diff --git a/src/IlluCat.h b/src/IlluCat.h
index 2eebf92..ed53462 100644
--- a/src/IlluCat.h
+++ b/src/IlluCat.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class IlluCat : public MeshSprocket {
             // TODO plugin
             // setup web stuff
             server->serveStatic("/pixelConfig.json", SPIFFS, "pixelConfig.json");
-            server->on("/pixel/pattern", HTTP_POST, bind(&IlluCat::patternWebRequestHandler, this, _1));
+            server->on("/pixel/state", HTTP_POST, bind(&IlluCat::patternWebRequestHandler, this, _1));
             ws->onEvent(bind(&IlluCat::onWsEvent, this, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6));
             server->addHandler(ws);
             
@@ -107,13 +107,22 @@ class IlluCat : public MeshSprocket {
             return MeshSprocket::activate(scheduler, network);
         } using MeshSprocket::activate;
 
+        // TODO move to utils
+        String getRequestParameterOrDefault(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, String param, String defaultValue, bool isPost = true){
+            if(request->hasParam(param, isPost)) {
+                return request->getParam(param, isPost)->value();
+            }
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+
         void patternWebRequestHandler(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) {
             Serial.println("POST /pixel/state");
-            if(request->hasParam("state", true)) {
-                String inStr = request->getParam("state", true)->value();
-                dispatch(0, inStr);
-            }
-            request->send(200, "text/plain", "OK");
+            currentMessage.topic = getRequestParameterOrDefault(request, "topic", "");
+            currentMessage.payload = getRequestParameterOrDefault(request, "payload", "");
+            String msg = currentMessage.toJsonString();
+            net->mesh.sendBroadcast(msg);
+            publish(currentMessage.topic, currentMessage.payload);
+            request->send(200, "text/plain", msg);
         }
 
         virtual void onWsEvent(AsyncWebSocket * server, AsyncWebSocketClient * client, AwsEventType type, void * arg, uint8_t *data, size_t len) {