diff --git a/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 61ab238f..494f83df 100644
--- a/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Console app
-Bundle-SymbolicName: org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console
+Bundle-SymbolicName: org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console;singleton:=true
 Bundle-Version: 0.1.0.qualifier
+Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.equinox.app;bundle-version="1.6.200"
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
diff --git a/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/build.properties b/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/build.properties
index b506aa44..4965ede5 100644
--- a/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/build.properties
+++ b/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/build.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 source.. = src/main/java/
 output.. = target/
 bin.includes = META-INF/,\
-               .
+               .,\
+               plugin.xml
diff --git a/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/plugin.xml b/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/plugin.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3c0281b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/plugin.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<?eclipse version="3.4"?>
+<plugin>
+   <extension
+         id="org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console.app"
+         point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications">
+      <application
+            cardinality="singleton-global"
+            thread="main"
+            visible="true">
+         <run
+               class="org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console.SimExpApplication">
+         </run>
+      </application>
+   </extension>
+
+</plugin>
diff --git a/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/src/main/java/org/palladiosimulator/simexp/app/console/SimExpApplication.java b/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/src/main/java/org/palladiosimulator/simexp/app/console/SimExpApplication.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e51388a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console/src/main/java/org/palladiosimulator/simexp/app/console/SimExpApplication.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console;
+
+import org.eclipse.equinox.app.IApplication;
+import org.eclipse.equinox.app.IApplicationContext;
+
+public class SimExpApplication implements IApplication {
+
+    @Override
+    public Object start(IApplicationContext context) throws Exception {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void stop() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/products/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.console/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.console.product b/products/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.console/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.console.product
index f80ac15d..0ce06c26 100644
--- a/products/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.console/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.console.product
+++ b/products/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.console/org.palladiosimulator.simexp.console.product
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <?pde version="3.5"?>
 
-<product name="SimExp" uid="org.palladiosimulator.simexp.console" version="1.0.0.qualifier" useFeatures="true" includeLaunchers="true" autoIncludeRequirements="true">
+<product name="SimExp" uid="org.palladiosimulator.simexp.console" application="org.palladiosimulator.simexp.app.console.app" version="1.0.0.qualifier" useFeatures="true" includeLaunchers="true" autoIncludeRequirements="true">
 
    <configIni use="default">
    </configIni>
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
       </vmArgsMac>
    </launcherArgs>
 
-
    <launcher name="simexp">
       <win useIco="false">
          <bmp/>
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@
    <vm>
    </vm>
 
-
    <plugins>
    </plugins>
 
@@ -32,8 +30,6 @@
 
    <configurations>
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.runtime" autoStart="true" startLevel="0" />
-      <property name="eclipse.ignoreApp" value="true" />
-      <property name="osgi.noShutdown" value="true" />
    </configurations>
 
    <preferencesInfo>