diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/CachedViewController.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/CachedViewController.java
index d3cbde66ec..bc94725176 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/CachedViewController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/CachedViewController.java
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 public abstract class CachedViewController extends ViewController {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CachedViewController.class);
 
+    public CachedViewController() {
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Get called form GUI framework when the UI is ready.
      * In caching controllers the initialize is only used for static UI setup.
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/CodeBehind.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/CodeBehind.java
index c2cbf5fbf7..57fdcc4c27 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/CodeBehind.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/CodeBehind.java
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ public class CodeBehind<T extends PresentationModel> implements Initializable {
         this.pm = pm;
     }
 
+    public CodeBehind() {
+    }
+
     public T pm() {
         return (T) pm;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/MainController.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/MainController.java
index abda067e6d..0f7252681f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/MainController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/MainController.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
 import javafx.geometry.Insets;
 import javafx.geometry.Pos;
 import javafx.scene.*;
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ public class MainController extends ViewController {
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     @Override
-    public ViewController loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
+    public Initializable loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
         switch (navigationItem) {
             case HOME:
                 homeButton.fire();
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/ViewController.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/ViewController.java
index 7646b85443..7cf455a43b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/ViewController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/ViewController.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public abstract class ViewController implements Initializable {
      * @param navigationItem NavigationItem to be loaded.
      * @return The ViewController of the loaded view.
      */
-    public ViewController loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
+    public Initializable loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
         log.trace("Lifecycle: loadViewAndGetChildController " + this.getClass().getSimpleName() + " / navigationItem " +
                 "= " + navigationItem);
         return null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/arbitrators/browser/ArbitratorBrowserController.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/arbitrators/browser/ArbitratorBrowserController.java
index 6643544214..af10364848 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/arbitrators/browser/ArbitratorBrowserController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/arbitrators/browser/ArbitratorBrowserController.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
 import javafx.scene.*;
 import javafx.scene.control.*;
 import javafx.scene.layout.*;
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ public class ArbitratorBrowserController extends CachedViewController implements
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ViewController loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
+    public Initializable loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
         final GuiceFXMLLoader loader = new GuiceFXMLLoader(getClass().getResource(navigationItem.getFxmlUrl()));
         try {
             final Node view = loader.load();
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/arbitrators/profile/ArbitratorProfileController.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/arbitrators/profile/ArbitratorProfileController.java
index d5778a89a0..d7eff7abd9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/arbitrators/profile/ArbitratorProfileController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/arbitrators/profile/ArbitratorProfileController.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
 import javafx.scene.control.*;
 
 // Arbitration is not much developed yet
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ public class ArbitratorProfileController extends CachedViewController {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ViewController loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
+    public Initializable loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/arbitrators/registration/ArbitratorRegistrationController.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/arbitrators/registration/ArbitratorRegistrationController.java
index 85dfd3704e..f34a705a35 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/arbitrators/registration/ArbitratorRegistrationController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/arbitrators/registration/ArbitratorRegistrationController.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
 import javafx.scene.control.*;
 import javafx.scene.input.*;
 import javafx.stage.Stage;
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ public class ArbitratorRegistrationController extends CachedViewController {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ViewController loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
+    public Initializable loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/funds/FundsController.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/funds/FundsController.java
index 31c7be5428..85bd05a314 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/funds/FundsController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/funds/FundsController.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
+
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ public class FundsController extends CachedViewController {
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     @Override
-    public ViewController loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
+    public Initializable loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
         childController = ((CachingTabPane) root).loadViewAndGetChildController(navigationItem.getFxmlUrl());
         return childController;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/home/HomeController.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/home/HomeController.java
index f61d827b27..3546488d3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/home/HomeController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/home/HomeController.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import io.bitsquare.BitSquare;
 import io.bitsquare.di.GuiceFXMLLoader;
 import io.bitsquare.gui.CachedViewController;
 import io.bitsquare.gui.NavigationItem;
-import io.bitsquare.gui.ViewController;
 import io.bitsquare.gui.arbitrators.registration.ArbitratorRegistrationController;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
 import javafx.scene.*;
 import javafx.stage.Modality;
 import javafx.stage.Stage;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class HomeController extends CachedViewController {
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     @Override
-    public ViewController loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
+    public Initializable loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
         // don't use caching here, cause exc. -> need to investigate and is rarely called so no caching is better
         final GuiceFXMLLoader loader = new GuiceFXMLLoader(getClass().getResource(navigationItem.getFxmlUrl()), false);
         try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/msg/MsgController.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/msg/MsgController.java
index fb30396fdb..c2ba0f5366 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/msg/MsgController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/msg/MsgController.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package io.bitsquare.gui.msg;
 
 import io.bitsquare.gui.CachedViewController;
 import io.bitsquare.gui.NavigationItem;
-import io.bitsquare.gui.ViewController;
 
 import java.net.URL;
 
