diff --git a/api/package-lock.json b/api/package-lock.json
index 14e8719..e670a4a 100644
--- a/api/package-lock.json
+++ b/api/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       "name": "api",
       "version": "0.0.2",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@sasjs/core": "4.8.0",
+        "@sasjs/core": "4.9.0",
         "@sasjs/utils": "2.34.1",
         "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
@@ -1418,9 +1418,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@sasjs/core": {
-      "version": "4.8.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/core/-/core-4.8.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-go31UvPRzOqWJm2hkM+9/KQXIky9SA7bFMLa2d1dMfpdrX0XQyw+dcDM3jHD/agtcATWYJ9exJrET7Bkj148YQ=="
+      "version": "4.9.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/core/-/core-4.9.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zc1Ey0ylHt/eRZAfK0mVG3EqNyq//wLxbiguiK0R6FhVqwYFEkprs3IiLGZ5M9ttKs2rHRIjOe/ckklHm+6HNQ=="
     },
     "node_modules/@sasjs/utils": {
       "version": "2.34.1",
@@ -11132,9 +11132,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@sasjs/core": {
-      "version": "4.8.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/core/-/core-4.8.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-go31UvPRzOqWJm2hkM+9/KQXIky9SA7bFMLa2d1dMfpdrX0XQyw+dcDM3jHD/agtcATWYJ9exJrET7Bkj148YQ=="
+      "version": "4.9.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sasjs/core/-/core-4.9.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zc1Ey0ylHt/eRZAfK0mVG3EqNyq//wLxbiguiK0R6FhVqwYFEkprs3IiLGZ5M9ttKs2rHRIjOe/ckklHm+6HNQ=="
     },
     "@sasjs/utils": {
       "version": "2.34.1",
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index cda4a92..1232e07 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   },
   "author": "4GL Ltd",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sasjs/core": "4.8.0",
+    "@sasjs/core": "4.9.0",
     "@sasjs/utils": "2.34.1",
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
diff --git a/api/scripts/systemInit.sas b/api/scripts/systemInit.sas
index 87c1cd4..c92e858 100644
--- a/api/scripts/systemInit.sas
+++ b/api/scripts/systemInit.sas
@@ -4,11 +4,24 @@
   @details This program is inserted into every sasjs/server program invocation,
   _before_ any user-provided content.
 
+  A number of useful CORE macros are also compiled below, so that they can be
+  available "out of the box".
+
   <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
   @li mcf_stpsrv_header.sas
+  @li mf_getuser.sas
+  @li mf_getvarlist.sas
+  @li mf_mkdir.sas
+  @li mf_nobs.sas
+  @li mf_uid.sas
+  @li mfs_httpheader.sas
+  @li mp_dirlist.sas
+  @li mp_ds2ddl.sas
+  @li mp_ds2md.sas
+  @li mp_getdbml.sas
+  @li mp_init.sas
+  @li mp_makedata.sas
+  @li mp_zip.sas
 
 **/
 
-/* to be replaced with mfs_httpheader
-%mcf_stpsrv_header(wrap=YES, insert_cmplib=YES)
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f5135d..c3fd7bc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
     "prettier": "^2.3.1",
     "standard-version": "^9.3.2"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file