diff --git a/client.py b/client.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import requests
+import json
+import time
+
+from requests.auth import HTTPDigestAuth
+
+base_url = 'http://localhost:5000'
+auth = HTTPDigestAuth('test', 'test')
+
+
+print("Testing setting state to closed")
+payload = {"value": False}
+r = requests.post(base_url + '/state/set/open',
+                  auth=auth,
+                  data=json.dumps(payload))
+print(r.text)
+
+time.sleep(1)
+
+print("Testing setting message")
+payload = {"value": "Test message"}
+auth = HTTPDigestAuth('test', 'test')
+
+r = requests.post(base_url + '/state/set/message', auth=auth,
+                  data=json.dumps(payload))
+print(r.text)
+time.sleep(1)
+
+print("Testing setting trigger person")
+payload = {"value": "metalgamer"}
+auth = HTTPDigestAuth('test', 'test')
+
+r = requests.post(base_url + '/state/set/trigger_person',
+                  auth=auth,
+                  data=json.dumps(payload))
+print(r.text)
+time.sleep(1)
diff --git a/spaceapi/auth.py b/spaceapi/auth.py
--- a/spaceapi/auth.py
+++ b/spaceapi/auth.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+from flask import current_app
 from flask.ext.httpauth import HTTPDigestAuth
 
 httpauth = HTTPDigestAuth()
 
 @httpauth.get_password
 def get_pw(username):
-    if username == app.config.get('HTTP_DIGEST_AUTH_USER'):
-        return app.config.get('HTTP_DIGEST_AUTH_PASSWORD')
+    if username == current_app.config.get('HTTP_DIGEST_AUTH_USER'):
+        return current_app.config.get('HTTP_DIGEST_AUTH_PASSWORD')
     return None
diff --git a/spaceapi/state.py b/spaceapi/state.py
--- a/spaceapi/state.py
+++ b/spaceapi/state.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import json
+
 from time import time
 
-from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, request
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, request, current_app
 
 from .active import active_json, save_last_state
 from .auth import httpauth
@@ -18,18 +20,17 @@ ALLOWED_STATE_KEYS = {
 @httpauth.login_required
 def set_state(key):
 
-    value = request.form['value']
-    value = literal_eval(value)
+    value = json.loads(request.data.decode('utf-8'))['value']
+    current_app.logger.info(value)
+    current_app.logger.info(type(value))
 
-    if key in ALLOWED_STATE_KEYS and isinstance(value,
-                                                ALLOWED_STATE_KEYS[key]):
+    if key in ALLOWED_STATE_KEYS:
         active_json['state'][key] = value
 
         if key == 'open':
             active_json['state']['lastchange'] = int(time())
+
+        save_last_state()
+        return jsonify(active_json)
     else:
         return 400
-
-    save_last_state()
-
-    return jsonify(active_json)