diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index 88484af68..eb9e3641d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -26,18 +26,14 @@ def show
     @person = Person.includes(projects: :project_technologies,
                               person_roles: [:role, :person_role_level]).find(@person.id)
 
-    Ptime::PeopleEmployees.new.update_person_data(@person)
     super
   end
 
   def new
-    @person = Ptime::PeopleEmployees.new.create_or_find(params[:ptime_employee_id])
-    redirect_to(@person)
-
-    # %w[DE EN FR].each do |language|
-    #   @person.language_skills.push(LanguageSkill.new({ language: language, level: 'A1' }))
-    # end
-    # super
+    %w[DE EN FR].each do |language|
+      @person.language_skills.push(LanguageSkill.new({ language: language, level: 'A1' }))
+    end
+    super
   end
 
   def create
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index d25c78c3a..2284f8e1a 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 module Skills
   def self.ptime_available?
-    ActiveModel::Type::Boolean.new.cast(ENV.fetch('PTIME_API_ACCESSIBLE', true))
+    %w[true True 1].include?(ENV.fetch('PTIME_API_ACCESSIBLE', false))
   end
 
   class Application < Rails::Application
diff --git a/config/initializers/ptime_connector.rb b/config/initializers/ptime_connector.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee7a57e28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/ptime_connector.rb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PeopleController.include Ptime::PtimeConnection if Skills.ptime_available?
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c54c7c2ce..8568cb03a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ services:
      /bin/bash -c "
       curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash - &&
       apt-get install -y nodejs &&
-      npm install -g yarn && yarn add nodemon esbuild && bin/assets &&
+      npm install -g yarn && bin/assets &&
       sleep infinity"
     volumes:
       - ./:/myapp
diff --git a/lib/ptime/ptime_connection.rb b/lib/ptime/ptime_connection.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc3ca37d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ptime/ptime_connection.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module Ptime
+  module PtimeConnection
+    def show
+      return export if format_odt?
+
+      @person = Person.includes(projects: :project_technologies,
+                                person_roles: [:role, :person_role_level]).find(@person.id)
+
+      Ptime::PeopleEmployees.new.update_person_data(@person)
+      super
+    end
+
+    def new
+      @person = Ptime::PeopleEmployees.new.create_or_find(params[:ptime_employee_id])
+      redirect_to(@person)
+    end
+  end
+end