diff --git a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QFactory.java b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QFactory.java
index 19e7db701c..ace8a4a421 100644
--- a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QFactory.java
+++ b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QFactory.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public QFactory (ObjectName loaderName, Q2 q2) {
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("PMD.EmptyCatchBlock")
-    public Object instantiate (Q2 server, Element e) 
+    public Object instantiate (Q2 server, Element e)
         throws ReflectionException,
                MBeanException,
                InstanceNotFoundException
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public Object instantiate (Q2 server, Element e)
         return mserver.instantiate (clazz, loaderName);
     }
 
-    public ObjectInstance createQBean (Q2 server, Element e, Object obj) 
+    public ObjectInstance createQBean (Q2 server, Element e, Object obj)
         throws MalformedObjectNameException,
                InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
                InstanceNotFoundException,
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public ObjectInstance createQBean (Q2 server, Element e, Object obj)
             throw new InstanceAlreadyExistsException (name+" has already been deployed in another file.");
         }
         ObjectInstance instance = mserver.registerMBean (
-            obj, objectName 
+            obj, objectName
         );
         try {
             setAttribute (mserver, objectName, "Name", name);
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public ObjectInstance createQBean (Q2 server, Element e, Object obj)
             setAttribute (mserver, objectName, "Server", server);
             setAttribute (mserver, objectName, "Persist", e);
             configureQBean(mserver,objectName,e);
-            setConfiguration (obj, e);  // handle legacy (QSP v1) Configurables 
+            setConfiguration (obj, e);  // handle legacy (QSP v1) Configurables
 
