diff --git a/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/config/Config.java b/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/config/Config.java
index a409e64d579..e6ee24c19be 100644
--- a/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/config/Config.java
+++ b/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/config/Config.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import org.matsim.core.config.groups.HouseholdsConfigGroup;
 import org.matsim.core.config.groups.LinkStatsConfigGroup;
 import org.matsim.core.config.groups.NetworkConfigGroup;
+import org.matsim.core.config.groups.PlanInheritanceConfigGroup;
 import org.matsim.core.config.groups.ReplanningConfigGroup;
 import org.matsim.core.config.groups.ScoringConfigGroup;
 import org.matsim.core.config.groups.RoutingConfigGroup;import org.matsim.core.config.groups.PlansConfigGroup;
diff --git a/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/population/PlanImpl.java b/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/population/PlanImpl.java
index 5a928e62ba0..8477a25b7dc 100644
--- a/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/population/PlanImpl.java
+++ b/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/population/PlanImpl.java
@@ -131,7 +131,12 @@ public void setType(final String type) {
 	public Id<Plan> getId() {
 		if(this.id!=null)
 			return this.id;
-		else return Id.create(this.getAttributes().getAttribute(PlanInheritanceModule.PLAN_ID).toString(),Plan.class);
+		else {
+			if(this.getAttributes().getAttribute(PlanInheritanceModule.PLAN_ID)!=null)
+				return Id.create(this.getAttributes().getAttribute(PlanInheritanceModule.PLAN_ID).toString(),Plan.class);
+			else return null;
+		}
+			
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/replanning/inheritance/PlanInheritanceModule.java b/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/replanning/inheritance/PlanInheritanceModule.java
index 5ee3f3775ac..0a0a48f961d 100644
--- a/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/replanning/inheritance/PlanInheritanceModule.java
+++ b/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/replanning/inheritance/PlanInheritanceModule.java
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 import org.matsim.api.core.v01.Id;
 import org.matsim.api.core.v01.population.Person;
 import org.matsim.api.core.v01.population.Plan;
-import org.matsim.core.config.groups.ControlerConfigGroup.CompressionType;
-import org.matsim.core.config.groups.StrategyConfigGroup.StrategySettings;
+import org.matsim.core.config.groups.ControllerConfigGroup.CompressionType;
+import org.matsim.core.config.groups.ReplanningConfigGroup.StrategySettings;
 import org.matsim.core.controler.AbstractModule;
 import org.matsim.core.controler.events.BeforeMobsimEvent;
 import org.matsim.core.controler.events.ShutdownEvent;
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ public class PlanInheritanceModule extends AbstractModule implements StartupList
 	@Override
 	public void notifyStartup(StartupEvent event) {
 		// initialize all default writers
-		CompressionType compressionType = event.getServices().getConfig().controler().getCompressionType();
+		CompressionType compressionType = event.getServices().getConfig().controller().getCompressionType();
 		this.planInheritanceRecordWriter = new PlanInheritanceRecordWriter(event.getServices().getControlerIO().getOutputFilename(FILENAME_PLAN_INHERITANCE_RECORDS + ".csv", compressionType));
-		this.strategies = this.getActiveStrategies(event.getServices().getConfig().strategy().getStrategySettings(), event.getServices().getStrategyManager());
+		this.strategies = this.getActiveStrategies(event.getServices().getConfig().replanning().getStrategySettings(), event.getServices().getStrategyManager());
 		this.selectedPlanStrategyShareWriter = this.initializeDistributionWriter(this.strategies, event.getServices().getControlerIO().getOutputFilename(FILENAME_PLAN_INHERITANCE_RECORDS + "_shares_selected.csv"));
 		this.planStrategyShareWriter = this.initializeDistributionWriter(this.strategies, event.getServices().getControlerIO().getOutputFilename(FILENAME_PLAN_INHERITANCE_RECORDS + "_shares.csv"));
 
diff --git a/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/replanning/inheritance/PlanInheritanceRecord.java b/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/replanning/inheritance/PlanInheritanceRecord.java
index 759e0a16961..7212f337896 100644
--- a/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/replanning/inheritance/PlanInheritanceRecord.java
+++ b/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/core/replanning/inheritance/PlanInheritanceRecord.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class PlanInheritanceRecord {
 	/**
 	 * Iteration in which the plan had been removed from the choice-set.
 	 */
-	private int iterationRemoved;
+	private int iterationRemoved = -1;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Collection of iterations this plan had been the selected plan.
diff --git a/matsim/src/test/java/org/matsim/core/replanning/planInheritance/PlanInheritanceTest.java b/matsim/src/test/java/org/matsim/core/replanning/planInheritance/PlanInheritanceTest.java
index df351fddc3c..c15436d3391 100644
--- a/matsim/src/test/java/org/matsim/core/replanning/planInheritance/PlanInheritanceTest.java
+++ b/matsim/src/test/java/org/matsim/core/replanning/planInheritance/PlanInheritanceTest.java
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ public void testPlanInheritanceEnabled() throws IOException {
 			String outputDirectory = util.getOutputDirectory();
 
 			Config config = this.util.loadConfig("test/scenarios/equil/config_plans1.xml");
-			config.controler().setLastIteration(10);
-			config.controler().setOutputDirectory(outputDirectory);
+			config.controller().setLastIteration(10);
+			config.controller().setOutputDirectory(outputDirectory);
 			config.planInheritance().setEnabled(true);
 			Controler c = new Controler(config);
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public void run(Person person) {
 			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(0)).getAncestorId().equals(Id.create("NONE",Plan.class)));
 			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(0)).getMutatedBy().equals(PlanInheritanceModule.INITIAL_PLAN));
 			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(0)).getIterationCreated() == 0);
-			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(0)).getIterationRemoved() == 0);
+			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(0)).getIterationRemoved() == -1);
 			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(0)).getPlanId().equals(Id.create("1",Plan.class)));
 			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(0)).getIterationsSelected().equals(Arrays.asList(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)));
 			
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public void run(Person person) {
 			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(1)).getAncestorId().equals(Id.create("1",Plan.class)));
 			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(1)).getMutatedBy().equals("RandomPlanSelector_ReRoute"));
 			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(1)).getIterationCreated() == 5);
-			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(1)).getIterationRemoved() == 0);
+			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(1)).getIterationRemoved() == -1);
 			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(1)).getPlanId().equals(Id.create("2",Plan.class)));
 			assert( ((PlanInheritanceRecord) records.get(1)).getIterationsSelected().equals(Arrays.asList(5)));
 			
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ public void testPlanInheritanceDisabled() throws IOException {
 			String outputDirectory = util.getOutputDirectory();
 
 			Config config = this.util.loadConfig("test/scenarios/equil/config_plans1.xml");
-			config.controler().setLastIteration(1);
-			config.controler().setOutputDirectory(outputDirectory);
+			config.controller().setLastIteration(1);
+			config.controller().setOutputDirectory(outputDirectory);
 			Controler c = new Controler(config);
 
 			c.run();