diff --git a/interface/src/AuthenticatedRouting.tsx b/interface/src/AuthenticatedRouting.tsx
index 2c99ce3c3..b0fe722ff 100644
--- a/interface/src/AuthenticatedRouting.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/AuthenticatedRouting.tsx
@@ -21,22 +21,23 @@ const AuthenticatedRouting: FC = () => {
   const location = useLocation();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
-  const handleApiResponseError = useCallback(
-    (error: AxiosError) => {
-      if (error.response && error.response.status === 401) {
-        AuthenticationApi.storeLoginRedirect(location);
-        navigate('/unauthorized');
-      }
-      return Promise.reject(error);
-    },
-    [location, navigate]
-  );
+  // TODO fix this - how to redirect on a 401
+  // const handleApiResponseError = useCallback(
+  //   (error: AxiosError) => {
+  //     if (error.response && error.response.status === 401) {
+  //       AuthenticationApi.storeLoginRedirect(location);
+  //       navigate('/unauthorized');
+  //     }
+  //     return Promise.reject(error);
+  //   },
+  //   [location, navigate]
+  // );
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    // TODO replace AXIOS.interceptors.response.use ???
-    const axiosHandlerId = AXIOS.interceptors.response.use((response) => response, handleApiResponseError);
-    return () => AXIOS.interceptors.response.eject(axiosHandlerId);
-  }, [handleApiResponseError]);
+  // useEffect(() => {
+  //   // TODO replace AXIOS.interceptors.response.use ???
+  //   const axiosHandlerId = AXIOS.interceptors.response.use((response) => response, handleApiResponseError);
+  //   return () => AXIOS.interceptors.response.eject(axiosHandlerId);
+  // }, [handleApiResponseError]);
 
   return (
     <Layout>
diff --git a/interface/src/SignIn.tsx b/interface/src/SignIn.tsx
index bcd618fd2..138427b55 100644
--- a/interface/src/SignIn.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/SignIn.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import ForwardIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Forward';
 import { Box, Fab, Paper, Typography, Button } from '@mui/material';
+import { useRequest } from 'alova';
 import { useContext, useState } from 'react';
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
 import type { ValidateFieldsError } from 'async-validator';
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ import { ReactComponent as SVflag } from 'i18n/SV.svg';
 import { ReactComponent as TRflag } from 'i18n/TR.svg';
 import { I18nContext } from 'i18n/i18n-react';
 import { loadLocaleAsync } from 'i18n/i18n-util.async';
-import { extractErrorMessage, onEnterCallback, updateValue } from 'utils';
+import { onEnterCallback, updateValue } from 'utils';
 import { SIGN_IN_REQUEST_VALIDATOR, validate } from 'validators';
 
 const SignIn: FC = () => {
@@ -38,23 +39,27 @@ const SignIn: FC = () => {
   const [processing, setProcessing] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [fieldErrors, setFieldErrors] = useState<ValidateFieldsError>();
 
+  const { send: callSignIn, onSuccess } = useRequest((request: SignInRequest) => AuthenticationApi.signIn(request), {
+    immediate: false
+  });
+
+  onSuccess((response) => {
+    if (response.data) {
+      authenticationContext.signIn(response.data.access_token);
+    }
+  });
+
   const updateLoginRequestValue = updateValue(setSignInRequest);
 
   const signIn = async () => {
-    try {
-      // TODO move to Alova
-      const { data: loginResponse } = await AuthenticationApi.signIn(signInRequest);
-      authenticationContext.signIn(loginResponse.access_token);
-    } catch (error) {
-      if (error.response) {
-        if (error.response?.status === 401) {
-          toast.warn(LL.INVALID_LOGIN());
-        }
+    await callSignIn(signInRequest).catch((event) => {
+      if (event.message === 'Unauthorized') {
+        toast.warn(LL.INVALID_LOGIN());
       } else {
-        toast.error(extractErrorMessage(error, LL.ERROR()));
+        toast.error(LL.ERROR() + ' ' + event.message);
       }
       setProcessing(false);
-    }
+    });
   };
 
   const validateAndSignIn = async () => {
diff --git a/interface/src/api/authentication.ts b/interface/src/api/authentication.ts
index 805596a3c..b4f3a9bd3 100644
--- a/interface/src/api/authentication.ts
+++ b/interface/src/api/authentication.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import jwtDecode from 'jwt-decode';
-import { ACCESS_TOKEN, AXIOS } from './endpoints';
-import type { AxiosPromise } from 'axios';
+import { ACCESS_TOKEN, alovaInstance } from './endpoints';
 import type * as H from 'history';
 import type { Path } from 'react-router-dom';
 
