diff --git a/include/hyperion/Hyperion.h b/include/hyperion/Hyperion.h
index b6ed0946..811f0199 100644
--- a/include/hyperion/Hyperion.h
+++ b/include/hyperion/Hyperion.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 // Hyperion includes
 #include <hyperion/LedString.h>
 #include <hyperion/PriorityMuxer.h>
+#include <hyperion/MessageForwarder.h>
 
 // Effect engine includes
 #include <effectengine/EffectDefinition.h>
@@ -125,6 +126,10 @@ public slots:
 	/// Tell Hyperion that the transforms have changed and the leds need to be updated
 	void transformsUpdated();
 
+	/// Returns  MessageForwarder Object
+	/// @return instance of message forwarder object
+	MessageForwarder * getForwarder();
+
 	///
 	/// Clears the given priority channel. This will switch the led-colors to the colors of the next
 	/// lower priority channel (or off if no more channels are set)
@@ -168,6 +173,7 @@ public:
 	static RgbChannelTransform * createRgbChannelTransform(const Json::Value& colorConfig);
 
 	static LedDevice * createColorSmoothing(const Json::Value & smoothingConfig, LedDevice * ledDevice);
+	static MessageForwarder * createMessageForwarder(const Json::Value & forwarderConfig);
 
 signals:
 	/// Signal which is emitted when a priority channel is actively cleared
@@ -201,6 +207,9 @@ private:
 	/// Effect engine
 	EffectEngine * _effectEngine;
 
+	// proto and json Message forwarder
+	MessageForwarder * _messageForwarder;
+
 	/// The timer for handling priority channel timeouts
 	QTimer _timer;
 };
diff --git a/include/hyperion/MessageForwarder.h b/include/hyperion/MessageForwarder.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..467d0d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hyperion/MessageForwarder.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// STL includes
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <limits>
+
+// QT includes
+#include <QList>
+#include <QStringList>
+
+// Utils includes
+#include <utils/ColorRgb.h>
+class MessageForwarder
+{
+public:
+	MessageForwarder();
+	~MessageForwarder();
+	
+	void addJsonSlave(std::string slave);
+	void addProtoSlave(std::string slave);
+	void sendMessage();
+	
+	QStringList getProtoSlaves();
+
+private:
+	bool _running;
+
+	QStringList _protoSlaves;
+};
diff --git a/include/protoserver/ProtoServer.h b/include/protoserver/ProtoServer.h
index c18b38fb..1d530caa 100644
--- a/include/protoserver/ProtoServer.h
+++ b/include/protoserver/ProtoServer.h
@@ -6,12 +6,19 @@
 // Qt includes
 #include <QTcpServer>
 #include <QSet>
+#include <QList>
 #include <QStringList>
 
 // Hyperion includes
 #include <hyperion/Hyperion.h>
 
+// forward decl
 class ProtoClientConnection;
+class ProtoConnection;
+
+namespace proto {
+class HyperionRequest;
+}
 
 ///
 /// This class creates a TCP server which accepts connections wich can then send
@@ -28,7 +35,7 @@ public:
 	/// @param hyperion Hyperion instance
 	/// @param port port number on which to start listening for connections
 	///
-	ProtoServer(Hyperion * hyperion, uint16_t port = 19445, QStringList * forwardClientList = new QStringList() );
+	ProtoServer(Hyperion * hyperion, uint16_t port = 19445);
 	~ProtoServer();
 
 	///
@@ -48,6 +55,8 @@ private slots:
 	///
 	void closedConnection(ProtoClientConnection * connection);
 
