diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.cpp b/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.cpp
index a026a458f..5a584b8dd 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.cpp
@@ -96,4 +96,22 @@ namespace BlackCore
         }
         return msgs;
     }
+
+    /*
+     * DBus version of value
+     */
+    BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList CContextSettings::value(const QString &path, const QString &command, QDBusVariant value, int unifiedBlackMetaType)
+    {
+        QVariant qv = value.variant();
+        if (qv.canConvert<QDBusArgument>())
+        {
+            // convert from QDBusArgument
+            int type = BlackMisc::firstBlackMetaType() + unifiedBlackMetaType; // unify
+            qv = BlackMisc::fixQVariantFromDbusArgument(qv, type);
+        }
+        // when called locally, this will call the virtual method
+        // of the concrete implementation in context_settings
+        return this->value(path, command, qv);
+    }
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.h b/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.h
index 4b8c7dad1..4032d1d44 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_settings_impl.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         const QString &getSettingsDirectory() const { return BlackMisc::Settings::CSettingUtilities::getSettingsDirectory(); }
 
         //! \copydoc IContextSettings::value()
+        virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const QVariant &value) override;
 
     public slots:
         //! \copydoc IContextSettings::getNetworkSettings()
@@ -52,8 +53,14 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! \copydoc IContextSettings::getHotkeys()
         virtual BlackMisc::Hardware::CKeyboardKeyList getHotkeys() const override;
 
-        //! \copydoc IContextSettings::value()
-        virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const QVariant &value) override;
+        /*!
+         * \brief DBus version of value method.
+         * \remarks Basically an unwanted signature as this is different from the "local" signature and
+         * contains explicit DBus types (a: QDbusArgument, b: type for conversion).
+         * If this can be removed, fine. -> https://dev.vatsim-germany.org/issues/116
+         */
+        virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, QDBusVariant value, int unifiedBlackMetaType);
+
 
     private:
         friend class CRuntime;
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.cpp b/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.cpp
index 706eaf5a9..0e310adb2 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.cpp
@@ -65,20 +65,8 @@ namespace BlackCore
     }
 
     /*
-     * DBus version of value
      */
-    BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList CContextSettingsProxy::value(const QString &path, const QString &command, QDBusVariant value, int unifiedBlackMetaType)
     {
-        QVariant qv = value.variant();
-        if (qv.canConvert<QDBusArgument>())
-        {
-            // convert from QDBusArgument
-            int type = BlackMisc::firstBlackMetaType() + unifiedBlackMetaType; // unify
-            qv = BlackMisc::fixQVariantFromDbusArgument(qv, type);
-        }
-        // when called locally, this will call the virtual method
-        // of the concrete implementation in context_settings
-        return this->value(path, command, qv);
     }
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.h b/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.h
index 5d5ef0512..a2f44b374 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_settings_proxy.h
@@ -31,19 +31,6 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! \brief Destructor
         virtual ~CContextSettingsProxy() {}
 
-
-        /*!
-         * \brief Handle value
-         * \param path      where value belongs to
-         * \param command   what to do with value
-         * \param value
-         * \return          messages generated during handling
-         * \remarks Do not make this a slot, no DBus XML signature shall be created. The QVariant
-         *  will be send a tailored value method using QDBusVariant
-         *  @see value(const QString &, const QString &, QDBusVariant, int)
-         */
-        virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const QVariant &value) override;
-
     private:
         friend class CRuntime;
         BlackMisc::CGenericDBusInterface *m_dBusInterface;
@@ -67,13 +54,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! \copydoc IContextSettings::getHotkeys()
         virtual BlackMisc::Hardware::CKeyboardKeyList getHotkeys() const override;
 
-        /*!
-         * \brief DBus version of value method.
-         * \remarks Basically an unwanted signature as this is different from the "local" signature and
-         * contains explicit DBus types (a: QDbusArgument, b: type for conversion).
-         * If this can be removed, fine.
-         */
-        BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, QDBusVariant value, int unifiedBlackMetaType);
+        //! \copydoc IContextSettings::value
+        virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList value(const QString &path, const QString &command, const QVariant &value) override;
+
     };
 }