@@ -9,14 +8,8 @@ import type { Me, SignInRequest, SignInResponse } from 'types';
 export const SIGN_IN_PATHNAME = 'loginPathname';
 export const SIGN_IN_SEARCH = 'loginSearch';
 
-// TODO move verifyAuthorization to Alova
-export function verifyAuthorization(): AxiosPromise<void> {
-  return AXIOS.get('/verifyAuthorization');
-}
-// TODO move signIn to Alova
-export function signIn(request: SignInRequest): AxiosPromise<SignInResponse> {
-  return AXIOS.post('/signIn', request);
-}
+export const verifyAuthorization = () => alovaInstance.Get('/rest/verifyAuthorization');
+export const signIn = (request: SignInRequest) => alovaInstance.Post<SignInResponse>('/rest/signIn', request);
 
 export function getStorage() {
   return localStorage || sessionStorage;
diff --git a/interface/src/api/endpoints.ts b/interface/src/api/endpoints.ts
index ddb1514af..10463d74e 100644
--- a/interface/src/api/endpoints.ts
+++ b/interface/src/api/endpoints.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ import ReactHook from 'alova/react';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import { unpack } from '../api/unpack';
 
-// TODO axios can be removed
 import type { AxiosPromise, CancelToken, AxiosProgressEvent } from 'axios';
-export const REST_BASE_URL = '/rest/';
-export const API_BASE_URL = '/api/';
 
 export const ACCESS_TOKEN = 'access_token';
 
@@ -52,14 +49,26 @@ export const alovaInstance = createAlova({
       return data;
     },
 
-    onError: (error) => {
+    // TODO handle errors
+    // Interceptor for request failure
+    // This interceptor will be entered when the request is wrong.
+    // The second parameter is the method instance of the current request, you can use it to synchronize the configuration information before and after the request
+    onError: (error, method) => {
+      console.log('error:', error); // TODO fix me
+      console.log('method:', method); // TODO fix me
       alert(error.message);
     }
   }
 });
 
+export const alovaInstanceGH = createAlova({
+  baseURL: 'https://api.github.com/repos/emsesp/EMS-ESP32',
+  statesHook: ReactHook,
+  requestAdapter: xhrRequestAdapter()
+});
+
 export const AXIOS = axios.create({
-  baseURL: REST_BASE_URL,
+  baseURL: '/rest/',
   headers: {
     'Content-Type': 'application/json'
   },
@@ -78,49 +87,8 @@ export const AXIOS = axios.create({
   ]
 });
 
-export const AXIOS_API = axios.create({
-  baseURL: API_BASE_URL,
-  headers: {
-    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-  },
-  transformRequest: [
-    (data, headers) => {
-      if (headers) {
-        if (localStorage.getItem(ACCESS_TOKEN)) {
-          headers.Authorization = 'Bearer ' + localStorage.getItem(ACCESS_TOKEN);
-        }
-        if (headers['Content-Type'] !== 'application/json') {
-          return data;
-        }
-      }
-      return JSON.stringify(data);
-    }
-  ]
-});
-
-export const AXIOS_BIN = axios.create({
-  baseURL: REST_BASE_URL,
-  headers: {
-    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-  },
-  responseType: 'arraybuffer',
-  transformRequest: [
-    (data, headers) => {
-      if (headers) {
-        if (localStorage.getItem(ACCESS_TOKEN)) {
-          headers.Authorization = 'Bearer ' + localStorage.getItem(ACCESS_TOKEN);
-        }
-        if (headers['Content-Type'] !== 'application/json') {
-          return data;
-        }
-      }
-      return JSON.stringify(data);
-    }
-  ],
-  transformResponse: [(data) => unpack(data)]
-});
-
-// TODO replace fileupload with alova, see https://alova.js.org/next-step/download-upload-progress
+// TODO fileupload move to alova
+// see https://alova.js.org/next-step/download-upload-progress
 export interface FileUploadConfig {
   cancelToken?: CancelToken;
   onUploadProgress?: (progressEvent: AxiosProgressEvent) => void;
diff --git a/interface/src/api/security.ts b/interface/src/api/security.ts
index ff4cb4e64..6cbcce6d9 100644
--- a/interface/src/api/security.ts
+++ b/interface/src/api/security.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
-import { AXIOS } from './endpoints';
-import type { AxiosPromise } from 'axios';
+import { alovaInstance } from './endpoints';
 
 import type { SecuritySettings, Token } from 'types';
 
