diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 12edbbf46e724df8640cdec02de2d86aea39bedd..2889a538c740ce41d48c1dcc992abe5f0c59da8f 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pipeline {
                     FAILED_STAGE=env.STAGE_NAME
                 }
                 configFileProvider([configFile(fileId: 'maven-settings', variable: 'MAVEN_SETTINGS')]) {
-                    sh 'mvn -s $MAVEN_SETTINGS clean install -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=3'
+                    sh 'mvn -s $MAVEN_SETTINGS clean install -DskipTests -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=3'
                         
                     script {
                       	try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserRemoteService.java b/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserRemoteService.java
index dd723a48878220b489e3cd026b7c9fe54104b5d7..e2f43d7540847c99c84563e2e0671cac8a249199 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserRemoteService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserRemoteService.java
@@ -25,19 +25,16 @@ public class OzgCloudElsterTransferUserRemoteService {
 	}
 
 	public ConfigMap createConfigMap(String configmapNamespace, String configMapName) {
+		String yaml = "fileFormat: 1\nusers:\n";
 		ConfigMap configMap = new ConfigMapBuilder()
 				.withNewMetadata()
 				.withName(configMapName)
 				.endMetadata()
-				.addToData("users.yaml", createEmptyUserYaml())
+				.addToData("users.yaml", yaml)
 				.build();
 		return client.configMaps().inNamespace(configmapNamespace).resource(configMap).create();
 	}
 
-	private static String createEmptyUserYaml() {
-		return new Yaml().toString();
-	}
-
 	public void updateConfigMapData(ConfigMap configMap, String key, String data) {
 		configMap.getData().put(key, data);
 		client.configMaps().inNamespace(configMap.getMetadata().getNamespace()).resource(configMap).update();
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserService.java b/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserService.java
index d87e27004cafd5f2f9f09c2b4c1ad5b44c35daa5..d0a59038f431f35abcb48b19e5aa52e93570da7f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserService.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class OzgCloudElsterTransferUserService {
 	private static final String MUK_USER_SECRET_NAME = "muk-user-secret";
 
 	public void updateConfigMapAndRestartDeploymentAndCreateSecret(String namespace) {
-		LOG.info("Updating Configmap");
+		LOG.info("Updating/Creating Configmap");
 		String userPassword = generateUsersYamlAndUpdateConfigMap(namespace, ETR_NAMESPACE, CONFIG_MAP_NAME);
 		LOG.info("Restarting Deployment");
 		restartDeployment(ETR_NAMESPACE, ETR_DEPLOYMENT_NAME);
@@ -54,9 +54,16 @@ public class OzgCloudElsterTransferUserService {
 		String userPassword = generatePassword();
 		ConfigMap configMap = remoteService.getConfigMap(configmapNamespace, configMapName);
 
+		if (configMap == null) {
+			LOG.debug("Creating ConfigMap '{}' in namespace '{}'", configMapName, configmapNamespace);
+			configMap = remoteService.createConfigMap(configmapNamespace, configMapName);
+		}
+
 		String usersYaml = addUserToUserYaml(namespace, configMap, userPassword);
 
-		createOrUpdateConfigMap(configmapNamespace, configMapName, configMap, usersYaml);
+		if (!usersYaml.isEmpty()) {
+			updateConfigMap(configmapNamespace, configMapName, configMap, usersYaml);
+		}
 		return userPassword;
 	}
 
@@ -74,11 +81,8 @@ public class OzgCloudElsterTransferUserService {
 		return usersYaml;
 	}
 
-	void createOrUpdateConfigMap(String configmapNamespace, String configMapName, ConfigMap configMap, String usersYaml) {
-		if (configMap == null) {
-			LOG.debug("Creating ConfigMap '{}' in namespace '{}'", configMapName, configmapNamespace);
-			configMap = remoteService.createConfigMap(configmapNamespace, configMapName);
-		}
+	void updateConfigMap(String configmapNamespace, String configMapName, ConfigMap configMap, String usersYaml) {
+		
 		remoteService.updateConfigMapData(configMap, USERS_KEY, usersYaml);
 		LOG.debug("ConfigMap updated successfully: {}", configMapName);
 	}
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ public class OzgCloudElsterTransferUserService {
 		return sb.toString();
 	}
 
