diff --git a/wled00/json.cpp b/wled00/json.cpp
index 6ac19189..6fc0e979 100644
--- a/wled00/json.cpp
+++ b/wled00/json.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,9 @@ bool deserializeState(JsonObject root, byte callMode, byte presetId)
 
   JsonObject udpn      = root["udpn"];
   notifyDirect         = udpn["send"] | notifyDirect;
+  syncGroups           = udpn["sgrp"] | syncGroups;
   receiveNotifications = udpn["recv"] | receiveNotifications;
+  receiveGroups        = udpn["rgrp"] | receiveGroups;
   if ((bool)udpn[F("nn")]) callMode = CALL_MODE_NO_NOTIFY; //send no notification just for this request
 
   unsigned long timein = root["time"] | UINT32_MAX; //backup time source if NTP not synced
@@ -567,6 +569,8 @@ void serializeState(JsonObject root, bool forPreset, bool includeBri, bool segme
     JsonObject udpn = root.createNestedObject("udpn");
     udpn["send"] = notifyDirect;
     udpn["recv"] = receiveNotifications;
+    udpn["sgrp"] = syncGroups;
+    udpn["rgrp"] = receiveGroups;
 
     root[F("lor")] = realtimeOverride;
   }
diff --git a/wled00/playlist.cpp b/wled00/playlist.cpp
index d74ac5a3..8a6227e1 100644
--- a/wled00/playlist.cpp
+++ b/wled00/playlist.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int16_t loadPlaylist(JsonObject playlistObj, byte presetId) {
   if (playlistEndPreset == 255 && currentPreset > 0) playlistEndPreset = currentPreset;
   if (playlistEndPreset > 250) playlistEndPreset = 0;
   shuffle = shuffle || playlistObj["r"];
-  if (shuffle) playlistOptions += PL_OPTION_SHUFFLE;
+  if (shuffle) playlistOptions |= PL_OPTION_SHUFFLE;
 
   currentPlaylist = presetId;
   DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Playlist loaded."));
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void serializePlaylist(JsonObject sObj) {
   JsonArray ps = playlist.createNestedArray("ps");
   JsonArray dur = playlist.createNestedArray("dur");
   JsonArray transition = playlist.createNestedArray(F("transition"));
-  playlist[F("repeat")] = (playlistIndex < 0) ? playlistRepeat - 1 : playlistRepeat; // remove added repetition count (if not yet running)
+  playlist[F("repeat")] = (playlistIndex < 0 && playlistRepeat > 0) ? playlistRepeat - 1 : playlistRepeat; // remove added repetition count (if not yet running)
   playlist["end"] = playlistEndPreset;
   playlist["r"] = playlistOptions & PL_OPTION_SHUFFLE;
   for (int i=0; i<playlistLen; i++) {