-// TODO move these 3 to Alova
-export function readSecuritySettings(): AxiosPromise<SecuritySettings> {
-  return AXIOS.get('/securitySettings');
-}
+export const readSecuritySettings = () => alovaInstance.Get<SecuritySettings>('/rest/securitySettings');
 
-export function updateSecuritySettings(securitySettings: SecuritySettings): AxiosPromise<SecuritySettings> {
-  return AXIOS.post('/securitySettings', securitySettings);
-}
+export const updateSecuritySettings = (securitySettings: SecuritySettings) =>
+  alovaInstance.Post('/rest/securitySettings', securitySettings);
 
-export function generateToken(username?: string): AxiosPromise<Token> {
-  return AXIOS.get('/generateToken', { params: { username } });
-}
+export const generateToken = (username?: string) =>
+  alovaInstance.Get<Token>('/rest/generateToken', {
+    params: { username }
+  });
diff --git a/interface/src/api/system.ts b/interface/src/api/system.ts
index 41c4bb639..5e21a1292 100644
--- a/interface/src/api/system.ts
+++ b/interface/src/api/system.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { alovaInstance, startUploadFile } from './endpoints';
+import { alovaInstance, alovaInstanceGH, startUploadFile } from './endpoints';
 import type { FileUploadConfig } from './endpoints';
 import type { AxiosPromise } from 'axios';
 
-import type { OTASettings, SystemStatus, LogSettings } from 'types';
+import type { OTASettings, SystemStatus, LogSettings, Version } from 'types';
 
 // SystemStatus - also used to ping in Restart monitor
 export const readSystemStatus = () => alovaInstance.Get<SystemStatus>('/rest/systemStatus');
@@ -21,6 +21,28 @@ export const readLogSettings = () => alovaInstance.Get<LogSettings>(`/rest/logSe
 export const updateLogSettings = (data: any) => alovaInstance.Post('/rest/logSettings', data);
 export const fetchLog = () => alovaInstance.Post('/rest/fetchLog');
 
-// TODO fileupload move to Alova
+// Get versions from github
+export const getStableVersion = () =>
+  alovaInstanceGH.Get<Version>('releases/latest', {
+    transformData(reponse: any) {
+      return {
+        version: reponse.data.name,
+        url: reponse.data.assets[1].browser_download_url,
+        changelog: reponse.data.assets[0].browser_download_url
+      };
+    }
+  });
+export const getDevVersion = () =>
+  alovaInstanceGH.Get<Version>('releases/tags/latest', {
+    transformData(reponse: any) {
+      return {
+        version: reponse.data.name.split(/\s+/).splice(-1),
+        url: reponse.data.assets[1].browser_download_url,
+        changelog: reponse.data.assets[0].browser_download_url
+      };
+    }
+  });
+
+// TODO fileupload move to alova
 export const uploadFile = (file: File, config?: FileUploadConfig): AxiosPromise<void> =>
   startUploadFile('/uploadFile', file, config);
diff --git a/interface/src/components/upload/useFileUpload.ts b/interface/src/components/upload/useFileUpload.ts
index b3a62a39b..dcd92ebc5 100644
--- a/interface/src/components/upload/useFileUpload.ts
+++ b/interface/src/components/upload/useFileUpload.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import type { FileUploadConfig } from 'api/endpoints';
 import type { AxiosPromise, CancelTokenSource, AxiosProgressEvent } from 'axios';
 
 import { useI18nContext } from 'i18n/i18n-react';
-import { extractErrorMessage } from 'utils';
 
 interface MediaUploadOptions {
   // TODO fileupload move to alova
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ const useFileUpload = ({ upload }: MediaUploadOptions) => {
     [uploadCancelToken]
   );
 
+  // TODO fileupload move to alova
   const uploadFile = async (images: File[]) => {
     try {
       const cancelToken = axios.CancelToken.source();
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const useFileUpload = ({ upload }: MediaUploadOptions) => {
         toast.warning(LL.UPLOAD() + ' ' + LL.ABORTED());
       } else {
         resetUploadingStates();
-        toast.error(extractErrorMessage(error, LL.UPLOAD() + ' ' + LL.FAILED(0)));
+        toast.error(LL.UPLOAD() + ' ' + LL.FAILED(0));
       }
     }
   };
diff --git a/interface/src/contexts/authentication/Authentication.tsx b/interface/src/contexts/authentication/Authentication.tsx
index 1ff343b19..f9982bffd 100644
--- a/interface/src/contexts/authentication/Authentication.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/contexts/authentication/Authentication.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useRequest } from 'alova';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ const Authentication: FC<RequiredChildrenProps> = ({ children }) => {
   const [initialized, setInitialized] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [me, setMe] = useState<Me>();
 
