diff --git a/projects/player/modules/verona/services/verona-post.service.spec.ts b/projects/player/modules/verona/services/verona-post.service.spec.ts
index 98677f0648432696f240887a8a0e96d07e362873..a3948410b9c552d1ab98801cb9bafaaef2526a35 100644
--- a/projects/player/modules/verona/services/verona-post.service.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/player/modules/verona/services/verona-post.service.spec.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ describe('VeronaPostService', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({});
     service = TestBed.inject(VeronaPostService);
-    service.isStandalone = false;
-    service.sessionId = 'test';
+    service.sessionID = 'test';
     service.stateReportPolicy = 'eager';
   });
 
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ describe('VeronaPostService', () => {
         eventSubscription.unsubscribe();
         done();
       });
-    service.sendVopReadyNotification(metadata);
+    VeronaPostService.sendReadyNotification(metadata);
   });
 
   it('should post a VopUnitNavigationRequestedNotification', done => {
@@ -121,6 +120,6 @@ describe('VeronaPostService', () => {
         eventSubscription.unsubscribe();
         done();
       });
-    service.sendVopWindowFocusChangedNotification(true);
+    VeronaPostService.sendVopWindowFocusChangedNotification(true);
   });
 });
diff --git a/projects/player/modules/verona/services/verona-post.service.ts b/projects/player/modules/verona/services/verona-post.service.ts
index 2a39aa27a3dc8588e95169969975e157e6e6ddd7..766e4a664ad5283261dc48f852bb5f164b1db6dc 100644
--- a/projects/player/modules/verona/services/verona-post.service.ts
+++ b/projects/player/modules/verona/services/verona-post.service.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ import {
   providedIn: 'root'
 })
 export class VeronaPostService {
-  private _isStandalone: boolean = true;
-  private _sessionId: string = 'unKnown';
+  sessionID: string | undefined;
   private _stateReportPolicy: StateReportPolicy = 'eager';
   private cachedVopStateChangedNotificationValues: {
     unitState?: UnitState,
@@ -24,25 +23,12 @@ export class VeronaPostService {
     log?: LogData[]
   } = {};
 
-  set sessionId(sessionId: string) {
-    this._sessionId = sessionId;
-  }
-
-  set isStandalone(isStandalone: boolean) {
-    this._isStandalone = isStandalone;
-  }
-
   set stateReportPolicy(stateReportPolicy: StateReportPolicy) {
     this._stateReportPolicy = stateReportPolicy;
   }
 
-  private send(message: VopMessage): void {
-    // prevent posts in local (dev) mode
-    if (!this._isStandalone) {
-      window.parent.postMessage(message, '*');
-    } else {
-      LogService.debug('player: no host detected');
-    }
+  private static sendMessage(message: VopMessage): void {
+    window.parent.postMessage(message, '*');
   }
 
   sendVopStateChangedNotification(values: {
@@ -51,7 +37,7 @@ export class VeronaPostService {
     log?: LogData[]
   }, requested: boolean = false): void {
     if (this._stateReportPolicy === 'eager' || requested) {
-      this.send(this.createVopStateChangedNotification(
+      VeronaPostService.sendMessage(this.createVopStateChangedNotification(
         { ...this.cachedVopStateChangedNotificationValues, ...values }
       ));
     } else {
@@ -66,16 +52,16 @@ export class VeronaPostService {
   }): VopStateChangedNotification {
     return {
       type: 'vopStateChangedNotification',
-      sessionId: this._sessionId,
+      sessionId: this.sessionID as string,
       timeStamp: Date.now(),
       ...(values)
     };
   }
 
-  sendVopReadyNotification(playerMetadata: VopMetaData): void {
+  static sendReadyNotification(playerMetadata: VopMetaData): void {
     if (playerMetadata) {
       LogService.debug('player: sendVopReadyNotification', playerMetadata);
-      this.send({
+      VeronaPostService.sendMessage({
         type: 'vopReadyNotification',
         metadata: playerMetadata
       });
@@ -84,19 +70,19 @@ export class VeronaPostService {
     }
   }
 
-  sendVopUnitNavigationRequestedNotification = (target: NavigationTarget): void => {
-    this.send({
+  sendVopUnitNavigationRequestedNotification(target: NavigationTarget): void {
+    VeronaPostService.sendMessage({
       type: 'vopUnitNavigationRequestedNotification',
-      sessionId: this._sessionId,
+      sessionId: this.sessionID as string,
       target: target
     });
-  };
+  }
 
-  sendVopWindowFocusChangedNotification = (focused: boolean): void => {
-    this.send({
+  static sendVopWindowFocusChangedNotification(focused: boolean): void {
+    VeronaPostService.sendMessage({
       type: 'vopWindowFocusChangedNotification',
       timeStamp: Date.now(),
       hasFocus: focused
     });
-  };
+  }
 }
diff --git a/projects/player/src/app/app.component.ts b/projects/player/src/app/app.component.ts
index 0f17f519262f8c7b752dccd5bd5ef8f746b353ae..2d90e758baa8bc031ad3ae4510199270c773c2e3 100644
--- a/projects/player/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/projects/player/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -23,14 +23,9 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.setLocales();
-    this.initVeronaPostService();
+    VeronaPostService.sendReadyNotification(this.metaDataService.playerMetadata);
     this.nativeEventService.focus
-      .subscribe(isFocused => this.veronaPostService.sendVopWindowFocusChangedNotification(isFocused));
-  }
-
-  private initVeronaPostService(): void {
-    this.veronaPostService.isStandalone = this.isStandalone;
-    this.veronaPostService.sendVopReadyNotification(this.metaDataService.playerMetadata);
+      .subscribe(isFocused => VeronaPostService.sendVopWindowFocusChangedNotification(isFocused));
   }
 
   private setLocales(): void {
diff --git a/projects/player/src/app/components/unit/unit.component.ts b/projects/player/src/app/components/unit/unit.component.ts
index 10eb04c5de0ee00720c160c17068b102395edcd2..92aeaf645ec0d0147431fd97727a9c68e3e506b0 100644
--- a/projects/player/src/app/components/unit/unit.component.ts
+++ b/projects/player/src/app/components/unit/unit.component.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class UnitComponent implements OnInit {
       this.playerConfig = message.playerConfig || {};
       LogService.info('player: unitStateElementCodes', this.unitStateService.elementCodes);
       this.metaDataService.resourceURL = this.playerConfig.directDownloadUrl;
-      this.veronaPostService.sessionId = message.sessionId;
+      this.veronaPostService.sessionID = message.sessionId;
       this.veronaPostService.stateReportPolicy = message.playerConfig?.stateReportPolicy || 'none';
       this.unitStateService.elementCodes = message.unitState?.dataParts?.elementCodes ?
         JSON.parse(message.unitState.dataParts.elementCodes) : [];