diff --git a/net/gnunet/Makefile b/net/gnunet/Makefile
index fb7f204db4..0f772defc4 100644
--- a/net/gnunet/Makefile
+++ b/net/gnunet/Makefile
@@ -17,16 +17,20 @@ PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_FIXUP:=gettext-version
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
+# despite configure fails if sqlite3 isn't detected
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=sqlite3
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
 
+# always pass --with-sqlite as configure fails when trying --without-sqlite
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--with-libiconv-prefix="$(ICONV_PREFIX)" \
 	--with-libintl-prefix="$(INTL_PREFIX)" \
 	--with-ltdl \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_$(PKG_NAME)-mysql),--with-mysql="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr",--without-mysql) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_$(PKG_NAME)-pgsql),--with-postgresql="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/pg_config",--without-postgresql) \
-	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_libsqlite3),--with-sqlite="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr",--without-sqlite) \
+	--with-sqlite="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr" \
 	--enable-testing \
 	--disable-testruns \
 	--disable-documentation \
@@ -315,8 +319,9 @@ DEPENDS_fs-mysql:=+gnunet-mysql +gnunet-datastore
 PLUGIN_fs-mysql:=datastore_mysql
 CONFLICTS_fs-mysql:=gnunet-fs-pgsql gnunet-fs-sqlite
 
-DEPENDS_pgsql:=+libpq
+DEPENDS_pgsql:=+libpq +pgsql-server
 LIB_pgsql:=pq
+USERID_pgsql:=gnunet=958::postgres=5432
 
 DEPENDS_dhtcache-pgsql:=+gnunet-pgsql
 PLUGIN_dhtcache-pgsql:=datacache_postgres
diff --git a/net/gnunet/files/gnunet-dhtcache-pgsql.defaults b/net/gnunet/files/gnunet-dhtcache-pgsql.defaults
index 7ea8061ce4..eedbe24a34 100644
--- a/net/gnunet/files/gnunet-dhtcache-pgsql.defaults
+++ b/net/gnunet/files/gnunet-dhtcache-pgsql.defaults
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ uci -q get gnunet.dhtcache || uci set gnunet.dhtcache=gnunet-config
 
 uci -q batch <<EOF
 	set gnunet.dhtcache.DATABASE=postgres
+	set gnunet.datacache_postgres=gnunet-config
+	set gnunet.datacache_postgres.CONFIG=postgres://gnunet@%2Ftmp%2Frun%2Fpostgresql/gnunet
 	commit gnunet
 EOF
diff --git a/net/gnunet/files/gnunet-fs-pgsql.defaults b/net/gnunet/files/gnunet-fs-pgsql.defaults
index cc602023e6..8caeb8295d 100644
--- a/net/gnunet/files/gnunet-fs-pgsql.defaults
+++ b/net/gnunet/files/gnunet-fs-pgsql.defaults
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ uci -q get gnunet.datastore || uci set gnunet.datastore=gnunet-config
 
 uci -q batch <<EOF
 	set gnunet.datastore.DATABASE=postgres
+	set gnunet.datastore_postgres=gnunet-config
+	set gnunet.datastore_postgres.CONFIG=postgres://gnunet@%2Ftmp%2Frun%2Fpostgresql/gnunet
 	commit gnunet
 EOF
diff --git a/net/gnunet/files/gnunet-gns-pgsql.defaults b/net/gnunet/files/gnunet-gns-pgsql.defaults
index ff7bca3c6b..ccc9707af2 100644
--- a/net/gnunet/files/gnunet-gns-pgsql.defaults
+++ b/net/gnunet/files/gnunet-gns-pgsql.defaults
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@ uci -q get gnunet.namecache || uci set gnunet.namecache=gnunet-config
 uci -q batch <<EOF
 	set gnunet.namestore.DATABASE=postgres
 	set gnunet.namecache.DATABASE=postgres
+	set gnunet.namestore_postgres=gnunet-config
+	set gnunet.namestore_postgres.CONFIG=postgres://gnunet@%2Ftmp%2Frun%2Fpostgresql/gnunet
+	set gnunet.namecache_postgres=gnunet-config
+	set gnunet.namecache_postgres.CONFIG=postgres://gnunet@%2Ftmp%2Frun%2Fpostgresql/gnunet
 	commit gnunet
 EOF
diff --git a/net/gnunet/files/gnunet.init b/net/gnunet/files/gnunet.init
index 155ca53caa..8401168621 100755
--- a/net/gnunet/files/gnunet.init
+++ b/net/gnunet/files/gnunet.init
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ prepare_config() {
 	touch $CONFIGFILE
 	chown gnunet:gnunet $CONFIGFILE
 	chmod 0640 $CONFIGFILE
-	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -w -s PATHS -o GNUNET_HOME -V $GNUNET_HOME
+	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -s PATHS -o GNUNET_HOME -V $GNUNET_HOME
 
 	# minimal persistency in /etc/gnunet
 	[ ! -d /etc/gnunet ] && {
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ prepare_config() {
 	}
 
 	# defaults paths for persistent files
-	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -w -s PATHS -o GNUNET_CONFIG_HOME -V /etc/gnunet
-	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -w -s PEER -o PRIVATE_KEY -V /etc/gnunet/private_key.ecc
-	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -w -s identity -o EGODIR -V /etc/gnunet/identity/egos
-	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -w -s revocation -o DATABASE -V /etc/gnunet/revocation.dat
-	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -w -s nse -o PROOFFILE -V /etc/gnunet/proof.dat
+	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -s PATHS -o GNUNET_CONFIG_HOME -V /etc/gnunet
+	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -s PEER -o PRIVATE_KEY -V /etc/gnunet/private_key.ecc
+	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -s identity -o EGODIR -V /etc/gnunet/identity/egos
+	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -s revocation -o DATABASE -V /etc/gnunet/revocation.dat
+	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -s nse -o PROOFFILE -V /etc/gnunet/proof.dat
 
 	# enable all installed transport plugins
 	transport_plugins=$(gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -s transport -o PLUGINS)
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ prepare_config() {
 		[ -n "$( echo $transport_plugins | grep $transplug )" ] ||
 			transport_plugins="$transport_plugins $transplug"
 	done
-	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -w -s transport -o PLUGINS -V "$transport_plugins"
+	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -s transport -o PLUGINS -V "$transport_plugins"
 
 	# do not touch sysctl, iptables and routing
-	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -w -s dns -o SKIP_ROUTING_SETUP -V YES
-	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -w -s exit -o EXIT_IFNAME -V ''
+	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -s dns -o SKIP_ROUTING_SETUP -V YES
+	gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -s exit -o EXIT_IFNAME -V ''
 
 	# apply config from UCI
 	_gnunet_section=""
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ prepare_config() {
 		# $2    value
 		local __OPT="$1"
 		local __VAL="$2"
-		gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -w -s ${_gnunet_section} -o ${__OPT} -V "${__VAL}"
+		gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -s ${_gnunet_section} -o ${__OPT} -V "${__VAL}"
 	}
 
 	config_load gnunet
 
-	[ "$had_exit_service" -eq 1 ] && gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -w -s exit -o FORCESTART -V YES
+	[ "$had_exit_service" -eq 1 ] && gnunet-config -c $CONFIGFILE -s exit -o FORCESTART -V YES
 
 	return 0
 }