+  const { send: verifyAuthorization } = useRequest(AuthenticationApi.verifyAuthorization(), {
+    immediate: false
+  });
+
   const signIn = (accessToken: string) => {
     try {
       AuthenticationApi.getStorage().setItem(ACCESS_TOKEN, accessToken);
@@ -42,18 +47,17 @@ const Authentication: FC<RequiredChildrenProps> = ({ children }) => {
   const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
     const accessToken = AuthenticationApi.getStorage().getItem(ACCESS_TOKEN);
     if (accessToken) {
-      try {
-        await AuthenticationApi.verifyAuthorization();
-        setMe(AuthenticationApi.decodeMeJWT(accessToken));
-        setInitialized(true);
-      } catch (error) {
-        setMe(undefined);
-        setInitialized(true);
-      }
-    } else {
-      setMe(undefined);
-      setInitialized(true);
+      await verifyAuthorization()
+        .then(() => {
+          setMe(AuthenticationApi.decodeMeJWT(accessToken));
+          setInitialized(true);
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          setMe(undefined);
+          setInitialized(true);
+        });
     }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/interface/src/framework/ap/APSettingsForm.tsx b/interface/src/framework/ap/APSettingsForm.tsx
index b6e7cacf9..ade6dab56 100644
--- a/interface/src/framework/ap/APSettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/framework/ap/APSettingsForm.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
 
 import { useI18nContext } from 'i18n/i18n-react';
 import { APProvisionMode } from 'types';
-import { numberValue, updateValueDirty, useRest2 } from 'utils';
+import { numberValue, updateValueDirty, useRest } from 'utils';
 
 import { createAPSettingsValidator, validate } from 'validators';
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const APSettingsForm: FC = () => {
     blocker,
     saveData,
     errorMessage
-  } = useRest2<APSettings>({
+  } = useRest<APSettings>({
     read: APApi.readAPSettings,
     update: APApi.updateAPSettings
   });
diff --git a/interface/src/framework/mqtt/MqttSettingsForm.tsx b/interface/src/framework/mqtt/MqttSettingsForm.tsx
index eba8d018c..d6b825add 100644
--- a/interface/src/framework/mqtt/MqttSettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/framework/mqtt/MqttSettingsForm.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   BlockNavigation
 } from 'components';
 import { useI18nContext } from 'i18n/i18n-react';
-import { numberValue, updateValueDirty, useRest2 } from 'utils';
+import { numberValue, updateValueDirty, useRest } from 'utils';
 
 import { createMqttSettingsValidator, validate } from 'validators';
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const MqttSettingsForm: FC = () => {
     blocker,
     saveData,
     errorMessage
-  } = useRest2<MqttSettings>({
+  } = useRest<MqttSettings>({
     read: MqttApi.readMqttSettings,
     update: MqttApi.updateMqttSettings
   });
diff --git a/interface/src/framework/network/NetworkSettingsForm.tsx b/interface/src/framework/network/NetworkSettingsForm.tsx
index 3ca414935..f4fefbb2a 100644
--- a/interface/src/framework/network/NetworkSettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/framework/network/NetworkSettingsForm.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import {
 } from 'components';
 import { useI18nContext } from 'i18n/i18n-react';
 
-import { numberValue, updateValueDirty, useRest2 } from 'utils';
+import { numberValue, updateValueDirty, useRest } from 'utils';
 
 import { validate } from 'validators';
 import { createNetworkSettingsValidator } from 'validators/network';
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const WiFiSettingsForm: FC = () => {
     saveData,
     errorMessage,
     restartNeeded
-  } = useRest2<NetworkSettings>({
+  } = useRest<NetworkSettings>({
     read: NetworkApi.readNetworkSettings,
     update: NetworkApi.updateNetworkSettings
   });
diff --git a/interface/src/framework/ntp/NTPSettingsForm.tsx b/interface/src/framework/ntp/NTPSettingsForm.tsx
index b1da11b97..02ba28ef2 100644
--- a/interface/src/framework/ntp/NTPSettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/framework/ntp/NTPSettingsForm.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   BlockNavigation
 } from 'components';
 import { useI18nContext } from 'i18n/i18n-react';
-import { updateValueDirty, useRest2 } from 'utils';
+import { updateValueDirty, useRest } from 'utils';
 import { validate } from 'validators';
 import { NTP_SETTINGS_VALIDATOR } from 'validators/ntp';
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const NTPSettingsForm: FC = () => {
     blocker,
     saveData,
     errorMessage
-  } = useRest2<NTPSettings>({
+  } = useRest<NTPSettings>({
     read: NTPApi.readNTPSettings,
     update: NTPApi.updateNTPSettings
   });
diff --git a/interface/src/framework/security/GenerateToken.tsx b/interface/src/framework/security/GenerateToken.tsx
index d3937b109..0a2e8a0ef 100644
--- a/interface/src/framework/security/GenerateToken.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/framework/security/GenerateToken.tsx
@@ -10,16 +10,14 @@ import {
   TextField,
   Button
 } from '@mui/material';
-import { useCallback, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useRequest } from 'alova';
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
 
