diff --git a/src/conf_defaults.lua b/src/conf_defaults.lua
index 8f02581..bd83d1f 100644
--- a/src/conf_defaults.lua
+++ b/src/conf_defaults.lua
@@ -156,6 +156,18 @@ M.printer_autoWarmUpCommand = {
 	description = ''
 }
 
+M.printer_startgcode = {
+	default = ';Generated with Doodle3D\nG21 ;metric values\nG91 ;relative positioning\nM107 ;start with the fan off\nG28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops\nG28 Z0 ;move Z to min endstops\nG1 Z15 F9000 ;move the platform down 15mm\nG92 E0 ;zero the extruded length\nG1 F200 E10 ;extrude 10mm of feed stock\nG92 E0 ;zero the extruded length again\nG92 X-100 Y-100 E0 ;zero the extruded length again and make center the start position\nG1 F9000\nG90 ;absolute positioning\nM117 Printing Doodle...   ;display message (20 characters to clear whole screen)',
+	type = 'string',
+	description = ''
+}
+
+M.printer_endgcode = {
+	default = 'M107 ;fan off\nG91 ;relative positioning\nG1 E-1 F300 ;retract the filament a bit before lifting the nozzle, to release some of the pressure\nG1 Z+0.5 E-5 X-20 Y-20 F9000 ;move Z up a bit and retract filament even more\nG28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops, so the head is out of the way\nM84 ;disable axes / steppers\nG90 ;absolute positioning\nM117 Done                 ;display message (20 characters to clear whole screen)',
+	type = 'string',
+	description = ''
+}
+
 M.doodle3d_objectHeight = {
 	default = 20,
 	type = 'int',
diff --git a/src/util/settings.lua b/src/util/settings.lua
index ef78401..0b1185f 100644
--- a/src/util/settings.lua
+++ b/src/util/settings.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ local baseconfig = require('conf_defaults')
 
 local M = {}
 
-
 --- UCI config name (i.e. file under /etc/config)
 local UCI_CONFIG_NAME = 'wifibox'
 
@@ -61,6 +60,10 @@ end
 -- @return A value usable to write to UCI.
 local function toUciValue(v, vType)
 	if vType == 'bool' then return v and '1' or '0' end
+	if(vType == 'string') then 
+		v = v:gsub('[\n\r]', '\\n') 
+	end
+
 	return tostring(v)
 end
 
@@ -78,6 +81,9 @@ local function fromUciValue(v, vType)
 		return (v == '1') and true or false
 	elseif vType == 'float' or vType == 'int' then
 		return tonumber(v)
+	elseif vType == 'string' then
+		v = v:gsub('\\n', '\n') 
+		return v
 	else
 		return v
 	end
@@ -133,7 +139,7 @@ function M.get(key)
 	
 	local v = base.default
 	local uciV = fromUciValue(uci:get(UCI_CONFIG_NAME, UCI_CONFIG_SECTION, key), base.type)
-	
+
 	local actualV = v
 	if uciV ~= nil then actualV = uciV end
 	
@@ -200,9 +206,9 @@ function M.set(key, value)
 	elseif base.type == 'int' or base.type == 'float' then
 		value = tonumber(value)
 	end
-	
+
 	if fromUciValue(current, base.type) == value then return true end
-	
+
 	if value ~= nil then
 		local valid,m = isValid(value, base)
 		if (valid) then