             if (obj instanceof QBean)
                 mserver.invoke (objectName, "init",  null, null);
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ private void getExtraPath (QClassLoader loader, Element e) {
             } catch (Throwable t) {
                 getQ2().getLog().error(t);
             }
-            for (Object o : classpathElement.getChildren("url")) {
-                Element u = (Element) o;
+            for (Element u : classpathElement.getChildren("url")) {
                 try {
                     loader.addURL(u.getTextTrim());
                 } catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
@@ -152,8 +151,8 @@ private void getExtraPath (QClassLoader loader, Element e) {
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("PMD.EmptyCatchBlock")
-    public void setAttribute 
-        (MBeanServer server, ObjectName objectName, 
+    public void setAttribute
+        (MBeanServer server, ObjectName objectName,
          String attribute, Object value)
         throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                MBeanException,
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ objectName, new Attribute (attribute, value)
             // okay to fail (produced by some application servers instead of AttributeNotFoundException)
         }
     }
-    
+
     public void startQBean (Q2 server, ObjectName objectName)
         throws InstanceNotFoundException,
                MBeanException,
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ public AttributeList getAttributeList(Element e)
      * @throws ConfigurationException If an exception is found trying to create the object.
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    protected Object getObject(Element childElement) 
+    protected Object getObject(Element childElement)
         throws ConfigurationException
     {
         String type = childElement.getAttributeValue("type","java.lang.String");
@@ -245,7 +244,7 @@ else if ("boolean".equals (type))
         String value = childElement.getText();
         value = Environment.getEnvironment().getProperty(value, value);
         try {
-            Class attributeType = Class.forName(type);
+            Class<?> attributeType = Class.forName(type);
             if(Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(attributeType))
                 return getCollection(attributeType, childElement);
             else{
@@ -256,10 +255,10 @@ else if ("boolean".equals (type))
         } catch (Exception e1) {
             throw new ConfigurationException(e1);
         }
-        
+
     }
-    
-    
+
+
     /** Creats a collection from a definition element with the format.
      * <PRE>
      *    <{attr|item} type="...">
@@ -278,8 +277,8 @@ protected Collection getCollection(Class type, Element e)
     {
         try{
             Collection<Object> col = (Collection<Object>) type.newInstance();
-            for (Object o : e.getChildren("item")) {
-                col.add(getObject((Element) o));
+            for (Element o : e.getChildren("item")) {
+                col.add(getObject(o));
             }
             return col;
         }catch(Exception e1){
@@ -318,6 +317,29 @@ public <T> T newInstance (Class<T> clazz)
         return newInstance(clazz.getName());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance from the values in {@code Element e}.<br/>
+     * <p>
+     * The method honors the {@code enabled} attribute in the given {@code Element e},
+     * returning null immediately if {@code enabled} is computed to a true-equivalent.</p>
+     * <p>
+     * It also calls {@link #setLogger} to set logger and realm, and {@link #setConfiguration(Object, Element)}
+     * to trigger the standard [auto]configuration sequence from properties and XML.</p>
+     *
+     * @param e The XML config
+     * @return the new instance, or null if not enabled
+     * @throws ConfigurationException if the instance can't be created (e.g. class not found)
+     *                                or the configuration process itself threw the exception.
+     */
+    public <T> T newInstance(Element e) throws ConfigurationException {
+        if (!QFactory.isEnabled(e))
+            return null;
+        T obj = newInstance(QFactory.getAttributeValue (e, "class"));
+        setLogger       (obj, e);
+        setConfiguration(obj, e);
+        return obj;
+    }
+
     public Configuration getConfiguration (Element e)
         throws ConfigurationException
     {
@@ -372,7 +394,7 @@ public static String getAttributeValue (Element e, String name) {
         return Environment.getEnvironment().getProperty(s, s);
     }
     public void setConfiguration (Object obj, Element e)
-        throws ConfigurationException 
+        throws ConfigurationException
     {
         try {
             Configuration cfg = getConfiguration (e);
@@ -394,8 +416,8 @@ public void setConfiguration (Object obj, Element e)
     * @param p parameter
     * @throws ConfigurationException if method happens to throw an exception
     */
-    public static void invoke (Object obj, String m, Object p) 
-        throws ConfigurationException 
+    public static void invoke (Object obj, String m, Object p)
+        throws ConfigurationException
     {
         invoke (obj, m, p, p != null ? p.getClass() : null);
     }
@@ -410,8 +432,8 @@ public static void invoke (Object obj, String m, Object p)
     * @throws ConfigurationException if method happens to throw an exception
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("PMD.EmptyCatchBlock")
-    public static void invoke (Object obj, String m, Object p, Class pc) 
-        throws ConfigurationException 
+    public static void invoke (Object obj, String m, Object p, Class pc)
+        throws ConfigurationException
     {
         try {
             if (p!=null) {
@@ -479,7 +501,7 @@ else if (c.isAssignableFrom(double.class) || c.isAssignableFrom(Double.class))
                             field.set(obj, cfg.getDouble(config.value()));
                         else if (c.isAssignableFrom(boolean.class) || c.isAssignableFrom(Boolean.class))
                             field.set(obj, cfg.getBoolean(config.value()));
-                        else if (c.isEnum()) 
+                        else if (c.isEnum())
                             field.set(obj, Enum.valueOf((Class<Enum>) c, v));
                         else if (c.isArray()) {
                             Class<?> ct = c.getComponentType();
@@ -490,8 +512,8 @@ else if (ct.isAssignableFrom(int.class) || ct.isAssignableFrom(Integer.class))
                             else if (ct.isAssignableFrom(long.class) || ct.isAssignableFrom(Long.class))
                                 field.set(obj, cfg.getLongs(config.value()));
                             else if (ct.isAssignableFrom(double.class) || ct.isAssignableFrom(Double.class))
-                                field.set(obj, cfg.getDoubles(config.value())); 
-                        } 
+                                field.set(obj, cfg.getDoubles(config.value()));
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -539,5 +561,5 @@ private static void expandEnvProperties(Element e, Environment env) {
             }
         }
     }
-            
+
 }
diff --git a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/ChannelAdaptor.java b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/ChannelAdaptor.java
index 7c643f29b6..1b3881171a 100644
--- a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/ChannelAdaptor.java
+++ b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/ChannelAdaptor.java
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ public class ChannelAdaptor
     boolean ignoreISOExceptions = false;
     boolean writeOnly = false;
     int rx, tx, connects;
-    long lastTxn = 0l;
-    long timeout = 0l;
+    long lastTxn = 0L;
+    long timeout = 0L;
     boolean waitForWorkersOnStop;
     private Thread receiver;
     private Thread sender;
@@ -202,16 +202,15 @@ public String getOutQueue () {
         return out;
     }
 
-    public ISOChannel newChannel (Element e, QFactory f) 
+    public ISOChannel newChannel (Element e, QFactory f)
         throws ConfigurationException
     {
         String channelName  = QFactory.getAttributeValue (e, "class");
         String packagerName = QFactory.getAttributeValue (e, "packager");
 
