diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c0b8dd..f321eda 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,24 +33,26 @@ npx @iobroker/repochecker https://github.com/ioBroker/ioBroker.javascript --loca
 -->
 
 ## Changelog
-### 3.2.2 (2024-11-01)
+### **WORK IN PROGRESS**
+-   (mcm1957) An error is issued if js-controller dependency is missing.
+-   (mcm1957) Required js-controller has been increased to 5.0.19.
+-   (mcm1957) Recommended js-controller version is omitted if identical to required one.
+
 
+### 3.2.2 (2024-11-01)
 -   (mcm1957) Link to open issues has been corrected.
 -   (mcm1957) Component name added to resonsive check issues.
 
 ### 3.2.1 (2024-11-01)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Size checking for "divider" and "staticImage" supended.
 
 ### 3.2.0 (2024-11-01)
-
 -   (oweitman) Script has been extended to use optionally local data for checking.
 -   (mcm1957) Warning if i18n is not used has been fixed [#324].
 -   (mcm1957) Check for importent issues has been added.
 -   (mcm1957) Checking of jsonConfig (initially) added.
 
 ### 3.1.4 (2024-10-26)
-
 -   (mcm1957) linter has been activated and issues reported have been fixed.
 -   (mcm1957) Blacklist for package/dependencies has been extended.
 -   (mcm1957) Recommend adapter-core 3.2.2 now.
@@ -58,15 +60,12 @@ npx @iobroker/repochecker https://github.com/ioBroker/ioBroker.javascript --loca
 -   (mcm1957) Abort processing if iobroker.live not reachable. [#321]
 
 ### 3.1.3 (2024-10-11)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Checker no longer crash id no npm package exists.
 
 ### 3.1.2 (2024-10-04)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Require node 18 minimum as engines clause.
 
 ### 3.1.1 (2024-10-04)
-
 -   (mcm1957) "[E166] 'common.mode: extension' is unknown" has been fixed [#308]
 -   (mcm1957) "[E904] file iob_npm.done found in repository, but not found in .gitignore" removed as covered by [E503]. [#309]
 -   (mcm1957) "[E500] node_modules found" has been retricted to adapetr root. [#297]
@@ -74,27 +73,22 @@ npx @iobroker/repochecker https://github.com/ioBroker/ioBroker.javascript --loca
 -   (mcm1957) Change "[W113] Adapter should support compact mode" text and honor common.compact set to false. [#300]
 
 ### 3.1.0 (2024-09-29)
-
 -   (mcm1957) "@iobroker/plugin-sentry" blacklisted as dependency [#301]
 -   (mcm1957) Accept .ts files as main file too. [#303]
 -   (mcm1957) [E405] and [E426] incorrect path has been corrected. [#299]
 
 ### 3.0.7 (2024-09-19)
-
 -   (mcm1957) "[W523] 'package-lock.json"'not found in repo!" reduced to suggestion. [#298]
 
 ### 3.0.6 (2024-09-13)
-
 -   (mcm1957) "[E124] Main file not found" no longer raised if common.nogit is set
 -   (mcm1957) 'Text of "common.main" is deprecated' has been adapted. [#266]
 -   (mcm1957) Ignore errors caused by complex .gitignor/.npmignore. [#288]
 
 ### 3.0.5 (2024-09-13)
-
 -   (mcm1957) '@iobroker/dev-server' is valid as dev-dependency. [#260]
 
 ### 3.0.4 (2024-09-12)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Abort with incorrect dependency definition fixed [#287]
 -   (mcm1957) Improve handling of malformed dependency definitions [#284]
 -   (mcm1957) Improve handling of malformed .releaseconfig.json files [#283]
@@ -104,34 +98,28 @@ npx @iobroker/repochecker https://github.com/ioBroker/ioBroker.javascript --loca
 -   (mcm1957) Do no longer require a js-controller dependecy for wwwOnly adapters. [#250]
 
 ### 3.0.3 (2024-09-12)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Check for iob_npm.done at .npmignore has been removed [#294]
 
 ### 3.0.2 (2024-09-11)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Handling of missing LICENSE file corrected. [#282]
 -   (mcm1957) [W126] Missing mandatory translation is error now. [#293]
 -   (mcm1957) Record repochcker version used for tests.
 -   (mcm1957) Record github commit-sha of last commit used for tests.
 
 ### 3.0.0 (2024-09-10)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Error and warning numbering has been reviewed and duplicates removed.
 -   (mcm1957) index.js has been split into seperated modules.
 
 ### 2.10.0 (2024-08-19)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Suggestions ([Sxxx] have been added).
 
 ### 2.9.1 (2024-08-12)
-
 -   (mcm1957) E162 - correct dependency check for js-controller. [#267].
 -   (mcm1957) E605 - copyright year range including whitespaces is now accepted. [#269].
 -   (mcm1957) E016 - missing vaiableexpansion has been added. [#263].
 -   (mcm1957) E114 - typo at error message has been fixed [#261].
 