-import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
 import type { FC } from 'react';
-import type { Token } from 'types';
 import * as SecurityApi from 'api/security';
 import { MessageBox } from 'components';
 
 import { useI18nContext } from 'i18n/i18n-react';
-import { extractErrorMessage } from 'utils';
 
 interface GenerateTokenProps {
   username?: string;
@@ -27,24 +25,18 @@ interface GenerateTokenProps {
 }
 
 const GenerateToken: FC<GenerateTokenProps> = ({ username, onClose }) => {
-  const [token, setToken] = useState<Token>();
+  const { LL } = useI18nContext();
   const open = !!username;
 
-  const { LL } = useI18nContext();
-
-  const getToken = useCallback(async () => {
-    try {
-      setToken((await SecurityApi.generateToken(username)).data);
-    } catch (error) {
-      toast.error(extractErrorMessage(error, LL.PROBLEM_UPDATING()));
-    }
-  }, [username, LL]);
+  const { data: token, send: generateToken } = useRequest(SecurityApi.generateToken(username), {
+    immediate: false
+  });
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (open) {
-      void getToken();
+      void generateToken();
     }
-  }, [open, getToken]);
+  }, [open, generateToken]);
 
   return (
     <Dialog onClose={onClose} aria-labelledby="generate-token-dialog-title" open={!!username} fullWidth maxWidth="sm">
diff --git a/interface/src/framework/security/ManageUsersForm.tsx b/interface/src/framework/security/ManageUsersForm.tsx
index 1c0f6a856..e4c14c91f 100644
--- a/interface/src/framework/security/ManageUsersForm.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/framework/security/ManageUsersForm.tsx
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ import { useRest } from 'utils';
 import { createUserValidator } from 'validators';
 
 const ManageUsersForm: FC = () => {
-  // TODO move to Alova
-  const { loadData, saving, data, setData, saveData, errorMessage } = useRest<SecuritySettings>({
+  const { loadData, saveData, saving, data, updateDataValue, errorMessage } = useRest<SecuritySettings>({
     read: SecurityApi.readSecuritySettings,
     update: SecurityApi.updateSecuritySettings
   });
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ const ManageUsersForm: FC = () => {
 
     const removeUser = (toRemove: User) => {
       const users = data.users.filter((u) => u.username !== toRemove.username);
-      setData({ ...data, users });
+      updateDataValue({ ...data, users });
     };
 
     const createUser = () => {
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ const ManageUsersForm: FC = () => {
     const doneEditingUser = () => {
       if (user) {
         const users = [...data.users.filter((u) => u.username !== user.username), user];
-        setData({ ...data, users });
+        updateDataValue({ ...data, users });
         setUser(undefined);
       }
     };
diff --git a/interface/src/framework/security/SecuritySettingsForm.tsx b/interface/src/framework/security/SecuritySettingsForm.tsx
index 67839522d..3af9474c5 100644
--- a/interface/src/framework/security/SecuritySettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/framework/security/SecuritySettingsForm.tsx
@@ -18,16 +18,25 @@ const SecuritySettingsForm: FC = () => {
   const { LL } = useI18nContext();
 
   const [fieldErrors, setFieldErrors] = useState<ValidateFieldsError>();
-  // TODO move to Alova
-  const { loadData, saving, data, setData, origData, dirtyFlags, blocker, setDirtyFlags, saveData, errorMessage } =
-    useRest<SecuritySettings>({
-      read: SecurityApi.readSecuritySettings,
-      update: SecurityApi.updateSecuritySettings
-    });
+  const {
+    loadData,
+    saving,
+    data,
+    updateDataValue,
+    origData,
+    dirtyFlags,
+    setDirtyFlags,
+    blocker,
+    saveData,
+    errorMessage
+  } = useRest<SecuritySettings>({
+    read: SecurityApi.readSecuritySettings,
+    update: SecurityApi.updateSecuritySettings
+  });
 
   const authenticatedContext = useContext(AuthenticatedContext);
 
