diff --git a/scm-clients/scm-client-api/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/ScmUrlProvider.java b/scm-clients/scm-client-api/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/ScmUrlProvider.java
index 28c3e40d8e..ae03d54157 100644
--- a/scm-clients/scm-client-api/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/ScmUrlProvider.java
+++ b/scm-clients/scm-client-api/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/ScmUrlProvider.java
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ public class ScmUrlProvider
   public static final String API_PATH = "/api/rest/";
 
   /** Field description */
-  public static final String URLPART_AUTHENTICATION = "authentication/login";
+  public static final String URLPART_AUTHENTICATION = "authentication";
+
+  /** Field description */
+  public static final String URLPART_AUTHENTICATION_LOGIN =
+    "authentication/login";
 
   /** Field description */
   public static final String URLPART_REPOSITORIES = "repositories";
@@ -88,6 +92,17 @@ public class ScmUrlProvider
 
   //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public String getAuthenticationLoginUrl()
+  {
+    return getResourceUrl(URLPART_AUTHENTICATION_LOGIN);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
diff --git a/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/pom.xml b/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/pom.xml
index 63ca539f67..ed86180b58 100644
--- a/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/pom.xml
@@ -32,15 +32,23 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.sonatype.spice</groupId>
       <artifactId>jersey-ahc-client</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.1</version>
+      <version>1.0.1-patch1</version>
     </dependency>
     
     <!-- test scope -->
     
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jul-to-slf4j</artifactId>
+      <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
       <version>0.9.28</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/ClientUtil.java b/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/ClientUtil.java
index 8d45ea7ec5..aada9f15c5 100644
--- a/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/ClientUtil.java
+++ b/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/ClientUtil.java
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ package sonia.scm.client;
 
 //~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
+import com.sun.jersey.api.client.Client;
 import com.sun.jersey.api.client.ClientResponse;
+import com.sun.jersey.api.client.WebResource;
+import com.sun.jersey.api.client.filter.LoggingFilter;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -57,4 +60,41 @@ public class ClientUtil
       response.close();
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param client
+   * @param url
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static WebResource createResource(Client client, String url)
+  {
+    return createResource(client, url, false);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param client
+   * @param url
+   * @param enableLogging
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static WebResource createResource(Client client, String url,
+          boolean enableLogging)
+  {
+    WebResource resource = client.resource(url);
+
+    if (enableLogging)
+    {
+      resource.addFilter(new LoggingFilter());
+    }
+
+    return resource;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/JerseyClientProvider.java b/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/JerseyClientProvider.java
index 0859032603..61e2a689f2 100644
--- a/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/JerseyClientProvider.java
+++ b/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/main/java/sonia/scm/client/JerseyClientProvider.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ package sonia.scm.client;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import org.sonatype.spice.jersey.client.ahc.AhcHttpClient;
 import org.sonatype.spice.jersey.client.ahc.config.DefaultAhcConfig;
 
 import sonia.scm.ScmState;
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ import sonia.scm.util.Util;
 
 //~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
-import com.sun.jersey.api.client.Client;
 import com.sun.jersey.api.client.ClientResponse;
 import com.sun.jersey.api.client.WebResource;
 import com.sun.jersey.core.util.MultivaluedMapImpl;
@@ -64,6 +64,25 @@ public class JerseyClientProvider implements ScmClientProvider
   private static final Logger logger =
     LoggerFactory.getLogger(JerseyClientProvider.class);
 
+  //~--- constructors ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs ...
+   *
+   */
+  public JerseyClientProvider() {}
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs ...
+   *
+   *
+   * @param enableLogging
+   */
+  public JerseyClientProvider(boolean enableLogging)
+  {
+    this.enableLogging = enableLogging;
+  }
+
   //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
 
   /**
@@ -99,12 +118,15 @@ public class JerseyClientProvider implements ScmClientProvider
 
     ScmUrlProvider urlProvider = new ScmUrlProvider(url);
     DefaultAhcConfig config = new DefaultAhcConfig();
-    Client client = Client.create(config);
-    WebResource resource = client.resource(urlProvider.getAuthenticationUrl());
+    AhcHttpClient client = AhcHttpClient.create(config);
     ClientResponse response = null;
 
     if (Util.isNotEmpty(username) && Util.isNotEmpty(password))
     {
+      WebResource resource = ClientUtil.createResource(client,
+                               urlProvider.getAuthenticationLoginUrl(),
+                               enableLogging);
+
       if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
       {
         logger.debug("try login for {}", username);
@@ -119,6 +141,10 @@ public class JerseyClientProvider implements ScmClientProvider
     }
     else
     {
+      WebResource resource = ClientUtil.createResource(client,
+                               urlProvider.getAuthenticationUrl(),
+                               enableLogging);
+
       if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
       {
         logger.debug("try anonymous login");
@@ -164,4 +190,9 @@ public class JerseyClientProvider implements ScmClientProvider
 
     return new JerseyClientSession(client, urlProvider, state);
   }
+
+  //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /** Field description */
+  private boolean enableLogging = false;
 }
diff --git a/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/test/java/sonia/scm/client/it/JerseyClientProviderITCase.java b/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/test/java/sonia/scm/client/it/JerseyClientProviderITCase.java
index ed520e11ee..e0704a4f00 100644
--- a/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/test/java/sonia/scm/client/it/JerseyClientProviderITCase.java
+++ b/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/src/test/java/sonia/scm/client/it/JerseyClientProviderITCase.java
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ package sonia.scm.client.it;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
 
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import sonia.scm.client.ClientUtil;
 import sonia.scm.client.JerseyClientProvider;
 import sonia.scm.client.JerseyClientSession;
 import sonia.scm.client.ScmClientException;
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ public class JerseyClientProviderITCase
    * @throws ScmClientException
    */
   @Test
-  @Ignore
   public void createSessionAnonymousTest() throws ScmClientException
   {
     JerseyClientSession adminSession = createSession("scmadmin", "scmadmin");
@@ -85,7 +84,8 @@ public class JerseyClientProviderITCase
     // enable anonymous access
     ScmUrlProvider up = adminSession.getUrlProvider();
     Client client = adminSession.getClient();
-    WebResource resource = client.resource(up.getResourceUrl("config"));
+    WebResource resource = ClientUtil.createResource(client,
+                             up.getResourceUrl("config"), true);
     ScmConfiguration config = resource.get(ScmConfiguration.class);
 
     config.setAnonymousAccessEnabled(true);
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class JerseyClientProviderITCase
   private JerseyClientSession createSession(String username, String password)
           throws ScmClientException
   {
-    JerseyClientProvider provider = new JerseyClientProvider();
+    JerseyClientProvider provider = new JerseyClientProvider(true);
 
     return provider.createSession("http://localhost:8081/scm", username,
                                   password);