diff --git a/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.java b/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.java
index b2e8d1f34..d3df416f1 100644
--- a/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.java
+++ b/htroot/PerformanceQueues_p.java
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class PerformanceQueues_p {
         prop.put("maxAgeOfKCache", "" + (switchboard.wordIndex.maxAgeOfKCache() / 1000 / 60)); // minutes
         prop.put("minAgeOfKCache", "" + (switchboard.wordIndex.minAgeOfKCache() / 1000 / 60)); // minutes
         prop.put("maxWaitingWordFlush", switchboard.getConfig("maxWaitingWordFlush", "180"));
-        prop.put("wordCacheMaxCount", switchboard.getConfig("wordCacheMaxCount", "10000"));
+        prop.put("wordCacheMaxCount", switchboard.wordIndex.getMaxWordCount());
         prop.put("onlineCautionDelay", switchboard.getConfig("onlineCautionDelay", "30000"));
         prop.put("onlineCautionDelayCurrent", System.currentTimeMillis() - switchboard.proxyLastAccess);
         
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaSwitchboard.java b/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaSwitchboard.java
index b9fdfc732..66a74402f 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaSwitchboard.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaSwitchboard.java
@@ -944,7 +944,10 @@ public final class plasmaSwitchboard extends serverAbstractSwitch implements ser
     public void deQueueFreeMem() {
         // flush some entries from the RAM cache
         wordIndex.flushCacheSome();
-        wordIndex.flushCacheSome();
+        // adopt maximum cache size to current size to prevent that further OutOfMemoryErrors occur
+        int newMaxCount = Math.max(2000, Math.min(wordIndex.getMaxWordCount(), wordIndex.wSize()));
+        setConfig("wordCacheMaxCount", Integer.toString(newMaxCount));
+        wordIndex.setMaxWordCount(newMaxCount); 
     }
     
     public boolean deQueue() {
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/server/serverInstantThread.java b/source/de/anomic/server/serverInstantThread.java
index 782937685..e8c3400d0 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/server/serverInstantThread.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/server/serverInstantThread.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public final class serverInstantThread extends serverAbstractThread implements s
             if (freemem == null)
                 this.freememExecMethod = null;
             else
-                this.freememExecMethod = env.getClass().getMethod(jobCount, new Class[0]);
+                this.freememExecMethod = env.getClass().getMethod(freemem, new Class[0]);
             
         } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("serverInstantThread, wrong declaration of freemem: " + e.getMessage());
@@ -109,16 +109,20 @@ public final class serverInstantThread extends serverAbstractThread implements s
             if (result == null) jobHasDoneSomething = true;
             else if (result instanceof Boolean) jobHasDoneSomething = ((Boolean) result).booleanValue();
         } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
-            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "Internal Error in serverInstantThread: " + e.getMessage());
+            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "Internal Error in serverInstantThread.job: " + e.getMessage());
             serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "shutting down thread '" + this.getName() + "'");
             this.terminate(false);
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "Internal Error in serverInstantThread: " + e.getMessage());
+            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "Internal Error in serverInstantThread.job: " + e.getMessage());
             serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "shutting down thread '" + this.getName() + "'");
             this.terminate(false);
         } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
-            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "Runtime Error in serverInstantThread, thread '" + this.getName() + "': " + e.getMessage() + "; target exception: " + e.getTargetException().getMessage(), e.getTargetException());
+            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "Runtime Error in serverInstantThread.job, thread '" + this.getName() + "': " + e.getMessage() + "; target exception: " + e.getTargetException().getMessage(), e.getTargetException());
             e.getTargetException().printStackTrace();
+        } catch (OutOfMemoryError e) {
+            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "OutOfMemory Error in serverInstantThread.job, thread '" + this.getName() + "': " + e.getMessage());
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            freemem();
         }
         instantThreadCounter--;
         return jobHasDoneSomething;
@@ -129,16 +133,19 @@ public final class serverInstantThread extends serverAbstractThread implements s
         try {
             freememExecMethod.invoke(environment, new Object[0]);
         } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
-            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "Internal Error in serverInstantThread: " + e.getMessage());
+            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "Internal Error in serverInstantThread.freemem: " + e.getMessage());
             serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "shutting down thread '" + this.getName() + "'");
             this.terminate(false);
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "Internal Error in serverInstantThread: " + e.getMessage());
+            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "Internal Error in serverInstantThread.freemem: " + e.getMessage());
             serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "shutting down thread '" + this.getName() + "'");
             this.terminate(false);
         } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
-            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "Runtime Error in serverInstantThread, thread '" + this.getName() + "': " + e.getMessage() + "; target exception: " + e.getTargetException().getMessage(), e.getTargetException());
+            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "Runtime Error in serverInstantThread.freemem, thread '" + this.getName() + "': " + e.getMessage() + "; target exception: " + e.getTargetException().getMessage(), e.getTargetException());
             e.getTargetException().printStackTrace();
+        } catch (OutOfMemoryError e) {
+            serverLog.logSevere("SERVER", "OutOfMemory Error in serverInstantThread.freemem, thread '" + this.getName() + "': " + e.getMessage());
+            e.printStackTrace();
         }
     }