diff --git a/jsprit-io/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java b/jsprit-io/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java
index 07ebaa97..23a73527 100644
--- a/jsprit-io/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java
+++ b/jsprit-io/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.java
@@ -364,11 +364,11 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithms {
      * @return {@link com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.algorithm.VehicleRoutingAlgorithm}
      */
     public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm createAlgorithm(final VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, final AlgorithmConfig algorithmConfig) {
-        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), 0, null);
+        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), 0, null, null);
     }
 
     public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm createAlgorithm(final VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, int nThreads, final AlgorithmConfig algorithmConfig) {
-        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, null);
+        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, null, null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -382,14 +382,14 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithms {
         AlgorithmConfig algorithmConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
         AlgorithmConfigXmlReader xmlReader = new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algorithmConfig);
         xmlReader.read(configURL);
-        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), 0, null);
+        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), 0, null, null);
     }
 
     public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm readAndCreateAlgorithm(final VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, int nThreads, final URL configURL) {
         AlgorithmConfig algorithmConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
         AlgorithmConfigXmlReader xmlReader = new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algorithmConfig);
         xmlReader.read(configURL);
-        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, null);
+        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, null, null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -403,28 +403,35 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithms {
         AlgorithmConfig algorithmConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
         AlgorithmConfigXmlReader xmlReader = new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algorithmConfig);
         xmlReader.read(configFileName);
-        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), 0, null);
+        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), 0, null, null);
     }
 
     public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm readAndCreateAlgorithm(final VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, final String configFileName, StateManager stateManager) {
         AlgorithmConfig algorithmConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
         AlgorithmConfigXmlReader xmlReader = new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algorithmConfig);
         xmlReader.read(configFileName);
-        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), 0, stateManager);
+        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), 0, stateManager, null);
     }
 
     public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm readAndCreateAlgorithm(final VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, int nThreads, final String configFileName, StateManager stateManager) {
         AlgorithmConfig algorithmConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
         AlgorithmConfigXmlReader xmlReader = new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algorithmConfig);
         xmlReader.read(configFileName);
-        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, stateManager);
+        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, stateManager, null);
     }
 
     public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm readAndCreateAlgorithm(VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, int nThreads, String configFileName) {
         AlgorithmConfig algorithmConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
         AlgorithmConfigXmlReader xmlReader = new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algorithmConfig);
         xmlReader.read(configFileName);
-        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, null);
+        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, null, null);
+    }
+
+    public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm readAndCreateAlgorithm(VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, int nThreads, String configFileName, SolutionCostCalculator solutionCostCalculator) {
+        AlgorithmConfig algorithmConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
+        AlgorithmConfigXmlReader xmlReader = new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algorithmConfig);
+        xmlReader.read(configFileName);
+        return createAlgo(vrp, algorithmConfig.getXMLConfiguration(), nThreads, null, solutionCostCalculator);
     }
 
     private static class OpenRouteStateVerifier implements StateUpdater, ReverseActivityVisitor {
@@ -459,7 +466,7 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithms {
 
     }
 
-    private static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm createAlgo(final VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, XMLConfiguration config, int nuOfThreads, StateManager stateMan) {
+    private static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm createAlgo(final VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, XMLConfiguration config, int nuOfThreads, StateManager stateMan, SolutionCostCalculator solutionCostCalculator) {
         //create state-manager
         final StateManager stateManager;
         if (stateMan != null) {
@@ -485,7 +492,7 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithms {
         constraintManager.addSkillsConstraint();
         constraintManager.addConstraint(new SwitchNotFeasible(stateManager));
 
-        return readAndCreateAlgorithm(vrp, config, nuOfThreads, null, stateManager, constraintManager, true, true);
+        return readAndCreateAlgorithm(vrp, config, nuOfThreads, solutionCostCalculator, stateManager, constraintManager, true, true);
     }
 
     public static VehicleRoutingAlgorithm readAndCreateAlgorithm(final VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, AlgorithmConfig config,
@@ -584,11 +591,17 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithms {
         stateManager.addStateUpdater(new UpdateActivityTimes(vrp.getTransportCosts(), activityPolicy, vrp.getActivityCosts()));
         stateManager.addStateUpdater(new UpdateVariableCosts(vrp.getActivityCosts(), vrp.getTransportCosts(), stateManager, activityPolicy));
 