-        ISOChannel channel   = (ISOChannel) f.newInstance (channelName);
-        ISOPackager packager;
+        ISOChannel channel = f.newInstance(channelName);
         if (packagerName != null) {
-            packager = (ISOPackager) f.newInstance (packagerName);
+            ISOPackager packager = f.newInstance(packagerName);
             channel.setPackager (packager);
             f.setConfiguration (packager, e);
         }
@@ -235,13 +234,9 @@ public ISOChannel newChannel (Element e, QFactory f)
     protected void addFilters (FilteredChannel channel, Element e, QFactory fact)
         throws ConfigurationException
     {
-        for (Object o : e.getChildren("filter")) {
-            Element f = (Element) o;
-            if (!QFactory.isEnabled(f)) continue;
-            String clazz = QFactory.getAttributeValue(f, "class");
-            ISOFilter filter = (ISOFilter) fact.newInstance(clazz);
-            fact.setLogger(filter, f);
-            fact.setConfiguration(filter, f);
+        for (Element f : e.getChildren("filter")) {
+            ISOFilter filter = fact.newInstance(f);
+            if (filter == null) continue;
             String direction = QFactory.getAttributeValue(f, "direction");
             if (direction == null)
                 channel.addFilter(filter);
@@ -267,8 +262,8 @@ protected ISOChannel initChannel () throws ConfigurationException {
         ISOChannel c = newChannel (e, getFactory());
         String socketFactoryString = getSocketFactory();
         if (socketFactoryString != null && c instanceof FactoryChannel) {
-            ISOClientSocketFactory sFac = (ISOClientSocketFactory) getFactory().newInstance(socketFactoryString);
-            if (sFac != null && sFac instanceof LogSource) {
+            ISOClientSocketFactory sFac = getFactory().newInstance(socketFactoryString);
+            if (sFac instanceof LogSource) {
                 ((LogSource) sFac).setLogger(log.getLogger(),getName() + ".socket-factory");
             }
             getFactory().setConfiguration (sFac, e);
@@ -290,7 +285,7 @@ protected void initSpaceAndQueues () throws ConfigurationException {
         keepAlive = "yes".equalsIgnoreCase (Environment.get(persist.getChildTextTrim ("keep-alive")));
         ignoreISOExceptions = "yes".equalsIgnoreCase (Environment.get(persist.getChildTextTrim ("ignore-iso-exceptions")));
         String t = Environment.get(persist.getChildTextTrim("timeout"));
-        timeout = t != null && t.length() > 0 ? Long.parseLong(t) : 0l;
+        timeout = t != null && t.length() > 0 ? Long.parseLong(t) : 0L;
         ready   = getName() + ".ready";
         reconnect = getName() + ".reconnect";
         waitForWorkersOnStop = "yes".equalsIgnoreCase(Environment.get(persist.getChildTextTrim ("wait-for-workers-on-stop")));
@@ -484,7 +479,7 @@ public synchronized void setSocketFactory (String sFac) {
 
     public void resetCounters () {
         rx = tx = connects = 0;
-        lastTxn = 0l;
+        lastTxn = 0L;
     }
     public String getCountersAsString () {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
diff --git a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/MUXPool.java b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/MUXPool.java
index 6888da26bb..00831ad5f3 100644
--- a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/MUXPool.java
+++ b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/MUXPool.java
@@ -100,11 +100,7 @@ public void stopService () {
     protected void initHandler(Element e) throws ConfigurationException {
         if (e == null)
             return;
-
-        QFactory factory = getFactory();
-        strategyHandler = factory.newInstance(QFactory.getAttributeValue (e, "class"));
-        factory.setLogger(strategyHandler, e);
-        factory.setConfiguration(strategyHandler, e);
+        strategyHandler = getFactory().newInstance(e);
     }
 
     public ISOMsg request (ISOMsg m, long timeout) throws ISOException {
diff --git a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/OneShotChannelAdaptor.java b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/OneShotChannelAdaptor.java
index 8157cb4714..355cb98ba2 100644
--- a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/OneShotChannelAdaptor.java
+++ b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/OneShotChannelAdaptor.java
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ public void initChannel () throws ConfigurationException {
             
             String socketFactoryString = getSocketFactory();
             if (socketFactoryString != null && channel instanceof FactoryChannel) {
-                ISOClientSocketFactory sFac = (ISOClientSocketFactory) getFactory().newInstance(socketFactoryString);
-                if (sFac != null && sFac instanceof LogSource) {
+                ISOClientSocketFactory sFac = getFactory().newInstance(socketFactoryString);
+                if (sFac instanceof LogSource) {
                     ((LogSource) sFac).setLogger(log.getLogger(),getName() + ".socket-factory");
                 }
                 getFactory().setConfiguration (sFac, e);
@@ -214,10 +214,9 @@ private ISOChannel newChannel (Element e, QFactory f)
             