+	void newMessage(const proto::HyperionRequest * message);
+
 private:
 	/// Hyperion instance
 	Hyperion * _hyperion;
@@ -58,4 +67,8 @@ private:
 	/// List with open connections
 	QSet<ProtoClientConnection *> _openConnections;
 	QStringList _forwardClients;
+
+	/// Hyperion proto connection object for forwarding
+	QList<ProtoConnection*> _proxy_connections;
+
 };
diff --git a/libsrc/hyperion/CMakeLists.txt b/libsrc/hyperion/CMakeLists.txt
index 1434f105..3a277a7e 100644
--- a/libsrc/hyperion/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsrc/hyperion/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,66 +1,68 @@
-
-# Define the current source locations
-SET(CURRENT_HEADER_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/hyperion)
-SET(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libsrc/hyperion)
-
-# Group the headers that go through the MOC compiler
-SET(Hyperion_QT_HEADERS
-		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/Hyperion.h
-
-		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LinearColorSmoothing.h
-)
-
-SET(Hyperion_HEADERS
-		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/ImageProcessor.h
-		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/ImageProcessorFactory.h
-		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/ImageToLedsMap.h
-		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/LedString.h
-		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/PriorityMuxer.h
-
-		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/MultiColorTransform.h
-)
-
-SET(Hyperion_SOURCES
-		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Hyperion.cpp
-		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ImageProcessor.cpp
-		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ImageProcessorFactory.cpp
-		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LedString.cpp
-		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PriorityMuxer.cpp
-
-		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ImageToLedsMap.cpp
-		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/MultiColorTransform.cpp
-		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LinearColorSmoothing.cpp
-)
-
-set(Hyperion_RESOURCES
-		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resource.qrc
-)
-
-if(ENABLE_QT5)
-QT5_WRAP_CPP(Hyperion_HEADERS_MOC ${Hyperion_QT_HEADERS})
-QT5_ADD_RESOURCES(Hyperion_RESOURCES_RCC ${Hyperion_RESOURCES} OPTIONS "-no-compress")
-else(ENABLE_QT5)
-QT4_WRAP_CPP(Hyperion_HEADERS_MOC ${Hyperion_QT_HEADERS})
-QT4_ADD_RESOURCES(Hyperion_RESOURCES_RCC ${Hyperion_RESOURCES} OPTIONS "-no-compress")
-endif(ENABLE_QT5)
-
-add_library(hyperion
-		${Hyperion_HEADERS}
-		${Hyperion_QT_HEADERS}
-		${Hyperion_HEADERS_MOC}
-		${Hyperion_SOURCES}
-		${Hyperion_RESOURCES_RCC}
-)
-
-if(ENABLE_QT5)
-qt5_use_modules(hyperion Widgets)
-endif(ENABLE_QT5)
-
-target_link_libraries(hyperion
-		blackborder
-		hyperion-utils
-		leddevice
-		effectengine
-		serialport
-		${QT_LIBRARIES}
-)
+
+# Define the current source locations
+SET(CURRENT_HEADER_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/hyperion)
+SET(CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libsrc/hyperion)
+
+# Group the headers that go through the MOC compiler
+SET(Hyperion_QT_HEADERS
+		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/Hyperion.h
+		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/MessageForwarder.h
+
+		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LinearColorSmoothing.h
+)
+
+SET(Hyperion_HEADERS
+		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/ImageProcessor.h
+		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/ImageProcessorFactory.h
+		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/ImageToLedsMap.h
+		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/LedString.h
+		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/PriorityMuxer.h
+
+		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/MultiColorTransform.h
+)
+
+SET(Hyperion_SOURCES
+		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Hyperion.cpp
+		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ImageProcessor.cpp
+		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ImageProcessorFactory.cpp
+		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LedString.cpp
+		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PriorityMuxer.cpp
+
+		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ImageToLedsMap.cpp
+		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/MultiColorTransform.cpp
+		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LinearColorSmoothing.cpp
+		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/MessageForwarder.cpp
+)
+
+set(Hyperion_RESOURCES
+		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resource.qrc
+)
+
+if(ENABLE_QT5)
+QT5_WRAP_CPP(Hyperion_HEADERS_MOC ${Hyperion_QT_HEADERS})
+QT5_ADD_RESOURCES(Hyperion_RESOURCES_RCC ${Hyperion_RESOURCES} OPTIONS "-no-compress")
+else(ENABLE_QT5)
+QT4_WRAP_CPP(Hyperion_HEADERS_MOC ${Hyperion_QT_HEADERS})
+QT4_ADD_RESOURCES(Hyperion_RESOURCES_RCC ${Hyperion_RESOURCES} OPTIONS "-no-compress")
+endif(ENABLE_QT5)
+
+add_library(hyperion
+		${Hyperion_HEADERS}
+		${Hyperion_QT_HEADERS}
+		${Hyperion_HEADERS_MOC}
+		${Hyperion_SOURCES}
+		${Hyperion_RESOURCES_RCC}
+)
+
+if(ENABLE_QT5)
+qt5_use_modules(hyperion Widgets)
+endif(ENABLE_QT5)
+
+target_link_libraries(hyperion
+		blackborder
+		hyperion-utils
+		leddevice
+		effectengine
+		serialport
+		${QT_LIBRARIES}
+)
diff --git a/libsrc/hyperion/Hyperion.cpp b/libsrc/hyperion/Hyperion.cpp
index 37c77927..ed23fb30 100644
--- a/libsrc/hyperion/Hyperion.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/hyperion/Hyperion.cpp
@@ -267,12 +267,39 @@ LedDevice * Hyperion::createColorSmoothing(const Json::Value & smoothingConfig,
 }
 