-  const updateFormValue = updateValueDirty(origData, dirtyFlags, setDirtyFlags, setData);
+  const updateFormValue = updateValueDirty(origData, dirtyFlags, setDirtyFlags, updateDataValue);
 
   const content = () => {
     if (!data) {
diff --git a/interface/src/framework/system/OTASettingsForm.tsx b/interface/src/framework/system/OTASettingsForm.tsx
index e6cbaf6a5..77ccb0f88 100644
--- a/interface/src/framework/system/OTASettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/framework/system/OTASettingsForm.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 } from 'components';
 
 import { useI18nContext } from 'i18n/i18n-react';
-import { numberValue, updateValueDirty, useRest2 } from 'utils';
+import { numberValue, updateValueDirty, useRest } from 'utils';
 
 import { validate } from 'validators';
 import { OTA_SETTINGS_VALIDATOR } from 'validators/system';
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const OTASettingsForm: FC = () => {
     setDirtyFlags,
     blocker,
     errorMessage
-  } = useRest2<OTASettings>({
+  } = useRest<OTASettings>({
     read: SystemApi.readOTASettings,
     update: SystemApi.updateOTASettings
   });
diff --git a/interface/src/framework/system/SystemLog.tsx b/interface/src/framework/system/SystemLog.tsx
index 4cff7ebea..6f400efe9 100644
--- a/interface/src/framework/system/SystemLog.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/framework/system/SystemLog.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { SectionContent, FormLoader, BlockFormControlLabel, BlockNavigation } fr
 
 import { useI18nContext } from 'i18n/i18n-react';
 import { LogLevel } from 'types';
-import { updateValueDirty, useRest2 } from 'utils';
+import { updateValueDirty, useRest } from 'utils';
 
 export const LOG_EVENTSOURCE_URL = EVENT_SOURCE_ROOT + 'log';
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const SystemLog: FC = () => {
   const { LL } = useI18nContext();
 
   const { loadData, data, updateDataValue, origData, dirtyFlags, setDirtyFlags, blocker, saveData, errorMessage } =
-    useRest2<LogSettings>({
+    useRest<LogSettings>({
       read: SystemApi.readLogSettings,
       update: SystemApi.updateLogSettings
     });
diff --git a/interface/src/framework/system/SystemStatusForm.tsx b/interface/src/framework/system/SystemStatusForm.tsx
index c90202624..333262a2a 100644
--- a/interface/src/framework/system/SystemStatusForm.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/framework/system/SystemStatusForm.tsx
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ const SystemStatusForm: FC = () => {
   const [confirmFactoryReset, setConfirmFactoryReset] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [processing, setProcessing] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [showingVersion, setShowingVersion] = useState<boolean>(false);
-  const [latestVersion, setLatestVersion] = useState<Version>();
-  const [latestDevVersion, setLatestDevVersion] = useState<Version>();
   const [restarting, setRestarting] = useState<boolean>();
 
   const { send: restartCommand } = useRequest(SystemApi.restart(), {
@@ -73,24 +71,10 @@ const SystemStatusForm: FC = () => {
     immediate: false
   });
 
-  const { data: data, send: loadData, error } = useRequest(SystemApi.readSystemStatus, { force: true });
+  const { data: latestVersion } = useRequest(SystemApi.getStableVersion);
+  const { data: latestDevVersion } = useRequest(SystemApi.getDevVersion);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    void axios.get(VERSIONCHECK_ENDPOINT).then((response) => {
-      setLatestVersion({
-        version: response.data.name,
-        url: response.data.assets[1].browser_download_url,
-        changelog: response.data.assets[0].browser_download_url
-      });
-    });
-    void axios.get(VERSIONCHECK_DEV_ENDPOINT).then((response) => {
-      setLatestDevVersion({
-        version: response.data.name.split(/\s+/).splice(-1),
-        url: response.data.assets[1].browser_download_url,
-        changelog: response.data.assets[0].browser_download_url
-      });
-    });
-  }, []);
+  const { data: data, send: loadData, error } = useRequest(SystemApi.readSystemStatus, { force: true });
 
   const restart = async () => {
     setProcessing(true);
diff --git a/interface/src/project/SettingsApplication.tsx b/interface/src/project/SettingsApplication.tsx
index 9a27e997f..8dc037f06 100644
--- a/interface/src/project/SettingsApplication.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/project/SettingsApplication.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
 
 import RestartMonitor from 'framework/system/RestartMonitor';
 import { useI18nContext } from 'i18n/i18n-react';
-import { numberValue, updateValueDirty, useRest2 } from 'utils';
+import { numberValue, updateValueDirty, useRest } from 'utils';
 import { validate } from 'validators';
 