             String packagerName = QFactory.getAttributeValue (e, "packager");
 
-            ISOChannel channel   = (ISOChannel) f.newInstance (channelName);
-            ISOPackager packager;
+            ISOChannel channel = f.newInstance (channelName);
             if (packagerName != null) {
-                packager = (ISOPackager) f.newInstance (packagerName);
+                ISOPackager packager = f.newInstance (packagerName);
                 channel.setPackager (packager);
                 f.setConfiguration (packager, e);
             }
diff --git a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/QMUX.java b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/QMUX.java
index 6bd3a1cc8e..c1511b1902 100644
--- a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/QMUX.java
+++ b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/QMUX.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class QMUX
     private Counter rxCounter;
     private Counter rxMatchCounter;
     private Counter rxUnhandledCounter;
-    
+
     public QMUX () {
         super ();
         listeners = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public void initService () throws ConfigurationException {
         }
         ready     = toStringArray(Environment.get(e.getChildTextTrim ("ready")));
         mtiMapping = toStringArray(Environment.get(e.getChildTextTrim ("mtimapping")));
-        if (mtiMapping == null || mtiMapping.length != 3) 
+        if (mtiMapping == null || mtiMapping.length != 3)
             mtiMapping = new String[] { nomap, nomap, "0022446689" };
         addListeners ();
         unhandled = Environment.get(e.getChildTextTrim ("unhandled"));
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public void destroyService () {
      * @see NameRegistrar
      */
     public static MUX getMUX (String name)
-        throws NameRegistrar.NotFoundException 
+        throws NameRegistrar.NotFoundException
     {
         return (MUX) NameRegistrar.get ("mux."+name);
     }
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public String getInQueue () {
         return in;
     }
     public synchronized void setOutQueue (String out) {
-        this.out = out; 
+        this.out = out;
         getPersist().getChild("out").setText (out);
         setModified (true);
     }
@@ -373,17 +373,11 @@ public String[] getReadyIndicatorNames() {
     }
 
     private void addListeners() throws ConfigurationException {
-        List<Element> rlisten = getPersist().getChildren("request-listener");
-        if (rlisten.isEmpty())
-            return;
-
         QFactory factory = getFactory ();
-        for (Element l : rlisten) {
-            ISORequestListener listener = (ISORequestListener) 
-                factory.newInstance (QFactory.getAttributeValue (l, "class"));
-            factory.setLogger        (listener, l);
-            factory.setConfiguration (listener, l);
-            addISORequestListener (listener);
+        for (Element l : getPersist().getChildren("request-listener")) {
+            ISORequestListener listener = factory.newInstance(l);
+            if (listener != null)
+                addISORequestListener (listener);
         }
     }
     public void addISORequestListener(ISORequestListener l) {
@@ -417,7 +411,7 @@ public String getCountersAsString () {
         }
         return sb.toString();
     }
-    
+
     public int getTXCounter() {
         return tx;
     }
@@ -477,7 +471,7 @@ protected void processUnhandled (ISOMsg m) {
             sp.out (unhandled, m, 120000);
         }
     }
-    private LocalSpace grabSpace (Element e) 
+    private LocalSpace grabSpace (Element e)
         throws ConfigurationException
     {
         String uri = e != null ? e.getText() : "";
@@ -544,7 +538,7 @@ private String[] toStringArray(String s) {
         return toStringArray(s, null,null);
     }
     private boolean shouldIgnore (ISOMsg m) {
-        if (m != null && ignorerc != null 
+        if (m != null && ignorerc != null
             && ignorerc.length() > 0 && m.hasField(39))
         {
             return ignorerc.contains(m.getString(39));
diff --git a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/QServer.java b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/QServer.java
index c9c5772ea0..7ea682ddc9 100644
--- a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/QServer.java
+++ b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/iso/QServer.java
@@ -260,56 +260,33 @@ public String getCountersAsString () {
     public String getCountersAsString (String isoChannelName) {
         return server.getCountersAsString (isoChannelName);
     }
+
     private void addServerSocketFactory () throws ConfigurationException {
         QFactory factory = getFactory ();
-        Element persist = getPersist ();
-
-        Element serverSocketFactoryElement = persist.getChild ("server-socket-factory");
-
-        if (serverSocketFactoryElement != null && QFactory.isEnabled(serverSocketFactoryElement))  {
-            ISOServerSocketFactory serverSocketFactory = factory.newInstance (
-                QFactory.getAttributeValue (serverSocketFactoryElement, "class"));
-            factory.setLogger        (serverSocketFactory, serverSocketFactoryElement);
-            factory.setConfiguration (serverSocketFactory, serverSocketFactoryElement);
-            server.setSocketFactory(serverSocketFactory);
+        Element serverSocketFactoryElement = getPersist().getChild ("server-socket-factory");
+        if (serverSocketFactoryElement != null) {
+            ISOServerSocketFactory serverSocketFactory= factory.newInstance(serverSocketFactoryElement);
+            if (serverSocketFactory != null)
+                server.setSocketFactory(serverSocketFactory);
         }
 
