b2a3750874a7bf3199675def744ea418f4c 100644
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/config.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # $Id$
 
-DEFAULT_BUSNAME = 'lofar.ra.notification'
-DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_SUBJECT_PREFIX = 'RADB.'
+DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_BUSNAME = 'lofar.ra.notification'
+DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_PREFIX = 'RADB.'
+DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_SUBJECTS=DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_PREFIX+'*'
diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/radbbuslistener.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/radbbuslistener.py
index 627e05ab3116365d0ef035fb9147c690262b4919..0939c4e98c07be7982b6768573cfcf75d56a5b62 100644
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/radbbuslistener.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/radbbuslistener.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Typical usage is to derive your own subclass from RADBBusListener and implement
 """
 
 from lofar.messaging.messagebus import AbstractBusListener
-from lofar.sas.resourceassignment.database.config import DEFAULT_BUSNAME
+from lofar.sas.resourceassignment.database.config import DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_BUSNAME, DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_SUBJECTS
 from lofar.common.util import waitForInterrupt
 
 import qpid.messaging
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class RADBBusListener(AbstractBusListener):
-    def __init__(self, busname=DEFAULT_BUSNAME, subject='RADB.*', broker=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, busname=DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_BUSNAME, subject=DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_SUBJECTS, broker=None, **kwargs):
         """
         RADBBusListener listens on the lofar notification message bus and calls (empty) on<SomeMessage> methods when such a message is received.
         Typical usage is to derive your own subclass from RADBBusListener and implement the specific on<SomeMessage> methods that you are interested in.
diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/radbpglistener.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/radbpglistener.py
index b94781cb09ffe43d52791ab45ac515922b11cfa9..884344c7e7e7128da2c6902fda4a647a2c81f5ff 100644
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/radbpglistener.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentDatabase/radbpglistener.py
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ from optparse import OptionParser
 
 from lofar.common.postgres import PostgresListener, makePostgresNotificationQueries
 from lofar.messaging import EventMessage, ToBus
-from lofar.sas.resourceassignment.database.config import DEFAULT_BUSNAME, DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_SUBJECT_PREFIX
+from lofar.sas.resourceassignment.database.config import DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_BUSNAME, DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_PREFIX
 from lofar.common import dbcredentials
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class RADBPGListener(PostgresListener):
     def __init__(self,
-                 busname=DEFAULT_BUSNAME,
-                 notification_prefix=DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_SUBJECT_PREFIX,
+                 busname=DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_BUSNAME,
+                 notification_prefix=DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_PREFIX,
                  dbcreds=None,
                  broker=None):
         super(RADBPGListener, self).__init__(dbcreds.host, dbcreds.database, dbcreds.user, dbcreds.password)
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ def main():
     parser = OptionParser("%prog [options]",
                           description='runs the radb postgres listener which listens to changes on some tables in the radb and publishes the changes as notifications on the bus.')
     parser.add_option('-q', '--broker', dest='broker', type='string', default=None, help='Address of the qpid broker, default: localhost')
-    parser.add_option("-b", "--busname", dest="busname", type="string", default=DEFAULT_BUSNAME, help="Name of the publication bus on the qpid broker, [default: %default]")
-    parser.add_option("-n", "--notification_prefix", dest="notification_prefix", type="string", default=DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_SUBJECT_PREFIX, help="The prefix for all notifications of this publisher, [default: %default]")
+    parser.add_option("-b", "--busname", dest="busname", type="string", default=DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_BUSNAME, help="Name of the publication bus on the qpid broker, [default: %default]")
+    parser.add_option("-n", "--notification_prefix", dest="notification_prefix", type="string", default=DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_PREFIX, help="The prefix for all notifications of this publisher, [default: %default]")
     parser.add_option_group(dbcredentials.options_group(parser))
     parser.set_defaults(dbcredentials="RADB")
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()