diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/drtFare/KelheimDrtFareHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/drt/KelheimDrtFareHandler.java
similarity index 99%
rename from src/main/java/org/matsim/drtFare/KelheimDrtFareHandler.java
rename to src/main/java/org/matsim/drt/KelheimDrtFareHandler.java
index 0074f755..7a097724 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/drtFare/KelheimDrtFareHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/drt/KelheimDrtFareHandler.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.matsim.drtFare;
+package org.matsim.drt;
 
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/drtFare/KelheimDrtFareModule.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/drt/KelheimDrtFareModule.java
similarity index 97%
rename from src/main/java/org/matsim/drtFare/KelheimDrtFareModule.java
rename to src/main/java/org/matsim/drt/KelheimDrtFareModule.java
index 4b7b4e16..b0f7fe47 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/drtFare/KelheimDrtFareModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/drt/KelheimDrtFareModule.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.matsim.drtFare;
+package org.matsim.drt;
 
 import org.matsim.api.core.v01.network.Network;
 import org.matsim.contrib.drt.run.DrtConfigGroup;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/drtFare/KelheimDrtFareParams.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/drt/KelheimDrtFareParams.java
similarity index 99%
rename from src/main/java/org/matsim/drtFare/KelheimDrtFareParams.java
rename to src/main/java/org/matsim/drt/KelheimDrtFareParams.java
index 2ca96349..be00ee8c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/drtFare/KelheimDrtFareParams.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/drt/KelheimDrtFareParams.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.matsim.drtFare;
+package org.matsim.drt;
 
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.PositiveOrZero;
 import org.matsim.core.config.ReflectiveConfigGroup;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/drt/StartLinkAsDepot.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/drt/StartLinkAsDepot.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61aa3ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/drt/StartLinkAsDepot.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/* *********************************************************************** *
+ * project: org.matsim.*
+ * Controler.java
+ *                                                                         *
+ * *********************************************************************** *
+ *                                                                         *
+ * copyright       : (C) 2007 by the members listed in the COPYING,        *
+ *                   LICENSE and WARRANTY file.                            *
+ * email           : info at matsim dot org                                *
+ *                                                                         *
+ * *********************************************************************** *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *   See also COPYING, LICENSE and WARRANTY file                           *
+ *                                                                         *
+ * *********************************************************************** */
+
+package org.matsim.drt;
+
+import org.matsim.api.core.v01.network.Link;
+import org.matsim.contrib.drt.optimizer.depot.DepotFinder;
+import org.matsim.contrib.dvrp.fleet.DvrpVehicle;
+import org.matsim.contrib.dvrp.fleet.Fleet;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+public class StartLinkAsDepot implements DepotFinder {
+
+	private Map<DvrpVehicle, Link> vehicleToStartLink;
+
+	public StartLinkAsDepot(Fleet fleet) {
+		this.vehicleToStartLink = fleet.getVehicles()
+			.values()
+			.stream()
+			.collect(Collectors.toUnmodifiableMap(v -> v, DvrpVehicle::getStartLink));
+	}
+	@Override
+	public Link findDepot(DvrpVehicle vehicle) {
+		return vehicleToStartLink.get(vehicle);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/run/RunKelheimRealDrtDemands.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/run/RunKelheimRealDrtDemands.java
index 74b805d4..1faa3017 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/run/RunKelheimRealDrtDemands.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/run/RunKelheimRealDrtDemands.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import org.matsim.core.controler.Controler;
 import org.matsim.core.controler.OutputDirectoryHierarchy;
 import org.matsim.core.scenario.ScenarioUtils;
-import org.matsim.drtFare.KelheimDrtFareModule;
+import org.matsim.drt.KelheimDrtFareModule;
 import picocli.CommandLine;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/run/RunKelheimScenario.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/run/RunKelheimScenario.java
index 6a8d4dcd..9479da3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/run/RunKelheimScenario.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/run/RunKelheimScenario.java
@@ -30,12 +30,15 @@
 import org.matsim.contrib.drt.extension.DrtWithExtensionsConfigGroup;
 import org.matsim.contrib.drt.extension.companions.DrtCompanionParams;
 import org.matsim.contrib.drt.extension.companions.MultiModeDrtCompanionModule;
+import org.matsim.contrib.drt.optimizer.depot.DepotFinder;
 import org.matsim.contrib.drt.routing.DrtRoute;
 import org.matsim.contrib.drt.routing.DrtRouteFactory;
 import org.matsim.contrib.drt.run.DrtConfigGroup;
 import org.matsim.contrib.drt.run.DrtConfigs;
 import org.matsim.contrib.drt.run.MultiModeDrtConfigGroup;
 import org.matsim.contrib.drt.run.MultiModeDrtModule;
+import org.matsim.contrib.dvrp.fleet.Fleet;
+import org.matsim.contrib.dvrp.run.AbstractDvrpModeQSimModule;
 import org.matsim.contrib.dvrp.run.DvrpConfigGroup;
 import org.matsim.contrib.dvrp.run.DvrpModule;
 import org.matsim.contrib.dvrp.run.DvrpQSimComponents;
@@ -50,7 +53,8 @@
 import org.matsim.core.controler.Controler;
 import org.matsim.core.router.AnalysisMainModeIdentifier;
 import org.matsim.core.scoring.functions.ScoringParametersForPerson;
-import org.matsim.drtFare.KelheimDrtFareModule;
+import org.matsim.drt.KelheimDrtFareModule;
+import org.matsim.drt.StartLinkAsDepot;
 import org.matsim.extensions.pt.routing.ptRoutingModes.PtIntermodalRoutingModesConfigGroup;
 import org.matsim.run.prepare.PrepareNetwork;
 import org.matsim.run.prepare.PreparePopulation;
@@ -338,6 +342,16 @@ public void handleEvent(PersonDepartureEvent event) {
 
 			for (DrtConfigGroup drtCfg : multiModeDrtConfig.getModalElements()) {
 				controler.addOverridingModule(new KelheimDrtFareModule(drtCfg, network, avFare));
+				if (drtCfg.mode.equals("av")) {
+					//we want to override the DepotFinder - but only for AV
+					controler.addOverridingQSimModule(new AbstractDvrpModeQSimModule(drtCfg.mode) {
+						@Override
+						protected void configureQSim() {
+							bindModal(DepotFinder.class).toProvider(
+								modalProvider(getter -> new StartLinkAsDepot(getter.getModal(Fleet.class)))).asEagerSingleton();
+						}
+					});
+				}
 			}
 
 			//controler.addOverridingModule(new DrtEstimatorModule());