diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a6e58bee3..4beb9f22a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## Unreleased
 ### Added
 - Add iconStyle + onClick option and story shot for icon component ([#1100](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1100))
+- Making WebElements (Servlet or Filter) optional by using the `@Requires` annotation ([#1101](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1101))
 
 ### Changed
 - Removed the `requires` attribute on the `@Extension` annotation and instead create a new `@Requires` annotation ([#1097](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1097))
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ClassElement.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ClassElement.java
index 36855e932a..b439f80545 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ClassElement.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ClassElement.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ package sonia.scm.plugin;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
 
+import lombok.AccessLevel;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
 import lombok.Getter;
@@ -43,12 +44,12 @@ import java.util.Set;
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
 @Getter
-@NoArgsConstructor
 @AllArgsConstructor
 @ToString
 @EqualsAndHashCode
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-public final class ClassElement {
+@NoArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PACKAGE)
+public class ClassElement {
   @XmlElement(name = "class")
   private String clazz;
   private String description;
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExtensionProcessor.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExtensionProcessor.java
index 4901998109..0fe06f1764 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExtensionProcessor.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExtensionProcessor.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-    
+
 package sonia.scm.plugin;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ public interface ExtensionProcessor
    *
    * @return collected web elements
    */
-  public Iterable<WebElementDescriptor> getWebElements();
+  public Iterable<WebElementExtension> getWebElements();
 }
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/WebElementDescriptor.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/WebElementDescriptor.java
index e9f3cc1410..d5dabb9698 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/WebElementDescriptor.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/WebElementDescriptor.java
@@ -21,155 +21,60 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-    
+
 package sonia.scm.plugin;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
 
+import lombok.AccessLevel;
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.ToString;
 import sonia.scm.xml.XmlArrayStringAdapter;
 
-//~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
-
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Objects;
-
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 
 /**
- * Descriptor for web elements such as filter or servlets. A web element can be registered by using the 
+ * Descriptor for web elements such as filter or servlets. A web element can be registered by using the
  * {@link sonia.scm.filter.WebElement} annotation.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Sebastian Sdorra
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
+@Getter
+@ToString
+@AllArgsConstructor
+@EqualsAndHashCode(callSuper = true)
 @XmlRootElement(name = "web-element")
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-public final class WebElementDescriptor
-{
+@NoArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PACKAGE)
+public final class WebElementDescriptor extends ClassElement {
 
-  /**
-   * Constructs ...
-   *
-   */
-  WebElementDescriptor() {}
-
-  /**
-   * Constructs ...
-   *
-   *
-   * @param clazz
-   * @param pattern
-   * @param morePatterns
-   * @param regex
-   */
-  public WebElementDescriptor(Class<?> clazz, String pattern,
-    String[] morePatterns, boolean regex)
-  {
-    this.clazz = clazz;
-    this.pattern = pattern;
-    this.morePatterns = morePatterns;
-    this.regex = regex;
-  }
-
-  //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  public Class<?> getClazz()
-  {
-    return clazz;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  public String[] getMorePatterns()
-  {
-    String[] patterns;
-
-    if (morePatterns != null)
-    {
-      patterns = Arrays.copyOf(morePatterns, morePatterns.length);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      patterns = new String[0];
-    }
-
-    return patterns;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  public String getPattern()
-  {
-    return pattern;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  public boolean isRegex()
-  {
-    return regex;
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public int hashCode() {
-    return Objects.hash(clazz, pattern, Arrays.hashCode(morePatterns), regex);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-    if (this == obj) {
-      return true;
-    }
-    if (obj == null) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    if (getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    
-    final WebElementDescriptor other = (WebElementDescriptor) obj;
-    return Objects.equals(clazz, other.clazz)
-      && Objects.equals(pattern, other.pattern)
-      && Arrays.equals(morePatterns, other.morePatterns)
-      && this.regex == other.regex;
-  }
-
-  //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
-  /** Field description */
-  @XmlElement(name = "class")
-  private Class<?> clazz;
-
-  /** Field description */
-  @XmlJavaTypeAdapter(XmlArrayStringAdapter.class)
-  private String[] morePatterns;
-
-  /** Field description */
   @XmlElement(name = "value")
   private String pattern;
 
