diff --git a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/strategies/VersionedEngagementsStrategy.java b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/strategies/VersionedEngagementsStrategy.java
index 3d7ef0debf..b11778e331 100644
--- a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/strategies/VersionedEngagementsStrategy.java
+++ b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/strategies/VersionedEngagementsStrategy.java
@@ -72,19 +72,14 @@ public void init(Config defectDojoConfig, PersistenceProviderConfig persistenceP
 
   @Override
   public List<Finding> run(Scan scan, ScanFile scanResultFile) throws Exception {
-    Long userId = null;
 
-    if (this.config.getUserId() != null) {
-      LOG.debug("Using configured User Id");
-      userId = this.config.getUserId();
-    } else {
-      LOG.debug("Getting DefectDojo User Id via user profile API");
-      List<UserProfile> userProfiles = userProfileService.search();
-      if (userProfiles.isEmpty()) {
+    LOG.debug("Getting DefectDojo User Id via user profile API");
+    Long userId = null;
+    List<UserProfile> userProfiles = userProfileService.search();
+    if (userProfiles.isEmpty()) {
         throw new DefectDojoPersistenceException("UserProfileService did return empty list. Expected current user to be in list");
-      } else {
+    } else {
         userId = userProfiles.get(0).getUser().getId();
-      }
     }
 
     LOG.info("Running with DefectDojo User Id: {}", userId);
diff --git a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/src/test/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/mapping/DefectDojoFindingToSecureCodeBoxMapperTest.java b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/src/test/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/mapping/DefectDojoFindingToSecureCodeBoxMapperTest.java
index 17dece33e7..6a017acdde 100644
--- a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/src/test/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/mapping/DefectDojoFindingToSecureCodeBoxMapperTest.java
+++ b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/src/test/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/mapping/DefectDojoFindingToSecureCodeBoxMapperTest.java
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
-import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
 import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ class DefectDojoFindingToSecureCodeBoxMapperTest {
   @Mock
   FindingService findingService;
 
+  @Mock
+  Config config;
+
   Finding exampleFinding;
 
   @BeforeEach
-  public void setup(){
-    var config = new Config("http://example.defectdojo.com", "placeholder", "placeholder", 1000);
+  public void setup() {
     this.mapper = new DefectDojoFindingToSecureCodeBoxMapper(config, endpointService, findingService);
 
     this.exampleFinding = Finding.builder()
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ public void setup(){
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void shouldMapBasicFindings(){
+  public void shouldMapBasicFindings() {
     // Typical ZAP Finding in DefectDojo
     var ddFinding = exampleFinding;
 
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ public void shouldMapBasicFindings(){
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void shouldIncludeOriginalDuplicateFindingInAttributes(){
+  public void shouldIncludeOriginalDuplicateFindingInAttributes() {
     // Typical ZAP Finding in DefectDojo
     var ddFinding = exampleFinding;
 
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ public void shouldIncludeOriginalDuplicateFindingInAttributes(){
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void shouldNotBeStuckInARecursiveLoop(){
+  public void shouldNotBeStuckInARecursiveLoop() {
     // Typical ZAP Finding in DefectDojo
     var ddFinding = exampleFinding;
 
@@ -159,9 +161,7 @@ public void shouldNotBeStuckInARecursiveLoop(){
 
     when(findingService.get(7L)).thenReturn(originalFinding);
 
-    var exception = Assertions.assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> {
-      this.mapper.fromDefectDojoFinding(ddFinding);
-    });
+    var exception = Assertions.assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> this.mapper.fromDefectDojoFinding(ddFinding));
 
     assertEquals(
       "Duplicate finding does not point to the actual original finding, as the original finding (id: 7) is also a duplicate. This should never happen.",
diff --git a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/src/test/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/strategies/VersionedEngagementsStrategyTest.java b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/src/test/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/strategies/VersionedEngagementsStrategyTest.java
index 9492bc1091..87ce520cb6 100644
--- a/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/src/test/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/strategies/VersionedEngagementsStrategyTest.java
+++ b/hooks/persistence-defectdojo/hook/src/test/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/strategies/VersionedEngagementsStrategyTest.java
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Optional;
 
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
@@ -52,11 +50,14 @@ public class VersionedEngagementsStrategyTest {
   @Mock
   ImportScanService importScanService;
 
+  @Mock
+  Config config;
+
   Scan scan;
 
   @BeforeEach
-  public void setup() throws Exception {
-    versionedEngagementsStrategy.config = new Config("https://defectdojo.example.com", "<key>", "foobar", 1000);
+  public void setup() {
+    versionedEngagementsStrategy.config = config;
     versionedEngagementsStrategy.persistenceProviderConfig = new PersistenceProviderConfig(new String[]{"http://example.com","http://example.com"});
 
     scan = new Scan();
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ public void setup() throws Exception {
   @Test
   @DisplayName("Fails when Configured User can not be looked up in the DefectDojo API")
   void requiresUserToBeFound() throws Exception {
-    when(userProfileService.search()).thenReturn(new ArrayList<UserProfile>());
+    when(userProfileService.search()).thenReturn(new ArrayList<>());
 
     Assertions.assertThrows(DefectDojoPersistenceException.class, () -> {
       versionedEngagementsStrategy.run(scan, new ScanFile("nmap.xml","<!-- Nmap Report -->"));