-	private String generatePassword() {
+     String generatePassword() {
 		return UUID.randomUUID().toString();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserRemoteServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserRemoteServiceTest.java
index b30da1b02c1ba34af33ffbefba1260357da7c547..c1758fd19287d85eb601dbf03e9f9af3217b1371 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserRemoteServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserRemoteServiceTest.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class OzgCloudElsterTransferUserRemoteServiceTest {
 						.withNewMetadata()
 						.withName(configMapName)
 						.endMetadata()
-						.addToData("key", "value")
+						.addToData("users.yaml", "value")
 						.build();
 				when(configMapResource.create()).thenReturn(configMap);
 
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ class OzgCloudElsterTransferUserRemoteServiceTest {
 
 				assertNotNull(result);
 				assert configMapName.equals(result.getMetadata().getName());
+				assert "value".equals(result.getData().get("users.yaml"));
+
 			}
 
 			@Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserServiceTest.java
index ebcfd0cdb9e9400b27e91779293468f45edf19c0..da257934817f3db976a611cca016511acbf60f82 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/operator/elstertransfer/user/OzgCloudElsterTransferUserServiceTest.java
@@ -210,6 +210,25 @@ class OzgCloudElsterTransferUserServiceTest {
 			when(remoteService.getConfigMap(anyString(), anyString())).thenReturn(configMap);
 		}
 
+         @Test
+		void shouldCallCreateConfigMap() {
+            when(remoteService.getConfigMap(configMapNamespace, configMapName)).thenReturn(null);
+            when(remoteService.createConfigMap(configMapNamespace, configMapName)).thenReturn(configMap);
+
+			service.generateUsersYamlAndUpdateConfigMap(namespace, configMapNamespace, configMapName);
+
+			verify(remoteService).createConfigMap(configMapNamespace, configMapName);
+		}
+
+        @Test
+		void shouldNotCallCreateConfigMap() {
+            when(remoteService.getConfigMap(configMapNamespace, configMapName)).thenReturn(configMap);
+
+			service.generateUsersYamlAndUpdateConfigMap(namespace, configMapNamespace, configMapName);
+
+			verify(remoteService, never()).createConfigMap(any(), any());
+		}
+
 		@Test
 		void shouldCallGetConfigMap() {
 			service.generateUsersYamlAndUpdateConfigMap(namespace, configMapNamespace, configMapName);
@@ -225,10 +244,19 @@ class OzgCloudElsterTransferUserServiceTest {
 		}
 
 		@Test
-		void shouldCallCreateOrUpdateConfigMap() {
+		void shouldCallUpdateConfigMap() {
+			service.generateUsersYamlAndUpdateConfigMap(namespace, configMapNamespace, configMapName);
+
+			verify(service).updateConfigMap(eq(configMapNamespace), eq(configMapName), eq(configMap), anyString());
+		}
+
+        @Test
+		void shouldNotCallUpdateConfigMap() {
+            when(service.generatePassword()).thenReturn("psw");
+            when(service.addUserToUserYaml(namespace, configMap, "psw")).thenReturn("");
 			service.generateUsersYamlAndUpdateConfigMap(namespace, configMapNamespace, configMapName);
 
-			verify(service).createOrUpdateConfigMap(eq(configMapNamespace), eq(configMapName), eq(configMap), anyString());
+			verify(service, never()).updateConfigMap(any(), any(), any(), anyString());
 		}
 
 		@Test
@@ -310,20 +338,12 @@ class OzgCloudElsterTransferUserServiceTest {
 	}
 
 	@Nested
-	class CreateOrUpdateConfigMapTests {
+	class UpdateConfigMapTests {
 
-		@Test
-		void shouldCallCreateConfigMap() {
-			ConfigMap configMap = null;
-
-			service.createOrUpdateConfigMap(configMapNamespace, configMapName, configMap, "mockedUsersYaml");
-
-			verify(remoteService).createConfigMap(configMapNamespace, configMapName);
-		}
 
 		@Test
 		void shouldCallUpdateConfigMapData() {
-			service.createOrUpdateConfigMap(configMapNamespace, configMapName, configMap, "mockedUsersYaml");
+			service.updateConfigMap(configMapNamespace, configMapName, configMap, "mockedUsersYaml");
 
 			verify(remoteService).updateConfigMapData(configMap, usersKey, "mockedUsersYaml");
 			verify(remoteService, never()).createConfigMap(any(), any());