-  /** Field description */
+  @XmlJavaTypeAdapter(XmlArrayStringAdapter.class)
+  private String[] morePatterns = {};
+
   private boolean regex = false;
+
+  public String[] getMorePatterns() {
+    String[] patterns;
+    if (morePatterns != null) {
+      patterns = Arrays.copyOf(morePatterns, morePatterns.length);
+    } else {
+      patterns = new String[0];
+    }
+    return patterns;
+  }
+
 }
+
+
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/WebElementExtension.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/WebElementExtension.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3a83b6853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/WebElementExtension.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package sonia.scm.plugin;
+
+import lombok.Value;
+
+/**
+ * WebElementExtension can be a servlet or filter which is ready to bind.
+ * Those extensions are loaded by the {@link ExtensionProcessor} from a {@link WebElementDescriptor}.
+ *
+ * We don't know if we can load the defined class from the descriptor, because the class could be optional
+ * (annotated with {@link Requires}). So we have to load the class as string with {@link WebElementDescriptor} and when
+ * we know that it is safe to load the class (all requirements are fulfilled), we will create our WebElementExtension.
+ *
+ * @since 2.0.0
+ */
+@Value
+public class WebElementExtension {
+  Class<?> clazz;
+  WebElementDescriptor descriptor;
+}
diff --git a/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/plugin/WebElementDescriptorTest.java b/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/plugin/WebElementDescriptorTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbbefb1dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/plugin/WebElementDescriptorTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package sonia.scm.plugin;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.JAXB;
+
+import java.io.StringReader;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+class WebElementDescriptorTest {
+
+  private static final String XML_1 = String.join("\n",
+    "<web-element>",
+    "  <class>com.hitchhiker.SpaceShip</class>",
+    "  <value>/space/*</value>",
+    "  <regex>false</regex>",
+    "  <morePatterns>/ship/*,/star/*</morePatterns>",
+    "  <requires>scm-magrathea-plugin</requires>",
+    "  <requires>scm-earth-plugin</requires>",
+    "</web-element>"
+  );
+  private static final String XML_2 = String.join("\n",
+    "<web-element>",
+    "  <class>com.hitchhiker.SpaceShip</class>",
+    "  <value>/space/.*</value>",
+    "  <regex>true</regex>",
+    "</web-element>"
+  );
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldUnmarshall() {
+    WebElementDescriptor descriptor = unmarshal(XML_1);
+    assertThat(descriptor.getClazz()).isEqualTo("com.hitchhiker.SpaceShip");
+    assertThat(descriptor.getPattern()).isEqualTo("/space/*");
+    assertThat(descriptor.getMorePatterns()).containsExactly("/ship/*", "/star/*");
+    assertThat(descriptor.isRegex()).isFalse();
+    assertThat(descriptor.getRequires()).containsExactlyInAnyOrder("scm-magrathea-plugin", "scm-earth-plugin");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldUnmarshallWithoutMorePatterns() {
+    WebElementDescriptor descriptor = unmarshal(XML_2);
+    assertThat(descriptor.getClazz()).isEqualTo("com.hitchhiker.SpaceShip");
+    assertThat(descriptor.getMorePatterns()).isEmpty();
+    assertThat(descriptor.isRegex()).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  private WebElementDescriptor unmarshal(String content) {
+    return JAXB.unmarshal(new StringReader(content), WebElementDescriptor.class);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/filter/TypedWebElementDescriptor.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/filter/TypedWebElementDescriptor.java
index 4a69c7540c..c3ef626f5c 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/filter/TypedWebElementDescriptor.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/filter/TypedWebElementDescriptor.java
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-    
+
 package sonia.scm.filter;
 
-import java.util.Objects;
-
+import lombok.Value;
 import sonia.scm.plugin.WebElementDescriptor;
 
 /**
@@ -34,48 +33,8 @@ import sonia.scm.plugin.WebElementDescriptor;
  * @param <T>
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
-public final class TypedWebElementDescriptor<T> 
-{
-  private final Class<T> clazz;
-  private final WebElementDescriptor descriptor;
-
-  public TypedWebElementDescriptor(Class<T> clazz,
-    WebElementDescriptor descriptor)
-  {
-    this.clazz = clazz;
-    this.descriptor = descriptor;
-  }
-
-  public Class<T> getClazz()
-  {
-    return clazz;
-  }
-
-  public WebElementDescriptor getDescriptor()
-  {
-    return descriptor;
-  }
-  
-  @Override
-  public int hashCode() {
-    return Objects.hash(clazz, descriptor);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-    if (this == obj) {
-      return true;
-    }
-    if (obj == null) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    if (getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    
-    final TypedWebElementDescriptor other = (TypedWebElementDescriptor) obj;
-    return Objects.equals(clazz, other.clazz)
-      && Objects.equals(descriptor, other.descriptor);
-  }
-  
+@Value
+public class TypedWebElementDescriptor<T> {
+  Class<T> clazz;
+  WebElementDescriptor descriptor;
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/filter/WebElementCollector.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/filter/WebElementCollector.java
index 90a45cc6c8..d37a2e90c5 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/filter/WebElementCollector.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/filter/WebElementCollector.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-    
+
 package sonia.scm.filter;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import sonia.scm.Priorities;
 import sonia.scm.plugin.PluginLoader;
-import sonia.scm.plugin.WebElementDescriptor;
+import sonia.scm.plugin.WebElementExtension;
 
