diff --git a/rust/src/webserver/webserver.rs b/rust/src/webserver/webserver.rs
index ea11f34..5244a47 100644
--- a/rust/src/webserver/webserver.rs
+++ b/rust/src/webserver/webserver.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ fn get_live_moisture(
     _request: &mut Request<&mut EspHttpConnection>,
 ) -> Result<Option<std::string::String>, anyhow::Error> {
     let mut board = BOARD_ACCESS.lock().unwrap();
-    let config = board.get_config().unwrap();
+    let config = board.get_config().unwrap_or(PlantControllerConfig::default());
 
     let plant_state = Vec::from_iter(
         (0..PLANT_COUNT).map(|i| PlantState::read_hardware_state(i, &mut board, &config.plants[i])),
diff --git a/rust/src_webpack/src/main.ts b/rust/src_webpack/src/main.ts
index ab3fc44..1bc68a1 100644
--- a/rust/src_webpack/src/main.ts
+++ b/rust/src_webpack/src/main.ts
@@ -279,6 +279,21 @@ export class Controller {
     })
   }
 
+
+  selfTest() {
+    controller.progressview.addIndeterminate("boardtest", "Self test running");
+
+    fetch(PUBLIC_URL + "/boardtest", {
+      method: "POST"
+    })
+        .then(response => response.text())
+        .then(
+            _ => {
+              controller.progressview.removeProgress("boardtest");
+            }
+        )
+  }
+
   testPlant(plantId: number) {
     let counter = 0
     let limit = 30
@@ -466,6 +481,7 @@ export class Controller {
       controller.exit();
     }
   }
+
 }
 const controller = new Controller();
 controller.progressview.removeProgress("rebooting");
diff --git a/rust/src_webpack/src/ota.ts b/rust/src_webpack/src/ota.ts
index 670f9e4..197ef2d 100644
--- a/rust/src_webpack/src/ota.ts
+++ b/rust/src_webpack/src/ota.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export class OTAView {
     readonly firmware_buildtime: HTMLDivElement;
     readonly firmware_githash: HTMLDivElement;
     readonly firmware_partition: HTMLDivElement;
+    readonly test: HTMLButtonElement;
 
     constructor(controller: Controller) {
         (document.getElementById("firmwareview") as HTMLElement).innerHTML = require("./ota.html")
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ export class OTAView {
         this.firmware_buildtime = document.getElementById("firmware_buildtime") as HTMLDivElement;
         this.firmware_githash = document.getElementById("firmware_githash") as HTMLDivElement;
         this.firmware_partition = document.getElementById("firmware_partition") as HTMLDivElement;
-
+        this.test = document.getElementById("test") as HTMLButtonElement;
         
         const file = document.getElementById("firmware_file") as HTMLInputElement;
         this.file1Upload = file
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ export class OTAView {
             }
             controller.uploadNewFirmware(selectedFile);
         };
+
+        this.test.onclick = () => {
+            controller.selfTest()
+        }
     }
 
     setVersion(versionInfo: VersionInfo) {