diff --git a/eos/messages/eos_messages.proto b/eos/messages/eos_messages.proto
index 75775d0d9a7b8a90c37496ffdb70c30c50985443..fcdc333f70d181f95bb7d881be52bd2b618b0265 100644
--- a/eos/messages/eos_messages.proto
+++ b/eos/messages/eos_messages.proto
@@ -34,7 +34,19 @@ message Security {
 
 
 //
-// Messages sent from EOS to CTA
+// Alert Messages
+//
+
+message Alert {
+  enum Audience { EOSLOG = 0; ENDUSER = 1; }
+  Audience audience          = 1;       //< The intended audience of the error message
+  string message             = 2;       //< An empty if success, else an error message
+}
+
+
+
+//
+// Messages sent from EOS to CTA Frontend
 //
 
 message Workflow {
@@ -90,56 +102,30 @@ message Notification {
 
 
 //
-// Messages sent from CTA to EOS
+// Messages sent from CTA Frontend to EOS
 //
 
-message Exception {
-  enum ErrorCode {
-    UNKNOWN_ERR       = 0;              //< Can't determine the cause of the error
-    SERVER_NO_RSP_ERR = 1;              //< No response from server
-    PB_PARSE_ERR      = 2;              //< Protocol buffer parse error
-    // ... define other exception types
-  }
-  ErrorCode code             = 1;       //< Defines what went wrong
-  string message             = 2;       //< Additional error text
-}
-
-message Xattr {
-  enum Operation { NONE = 0; GET = 1; ADD = 2; SET = 3; DELETE = 4; }
-  uint64 fid                 = 1;       //< file id
-  map<string, string> xattr  = 2;       //< xattribute map
-  Operation op               = 3;       //< operation to execute for this xattr map
-}
-
-message Tapereplica {
-  enum Status { NONE = 0; OFFTAPE = 1; ONTAPE = 2; ONTAPESAVE = 3; }
-  uint64 fid                 = 1;       //< file id
-  Status status              = 2;       //< status for file id
-  uint64 size                = 3;       //< File size as recorded on tape, for cross-check
-  Checksum cks               = 4;       //< File checksum as computer while writing to tape
-}
-
 message Response {
-  enum ResponseType { EXCEPTION_RSP = 0; XATTR_RSP = 1; TAPEREPLICA_RSP = 2; }
-  ResponseType rsp_type      = 1;       //< Encode the type of this reply
-  oneof response {
-    Exception exception      = 2;       //< Something bad happened
-    Xattr xattr              = 3;       //< Payload for Xattr response type
-    Tapereplica tapereplica  = 4;       //< Payload for Tapereplica response type
+  enum ResponseType {
+    RSP_SUCCESS              = 0;       //< Notification was queued successfully
+    RSP_ERR_PROTOBUF         = 1;       //< Framework error caused by Google Protocol Buffers layer
+    RSP_ERR_XROOT            = 2;       //< Framework error caused by XRoot protocol layer
+    RSP_ERR_CTA              = 3;       //< Server error reported by CTA Frontend
   }
+  ResponseType rsp_type      = 1;       //< Encode the type of this reply
+  Alert alert_msg            = 2;       //< Text of the reply
 }
 
 
 
 //
-// Alert Messages: log messages or responses for the user
+// Messages sent from the Tape Server to EOS
 //
 