 //~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -67,25 +67,24 @@ public final class WebElementCollector
    * @param elements
    */
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-  private WebElementCollector(Iterable<WebElementDescriptor> elements)
+  private WebElementCollector(Iterable<WebElementExtension> elements)
   {
-    List<TypedWebElementDescriptor<? extends Filter>> fl = Lists.newArrayList();
-    List<TypedWebElementDescriptor<? extends HttpServlet>> sl =
-      Lists.newArrayList();
+    List<TypedWebElementDescriptor<Filter>> fl = Lists.newArrayList();
+    List<TypedWebElementDescriptor<HttpServlet>> sl = Lists.newArrayList();
 
-    for (WebElementDescriptor element : elements)
+    for (WebElementExtension element : elements)
     {
       if (Filter.class.isAssignableFrom(element.getClazz()))
       {
         fl.add(
           new TypedWebElementDescriptor<>(
-            (Class<? extends Filter>) element.getClazz(), element));
+            (Class<Filter>) element.getClazz(), element.getDescriptor()));
       }
       else if (Servlet.class.isAssignableFrom(element.getClazz()))
       {
         sl.add(
           new TypedWebElementDescriptor<>(
-            (Class<? extends HttpServlet>) element.getClazz(), element));
+            (Class<HttpServlet>) element.getClazz(), element.getDescriptor()));
       }
       else
       {
@@ -95,8 +94,7 @@ public final class WebElementCollector
       }
     }
 
-    TypedWebElementDescriptorOrdering ordering =
-      new TypedWebElementDescriptorOrdering();
+    TypedWebElementDescriptorOrdering ordering = new TypedWebElementDescriptorOrdering();
 
     filters = ordering.immutableSortedCopy(fl);
     servlets = ordering.immutableSortedCopy(sl);
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ public final class WebElementCollector
    *
    * @return
    */
-  public Iterable<TypedWebElementDescriptor<? extends Filter>> getFilters()
+  public Iterable<TypedWebElementDescriptor<Filter>> getFilters()
   {
     return filters;
   }
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ public final class WebElementCollector
    *
    * @return
    */
-  public Iterable<TypedWebElementDescriptor<? extends HttpServlet>> getServlets()
+  public Iterable<TypedWebElementDescriptor<HttpServlet>> getServlets()
   {
     return servlets;
   }
@@ -177,8 +175,8 @@ public final class WebElementCollector
   //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
   /** Field description */
-  private final Iterable<TypedWebElementDescriptor<? extends Filter>> filters;
+  private final Iterable<TypedWebElementDescriptor<Filter>> filters;
 
   /** Field description */
-  private final Iterable<TypedWebElementDescriptor<? extends HttpServlet>> servlets;
+  private final Iterable<TypedWebElementDescriptor<HttpServlet>> servlets;
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/filter/WebElementModule.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/filter/WebElementModule.java
index 482deb063b..eb5f2c1cc8 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/filter/WebElementModule.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/filter/WebElementModule.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-    
+
 package sonia.scm.filter;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -44,60 +44,36 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
  *
  * @author Sebastian Sdorra
  */
-public class WebElementModule extends ServletModule
-{
+public class WebElementModule extends ServletModule {
 
   /**
    * the logger for WebElementModule
    */
-  private static final Logger logger =
-    LoggerFactory.getLogger(WebElementModule.class);
+  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(WebElementModule.class);
 
-  //~--- constructors ---------------------------------------------------------
-
-  /**
-   * Constructs ...
-   *
-   *
-   * @param pluginLoader
-   */
   public WebElementModule(PluginLoader pluginLoader)
   {
     collector = WebElementCollector.collect(pluginLoader);
   }
 
-  //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   */
   @Override
   protected void configureServlets()
   {
-    for (TypedWebElementDescriptor<? extends Filter> f : collector.getFilters())
+    for (TypedWebElementDescriptor<Filter> f : collector.getFilters())
     {
       bindFilter(f);
     }
 
