diff --git a/YACOSCore/ejbModule/org/yacos/core/article/ArticleManagerBean.java b/YACOSCore/ejbModule/org/yacos/core/article/ArticleManagerBean.java
index 03f250f..a105f9c 100644
--- a/YACOSCore/ejbModule/org/yacos/core/article/ArticleManagerBean.java
+++ b/YACOSCore/ejbModule/org/yacos/core/article/ArticleManagerBean.java
@@ -26,13 +26,9 @@ public class ArticleManagerBean implements IArticleManager, Serializable {
 		
 	}
 
-	public void addArticle(Article a) {		
-		try{
-			em.persist(a);
-		}
-		catch(Exception e){
-			System.out.println("blurp!!!!!");
-		}
+	public Article addArticle(Article a) {		
+		em.persist(a);
+		return a;
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
diff --git a/YACOSCore/ejbModule/org/yacos/core/article/IArticleManager.java b/YACOSCore/ejbModule/org/yacos/core/article/IArticleManager.java
index b56917e..a48c4c7 100644
--- a/YACOSCore/ejbModule/org/yacos/core/article/IArticleManager.java
+++ b/YACOSCore/ejbModule/org/yacos/core/article/IArticleManager.java
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 @Remote
 public interface IArticleManager {
 	public Article getArticle(Integer id);
-	public void addArticle(Article a);
+	public Article addArticle(Article a);
 	public void removeArticle(Article a);
 	public void updateArticle(Article article);
+	public List<Article> getArticles();
+	
 	
 	public List<?> getArticlePCMembers(Article article);
 	public List<?> getArticleReferees(Article article);
@@ -20,7 +22,5 @@ public interface IArticleManager {
 	public boolean existsArticle(Article article);
 	public boolean existsPreference(Preference preference);
 	
-	public List<Article> getArticles();
-	
-	public EntityManager getEntityManager();
+		
 }