 
+MessageForwarder * Hyperion::createMessageForwarder(const Json::Value & forwarderConfig)
+{
+		MessageForwarder * forwarder = new MessageForwarder();
+		if ( ! forwarderConfig.isNull() )
+		{
+			if ( ! forwarderConfig["json"].isNull() && forwarderConfig["json"].isArray() )
+			{
+				for (const Json::Value& addr : forwarderConfig["json"])
+					forwarder->addJsonSlave(addr.asString());
+			}
+
+			if ( ! forwarderConfig["proto"].isNull() && forwarderConfig["proto"].isArray() )
+			{
+				for (const Json::Value& addr : forwarderConfig["proto"])
+					forwarder->addProtoSlave(addr.asString());
+			}
+		}
+
+	return forwarder;
+}
+
+MessageForwarder * Hyperion::getForwarder()
+{
+	return _messageForwarder;
+}
+
 Hyperion::Hyperion(const Json::Value &jsonConfig) :
 	_ledString(createLedString(jsonConfig["leds"], createColorOrder(jsonConfig["device"]))),
 	_muxer(_ledString.leds().size()),
 	_raw2ledTransform(createLedColorsTransform(_ledString.leds().size(), jsonConfig["color"])),
 	_device(LedDeviceFactory::construct(jsonConfig["device"])),
 	_effectEngine(nullptr),
+	_messageForwarder(createMessageForwarder(jsonConfig["forwarder"])),
 	_timer()
 {
 	if (!_raw2ledTransform->verifyTransforms())
@@ -314,6 +341,9 @@ Hyperion::~Hyperion()
 
 	// delete the color transform
 	delete _raw2ledTransform;
+
+	// delete the message forwarder
+	delete _messageForwarder;
 }
 
 unsigned Hyperion::getLedCount() const
diff --git a/libsrc/hyperion/MessageForwarder.cpp b/libsrc/hyperion/MessageForwarder.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8da277e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/hyperion/MessageForwarder.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include <hyperion/MessageForwarder.h>
+
+
+MessageForwarder::MessageForwarder() :
+_running(false)
+{
+}
+
+MessageForwarder::~MessageForwarder()
+{
+}
+
+
+void MessageForwarder::addJsonSlave(std::string slave)
+{
+	std::cout << slave << std::endl;
+}
+
+void MessageForwarder::addProtoSlave(std::string slave)
+{
+	_protoSlaves << QString(slave.c_str());
+}
+
+void MessageForwarder::sendMessage()
+{
+	if ( ! _running )
+		return;
+
+}
+
+QStringList MessageForwarder::getProtoSlaves()
+{
+	return _protoSlaves;
+}
diff --git a/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.cpp b/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.cpp
index 87fb7c1f..1b700b25 100644
--- a/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.cpp
@@ -250,8 +250,22 @@ void JsonClientConnection::handleMessage(const std::string &messageString)
 		handleNotImplemented();
 }
 