-    for (TypedWebElementDescriptor<? extends HttpServlet> s :
-      collector.getServlets())
+    for (TypedWebElementDescriptor<HttpServlet> s : collector.getServlets())
     {
       bindServlet(s);
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param filter
-   */
-  private void bindFilter(TypedWebElementDescriptor<? extends Filter> filter)
-  {
-    Class<? extends Filter> clazz = filter.getClazz();
+  private void bindFilter(TypedWebElementDescriptor<Filter> filter) {
+    Class<Filter> clazz = filter.getClazz();
 
-    logger.info("bind filter {} to filter chain", clazz);
+    LOG.info("bind filter {} to filter chain", clazz);
 
     // filters must be in singleton scope
     bind(clazz).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
@@ -105,12 +81,13 @@ public class WebElementModule extends ServletModule
     WebElementDescriptor opts = filter.getDescriptor();
     FilterKeyBindingBuilder builder;
 
-    if (opts.isRegex())
-    {
+    if (opts.isRegex()) {
+      LOG.debug("bind regex filter {} to {} and {}", clazz, opts.getPattern(), opts.getMorePatterns());
       builder = filterRegex(opts.getPattern(), opts.getMorePatterns());
     }
     else
     {
+      LOG.debug("bind glob filter {} to {} and {}", clazz, opts.getPattern(), opts.getMorePatterns());
       builder = filter(opts.getPattern(), opts.getMorePatterns());
     }
 
@@ -118,18 +95,10 @@ public class WebElementModule extends ServletModule
     builder.through(clazz);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param servlet
-   */
-  private void bindServlet(
-    TypedWebElementDescriptor<? extends HttpServlet> servlet)
-  {
-    Class<? extends HttpServlet> clazz = servlet.getClazz();
+  private void bindServlet(TypedWebElementDescriptor<HttpServlet> servlet) {
+    Class<HttpServlet> clazz = servlet.getClazz();
 
-    logger.info("bind servlet {} to servlet chain", clazz);
+    LOG.info("bind servlet {} to servlet chain", clazz);
 
     // filters must be in singleton scope
     bind(clazz).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
@@ -137,12 +106,11 @@ public class WebElementModule extends ServletModule
     WebElementDescriptor opts = servlet.getDescriptor();
     ServletKeyBindingBuilder builder;
 
-    if (opts.isRegex())
-    {
+    if (opts.isRegex()) {
+      LOG.debug("bind regex servlet {} to {} and {}", clazz, opts.getPattern(), opts.getMorePatterns());
       builder = serveRegex(opts.getPattern(), opts.getMorePatterns());
-    }
-    else
-    {
+    } else {
+      LOG.debug("bind glob servlet {} to {} and {}", clazz, opts.getPattern(), opts.getMorePatterns());
       builder = serve(opts.getPattern(), opts.getMorePatterns());
     }
 
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/modules/ScmServletModule.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/modules/ScmServletModule.java
index 715dad4d69..ba83f5faea 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/modules/ScmServletModule.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/modules/ScmServletModule.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-    
+
 package sonia.scm.lifecycle.modules;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class ScmServletModule extends ServletModule {
 
     // bind sslcontext provider
     bind(SSLContext.class).toProvider(SSLContextProvider.class);
-    
+
     // bind ahc
     Multibinder<ContentTransformer> transformers =
       Multibinder.newSetBinder(binder(), ContentTransformer.class);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class ScmServletModule extends ServletModule {
     // bind new hook api
     bind(HookContextFactory.class);
     bind(HookEventFacade.class);
-    
+
     // bind user-agent parser
     bind(UserAgentParser.class);
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class ScmServletModule extends ServletModule {
     if ("true".equalsIgnoreCase(System.getProperty(SYSTEM_PROPERTY_DEBUG_HTTP))) {
       filter(PATTERN_ALL).through(LoggingFilter.class);
     }
-    
+
     // debug servlet
     serve(PATTERN_DEBUG).with(DebugServlet.class);
 
