diff --git a/settings/pkg/store/metadata/bundles.go b/settings/pkg/store/metadata/bundles.go
index 00f5773e39f..c9099c843af 100644
--- a/settings/pkg/store/metadata/bundles.go
+++ b/settings/pkg/store/metadata/bundles.go
@@ -14,10 +14,19 @@ import (
 // ListBundles returns all bundles in the dataPath folder that match the given type.
 func (s *Store) ListBundles(bundleType settingsmsg.Bundle_Type, bundleIDs []string) ([]*settingsmsg.Bundle, error) {
 	// TODO: this is needed for initialization - we need to find a better way to fix this
-	if s.mdc == nil {
+	if s.mdc == nil && len(bundleIDs) == 1 {
 		return defaultBundle(bundleType, bundleIDs[0]), nil
 	}
-	//s.Init()
+	s.Init()
+
+	if len(bundleIDs) == 0 {
+		bIDs, err := s.mdc.ReadDir(nil, bundleFolderLocation)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		bundleIDs = bIDs
+	}
 	var bundles []*settingsmsg.Bundle
 	for _, id := range bundleIDs {
 		b, err := s.mdc.SimpleDownload(nil, bundlePath(id))
@@ -53,6 +62,7 @@ func (s *Store) ReadBundle(bundleID string) (*settingsmsg.Bundle, error) {
 
 // ReadSetting tries to find a setting by the given id within the dataPath.
 func (s *Store) ReadSetting(settingID string) (*settingsmsg.Setting, error) {
+	fmt.Println("ReadSetting not implemented")
 	return nil, errors.New("not implemented")
 }
 
@@ -88,6 +98,7 @@ func (s *Store) AddSettingToBundle(bundleID string, setting *settingsmsg.Setting
 
 // RemoveSettingFromBundle removes the setting from the bundle with the given ids.
 func (s *Store) RemoveSettingFromBundle(bundleID string, settingID string) error {
+	fmt.Println("RemoveSettingFromBundle not implemented")
 	return errors.New("not implemented")
 }
 
diff --git a/settings/pkg/store/metadata/store.go b/settings/pkg/store/metadata/store.go
index f7d987eecd2..ad415a3ea20 100644
--- a/settings/pkg/store/metadata/store.go
+++ b/settings/pkg/store/metadata/store.go
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ package store
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"log"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/storage/utils/metadata"
+	"github.com/gofrs/uuid"
 	olog "github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-pkg/log"
+	settingsmsg "github.com/owncloud/ocis/protogen/gen/ocis/messages/settings/v0"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/settings/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/settings/pkg/settings"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/settings/pkg/store/defaults"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -116,10 +120,41 @@ func (s *Store) initMetadataClient(mdc MetadataClient) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	s.mdc = mdc
-	if s.initStore != nil {
-		s.initStore(s)
+	for _, p := range defaults.GenerateBundlesDefaultRoles() {
+		b, err := json.Marshal(p)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = mdc.SimpleUpload(nil, bundlePath(p.Id), b)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, p := range defaults.DefaultRoleAssignments() {
+		accountUUID := p.AccountUuid
+		roleID := p.RoleId
+		err = mdc.MakeDirIfNotExist(nil, accountPath(accountUUID))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		ass := &settingsmsg.UserRoleAssignment{
+			Id:          uuid.Must(uuid.NewV4()).String(),
+			AccountUuid: accountUUID,
+			RoleId:      roleID,
+		}
+		b, err := json.Marshal(ass)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = mdc.SimpleUpload(nil, assignmentPath(accountUUID, ass.Id), b)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+
+	s.mdc = mdc
 	return nil
 }