diff --git a/scripts/entryPoint.sh b/scripts/entryPoint.sh
index 4fb23c3..1c2575b 100644
--- a/scripts/entryPoint.sh
+++ b/scripts/entryPoint.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
 mkdir -p /var/spool/qpsmtpd/karma 
 chown -R smtpd:smtpd /var/spool/qpsmtpd
 
+export QPSMTPD_plugin_dirs=/usr/share/qpsmtpd/plugins
+export QPSMTPD_spool_dir=/var/spool/qpsmtpd
+
+if [ -z ${QPSMTPD_plugins}] then
+    echo "no plugins configuration available. Please provide one in QPSMTPD_plugins."
+    exit 1
+fi 
 
 if [ -z ${QPSMTPD_PORT} ]; then
     QPSMTPD_PORT=25
@@ -19,75 +26,5 @@ if [ -z ${QPSMTPD_MAX_FROM_IP} ]; then
     QPSMTPD_MAX_FROM_IP=5
 fi
 
-if [ -z ${QPSMTPD_LOGLEVEL} ]; then
-    QPSMTPD_LOGLEVEL=3
-fi
-
-if [ -n "${QPSMTPD_RELAY}" ]; then
-    rm -rf /etc/qpsmtpd/relayclients
-    for i in ${QPSMTPD_RELAY}; do 
-        echo $i >> /etc/qpsmtpd/relayclients
-    done
-fi
-
-if [ -z  "${QPSMTPD_SMTP_RELAY_HOST}" ]; then
-    echo "please provide QPSMTPD_SMTP_RELAY_HOST"
-    exit 255
-fi
-
-if [ -n "${QPSMTPD_RECIPIENTS}" ]; then 
-    rm -rf /etc/qpsmtpd/rcpthosts
-    for i in ${QPSMTPD_RECIPIENTS}; do 
-        echo $i >> /etc/qpsmtpd/rcpthosts
-    done
-fi
-
-
-
-export QPSMTPD_CONFIG="/etc/qpsmtpd"
-
-echo ${QPSMTPD_LOGLEVEL} > /etc/qpsmtpd/loglevel
-
-
-#
-# generate the plugins configuration file for qpsmtpd
-#
-
-if [ -n "${QPSMTPD_ENABLE_EARLYTALKER}" ]; then
-    echo "earlytalker ${QPSMTPD_EARLYTALKER_PARAMS}"
-fi
-
-if [ -n "${QPSMTPD_ENABLE_TLS}" ]; then
-    echo "tls" >> /etc/qpsmtpd/plugins
-fi
-
-echo "relay" >> /etc/qpsmtpd/plugins
-echo "hosts_allow" >> /etc/qpsmtpd/plugins
-
-echo "karma db_dir /var/spool/qpsmtpd/karma penalty_box 1 reject naughty" >> /etc/qpsmtpd/plugins
-echo "fcrdns has_reverse_dns has_forward_dns reject naughty" >> /etc/qpsmtpd/plugins
-echo "dnsbl reject naughty reject_type disconnect" >> /etc/qpsmtpd/plugins
-echo "rhsbl" >> /etc/qpsmtpd/plugins 
-echo "resolvable_fromhost reject naughty" >> /etc/qpsmtpd/plugins 
-echo "bogus_bounce"  >> /etc/qpsmtpd/plugins 
-
-#
-# all recipient plugins
-#
-
-/plugins/rcpt_mysql
-
-echo "rcpt_ok"    >> /etc/qpsmtpd/plugins    
-
-#
-# finish the configuration
-#
-echo "naughty reject data" >> /etc/qpsmtpd/plugins
-
-#
-# setup final queuing 
-#
-echo "queue/smtp-forward ${QPSMTPD_SMTP_RELAY_HOST}" 
-
 # start the forkserver of qpsmtpd
 qpsmtpd-forkserver -p ${QPSMTPD_PORT} -c ${QPSMTPD_CONCURRENT_CONNECTIONS} -m ${QPSMTPD_MAX_FROM_IP}