diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentService/service.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentService/service.py
index e59436997bc489c99a1da08e1ecae4018f2d72d3..6d5742076a8f86d233a443c96c6f9cc765f43b02 100644
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentService/service.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentService/service.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ from lofar.common import dbcredentials
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class RADBServiceMessageHandler(ServiceMessageHandler):
-    def __init__(self, dbcreds: dbcredentials.Credentials, log_queries: bool=False):
+    def __init__(self, dbcreds: dbcredentials.Credentials):
         super().__init__()
-        self.radb = radb.RADatabase(dbcreds=dbcreds, log_queries=log_queries)
+        self.radb = radb.RADatabase(dbcreds=dbcreds)
 
     def init_service_handler(self, service_name: str=DEFAULT_RADB_SERVICENAME):
         super().init_service_handler(service_name)
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ def main():
                           description='runs the resourceassignment database service')
     parser.add_option('-b', '--broker', dest='broker', type='string', default=DEFAULT_BROKER, help='Address of the qpid broker, default: %default')
     parser.add_option("-e", "--exchange", dest="exchange", type="string", default=DEFAULT_BUSNAME, help="Name of the bus exchange on the broker, default: %default")
-    parser.add_option('-q', '--log-queries', dest='log_queries', action='store_true', help='log all pqsl queries')
     parser.add_option('-V', '--verbose', dest='verbose', action='store_true', help='verbose logging')
     parser.add_option_group(dbcredentials.options_group(parser))
     parser.set_defaults(dbcredentials="RADB")
@@ -414,7 +413,6 @@ def main():
 
     with createService(exchange=options.exchange,
                        broker=options.broker,
-                       log_queries=options.log_queries,
                        dbcreds=dbcreds):
         waitForInterrupt()
 
diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentService/test/test_ra_service_and_rpc.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentService/test/test_ra_service_and_rpc.py
index d4367721a751010a6e98dd1028826f52160289c9..d08b85918dce2db4550d34f52c6237fd0effb19c 100755
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentService/test/test_ra_service_and_rpc.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssignmentService/test/test_ra_service_and_rpc.py
@@ -3,68 +3,74 @@
 import unittest
 import datetime
 import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s', level=logging.INFO)
+
 from lofar.messaging import TemporaryExchange
 from lofar.sas.resourceassignment.resourceassignmentservice.service import createService
-from lofar.sas.resourceassignment.resourceassignmentservice.rpc import RARPC
+from lofar.sas.resourceassignment.resourceassignmentservice.rpc import RADBRPC
 
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-with TemporaryExchange(__name__) as tmp_exchange:
-    logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s', level=logging.INFO)
-    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-    # the system under test is the service and the rpc, not the RADatabase
-    # so, patch (mock) the RADatabase class during these tests.
-    # when the service instantiates an RADatabase it will get the mocked class.
-    with patch('lofar.sas.resourceassignment.database.radb.RADatabase', autospec=True) as MockRADatabase:
-        mock = MockRADatabase.return_value
-        # modify the return values of the various RADatabase methods with pre-cooked answers
-        mock.getTaskStatuses.return_value = [{'id': 1, 'name': 'opened'}, {'id': 2, 'name': 'scheduled'}]
-        mock.getTaskTypes.return_value = [{'id': 0, 'name': 'OBSERVATION'}, {'id': 1, 'name': 'PIPELINE'}]
-        mock.getResourceClaimStatuses.return_value = [{'id': 0, 'name': 'TENTATIVE'},{'id': 1, 'name': 'CLAIMED'},{'id': 2, 'name': 'CONFLICT'}]
-        mock.getUnits.return_value = [{'units': 'rsp_channel_bit', 'id': 0},{'units': 'bytes', 'id': 1},{'units': 'rcu_board', 'id': 2},{'units': 'bits/second', 'id': 3},{'units': 'cores', 'id': 4}]