-message Alert {
-  // What is the purpose of Audience NONE?
-  enum Audience { NONE = 0; EOSLOG = 1; ENDUSER = 2; }
-  Audience audience          = 1;       //< The intended audience of the error message
-  uint64 code                = 2;       //< Zero means success, non-zero means error
-  string message             = 3;       //< An empty if success, else an error message
-}
-
+//message Tapereplica {
+//  enum Status { NONE = 0; OFFTAPE = 1; ONTAPE = 2; ONTAPESAVE = 3; }
+//  uint64 fid                 = 1;       //< file id
+//  Status status              = 2;       //< status for file id
+//  uint64 size                = 3;       //< File size as recorded on tape, for cross-check
+//  Checksum cks               = 4;       //< File checksum as computer while writing to tape
+//}
diff --git a/xroot_plugins/XrdSsiCtaRequestProc.cpp b/xroot_plugins/XrdSsiCtaRequestProc.cpp
index 28cae137afdb8bf1d3790190bd9520d101b3577d..cfce89be4c6353aa8ac96d57b5524f753abd57bc 100644
--- a/xroot_plugins/XrdSsiCtaRequestProc.cpp
+++ b/xroot_plugins/XrdSsiCtaRequestProc.cpp
@@ -47,14 +47,13 @@ void RequestProc<eos::wfe::Notification, eos::wfe::Response, eos::wfe::Alert>::E
 {
    // Instantiate the scheduler
 
-   const cta::rdbms::Login catalogueLogin = cta::rdbms::Login::parseFile("/home/mdavis/cernbox/CERNHome/CTAtest/ctatest_image/etc/cta/cta_catalogue_db.conf");
+   const cta::rdbms::Login catalogueLogin = cta::rdbms::Login::parseFile("/etc/cta/cta_catalogue_db.conf");
    const uint64_t nbConns = 10;
    const uint64_t nbArchiveFileListingConns = 2;
 
    std::unique_ptr<cta::catalogue::Catalogue> my_catalogue = cta::catalogue::CatalogueFactory::create(catalogueLogin, nbConns, nbArchiveFileListingConns);
-   //cta::common::Configuration ctaConf("/etc/cta/cta-frontend.conf"),
-   //ctaConf.getConfEntString("ObjectStore", "BackendPath", nullptr)).release());
-   std::string backend_str("/tmp/jobStoreXXXXXXX");
+   cta::common::Configuration ctaConf("/etc/cta/cta-frontend.conf");
+   std::string backend_str = ctaConf.getConfEntString("ObjectStore", "BackendPath", nullptr);
 
    std::unique_ptr<cta::objectstore::Backend> backend(cta::objectstore::BackendFactory::createBackend(backend_str));
    cta::objectstore::BackendPopulator backendPopulator(*backend, "Frontend");
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ void RequestProc<eos::wfe::Notification, eos::wfe::Response, eos::wfe::Alert>::E
 {
    // Set metadata
 
-   m_metadata.set_rsp_type(eos::wfe::Response::XATTR_RSP);
+   m_metadata.set_rsp_type(eos::wfe::Response::RSP_SUCCESS);
 
    // Output message in Json format (for debugging)
 
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@ void RequestProc<eos::wfe::Notification, eos::wfe::Response, eos::wfe::Alert>::E
    // Set alert message
 
    m_alert.set_audience(eos::wfe::Alert::EOSLOG);
-   m_alert.set_code(1);
    m_alert.set_message("Something bad happened");
 
    // Send the alert message
@@ -180,14 +178,14 @@ void RequestProc<eos::wfe::Notification, eos::wfe::Response, eos::wfe::Alert>::
 {
    // Set metadata
 
-   m_metadata.set_rsp_type(eos::wfe::Response::EXCEPTION_RSP);
+   m_metadata.set_rsp_type(eos::wfe::Response::RSP_ERR_CTA);
 
-   switch(err_num)
-   {
-      case PB_PARSE_ERR:    m_metadata.mutable_exception()->set_code(eos::wfe::Exception::PB_PARSE_ERR);
-   }
+   //switch(err_num)
+   //{
+      //case PB_PARSE_ERR:    m_metadata.mutable_exception()->set_code(eos::wfe::Exception::PB_PARSE_ERR);
+   //}
 
-   m_metadata.mutable_exception()->set_message(err_text);
+   m_metadata.mutable_alert_msg()->set_message(err_text);
 
    // Output message in Json format (for debugging)