+
+void JsonClientConnection::forwardJsonMessage(const Json::Value & message)
+{
+	QTcpSocket client;
+	client.connectToHost(QHostAddress("127.0.0.1"), 19444);
+	if ( client.waitForConnected(500) )
+	{
+		sendMessage(message,&client);
+		client.close();
+	}
+}
+
 void JsonClientConnection::handleColorCommand(const Json::Value &message)
 {
+	forwardJsonMessage(message);
+
 	// extract parameters
 	int priority = message["priority"].asInt();
 	int duration = message.get("duration", -1).asInt();
@@ -289,6 +303,8 @@ void JsonClientConnection::handleColorCommand(const Json::Value &message)
 
 void JsonClientConnection::handleImageCommand(const Json::Value &message)
 {
+	forwardJsonMessage(message);
+
 	// extract parameters
 	int priority = message["priority"].asInt();
 	int duration = message.get("duration", -1).asInt();
@@ -320,6 +336,8 @@ void JsonClientConnection::handleImageCommand(const Json::Value &message)
 
 void JsonClientConnection::handleEffectCommand(const Json::Value &message)
 {
+	forwardJsonMessage(message);
+
 	// extract parameters
 	int priority = message["priority"].asInt();
 	int duration = message.get("duration", -1).asInt();
@@ -418,6 +436,8 @@ void JsonClientConnection::handleServerInfoCommand(const Json::Value &)
 
 void JsonClientConnection::handleClearCommand(const Json::Value &message)
 {
+	forwardJsonMessage(message);
+
 	// extract parameters
 	int priority = message["priority"].asInt();
 
@@ -428,8 +448,10 @@ void JsonClientConnection::handleClearCommand(const Json::Value &message)
 	sendSuccessReply();
 }
 
-void JsonClientConnection::handleClearallCommand(const Json::Value &)
+void JsonClientConnection::handleClearallCommand(const Json::Value & message)
 {
+	forwardJsonMessage(message);
+
 	// clear priority
 	_hyperion->clearall();
 
@@ -530,10 +552,51 @@ void JsonClientConnection::sendMessage(const Json::Value &message)
 	
 		response.append(serializedReply.c_str(), serializedReply.length());
 	
-		_socket->write(response.data(), response.length());		
+		_socket->write(response.data(), response.length());
 	}
 }
 
+
+void JsonClientConnection::sendMessage(const Json::Value & message, QTcpSocket * socket)
+{
+	// serialize message (FastWriter already appends a newline)
+	std::string serializedMessage = Json::FastWriter().write(message);
+
+	// write message
+	socket->write(serializedMessage.c_str());
+	if (!socket->waitForBytesWritten())
+	{
+		//std::cout << "Error while writing data to host" << std::endl;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// read reply data
+	QByteArray serializedReply;
+	while (!serializedReply.contains('\n'))
+	{
+		// receive reply
+		if (!socket->waitForReadyRead())
+		{
+			//std::cout << "Error while reading data from host" << std::endl;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		serializedReply += socket->readAll();
+	}
+	int bytes = serializedReply.indexOf('\n') + 1;     // Find the end of message
+
+	// parse reply data
+	Json::Reader jsonReader;
+	Json::Value reply;
+	if (!jsonReader.parse(serializedReply.constData(), serializedReply.constData() + bytes, reply))
+	{
+		//std::cout <<  "Error while parsing reply: invalid json" << std::endl;
+		return;
+	}
+
+}
+
+
 void JsonClientConnection::sendSuccessReply()
 {
 	// create reply
diff --git a/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.h b/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.h
index 6575388a..01db54b1 100644
--- a/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.h
+++ b/libsrc/jsonserver/JsonClientConnection.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ private:
 	/// @param message The JSON message to send
 	///
 	void sendMessage(const Json::Value & message);
+	void sendMessage(const Json::Value & message, QTcpSocket * socket);
 
