diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.common/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/common/K8sObserver.java b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.common/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/common/K8sObserver.java
index 2545a30..600b5ca 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.common/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/common/K8sObserver.java
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.common/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/common/K8sObserver.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class K8sObserver<O extends KubernetesObject,
         api = new GenericKubernetesApi<>(objectClass, objectListClass,
             context.getGroup(), context.getPreferredVersion(),
             context.getResourcePlural(), client);
-        thread = new Thread(() -> {
+        thread = Thread.ofVirtual().unstarted(() -> {
             try {
                 logger.config(() -> "Watching " + context.getResourcePlural()
                     + " (" + context.getPreferredVersion() + ")"
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class K8sObserver<O extends KubernetesObject,
                         while (changed.hasNext()) {
                             handler.accept(client, changed.next());
                         }
-                    } catch (ApiException e) {
+                    } catch (ApiException | RuntimeException e) {
                         logger.log(Level.FINE, e, () -> "Problem watching"
                             + " (will retry): " + e.getMessage());
                         delayRestart(startedAt);
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ public class K8sObserver<O extends KubernetesObject,
                 }
             }
         });
-        thread.setDaemon(true);
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("PMD.AvoidLiteralsInIfCondition")
diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager.events/build.gradle b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager.events/build.gradle
index 566e200..2546c6a 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager.events/build.gradle
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager.events/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    api 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.core:[1.19.0,2)'
+    api 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.core:[1.21.0,2)'
     api project(':org.jdrupes.vmoperator.common')
     api 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:[2.16.1,3]'
 }
diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/build.gradle b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/build.gradle
index 202c6f8..4c98978 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/build.gradle
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/build.gradle
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@ dependencies {
     
     implementation 'commons-cli:commons-cli:1.5.0'
     
-    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.core:[1.19.0,2)'
-    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.io:[2.7.0,3)'
-    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.http:[3.1.0,4)'
-    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.util:[1.34.0,2)'
+    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.util:[1.36.0,2)'
+    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.io:[2.11.0,3)'
+    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.http:[3.5.0,4)'
     
-    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.base:[1.7.0,2)'
+    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.base:[1.8.0,2)'
     implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.vuejs:[1.5.0,2)'
-    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.rbac:[1.3.0,2)'
-    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconlet.oidclogin:[1.6.0,2)'
+    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.rbac:[1.4.0,2)'
+    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconlet.oidclogin:[1.7.0,2)'
     implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconlet.markdowndisplay:[1.2.0,2)'
     
     runtimeOnly 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconlet.sysinfo:[1.4.0,2)'
diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/build.gradle b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/build.gradle
index b2cd8d4..7a0e2bd 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/build.gradle
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/build.gradle
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.core:[1.19.0,2)'
-    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.io:[2.7.0,3)'
-    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.http:[3.1.0,4)'
-    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.util:[1.31.0,2)'
+    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.core:[1.21.0,2)'
+    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.util:[1.36.0,2)'
+    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.io:[2.11.0,3)'
+    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.http:[3.5.0,4)'
     implementation project(':org.jdrupes.vmoperator.common')
 
     implementation 'commons-cli:commons-cli:1.5.0'
diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmconlet/build.gradle b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmconlet/build.gradle
index ab667f5..3f1f18e 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmconlet/build.gradle
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmconlet/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager.events')
     
-    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.base:[1.3.0,2)'
+    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.base:[1.8.0,2)'
     implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.provider.vue:[1,2)'
     implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.provider.jgwcvuecomponents:[1.2,2)'
     implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.provider.chartjs:[1.2,2)'
diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmviewer/build.gradle b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmviewer/build.gradle
index aca015b..3f1f18e 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmviewer/build.gradle
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmviewer/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager.events')
     
-    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.base:[1.7.0,2)'
+    implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.base:[1.8.0,2)'
     implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.provider.vue:[1,2)'
     implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.provider.jgwcvuecomponents:[1.2,2)'
     implementation 'org.jgrapes:org.jgrapes.webconsole.provider.chartjs:[1.2,2)'