diff --git a/libs/common.js b/libs/common.js
index 1f8740c8..a993e20c 100644
--- a/libs/common.js
+++ b/libs/common.js
@@ -63,4 +63,14 @@ module.exports = {
         })
         return newObject
     },
+    createQueryStringFromObject: (theObject) => {
+       const string = []
+       const keys = Object.keys(theObject)
+       keys.forEach((key) => {
+          const value = theObject[key]
+          if(value)string.push(`${key}=${value}`)
+       })
+       return string.join('&')
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/libs/control/ptz.js b/libs/control/ptz.js
index aa8ba68c..c2e3e794 100644
--- a/libs/control/ptz.js
+++ b/libs/control/ptz.js
@@ -220,13 +220,18 @@ module.exports = function(s,config,lang){
                 let stopURL = controlBaseUrl + monitorConfig.details[`control_url_${options.direction}_stop`]
                 let controlOptions = s.cameraControlOptionsFromUrl(stopURL,monitorConfig)
                 let requestOptions = {
-                    url : stopURL,
-                    method : controlOptions.method,
-                    auth : {
-                        user : controlOptions.username,
-                        pass : controlOptions.password
+                    url : controlBaseUrl + controlOptions.path,
+                    method : controlOptions.method
+                }
+                if(controlOptions.username && controlOptions.password){
+                    requestOptions.auth = {
+                        user: controlOptions.username,
+                        pass: controlOptions.password
                     }
                 }
+                if(controlOptions.postData){
+                    requestOptions.form = controlOptions.postData
+                }
                 if(monitorConfig.details.control_digest_auth === '1'){
                     requestOptions.uri =  sliceUrlAuth(requestOptions.url);
                     delete requestOptions.url;
@@ -253,13 +258,18 @@ module.exports = function(s,config,lang){
                 let controlURL = controlBaseUrl + monitorConfig.details[`control_url_${options.direction}`]
                 let controlOptions = s.cameraControlOptionsFromUrl(controlURL,monitorConfig)
                 let requestOptions = {
-                    url: controlURL,
-                    method: controlOptions.method,
-                    auth: {
+                    url: controlBaseUrl + controlOptions.path,
+                    method: controlOptions.method
+                }
+                if(controlOptions.username && controlOptions.password){
+                    requestOptions.auth = {
                         user: controlOptions.username,
                         pass: controlOptions.password
                     }
                 }
+                if(controlOptions.postData){
+                    requestOptions.form = controlOptions.postData
+                }
                 if(monitorConfig.details.control_digest_auth === '1'){
                     requestOptions.uri =  sliceUrlAuth(requestOptions.url);
                     delete requestOptions.url;
diff --git a/libs/monitor.js b/libs/monitor.js
index 6799d217..eee6a8e9 100644
--- a/libs/monitor.js
+++ b/libs/monitor.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const connectionTester = require('connection-tester')
 const SoundDetection = require('shinobi-sound-detection')
 const async = require("async");
 const URL = require('url')
-const { copyObject, createQueue, queryStringToObject } = require('./common.js')
+const { copyObject, createQueue, queryStringToObject, createQueryStringFromObject } = require('./common.js')
 module.exports = function(s,config,lang){
     const {
         probeMonitor,
@@ -447,15 +447,17 @@ module.exports = function(s,config,lang){
         }else if(!URLobject.port){
             URLobject.port = 80
         }
-        options = {
+        const options = {
             host: URLobject.hostname,
             port: URLobject.port,
-            method: monitorConfig.details.control_url_method,
-            path: URLobject.pathname,
-            query: queryStringToObject(URLobject.query || ""),
-        };
-        if(URLobject.query){
-            options.path=options.path+'?'+URLobject.query
+            method: monitorConfig.details.control_url_method
+        }
+        const queryStringObjects = queryStringToObject(URLobject.query || "")
+        if (queryStringObjects && queryStringObjects.postData) {
+            options.postData = decodeURIComponent(queryStringObjects.postData)
+            options.path = URLobject.pathname + '?' + decodeURIComponent(createQueryStringFromObject(Object.assign(queryStringObjects,{postData: null})))
+        } else {
+            options.path = URLobject.pathname
         }
         if(URLobject.username&&URLobject.password){
             options.username = URLobject.username