 export function boardProfileSelectItems() {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const SettingsApplication: FC = () => {
     blocker,
     errorMessage,
     restartNeeded
-  } = useRest2<Settings>({
+  } = useRest<Settings>({
     read: EMSESP.readSettings,
     update: EMSESP.writeSettings
   });
diff --git a/interface/src/utils/endpoints.ts b/interface/src/utils/endpoints.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d0de377fe..000000000
--- a/interface/src/utils/endpoints.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-// TODO extractErrorMessage function can be removed!
-export const extractErrorMessage = (error: any, defaultMessage: string) => {
-  if (error.request) {
-    return defaultMessage + ' (' + error.request.status + ': ' + error.request.statusText + ')';
-  } else if (error instanceof Error) {
-    return defaultMessage + ' (' + error.message + ')';
-  }
-  return defaultMessage;
-};
diff --git a/interface/src/utils/index.ts b/interface/src/utils/index.ts
index c17d6949b..7ee4414df 100644
--- a/interface/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/interface/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 export * from './binding';
-export * from './endpoints';
 export * from './route';
 export * from './submit';
 export * from './time';
 export * from './useRest';
-// TODO remove useRest2
-export * from './useRest2';
 export * from './props';
diff --git a/interface/src/utils/useRest.ts b/interface/src/utils/useRest.ts
index 1d71f1a07..1a7fbcb21 100644
--- a/interface/src/utils/useRest.ts
+++ b/interface/src/utils/useRest.ts
@@ -1,85 +1,76 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useRequest, type Method } from 'alova';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 import { unstable_useBlocker as useBlocker } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
 
-import { extractErrorMessage } from '.';
-import type { AxiosPromise } from 'axios';
-
 import { useI18nContext } from 'i18n/i18n-react';
 
-export interface RestRequestOptions<D> {
-  read: () => AxiosPromise<D>;
-  update?: (value: D) => AxiosPromise<D>;
+export interface RestRequestOptions2<D> {
+  read: () => Method<any, any, any, any, any, any, any>;
+  update: (value: D) => Method<any, any, any, any, any, any, any>;
 }
 
-export const useRest = <D>({ read, update }: RestRequestOptions<D>) => {
+export const useRest = <D>({ read, update }: RestRequestOptions2<D>) => {
   const { LL } = useI18nContext();
 
-  const [data, setData] = useState<D>();
-  const [saving, setSaving] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState<string>();
   const [restartNeeded, setRestartNeeded] = useState<boolean>(false);
-
   const [origData, setOrigData] = useState<D>();
-  const [dirtyFlags, setDirtyFlags] = useState<string[]>();
 
-  const blocker = useBlocker(dirtyFlags?.length !== 0);
+  const [dirtyFlags, setDirtyFlags] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const blocker = useBlocker(dirtyFlags.length !== 0);
 
-  const loadData = useCallback(async () => {
-    setData(undefined);
+  const { data: data, send: readData, update: updateData, onComplete: onReadComplete } = useRequest(read());
+
+  const {
+    loading: saving,
+    send: writeData,
+    onSuccess: onWriteSuccess
+  } = useRequest((newData: D) => update(newData), { immediate: false });
+
+  const updateDataValue = (new_data: D) => {
+    updateData({ data: new_data });
+  };
+
+  onWriteSuccess(() => {
+    toast.success(LL.UPDATED_OF(LL.SETTINGS()));
+    setDirtyFlags([]);
+  });
+
+  onReadComplete((event) => {
+    setOrigData(event.data);
+  });
+
+  const loadData = async () => {
     setDirtyFlags([]);
     setErrorMessage(undefined);
-    try {
-      const fetch_data = (await read()).data;
-      setData(fetch_data);
-      setOrigData(fetch_data);
-    } catch (error) {
-      const message = extractErrorMessage(error, LL.PROBLEM_LOADING());
-      toast.error(message);
-      setErrorMessage(message);
+    await readData().catch((error) => {
+      toast.error(error.message);
+      setErrorMessage(error.message);
+    });
+  };
+
+  const saveData = async () => {
+    if (!data) {
+      return;
     }
-  }, [read, LL]);
-
-  const save = useCallback(
-    async (toSave: D) => {
-      if (!update) {
-        return;
+    setRestartNeeded(false);
+    setErrorMessage(undefined);
+    await writeData(data).catch((error) => {
+      if (error.message === 'Reboot required') {
+        setRestartNeeded(true);
+      } else {
+        toast.error(error.message);
+        setErrorMessage(error.message);
       }
-      setSaving(true);
-      setRestartNeeded(false);
-      setErrorMessage(undefined);
-      try {
-        const response = await update(toSave);
-        setOrigData(response.data);
-        setData(response.data);
-        if (response.status === 205) {
-          setRestartNeeded(true); // reboot required
-        } else {
-          toast.success(LL.UPDATED_OF(LL.SETTINGS()));
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        const message = extractErrorMessage(error, LL.PROBLEM_UPDATING());
-        toast.error(message);
-        setErrorMessage(message);
-      } finally {
-        setSaving(false);
-        setDirtyFlags([]);
-      }
-    },
-    [update, LL]
-  );
-
-  const saveData = () => data && save(data);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    void loadData();
-  }, [loadData]);
+    });
+  };
 
