diff --git a/src/primaite/game/game.py b/src/primaite/game/game.py
index c8fbac4e..7c2f49e7 100644
--- a/src/primaite/game/game.py
+++ b/src/primaite/game/game.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class PrimaiteGame:
 
                     if service_class is not None:
                         _LOGGER.debug(f"installing {service_type} on node {new_node.hostname}")
-                        new_node.software_manager.install(service_class)
+                        new_node.software_manager.install(service_class, **service_cfg.get('options', {}))
                         new_service = new_node.software_manager.software[service_class.__name__]
 
                         # fixing duration for the service
diff --git a/src/primaite/simulator/system/applications/database_client.py b/src/primaite/simulator/system/applications/database_client.py
index e030b306..2b2be7b2 100644
--- a/src/primaite/simulator/system/applications/database_client.py
+++ b/src/primaite/simulator/system/applications/database_client.py
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ class DatabaseClient(Application, identifier="DatabaseClient"):
         if not self._can_perform_action():
             return None
         if self.server_ip_address is None:
+            self.sys_log.warning(
+                f"{self.name}: Database server IP address not provided."
+            )
             return None
 
         connection_request_id = str(uuid4())