-        mock.getResourceTypes.return_value = [{'unit_id': 0, 'id': 0, 'unit': 'rsp_channel_bit', 'name': 'rsp'},{'unit_id': 1, 'id': 1, 'unit': 'bytes', 'name': 'tbb'},{'unit_id': 2, 'id': 2, 'unit': 'rcu_board', 'name': 'rcu'},{'unit_id': 3, 'id': 3, 'unit': 'bits/second', 'name': 'bandwidth'},{'unit_id': 4, 'id': 4, 'unit': 'cores', 'name': 'processor'},{'unit_id': 1, 'id': 5, 'unit': 'bytes', 'name': 'storage'}]
-        mock.getResourceGroupTypes.return_value = [{'id': 0, 'name': 'instrument'},{'id': 1, 'name': 'cluster'},{'id': 2, 'name': 'station_group'},{'id': 3, 'name': 'station'},{'id': 4, 'name': 'node_group'},{'id': 5, 'name': 'node'}]
-        mock.getResources.return_value = [{'type_id': 0, 'type': 'rsp', 'id': 0, 'unit': 'rsp_channel_bit', 'name': 'rsp'},{'type_id': 1, 'type': 'tbb', 'id': 1, 'unit': 'bytes', 'name': 'tbb'},{'type_id': 2, 'type': 'rcu', 'id': 2, 'unit': 'rcu_board', 'name': 'rcu'},{'type_id': 3, 'type': 'bandwidth', 'id': 3, 'unit': 'bits/second', 'name': 'bandwidth'}]
-        mock.getResourceGroups.return_value = [{'type_id': 0, 'type': 'instrument', 'id': 0, 'name': 'LOFAR'},{'type_id': 1, 'type': 'cluster', 'id': 1, 'name': 'CEP2'}]
-        mock.getTasks.return_value = [{'status': 'prepared', 'type_id': 1, 'status_id': 200, 'specification_id': 1, 'starttime': datetime.datetime(2015, 11, 30, 12, 0), 'mom_id': -1, 'endtime': datetime.datetime(2015, 11, 30, 15, 0), 'type': 'PIPELINE', 'id': 5, 'otdb_id': -1}]
-        mock.getTask.return_value = mock.getTasks.return_value[0]
-        mock.getTask.side_effect = lambda x: mock.getTasks.return_value[0] if x == 5 else None
-        mock.getResourceClaims.return_value = [{'username': 'paulus', 'status': 'CLAIMED', 'user_id': 1, 'task_id': 5, 'status_id': 1, 'resource_id': 1, 'session_id': 1, 'claim_size': 10, 'starttime': datetime.datetime(2015, 11, 30, 12, 0), 'endtime': datetime.datetime(2015, 11, 30, 12, 0), 'id': 5}]
-
-        class Test1(unittest.TestCase):
-            '''Test'''
-
-            def test(self):
-                '''basic test '''
-                with RARPC(exchange=tmp_exchange.address, timeout=1) as rpc:
-                    self.assertEqual(mock.getTaskStatuses.return_value, rpc.getTaskStatuses())
-                    self.assertEqual(mock.getTaskTypes.return_value, rpc.getTaskTypes())
-                    self.assertEqual(mock.getResourceClaimStatuses.return_value, rpc.getResourceClaimStatuses())
-                    self.assertEqual(mock.getUnits.return_value, rpc.getUnits())
-                    self.assertEqual(mock.getResourceTypes.return_value, rpc.getResourceTypes())
-                    self.assertEqual(mock.getResourceGroupTypes.return_value, rpc.getResourceGroupTypes())
-                    self.assertEqual(mock.getResources.return_value, rpc.getResources())
-                    self.assertEqual(mock.getResourceGroups.return_value, rpc.getResourceGroups())
-                    self.assertEqual(mock.getTasks.return_value, rpc.getTasks())
-                    self.assertEqual(mock.getResourceClaims.return_value, rpc.getResourceClaims())
-
-                    #TODO: fix this test
-                    #self.assertEqual(None, rpc.getTask(1))
-                    #self.assertEqual(mock.getTask.return_value, rpc.getTask(5))
-
-                    # test non existing service method, should raise
-                    with self.assertRaises(Exception) as e:
-                        rpc.execute('foo')
-
-                    ## test method with wrong args
-                    #with self.assertRaises(TypeError) as cm:
-                        #rpc.rpc('GetTasks', timeout=1, fooarg='bar')
-                        #self.assertTrue('got an unexpected keyword argument \'fooarg\'' in str(cm.exception))
-
-        # create and run the service
-        with createService(exchange=tmp_exchange.address):
-
-            # and run all tests
-            unittest.main()
+
+class Test1(unittest.TestCase):
+    '''Test'''
+
+    def test(self):
+        '''basic test '''
+
+
+        with TemporaryExchange(__name__) as tmp_exchange:
+
+            # the system under test is the service and the rpc, not the RADatabase
+            # so, patch (mock) the RADatabase class during these tests.
+            # when the service instantiates an RADatabase it will get the mocked class.