   return {
     loadData,
     saveData,
     saving,
-    setData,
+    updateDataValue,
     data,
     origData,
     dirtyFlags,
diff --git a/interface/src/utils/useRest2.ts b/interface/src/utils/useRest2.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b71b1c9cf..000000000
--- a/interface/src/utils/useRest2.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-import { useRequest, type Method } from 'alova';
-import { useState } from 'react';
-import { unstable_useBlocker as useBlocker } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
-
-import { useI18nContext } from 'i18n/i18n-react';
-
-export interface RestRequestOptions2<D> {
-  read: () => Method<any, any, any, any, any, any, any>;
-  update: (value: D) => Method<any, any, any, any, any, any, any>;
-}
-
-// TODO rename back to useRest
-export const useRest2 = <D>({ read, update }: RestRequestOptions2<D>) => {
-  const { LL } = useI18nContext();
-
-  const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState<string>();
-  const [restartNeeded, setRestartNeeded] = useState<boolean>(false);
-  const [origData, setOrigData] = useState<D>();
-
-  const [dirtyFlags, setDirtyFlags] = useState<string[]>([]);
-  const blocker = useBlocker(dirtyFlags.length !== 0);
-
-  const { data: data, send: readData, update: updateData, onComplete: onReadComplete } = useRequest(read());
-
-  const {
-    loading: saving,
-    send: writeData,
-    onSuccess: onWriteSuccess
-  } = useRequest((newData: D) => update(newData), { immediate: false });
-
-  const updateDataValue = (new_data: D) => {
-    updateData({ data: new_data });
-  };
-
-  onWriteSuccess(() => {
-    toast.success(LL.UPDATED_OF(LL.SETTINGS()));
-    setDirtyFlags([]);
-  });
-
-  onReadComplete((event) => {
-    setOrigData(event.data);
-  });
-
-  const loadData = async () => {
-    setDirtyFlags([]);
-    setErrorMessage(undefined);
-    await readData().catch((error) => {
-      toast.error(error.message);
-      setErrorMessage(error.message);
-    });
-  };
-
-  const saveData = async () => {
-    if (!data) {
-      return;
-    }
-    setRestartNeeded(false);
-    setErrorMessage(undefined);
-    await writeData(data).catch((error) => {
-      if (error.message === 'Reboot required') {
-        setRestartNeeded(true);
-      } else {
-        toast.error(error.message);
-        setErrorMessage(error.message);
-      }
-    });
-  };
-
-  return {
-    loadData,
-    saveData,
-    saving,
-    updateDataValue,
-    data,
-    origData,
-    dirtyFlags,
-    setDirtyFlags,
-    setOrigData,
-    blocker,
-    errorMessage,
-    restartNeeded
-  } as const;
-};
diff --git a/mock-api/server.js b/mock-api/server.js
index 045ab6695..cf2423da4 100644
--- a/mock-api/server.js
+++ b/mock-api/server.js
@@ -2024,11 +2024,11 @@ rest_server.post(NETWORK_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT, (req, res) => {
   res.sendStatus(200);
 });
 rest_server.get(LIST_NETWORKS_ENDPOINT, (req, res) => {
-  if (countWifiScanPoll++ === 4) {
-    console.log('done, have list');
+  if (countWifiScanPoll++ === 3) {
+    // console.log('done, have list');
     res.json(list_networks); // send list
   } else {
-    console.log('...waiting #' + countWifiScanPoll);
+    // console.log('...waiting #' + countWifiScanPoll);
     res.sendStatus(200); // waiting....
   }
 });
@@ -2124,6 +2124,7 @@ rest_server.post(UPLOAD_FILE_ENDPOINT, (req, res) => {
   res.sendStatus(200);
 });
 rest_server.post(SIGN_IN_ENDPOINT, (req, res) => {
+  // res.sendStatus(401); // test bad user
   console.log('Signed in as ' + req.body.username);
   res.json(signin); // watch out, this has a return value
 });