@@ -27,6 +26,8 @@ import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
+
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ public class MsgController extends CachedViewController {
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     @Override
-    public ViewController loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
+    public Initializable loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/orders/OrdersController.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/orders/OrdersController.java
index b34e03a8f4..5af41c48bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/orders/OrdersController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/orders/OrdersController.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package io.bitsquare.gui.orders;
 
 import io.bitsquare.gui.CachedViewController;
 import io.bitsquare.gui.NavigationItem;
-import io.bitsquare.gui.ViewController;
 import io.bitsquare.gui.components.CachingTabPane;
 import io.bitsquare.persistence.Persistence;
 
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@ import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
+
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ public class OrdersController extends CachedViewController {
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     @Override
-    public ViewController loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
+    public Initializable loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
         childController = ((CachingTabPane) root).loadViewAndGetChildController(navigationItem.getFxmlUrl());
         return childController;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/settings/SettingsController.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/settings/SettingsController.java
index a1635d25dd..e02e171c7f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/settings/SettingsController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/settings/SettingsController.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
 import javafx.geometry.Pos;
 import javafx.scene.*;
 import javafx.scene.control.*;
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ public class SettingsController extends CachedViewController {
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     @Override
-    public ViewController loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
+    public Initializable loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
         // TODO caching causes exception
         final GuiceFXMLLoader loader = new GuiceFXMLLoader(getClass().getResource(navigationItem.getFxmlUrl()), false);
         try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/trade/TradeController.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/trade/TradeController.java
index 58b4c32a2b..148c36b86f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/trade/TradeController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/trade/TradeController.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package io.bitsquare.gui.trade;
 import io.bitsquare.di.GuiceFXMLLoader;
 import io.bitsquare.gui.CachedViewController;
 import io.bitsquare.gui.NavigationItem;
-import io.bitsquare.gui.ViewController;
 import io.bitsquare.gui.components.ValidatingTextField;
 import io.bitsquare.gui.trade.createoffer.CreateOfferCB;
 import io.bitsquare.gui.trade.orderbook.OrderBookController;
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 
 import javafx.application.Platform;
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
 import javafx.scene.*;
 import javafx.scene.control.*;
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class TradeController extends CachedViewController {
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     @Override
-    public ViewController loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
+    public Initializable loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
         TabPane tabPane = (TabPane) root;
         if (navigationItem == NavigationItem.ORDER_BOOK) {
             checkArgument(orderBookLoader == null);
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/trade/orderbook/OrderBookController.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/trade/orderbook/OrderBookController.java
index a54d446498..16fe47604a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/trade/orderbook/OrderBookController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/trade/orderbook/OrderBookController.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import javafx.animation.AnimationTimer;
 import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyObjectWrapper;
 import javafx.collections.transformation.SortedList;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
 import javafx.geometry.Pos;
 import javafx.scene.control.*;
 import javafx.scene.image.*;
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ public class OrderBookController extends CachedViewController {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ViewController loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
+    public Initializable loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem navigationItem) {
         return null;
     }
 
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ public class OrderBookController extends CachedViewController {
     public void createOffer() {
         if (isRegistered()) {
             createOfferButton.setDisable(true);
-            ViewController nextController = parentController.loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem.CREATE_OFFER);
+            Initializable nextController = parentController.loadViewAndGetChildController(NavigationItem.CREATE_OFFER);
             if (nextController != null)
                 ((CreateOfferCB) nextController).setOrderBookFilter(orderBookFilter);
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/gui/trade/createoffer/CreateOfferPMTest.java b/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/gui/trade/createoffer/CreateOfferPMTest.java
index 534b7046e0..583d337cdc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/gui/trade/createoffer/CreateOfferPMTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/gui/trade/createoffer/CreateOfferPMTest.java
@@ -48,14 +48,12 @@ public class CreateOfferPMTest {
         BSFormatter.setFiatCurrencyCode("USD");
 
         presenter = new CreateOfferPM(model);
-        presenter.onViewInitialized();
+        presenter.initialized();
     }
 
 
     @Test
     public void testBindings() {
-
-
         model.collateralAsLong.set(100);
         presenter.price.set("500");
         presenter.amount.set("1");