+            with patch('lofar.sas.resourceassignment.database.radb.RADatabase', autospec=True) as MockRADatabase:
+                mock = MockRADatabase.return_value
+                # modify the return values of the various RADatabase methods with pre-cooked answers
+                mock.getTaskStatuses.return_value = [{'id': 1, 'name': 'opened'}, {'id': 2, 'name': 'scheduled'}]
+                mock.getTaskTypes.return_value = [{'id': 0, 'name': 'OBSERVATION'}, {'id': 1, 'name': 'PIPELINE'}]
+                mock.getResourceClaimStatuses.return_value = [{'id': 0, 'name': 'TENTATIVE'},{'id': 1, 'name': 'CLAIMED'},{'id': 2, 'name': 'CONFLICT'}]
+                mock.getUnits.return_value = [{'units': 'rsp_channel_bit', 'id': 0},{'units': 'bytes', 'id': 1},{'units': 'rcu_board', 'id': 2},{'units': 'bits/second', 'id': 3},{'units': 'cores', 'id': 4}]
+                mock.getResourceTypes.return_value = [{'unit_id': 0, 'id': 0, 'unit': 'rsp_channel_bit', 'name': 'rsp'},{'unit_id': 1, 'id': 1, 'unit': 'bytes', 'name': 'tbb'},{'unit_id': 2, 'id': 2, 'unit': 'rcu_board', 'name': 'rcu'},{'unit_id': 3, 'id': 3, 'unit': 'bits/second', 'name': 'bandwidth'},{'unit_id': 4, 'id': 4, 'unit': 'cores', 'name': 'processor'},{'unit_id': 1, 'id': 5, 'unit': 'bytes', 'name': 'storage'}]
+                mock.getResourceGroupTypes.return_value = [{'id': 0, 'name': 'instrument'},{'id': 1, 'name': 'cluster'},{'id': 2, 'name': 'station_group'},{'id': 3, 'name': 'station'},{'id': 4, 'name': 'node_group'},{'id': 5, 'name': 'node'}]
+                mock.getResources.return_value = [{'type_id': 0, 'type': 'rsp', 'id': 0, 'unit': 'rsp_channel_bit', 'name': 'rsp'},{'type_id': 1, 'type': 'tbb', 'id': 1, 'unit': 'bytes', 'name': 'tbb'},{'type_id': 2, 'type': 'rcu', 'id': 2, 'unit': 'rcu_board', 'name': 'rcu'},{'type_id': 3, 'type': 'bandwidth', 'id': 3, 'unit': 'bits/second', 'name': 'bandwidth'}]
+                mock.getResourceGroups.return_value = [{'type_id': 0, 'type': 'instrument', 'id': 0, 'name': 'LOFAR'},{'type_id': 1, 'type': 'cluster', 'id': 1, 'name': 'CEP2'}]
+                mock.getTasks.return_value = [{'status': 'prepared', 'type_id': 1, 'status_id': 200, 'specification_id': 1, 'starttime': datetime.datetime(2015, 11, 30, 12, 0), 'mom_id': -1, 'endtime': datetime.datetime(2015, 11, 30, 15, 0), 'type': 'PIPELINE', 'id': 5, 'otdb_id': -1}]
+                mock.getTask.return_value = mock.getTasks.return_value[0]
+                mock.getTask.side_effect = lambda x: mock.getTasks.return_value[0] if x == 5 else None
+                mock.getResourceClaims.return_value = [{'username': 'paulus', 'status': 'CLAIMED', 'user_id': 1, 'task_id': 5, 'status_id': 1, 'resource_id': 1, 'session_id': 1, 'claim_size': 10, 'starttime': datetime.datetime(2015, 11, 30, 12, 0), 'endtime': datetime.datetime(2015, 11, 30, 12, 0), 'id': 5}]
+
+                # create and run the service
+                with createService(exchange=tmp_exchange.address):
+                    with RADBRPC.create(exchange=tmp_exchange.address, timeout=1) as rpc:
+                        self.assertEqual(mock.getTaskStatuses.return_value, rpc.getTaskStatuses())
+                        self.assertEqual(mock.getTaskTypes.return_value, rpc.getTaskTypes())
+                        self.assertEqual(mock.getResourceClaimStatuses.return_value, rpc.getResourceClaimStatuses())
+                        self.assertEqual(mock.getUnits.return_value, rpc.getUnits())
+                        self.assertEqual(mock.getResourceTypes.return_value, rpc.getResourceTypes())
+                        self.assertEqual(mock.getResourceGroupTypes.return_value, rpc.getResourceGroupTypes())
+                        self.assertEqual(mock.getResources.return_value, rpc.getResources())
+                        self.assertEqual(mock.getResourceGroups.return_value, rpc.getResourceGroups())
+                        self.assertEqual(mock.getTasks.return_value, rpc.getTasks())
+                        self.assertEqual(mock.getResourceClaims.return_value, rpc.getResourceClaims())
+
+                        #TODO: fix this test
+                        #self.assertEqual(None, rpc.getTask(1))
+                        #self.assertEqual(mock.getTask.return_value, rpc.getTask(5))
+
+                        # test non existing service method, should raise
+                        with self.assertRaises(Exception) as e:
+                            rpc.execute('foo')
+
+                        ## test method with wrong args
+                        #with self.assertRaises(TypeError) as cm:
+                            #rpc.rpc('GetTasks', timeout=1, fooarg='bar')
+                            #self.assertTrue('got an unexpected keyword argument \'fooarg\'' in str(cm.exception))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # run all tests
+    unittest.main()