 ### 2.9.0 (2024-07-29)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Adapt text if sources-dist(-stable).json need a correction [#97].
 -   (mcm1957) Missing "common.mode" error text corrected [#249].
 -   (mcm1957) Files "iob" and "iobroker" are disallowed now [#248].
@@ -139,12 +127,10 @@ npx @iobroker/repochecker https://github.com/ioBroker/ioBroker.javascript --loca
 -   (mcm1957) Text of E114 (missing adminUI) adapted.
 
 ### 2.8.1 (2024-07-28)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Check of js-controller version has been corrected [#247].
 -   (mcm1957) Honor '>' at dependency checks too [#246].
 
 ### 2.8.0 (2024-07-28)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Copyright year check has been fixed for single year entries.
 -   (mcm1957) js-controller version check added [#233].
 -   (mcm1957) Check for fixed version dependencies and for github dependencies [#233].
@@ -154,15 +140,12 @@ npx @iobroker/repochecker https://github.com/ioBroker/ioBroker.javascript --loca
 -   (mcm1957) "common.noConfig" must match "common.adminUI" setting [#170].
 
 ### 2.7.2 (2024-07-26)
-
 -   (mcm1957) package-lock.json check fixed.
 
 ### 2.7.1 (2024-07-26)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Reduce setTimeout/setInterval error to warning temporary.
 
 ### 2.7.0 (2024-07-26)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Some non trivial keywords related to adapter are enforced now [#234].
 -   (mcm1957) Severity if [E105] / [W105] has been corrected [#204].
 -   (mcm1957) Disallow 'globalDependencies' at package.json [#204].
@@ -176,36 +159,29 @@ npx @iobroker/repochecker https://github.com/ioBroker/ioBroker.javascript --loca
 -   (mcm1957) Copyright year now honors commit year and npm publish year too [#237].
 
 ### 2.6.1 (2024-06-24)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Check "[W156] Adapter should support admin 5 UI (jsonConfig)" checks for reactUi now.
 
 ### 2.6.0 (2024-06-24)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Check has been aded to ensure keywords and common.keywords are present. [#200]
 -   (mcm1957) Detection of react has been added, gulpfile.js is accepted for react based UIs now. [#223]
 
 ### 2.5.1 (2024-06-24)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Suggestion to update dependencies to recommended version added.
 -   (mcm1957) Adapter-core recommended set to 3.1.6 [#220]
 
 ### 2.5.0 (2024-05-30)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Check to ensure that dependency revisions are available at repository added. [#180]
 
 ### 2.4.0 (2024-05-30)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Add check to protect sensitive data. [#195]
 -   (mcm1957) Add check to verify that dependencies and globalDepencies are of type array. [#90]
 
 ### 2.3.1 (2024-05-07)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Reduce number of missing translation warnings.
 -   (mcm1957) Seperate between required and recommended translations.
 -   (mcm1957) Log missing translations in detail.
 
 ### 2.3.0 (2024-05-07)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Elements marked as deprectaed added to blacklist.
 -   (mcm1957) Blacklist added to block elements at package.json and io-package.json.
 -   (mcm1957) Error [E000] will be raised now if repository cannot be accessed at all [#194].
@@ -214,16 +190,13 @@ npx @iobroker/repochecker https://github.com/ioBroker/ioBroker.javascript --loca
 -   (mcm1957) Raise an error if version at package.json is lower than latest release at npmjs [#192]
 
 ### 2.2.3 (2024-03-29)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Checking of license has been improved
 
 ### 2.2.2 (2024-03-29)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Checking of adapter-core has been fixed
 -   (mcm1957) Load all potential interesting files, fixes [#149]
 
 ### 2.2.1 (2024-03-26)
-
 -   (mcm1957) Added check that own adapter is not listed at common.restartAdapters
 -   (mcm1957) Added check of version strings at common.news
 -   (mcm1957) Added check for recommended node version (node 18 for now)
@@ -232,51 +205,40 @@ npx @iobroker/repochecker https://github.com/ioBroker/ioBroker.javascript --loca
 -   (mcm1957) Added check for adapter-core version (>= 3.0.6)
 
 ### 2.2.0 (2024-03-24)
-
 -   (klein0r) Added check for licenseInformation
 -   (klein0r) Added check for deprecated license
 -   (klein0r) Added check for required attribute common.tier
 -   (klein0r) Added check for disallowed attribute common.automaticUpgrade
 
 ### 2.1.13 (2024-01-02)
-
 -   (bluefox) Corrected rule W156: adminUI.config === 'none' is allowed
 
 ### 2.1.12 (2023-09-21)
-
 -   (bluefox) Added check of using '\_' in adapter name
 
 ### 2.1.11 (2023-09-05)
-
 -   (bluefox) Added check of iobroker.js-controller in dependencies
 
 ### 2.1.7 (2023-08-14)
-
 -   (mcm57) Update index.js - fix typo in error message (packet.json)
 -   (mcm57) Update index.js - renumber E504/1 to 519 - fixes #112
 
