diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ddaa4a1..e5d6d68 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.ndgf</groupId>
     <artifactId>dcache-endit-provider</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.3</version>
+    <version>1.0.4</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>dCache Endit provider</name>
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <source>1.7</source>
                     <target>1.7</target>
+                    <compilerArgs>
+                        <arg>-Xlint:deprecation</arg>
+                    </compilerArgs>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ndgf/endit/AbstractEnditNearlineStorage.java b/src/main/java/org/ndgf/endit/AbstractEnditNearlineStorage.java
index ce0b24a..9a3b875 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ndgf/endit/AbstractEnditNearlineStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ndgf/endit/AbstractEnditNearlineStorage.java
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ public synchronized void configure(Map<String, String> properties) throws Illega
                 Files.deleteIfExists(requestFile);
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            Throwables.propagate(e);
+            new RuntimeException(e);
+            // Throwables.propagate(e);
         }
 
         this.requestDir = requestDir;