     }
 
-    private void addListeners ()
-        throws ConfigurationException
-    {
+    private void addListeners () throws ConfigurationException {
         QFactory factory = getFactory ();
-        Iterator iter = getPersist().getChildren (
-            "request-listener"
-        ).iterator();
-        while (iter.hasNext()) {
-            Element l = (Element) iter.next();
-            if (!QFactory.isEnabled(l))
-                continue;
-            ISORequestListener listener = factory.newInstance (QFactory.getAttributeValue (l, "class"));
-            factory.setLogger        (listener, l);
-            factory.setConfiguration (listener, l);
-            server.addISORequestListener (listener);
+        for (Element l : getPersist().getChildren("request-listener")) {
+            ISORequestListener listener = factory.newInstance(l);
+            if (listener != null)
+                server.addISORequestListener (listener);
         }
     }
 
-    private void addISOServerConnectionListeners()
-         throws ConfigurationException
-    {
-
+    private void addISOServerConnectionListeners() throws ConfigurationException {
         QFactory factory = getFactory ();
-        Iterator iter = getPersist().getChildren (
-            "connection-listener"
-        ).iterator();
-        while (iter.hasNext()) {
-            Element l = (Element) iter.next();
-            if (!QFactory.isEnabled(l))
-                continue;
-            ISOServerEventListener listener = factory.newInstance (QFactory.getAttributeValue (l, "class"));
-            factory.setLogger        (listener, l);
-            factory.setConfiguration (listener, l);
-            server.addServerEventListener(listener);
+        for (Element l : getPersist().getChildren("connection-listener")) {
+            ISOServerEventListener listener = factory.newInstance(l);
+            if (listener != null)
+                server.addServerEventListener(listener);
         }
     }
 
@@ -418,9 +395,10 @@ private void initMeters() {
              baseChannel.setServerName(getName());
         }
     }
+
     private void removeMeters() {
         var registry = getServer().getMeterRegistry();
-         registry.remove(connectionsGauge);
+        registry.remove(connectionsGauge);
         if (msgInCounter != null)
             registry.remove(msgInCounter);
          if (msgOutCounter != null)
diff --git a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/qbean/LoggerAdaptor.java b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/qbean/LoggerAdaptor.java
index eb326cf9cf..49e53c3866 100644
--- a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/qbean/LoggerAdaptor.java
+++ b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/qbean/LoggerAdaptor.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ protected void initService () {
     }
     protected void startService () throws ConfigurationException, IOException {
         logger.removeAllListeners ();
-        for (Object o : getPersist().getChildren("log-listener"))
-            addListener((Element) o);
+        for (Element lle : getPersist().getChildren("log-listener"))
+            addListener(lle);
 
         String redirect = cfg.get("redirect");
         long delay = cfg.getLong("delay", 500);
@@ -66,15 +66,12 @@ protected void destroyService() {
         //
         // logger.destroy ();
     }
-    private void addListener (Element e)
-        throws ConfigurationException
-    {
+
+    private void addListener (Element e) throws ConfigurationException {
         QFactory factory = getServer().getFactory();
-        if (QFactory.isEnabled(e)) {
-            String clazz = e.getAttributeValue("class");
-            LogListener listener = factory.newInstance(clazz);
-            factory.setConfiguration(listener, e);
-            attemptToAddWriter (e.getChild("writer"), listener);
+        LogListener listener = factory.newInstance(e);
+        if (listener != null) {
+            attemptToAddWriter(e.getChild("writer"), listener);
             logger.addListener(listener);
         }
     }