diff --git a/devel/helloworld/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HelloWorld/Api/SettingsController.php b/devel/helloworld/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HelloWorld/Api/SettingsController.php
index 0e4ccf0c8..8512ca9ef 100644
--- a/devel/helloworld/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HelloWorld/Api/SettingsController.php
+++ b/devel/helloworld/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HelloWorld/Api/SettingsController.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
- *    Copyright (C) 2015 Deciso B.V.
+ *    Copyright (C) 2015-2019 Deciso B.V.
  *
  *    All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -34,13 +34,15 @@ use \OPNsense\Core\Config;
 
 /**
  * Class SettingsController Handles settings related API actions for the HelloWorld module
- * @package OPNsense\Cron
+ * @package OPNsense\Helloworld
  */
 class SettingsController extends ApiControllerBase
 {
     /**
      * retrieve HelloWorld general settings
      * @return array general settings
+     * @throws \OPNsense\Base\ModelException
+     * @throws \ReflectionException
      */
     public function getAction()
     {
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ class SettingsController extends ApiControllerBase
     /**
      * update HelloWorld settings
      * @return array status
+     * @throws \OPNsense\Base\ModelException
+     * @throws \ReflectionException
      */
     public function setAction()
     {
diff --git a/devel/helloworld/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HelloWorld/Api/SimplifiedSettingsController.php b/devel/helloworld/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HelloWorld/Api/SimplifiedSettingsController.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81059fa83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/helloworld/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/HelloWorld/Api/SimplifiedSettingsController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ *    Copyright (C) 2015-2019 Deciso B.V.
+ *
+ *    All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ *    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ *       this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ *    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ *    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
+ *    INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
+ *    AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ *    AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
+ *    OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ *    SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ *    INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ *    CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ *    ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ *    POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+namespace OPNsense\HelloWorld\Api;
+
+use \OPNsense\Base\ApiMutableModelControllerBase;
+
+/**
+ * a simplified settings controller for our HelloWorld app, uses our ApiMutableModelControllerBase type
+ * @package OPNsense\Helloworld
+ */
+class SimplifiedSettingsController extends ApiMutableModelControllerBase
+{
+    protected static $internalModelName = 'helloworld';
+    protected static $internalModelClass = 'OPNsense\HelloWorld\HelloWorld';
+}