 	///
 	/// Send a standard reply indicating success
@@ -147,6 +148,11 @@ private:
 	///
 	void handleWebSocketFrame();
 
+	///
+	/// forward json message
+	///
+	void forwardJsonMessage(const Json::Value & message);
+
 private:
 	///
 	/// Check if a JSON messag is valid according to a given JSON schema
diff --git a/libsrc/protoserver/ProtoClientConnection.cpp b/libsrc/protoserver/ProtoClientConnection.cpp
index 2f0cc8d3..d1f087cd 100644
--- a/libsrc/protoserver/ProtoClientConnection.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/protoserver/ProtoClientConnection.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 // project includes
 #include "ProtoClientConnection.h"
 
-ProtoClientConnection::ProtoClientConnection(QTcpSocket *socket, Hyperion * hyperion, QStringList forwardClientList) :
+ProtoClientConnection::ProtoClientConnection(QTcpSocket *socket, Hyperion * hyperion) :
 	QObject(),
 	_socket(socket),
 	_imageProcessor(ImageProcessorFactory::getInstance().newImageProcessor()),
@@ -30,22 +30,11 @@ ProtoClientConnection::ProtoClientConnection(QTcpSocket *socket, Hyperion * hype
 	// connect internal signals and slots
 	connect(_socket, SIGNAL(disconnected()), this, SLOT(socketClosed()));
 	connect(_socket, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(readData()));
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < forwardClientList.size(); ++i) {
-		std::cout << "Proto forward to " << forwardClientList.at(i).toLocal8Bit().constData() << std::endl;
-		ProtoConnection* p = new ProtoConnection("127.0.0.1:19445");
-		p->setSkipReply(true);
-		_proxy_connections << p;
-	}
-	
 }
 
 ProtoClientConnection::~ProtoClientConnection()
 {
 	delete _socket;
-
-	while (!_proxy_connections.isEmpty())
-    delete _proxy_connections.takeFirst();
 }
 
 void ProtoClientConnection::readData()
@@ -93,8 +82,7 @@ void ProtoClientConnection::socketClosed()
 void ProtoClientConnection::handleMessage(const proto::HyperionRequest & message)
 {
 	// forward messages
-	for (int i = 0; i < _proxy_connections.size(); ++i)
-		_proxy_connections.at(i)->sendMessage(message);
+	emit newMessage(&message);
 
 	switch (message.command())
 	{
diff --git a/libsrc/protoserver/ProtoClientConnection.h b/libsrc/protoserver/ProtoClientConnection.h
index a0c1186e..c68f56e0 100644
--- a/libsrc/protoserver/ProtoClientConnection.h
+++ b/libsrc/protoserver/ProtoClientConnection.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
 	/// @param socket The Socket object for this connection
 	/// @param hyperion The Hyperion server
 	///
-	ProtoClientConnection(QTcpSocket * socket, Hyperion * hyperion, QStringList forwardClientList);
+	ProtoClientConnection(QTcpSocket * socket, Hyperion * hyperion);
 
 	///
 	/// Destructor
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ signals:
 	/// @param connection This connection object
 	///
 	void connectionClosed(ProtoClientConnection * connection);
+	void newMessage(const proto::HyperionRequest * message);
 
 private slots:
 	///
@@ -125,8 +126,4 @@ private:
 