 ### 2.1.6 (2022-12-08)
-
 -   (bluefox) added better error logging
 
 ### 2.1.5 (2022-12-07)
-
 -   (bluefox) added check of `.releaseconfig.json` file
 
 ### 2.1.4 (2022-08-19)
-
 -   (bluefox) Added check for adapter name: it may not start with '\_'
 
 ### 2.1.2 (2022-07-14)
-
 -   (bluefox) Fixed some errors
 
 ### 2.1.0 (2022-05-26)
-
 -   (bluefox) Added support for jsonConfig.json5 and jsonCustom.json5
 
 ### 2.0.5 (2022-05-22)
-
 -   (bluefox) Made it possible to run with npx
 
 ## License
diff --git a/lib/M100_IOPackageJson.js b/lib/M100_IOPackageJson.js
index ed07496..12ab9ea 100644
--- a/lib/M100_IOPackageJson.js
+++ b/lib/M100_IOPackageJson.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async function getIOPackageJson(context) {
 }
 
 const recommendedJsControllerVersion = '5.0.19';
-let requiredJsControllerVersion = '4.0.24';
+let requiredJsControllerVersion = '5.0.19';
 
 const blacklistIOPackageJson = {
     installedFrom: {
@@ -519,15 +519,28 @@ async function checkIOPackageJson(context) {
                     }
                 } else {
                     if (!context.ioPackageJson.common.onlyWWW) {
-                        context.errors.push(`[E162] js-controller dependency missing. js-controller ${requiredJsControllerVersion} is required as minimum, ${recommendedJsControllerVersion} is recommended. Please add to dependencies at io-package.json.`);
+                        if (requiredJsControllerVersion !== recommendedJsControllerVersion) {
+                            context.errors.push(`[E162] js-controller dependency missing. js-controller ${requiredJsControllerVersion} is required as minimum, ${recommendedJsControllerVersion} is recommended. Please add to dependencies at io-package.json.`);
+                        } else {
+                            context.errors.push(`[E162] js-controller dependency missing. js-controller ${requiredJsControllerVersion} is required as minimum. Please add to dependencies at io-package.json.`);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
+        } else {
+            if (!context.ioPackageJson.common.onlyWWW) {
+                context.errors.push(`[E185] "common.dependencies" must be an array at io-package.json`);
+                if (requiredJsControllerVersion !== recommendedJsControllerVersion) {
+                    context.errors.push(`[E162] js-controller dependency missing. js-controller ${requiredJsControllerVersion} is required as minimum, ${recommendedJsControllerVersion} is recommended. Please add to dependencies at io-package.json.`);
+                } else {
+                    context.errors.push(`[E162] js-controller dependency missing. js-controller ${requiredJsControllerVersion} is required as minimum. Please add to dependencies at io-package.json.`);
+                }
+    }
         }
 
         /*
         increase dependency as required by addition features
-    */
+        */
         if (context.ioPackageJson && context.ioPackageJson.common && context.ioPackageJson.common.supportedMessges) {
             requiredJsControllerVersion = common.maxVersion(requiredJsControllerVersion, '5.0.18');
         }
@@ -537,7 +550,11 @@ async function checkIOPackageJson(context) {
 
 
         if (currentJsControllerVersion && compareVersions.compare(requiredJsControllerVersion, currentJsControllerVersion, '>')) {
-            context.errors.push(`[E157] js-controller ${currentJsControllerVersion} listed as dependency but ${requiredJsControllerVersion} is required as minimum, ${recommendedJsControllerVersion} is recommended. Please update dependency at io-package.json.`);
+            if (requiredJsControllerVersion !== recommendedJsControllerVersion) {
+                context.errors.push(`[E157] js-controller ${currentJsControllerVersion} listed as dependency but ${requiredJsControllerVersion} is required as minimum, ${recommendedJsControllerVersion} is recommended. Please update dependency at io-package.json.`);
+            } else {
+                context.errors.push(`[E157] js-controller ${currentJsControllerVersion} listed as dependency but ${requiredJsControllerVersion} is required as minimum. Please update dependency at io-package.json.`);
+            }
         } else if (currentJsControllerVersion && compareVersions.compare(recommendedJsControllerVersion, currentJsControllerVersion, '>')) {
             context.warnings.push(`[W156] js-controller ${currentJsControllerVersion} listed as dependency but ${recommendedJsControllerVersion} is recommended. Please consider updating dependency at io-package.json.`);
         }
@@ -553,7 +570,6 @@ async function checkIOPackageJson(context) {
                     context.errors.push(`[E161] "js-controller" is not allowed in common.globalDependencies`);
                 }
             }
-
         }