diff --git a/src/rest/api/api_config.lua b/src/rest/api/api_config.lua
index 4e58a39..5732ecc 100644
--- a/src/rest/api/api_config.lua
+++ b/src/rest/api/api_config.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function M._global_GET(request, response)
 	for k,v in pairs(request:getAll()) do
 		local r,m = settings.get(k)
 		
-		if r then response:addData(k, r)
+		if r ~= nil then response:addData(k, r)
 		else response:addData(k, "could not read key ('" .. m .. "')")
 		end
 	end
diff --git a/src/rest/api/api_network.lua b/src/rest/api/api_network.lua
index a72313f..62574c3 100644
--- a/src/rest/api/api_network.lua
+++ b/src/rest/api/api_network.lua
@@ -124,11 +124,16 @@ function M.associate_POST(request, response)
 	wifi.activateConfig(argSsid)
 	--netconf.switchConfiguration{ wifiiface="add", apnet="rm", staticaddr="rm", dhcppool="rm", wwwredir="rm", dnsredir="rm", wwwcaptive="rm", wireless="reload" }
 	netconf.switchConfiguration{ wifiiface="add", apnet="rm", staticaddr="rm", dhcppool="rm", wwwredir="rm", dnsredir="rm", wireless="reload" }
-	response:setSuccess("wlan associated")
+	
+	local status = wifi.getDeviceState()
 	response:addData("ssid", argSsid)
+	if status.ssid and status.ssid ==  argSsid then
+		response:setSuccess("wlan associated")
+	else
+		response:setFail("could not associate with network (incorrect pass phrase?)")
+	end
 end
 
---UNTESTED
 function M.disassociate_POST(request, response)
 	wifi.activateConfig()
 	local rv = wifi.restart()
@@ -145,7 +150,6 @@ function M.openap_POST(request, response)
 	response:addData("ssid", ssid)
 end
 
---UNTESTED
 --requires ssid(string)
 function M.remove_POST(request, response)
 	local argSsid = request:get("ssid")
diff --git a/src/rest/request.lua b/src/rest/request.lua
index e8a3c8b..d8b54a3 100644
--- a/src/rest/request.lua
+++ b/src/rest/request.lua
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ local function kvTableFromArray(argArray)
 	for _, v in ipairs(argArray) do
 		local split = v:find("=")
 		if split ~= nil then
-			args[v:sub(1, split - 1)] = v:sub(split + 1)
+			args[v:sub(1, split - 1)] = urlcode.unescape(v:sub(split + 1))
 		else
 			args[v] = true
 		end
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ local function resolveApiFunction(modname, funcname, requestMethod)
 	local mod, msg = resolveApiModule(modname)
 	
 	if mod == nil then
-		return nil, msg
+		-- error is indicated by leaving out 'func' key and adding 'notfound'=true
+		resultData.notfound = true
+		resultData.msg = msg
+		return resultData
 	end
 	
 	if (funcname == nil or funcname == '') then funcname = GLOBAL_API_FUNCTION_NAME end --treat empty function name as nil
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ function M.new(postData, debugEnabled)
 	if debugEnabled and self.requestMethod == 'CMDLINE' then
 		self.pathArgs = arrayFromPath(self.cmdLineArgs['p'])
 		
-		if self.cmdLineArgs['r'] == 'GET' then
+		if self.cmdLineArgs['r'] == 'GET' or self.cmdLineArgs['r'] == nil then
 			self.requestMethod = 'GET'
 			self.getArgs = self.cmdLineArgs
 			self.getArgs.p, self.getArgs.r = nil, nil
@@ -197,6 +200,7 @@ function M.new(postData, debugEnabled)
 	
 	-- Perform module/function resolution
 	local rData = resolveApiFunction(self:getRequestedApiModule(), self:getRequestedApiFunction(), self.requestMethod)
+	local modFuncInfo = self:getRequestedApiModule() or "<>" .. "/" .. self:getRequestedApiFunction() or "<>"
 	
 	if rData.func ~= nil then --function (possibly the global one) could be resolved
 		self.resolvedApiFunction = rData.func
@@ -212,9 +216,9 @@ function M.new(postData, debugEnabled)
 			end
 		end
 	elseif rData.notfound == true then
-		self.resolutionError = "module/function '" .. self:getRequestedApiModule() .. "/" .. self:getRequestedApiFunction() .. "' does not exist"
+		self.resolutionError = "module/function '" .. modFuncInfo .. "' does not exist"
 	else
-		self.resolutionError = "module/function '" .. self:getRequestedApiModule() .. "/" .. self:getRequestedApiFunction() .. "' can only be accessed with the " .. rData.accessType .. " method"
+		self.resolutionError = "module/function '" .. modFuncInfo .. "' can only be accessed with the " .. rData.accessType .. " method"
 	end
 	
 	return self
diff --git a/src/util/settings.lua b/src/util/settings.lua
index 8e67cd2..e8798c0 100644
--- a/src/util/settings.lua
+++ b/src/util/settings.lua
@@ -187,13 +187,16 @@ function M.set(key, value)
 	if M.isDefault(key) and value == nil then return true end -- key is default already
 	
 	local current = uci:get(UCI_CONFIG_NAME, UCI_CONFIG_SECTION, key)
-
--- TODO: test if this fixes setting bools (and does not break settings the other types)	
---	if base.type == 'bool' then
---		value = utils.toboolean(value)
---	elseif base.type == 'int' or base.type == 'float' then
---		value = tonumber(value)
---	end
+	
+	if base.type == 'bool' then
+		if value ~= "" then
+			value = utils.toboolean(value)
+		else
+			value = nil
+		end
+	elseif base.type == 'int' or base.type == 'float' then
+		value = tonumber(value)
+	end
 	
 	if fromUciValue(current, base.type) == value then return true end