diff --git a/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java b/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java
index 0e038233..a728a54a 100644
--- a/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java
+++ b/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractServletClient extends HttpServlet {
     boolean debug;
 
 
-    public void init (ServletConfig init) {
-
+    public void init (ServletConfig init) throws ServletException {
+	super.init (init);
+    	
 	host =  init.getInitParameter ("host");
 	if (host == null) host = "localhost";
 
diff --git a/src/helma/servlet/AcmeFileServlet.java b/src/helma/servlet/AcmeFileServlet.java
index 2f4e6e8d..9e836f6d 100644
--- a/src/helma/servlet/AcmeFileServlet.java
+++ b/src/helma/servlet/AcmeFileServlet.java
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ public class AcmeFileServlet extends FileServlet
 	this.root = root;
 	}
 
-    public void init (ServletConfig config) {
+    public void init (ServletConfig config) throws ServletException {
+	super.init (config);
 	// do nothing
     }
 
diff --git a/src/helma/servlet/AcmeServletClient.java b/src/helma/servlet/AcmeServletClient.java
index 4aab55f2..9a972233 100644
--- a/src/helma/servlet/AcmeServletClient.java
+++ b/src/helma/servlet/AcmeServletClient.java
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ public class AcmeServletClient extends HttpServlet {
 	this.uploadLimit = 1024; // generous 1mb upload limit
     }
 
-    public void init (ServletConfig config) {
+    public void init (ServletConfig config) throws ServletException {
+	super.init (config);
 	// do nothing
     }
 
diff --git a/src/helma/servlet/MultiServletClient.java b/src/helma/servlet/MultiServletClient.java
index fd7cba70..c4e1d5b3 100644
--- a/src/helma/servlet/MultiServletClient.java
+++ b/src/helma/servlet/MultiServletClient.java
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ public class MultiServletClient extends AbstractServletClient {
 	
     private HashMap apps = null;
 
-    public void init (ServletConfig init) {
+    public void init (ServletConfig init) throws ServletException {
+	super.init (init);
 	apps = new HashMap ();
 	super.init (init);
     }
diff --git a/src/helma/servlet/ServletClient.java b/src/helma/servlet/ServletClient.java
index 4e9a91d1..80cfffa8 100644
--- a/src/helma/servlet/ServletClient.java
+++ b/src/helma/servlet/ServletClient.java
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ public class ServletClient extends AbstractServletClient {
     private IRemoteApp app = null;
     private String appName;
 
-    public void init (ServletConfig init) {
+    public void init (ServletConfig init) throws ServletException {
+	super.init (init);
 
 	appName = init.getInitParameter ("application");
 	if (appName == null)
diff --git a/src/helma/servlet/StandaloneServletClient.java b/src/helma/servlet/StandaloneServletClient.java
index 11c65144..f2318edd 100644
--- a/src/helma/servlet/StandaloneServletClient.java
+++ b/src/helma/servlet/StandaloneServletClient.java
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ public class StandaloneServletClient extends AbstractServletClient {
     private String appName;
     private String serverProps;
 
-    public void init (ServletConfig init) {
-
+    public void init (ServletConfig init) throws ServletException {
+	super.init (init);
 	appName = init.getInitParameter ("application");
 	serverProps = init.getInitParameter ("serverprops");