-        final SolutionCostCalculator costCalculator;
-        if (solutionCostCalculator == null) costCalculator = getDefaultCostCalculator(stateManager);
-        else costCalculator = solutionCostCalculator;
 
         PrettyAlgorithmBuilder prettyAlgorithmBuilder = PrettyAlgorithmBuilder.newInstance(vrp, vehicleFleetManager, stateManager, constraintManager);
+        final SolutionCostCalculator costCalculator;
+        if (solutionCostCalculator == null) {
+            costCalculator = getDefaultCostCalculator(stateManager);
+        }
+        else {
+            costCalculator = solutionCostCalculator;
+            prettyAlgorithmBuilder.withObjectiveFunction(solutionCostCalculator);
+        }
+
         if(addCoreConstraints)
             prettyAlgorithmBuilder.addCoreStateAndConstraintStuff();
         //construct initial solution creator
@@ -873,7 +886,7 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithms {
                 String initialNumberJobsToRemoveString = moduleConfig.getString("ruin.initRemoveJobs");
                 if (initialNumberJobsToRemoveString == null) throw new IllegalStateException("module.ruin.initRemoveJobs is missing.");
                 int initialNumberJobsToRemove = Integer.valueOf(initialNumberJobsToRemoveString);
-            	ruin = getClusterRuin(vrp, routeStates, definedClasses, ruinKey, initialNumberJobsToRemove);
+                ruin = getClusterRuin(vrp, routeStates, definedClasses, ruinKey, initialNumberJobsToRemove);
             } else throw new IllegalStateException("ruin[@name] " + ruin_name + " is not known. Use either randomRuin or radialRuin.");
 
             String insertionName = moduleConfig.getString("insertion[@name]");
@@ -916,12 +929,12 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithms {
     }
 
     private static RuinStrategy getClusterRuin(final VehicleRoutingProblem vrp, final StateManager routeStates, TypedMap definedClasses, ModKey modKey, int initialNumberJobsToRemove) {
-    	JobNeighborhoods jobNeighborhoods = new JobNeighborhoodsFactory().createNeighborhoods(vrp, new AvgServiceAndShipmentDistance(vrp.getTransportCosts()));
-    	RuinStrategyKey stratKey = new RuinStrategyKey(modKey);
+        JobNeighborhoods jobNeighborhoods = new JobNeighborhoodsFactory().createNeighborhoods(vrp, new AvgServiceAndShipmentDistance(vrp.getTransportCosts()));
+        RuinStrategyKey stratKey = new RuinStrategyKey(modKey);
         RuinStrategy ruin = definedClasses.get(stratKey);
         if (ruin == null) {
-        	ruin = new ClusterRuinStrategyFactory(initialNumberJobsToRemove, jobNeighborhoods).createStrategy(vrp);
-        	definedClasses.put(stratKey, ruin);
+            ruin = new ClusterRuinStrategyFactory(initialNumberJobsToRemove, jobNeighborhoods).createStrategy(vrp);
+            definedClasses.put(stratKey, ruin);
         }
         return ruin;
     }
diff --git a/jsprit-io/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/TestAlgorithmReader.java b/jsprit-io/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/TestAlgorithmReader.java
index 3c69ab6e..48209465 100644
--- a/jsprit-io/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/TestAlgorithmReader.java
+++ b/jsprit-io/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/io/algorithm/TestAlgorithmReader.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.algorithm.selector.SelectBest;
 import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.algorithm.selector.SolutionSelector;
 import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.problem.VehicleRoutingProblem;
 import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.problem.job.Job;
+import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.problem.solution.SolutionCostCalculator;
 import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.problem.solution.VehicleRoutingProblemSolution;
 import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.VehicleRoute;
 import com.graphhopper.jsprit.io.algorithm.VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.ModKey;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import junit.framework.Assert;
 import org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationException;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -283,4 +285,12 @@ public class TestAlgorithmReader {
 
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testWithVehicleRoutingAlgorithm() {
+        SolutionCostCalculator solutionCostCalculator = Mockito.mock(SolutionCostCalculator.class);
+        VehicleRoutingAlgorithm vra = VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.readAndCreateAlgorithm(vrp, 10, getClass().getResource("algorithmConfig_withoutIterations.xml").getFile(), solutionCostCalculator);
+        vra.getObjectiveFunction().equals(solutionCostCalculator);
+    }
+
+
 }