diff --git a/src/test/test.cpp b/src/test/test.cpp
index d36b89b45..b19f732d2 100644
--- a/src/test/test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/test.cpp
@@ -320,9 +320,10 @@ void Test::run_test(uuid::console::Shell & shell, const std::string & cmd, const
         // add devices
         test("general");
 
-        EMSESP::temperaturesensor_.test();     // add temperature sensors
-        EMSESP::webSchedulerService.test();    // add scheduler items
-        EMSESP::webCustomEntityService.test(); // add custom entities
+        EMSESP::webCustomEntityService.test();  // add custom entities
+        EMSESP::webCustomizationService.test(); // set customizations - this will overwrite any settings in the FS
+        EMSESP::temperaturesensor_.test();      // add temperature sensors
+        EMSESP::webSchedulerService.test();     // add scheduler items
 
         // shell.invoke_command("show devices");
         // shell.invoke_command("show values");
diff --git a/src/web/WebSchedulerService.cpp b/src/web/WebSchedulerService.cpp
index 2093d37e1..2be883a8a 100644
--- a/src/web/WebSchedulerService.cpp
+++ b/src/web/WebSchedulerService.cpp
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ bool WebSchedulerService::command(const char * name, const char * cmd, const cha
     // tasmota(get): http://<tasmotsIP>/cm?cmnd=power%20ON
     // shelly(get): http://<shellyIP>/relais/0?turn=on
     const char * c = strchr(cmd, '{');
-    if (c) { // parse json
+    if (c) {
+        // parse json
         JsonDocument doc;
         int          httpResult = 0;
         if (DeserializationError::Ok == deserializeJson(doc, c)) {
@@ -375,6 +376,11 @@ bool WebSchedulerService::command(const char * name, const char * cmd, const cha
                     emsesp::EMSESP::logger().warning(error);
                     return false;
                 }
+#if defined(EMSESP_DEBUG)
+                char msg[100];
+                snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "Schedule %s: URL command successful with http code %d", name, httpResult);
+                emsesp::EMSESP::logger().debug(msg);
+#endif
                 return true;
             }
         }
@@ -554,38 +560,43 @@ void WebSchedulerService::test() {
     // test with negative value
     // should output 'rssi is -23'
     test_value = "\"rssi is \"0+system/network/rssi";
-    command("test", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
+    command("test1", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
 
     // should output 'rssi is -23 dbm'
     test_value = "\"rssi is \"(system/network/rssi)\" dBm\"";
-    command("test", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
+    command("test2", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
 
     test_value = "(custom/seltemp/value)";
-    command("test", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
+    command("test3", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
 
     test_value = "\"seltemp=\"(custom/seltemp/value)";
-    command("test", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
+    command("test4", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
 
     test_value = "(custom/seltemp)";
-    command("test", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
+    command("test5", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
 
+    // this will fail unless test("boiler") is loaded
     test_value = "(boiler/outdoortemp)";
-    command("test", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
+    command("test6", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
 
     test_value = "boiler/flowtempoffset";
-    command("test", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
+    command("test7", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
 
     test_value = "(boiler/flowtempoffset/value)";
-    command("test", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
+    command("test8", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
 
     test_value = "(boiler/storagetemp1/value)";
-    command("test", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
+    command("test9", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
 
     // (14 - 40) * 2.8 + 5 = -67.8
     test_value = "(custom/seltemp - boiler/flowtempoffset) * 2.8 + 5";
-    command("test", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
+    command("test10", test_cmd.c_str(), compute(test_value).c_str());
 
     // TODO add some HTTP/URI tests
+    test_cmd = "{\"method\":\"POST\",\"url\":\"http://192.168.1.42:8123/api/services/script/test_notify2\", \"header\":{\"authorization\":\"Bearer "
+               "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJhMmNlYWI5NDgzMmI0ODE2YWQ2NzU4MjkzZDE2YWMxZSIsImlhdCI6MTcyMTM5MTI0NCwiZXhwIjoyMDM2NzUxMjQ0fQ."
+               "S5sago1tEI6lNhrDCO0dM_WsVQHkD_laAjcks8tWAqo\"}}";
+    command("test11", test_cmd.c_str(), "");
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/web/shuntingYard.hpp b/src/web/shuntingYard.hpp
index ab394426d..f0dd629b9 100644
--- a/src/web/shuntingYard.hpp
+++ b/src/web/shuntingYard.hpp
@@ -618,12 +618,25 @@ std::string compute(const std::string & expr) {
                 for (JsonPair p : doc["header"].as<JsonObject>()) {
                     http.addHeader(p.key().c_str(), p.value().as<std::string>().c_str());
                 }
-                String data = doc["value"] | "";
-                if (data.length()) {
-                    httpResult = http.POST(data);
+                String value  = doc["value"] | "";
+                String method = doc["method"] | "GET"; // default GET
+
+                // if there is data, force a POST
+                if (value.length()) {
+                    if (value.startsWith("{")) {
+                        http.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json"); // auto-set to JSON
+                    }
+                    httpResult = http.POST(value);
                 } else {
-                    httpResult = http.GET();
+                    // no value, but check if it still a POST request
+                    if (method == "POST") {
+                        httpResult = http.POST(value);
+                    } else {
+                        httpResult = http.GET(); // normal GET
+                    }
                 }
+                http.end();
+
                 if (httpResult > 0) {
                     std::string result = emsesp::Helpers::toLower(http.getString().c_str());
                     String      key    = doc["key"] | "";
@@ -633,7 +646,6 @@ std::string compute(const std::string & expr) {
                     }
                     expr_new.replace(f, e - f, result.c_str());
                 }
-                http.end();
             }
         }
         f = expr_new.find_first_of("{", e);