diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 32e3b532..4cc99a6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Add MD5 checksum to ESP32 binary
         run: cd HeishaMon && MD5=`md5sum HeishaMon.ino.bin | cut -d\  -f1` && mv HeishaMon.ino.bin HeishaMon_ESP32-alpha-$MD5.bin
-        shell: bash        
+        shell: bash
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: HeishaMon.ino.bin
-          path: HeishaMon/HeishaMon_*.bin
\ No newline at end of file
+          path: HeishaMon/HeishaMon_*.bin
diff --git a/HeishaMon/HeishaMon.ino b/HeishaMon/HeishaMon.ino
index c99bafa1..af4a90e9 100644
--- a/HeishaMon/HeishaMon.ino
+++ b/HeishaMon/HeishaMon.ino
@@ -1486,16 +1486,21 @@ void setup() {
   }
 
   loggingSerial.println(F("Enabling rules.."));
+  if (heishamonSettings.force_rules == false) {
 #if defined(ESP8266)
   rst_info *resetInfo = ESP.getResetInfoPtr();
   loggingSerial.printf(PSTR("Reset reason: %d, exception cause: %d\n"), resetInfo->reason, resetInfo->exccause);
-  if (resetInfo->reason > 0 && resetInfo->reason < 4) {
+    if (resetInfo->reason > 0 && resetInfo->reason < 4) {
 #elif defined(ESP32)
-  esp_reset_reason_t reset_reason = esp_reset_reason(); 
-  loggingSerial.printf(PSTR("Reset reason: %d\n"), reset_reason);
-  if (reset_reason > 3 && reset_reason < 12) {  //is this correct for esp32?
+      esp_reset_reason_t reset_reason = esp_reset_reason();
+      loggingSerial.printf(PSTR("Reset reason: %d\n"), reset_reason);
+    if (reset_reason > 3 && reset_reason < 12) {  //is this correct for esp32?
 #endif  
-    loggingSerial.println("Not loading rules due to crash reboot!");
+        loggingSerial.println("Not loading rules due to crash reboot!");
+    } else {
+      rules_parse((char *)"/rules.txt");
+      rules_boot();
+    }
   } else {
     rules_parse((char *)"/rules.txt");
     rules_boot();
diff --git a/HeishaMon/htmlcode.h b/HeishaMon/htmlcode.h
index 821a2c6b..30af0f5c 100644
--- a/HeishaMon/htmlcode.h
+++ b/HeishaMon/htmlcode.h
@@ -858,6 +858,13 @@ static const char settingsForm2[] PROGMEM =
   "          <input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"opentherm\" value=\"enabled\">"
   "        </td>"
   "      </tr>"
+  "      <tr>"
+  "        <td style=\"text-align:right; width: 50%\">"
+  "          Force loading rules on boot (despite crash conditions):</td>"
+  "        <td style=\"text-align:left\">"
+  "          <input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"force_rules\" value=\"enabled\">"
+  "        </td>"
+  "      </tr>"
   "    </table>"
   "    <table style=\"width:100%\">"
   "      <tr>"
diff --git a/HeishaMon/webfunctions.cpp b/HeishaMon/webfunctions.cpp
index 1ba03ad9..c3b81815 100755
--- a/HeishaMon/webfunctions.cpp
+++ b/HeishaMon/webfunctions.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ void loadSettings(settingsStruct *heishamonSettings) {
           if ( jsonDoc["mqtt_password"] ) strlcpy(heishamonSettings->mqtt_password, jsonDoc["mqtt_password"], sizeof(heishamonSettings->mqtt_password));
           if ( jsonDoc["ntp_servers"] ) strlcpy(heishamonSettings->ntp_servers, jsonDoc["ntp_servers"], sizeof(heishamonSettings->ntp_servers));
           if ( jsonDoc["timezone"]) heishamonSettings->timezone = jsonDoc["timezone"];
+          heishamonSettings->force_rules = ( jsonDoc["force_rules"] == "enabled" ) ? true : false;
           heishamonSettings->use_1wire = ( jsonDoc["use_1wire"] == "enabled" ) ? true : false;
           heishamonSettings->use_s0 = ( jsonDoc["use_s0"] == "enabled" ) ? true : false;
           heishamonSettings->hotspot = ( jsonDoc["hotspot"] == "disabled" ) ? false : true; //default to true if not found in settings
@@ -414,6 +415,10 @@ void settingsToJson(JsonDocument &jsonDoc, settingsStruct *heishamonSettings) {
     jsonDoc["listenonly"] = "enabled";
   } else {
     jsonDoc["listenonly"] = "disabled";
+  }  if (heishamonSettings->force_rules) {
+    jsonDoc["force_rules"] = "enabled";
+  } else {
+    jsonDoc["force_rules"] = "disabled";
   }
   if (heishamonSettings->listenmqtt) {
     jsonDoc["listenmqtt"] = "enabled";
@@ -482,6 +487,7 @@ int saveSettings(struct webserver_t *client, settingsStruct *heishamonSettings)
 
   settingsToJson(jsonDoc, heishamonSettings); //stores current settings in a json document
 
+  jsonDoc["force_rules"] = String("disabled");
   jsonDoc["hotspot"] = String("disabled");
   jsonDoc["listenonly"] = String("disabled");
   jsonDoc["listenmqtt"] = String("disabled");
@@ -490,6 +496,7 @@ int saveSettings(struct webserver_t *client, settingsStruct *heishamonSettings)
   jsonDoc["logSerial1"] = String("disabled");
   jsonDoc["optionalPCB"] = String("disabled");
   jsonDoc["opentherm"] = String("disabled");
+
 #ifdef ESP32  
   jsonDoc["proxy"] = String("disabled");
 #endif  
@@ -523,6 +530,8 @@ int saveSettings(struct webserver_t *client, settingsStruct *heishamonSettings)
       jsonDoc["hotspot"] = tmp->value;
     } else if (strcmp(tmp->name.c_str(), "listenonly") == 0) {
       jsonDoc["listenonly"] = tmp->value;
+    } else if (strcmp(tmp->name.c_str(), "force_rules") == 0) {
+      jsonDoc["force_rules"] = tmp->value;
     } else if (strcmp(tmp->name.c_str(), "listenmqtt") == 0) {
       jsonDoc["listenmqtt"] = tmp->value;
     } else if (strcmp(tmp->name.c_str(), "logMqtt") == 0) {
@@ -791,6 +800,12 @@ int getSettings(struct webserver_t *client, settingsStruct *heishamonSettings) {
 
         itoa(heishamonSettings->listenonly, str, 10);
         webserver_send_content(client, str, strlen(str));
+
+        webserver_send_content_P(client, PSTR(",\"force_rules\":"), 15);
+
+        itoa(heishamonSettings->force_rules, str, 10);
+        webserver_send_content(client, str, strlen(str));
+
       } break;
     case 6: {
         char str[20];
diff --git a/HeishaMon/webfunctions.h b/HeishaMon/webfunctions.h
index 043b1a02..16ab8a06 100644
--- a/HeishaMon/webfunctions.h
+++ b/HeishaMon/webfunctions.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct settingsStruct {
   char mqtt_topic_listen[128] = "master_panasonic_heat_pump";
   char ntp_servers[254] = "pool.ntp.org";
 
+  bool force_rules = false; //force rules on boot, even after a crash
   bool listenonly = false; //listen only so heishamon can be installed parallel to cz-taw1, set commands will not work though
   bool listenmqtt = false; //do we get heatpump data from another heishamon over mqtt?
   bool optionalPCB = false; //do we emulate an optional PCB?