 	/// The buffer used for reading data from the socket
 	QByteArray _receiveBuffer;
-	
-	/// Hyperion proto connection object for forwarding
-	QList<ProtoConnection*> _proxy_connections;
-
 };
diff --git a/libsrc/protoserver/ProtoServer.cpp b/libsrc/protoserver/ProtoServer.cpp
index 54d8611b..a7c51ca8 100644
--- a/libsrc/protoserver/ProtoServer.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/protoserver/ProtoServer.cpp
@@ -2,17 +2,27 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 // project includes
+#include <hyperion/MessageForwarder.h>
 #include <protoserver/ProtoServer.h>
+#include "protoserver/ProtoConnection.h"
 #include "ProtoClientConnection.h"
 
-ProtoServer::ProtoServer(Hyperion *hyperion, uint16_t port, QStringList * forwardClientList) :
+ProtoServer::ProtoServer(Hyperion *hyperion, uint16_t port) :
 	QObject(),
 	_hyperion(hyperion),
 	_server(),
 	_openConnections()
 {
-	for (int i = 0; i < forwardClientList->size(); ++i)
-		_forwardClients << forwardClientList->at(i);
+
+	MessageForwarder * forwarder = hyperion->getForwarder();
+	QStringList slaves = forwarder->getProtoSlaves();
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < slaves.size(); ++i) {
+		std::cout << "Proto forward to " << slaves.at(i).toLocal8Bit().constData() << std::endl;
+		ProtoConnection* p = new ProtoConnection(slaves.at(i).toLocal8Bit().constData());
+		p->setSkipReply(true);
+		_proxy_connections << p;
+	}
 
 	if (!_server.listen(QHostAddress::Any, port))
 	{
@@ -28,6 +38,9 @@ ProtoServer::~ProtoServer()
 	foreach (ProtoClientConnection * connection, _openConnections) {
 		delete connection;
 	}
+	
+	while (!_proxy_connections.isEmpty())
+		delete _proxy_connections.takeFirst();
 }
 
 uint16_t ProtoServer::getPort() const
@@ -42,14 +55,22 @@ void ProtoServer::newConnection()
 	if (socket != nullptr)
 	{
 		std::cout << "New proto connection" << std::endl;
-		ProtoClientConnection * connection = new ProtoClientConnection(socket, _hyperion, _forwardClients);
+		ProtoClientConnection * connection = new ProtoClientConnection(socket, _hyperion);
 		_openConnections.insert(connection);
 
 		// register slot for cleaning up after the connection closed
 		connect(connection, SIGNAL(connectionClosed(ProtoClientConnection*)), this, SLOT(closedConnection(ProtoClientConnection*)));
+		connect(connection, SIGNAL(newMessage(const proto::HyperionRequest*)), this, SLOT(newMessage(const proto::HyperionRequest*)));
+
 	}
 }
 
+void ProtoServer::newMessage(const proto::HyperionRequest * message)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < _proxy_connections.size(); ++i)
+		_proxy_connections.at(i)->sendMessage(*message);
+}
+
 void ProtoServer::closedConnection(ProtoClientConnection *connection)
 {
 	std::cout << "Proto connection closed" << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/hyperiond/hyperiond.cpp b/src/hyperiond/hyperiond.cpp
index d96b345a..7bb5e60e 100644
--- a/src/hyperiond/hyperiond.cpp
+++ b/src/hyperiond/hyperiond.cpp
@@ -369,18 +369,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	if (config.isMember("protoServer"))
 	{
 		const Json::Value & protoServerConfig = config["protoServer"];
-		QStringList forwardClientList;
-		
-		if ( ! protoServerConfig["forward"].isNull() && protoServerConfig["forward"].isArray() )
-		{
-			for (const Json::Value& client : protoServerConfig["forward"])
-			{
-				forwardClientList << client.asString().c_str();
-				std::cout << client.asString() << std::endl;
-			}
-		}
-		
-		protoServer = new ProtoServer(&hyperion, protoServerConfig["port"].asUInt(), &forwardClientList );
+		protoServer = new ProtoServer(&hyperion, protoServerConfig["port"].asUInt() );
 		std::cout << "Proto server created and started on port " << protoServer->getPort() << std::endl;
 	}
 #endif