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/DefaultExtensionProcessor.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/DefaultExtensionProcessor.java
index 1b96f3b4bf..6cc7deed77 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/DefaultExtensionProcessor.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/DefaultExtensionProcessor.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-    
+
 package sonia.scm.plugin;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class DefaultExtensionProcessor implements ExtensionProcessor
    * @return
    */
   @Override
-  public Iterable<WebElementDescriptor> getWebElements()
+  public Iterable<WebElementExtension> getWebElements()
   {
     return collector.getWebElements();
   }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/DefaultPluginLoader.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/DefaultPluginLoader.java
index 77f6b392b9..90f349a3b1 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/DefaultPluginLoader.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/DefaultPluginLoader.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-    
+
 package sonia.scm.plugin;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -29,25 +29,17 @@ package sonia.scm.plugin;
 import com.google.common.base.Throwables;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet.Builder;
-import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
-//~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
+import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
+import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext;
+import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException;
 import java.io.IOException;
-
 import java.net.URL;
-
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
-
-import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext;
-import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException;
+//~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
 /**
  *
@@ -62,10 +54,6 @@ public class DefaultPluginLoader implements PluginLoader
   /** Field description */
   public static final String PATH_PLUGINCONFIG = "META-INF/scm/plugin.xml";
 
-  /** the logger for DefaultPluginLoader */
-  private static final Logger logger =
-    LoggerFactory.getLogger(DefaultPluginLoader.class);
-
   //~--- constructors ---------------------------------------------------------
 
   /**
@@ -90,7 +78,7 @@ public class DefaultPluginLoader implements PluginLoader
 
       modules = getInstalled(parent, context, PATH_MODULECONFIG);
 
-      collector = new ExtensionCollector(parent, modules, installedPlugins);
+      ExtensionCollector collector = new ExtensionCollector(parent, modules, installedPlugins);
       extensionProcessor = new DefaultExtensionProcessor(collector);
     }
     catch (IOException | JAXBException ex)
@@ -198,9 +186,6 @@ public class DefaultPluginLoader implements PluginLoader
 
   //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  /** Field description */
-  private final ExtensionCollector collector;
-
   /** Field description */
   private final ExtensionProcessor extensionProcessor;
 
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExtensionCollector.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExtensionCollector.java
index 99a87f5814..2d2b11ebdb 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExtensionCollector.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/plugin/ExtensionCollector.java
@@ -21,22 +21,19 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-    
+
 package sonia.scm.plugin;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
 
 import com.google.common.collect.HashMultimap;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
-import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-//~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
-
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -45,6 +42,8 @@ import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+//~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 /**
  *
  * @author Sebastian Sdorra
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ public final class ExtensionCollector
     for (ScmModule module : modules) {
       collectRootElements(moduleClassLoader, module);
     }
+
     for (InstalledPlugin plugin : installedPlugins) {
       collectRootElements(plugin.getClassLoader(), plugin.getDescriptor());
     }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public final class ExtensionCollector
 
     if (collection == null)
     {
-      collection = Collections.EMPTY_SET;
+      collection = Collections.emptySet();
     }
 
     return collection;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public final class ExtensionCollector
     }
     else
     {
-      exts = Collections.EMPTY_SET;
+      exts = Collections.emptySet();
     }
 
     return exts;
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public final class ExtensionCollector
    *
    * @return
    */
-  public Set<WebElementDescriptor> getWebElements()
+  public Set<WebElementExtension> getWebElements()
   {
     return webElements;
   }
@@ -272,6 +272,17 @@ public final class ExtensionCollector
     return classes;
   }
 
+  private Set<WebElementExtension> collectWebElementExtensions(ClassLoader defaultClassLoader, Iterable<WebElementDescriptor> descriptors) {
+    Set<WebElementExtension> webElementExtensions = new HashSet<>();
+    for (WebElementDescriptor descriptor : descriptors) {
+      if (isRequirementFulfilled(descriptor)) {
+        Class<?> loadedClass = loadExtension(defaultClassLoader, descriptor);
+        webElementExtensions.add(new WebElementExtension(loadedClass, descriptor));
+      }
+    }
+    return webElementExtensions;
+  }
+
   private Class<?> loadExtension(ClassLoader classLoader, ClassElement extension) {
     try {
       return classLoader.loadClass(extension.getClazz());
@@ -307,13 +318,14 @@ public final class ExtensionCollector
 
     restProviders.addAll(collectClasses(classLoader, module.getRestProviders()));
     restResources.addAll(collectClasses(classLoader, module.getRestResources()));
-    Iterables.addAll(webElements, module.getWebElements());
+
+    webElements.addAll(collectWebElementExtensions(classLoader, module.getWebElements()));
   }
 
   //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
   /** Field description */
-  private final Set<WebElementDescriptor> webElements = Sets.newHashSet();
+  private final Set<WebElementExtension> webElements = Sets.newHashSet();
 
   /** Field description */
   private final Set<Class> restResources = Sets.newHashSet();