diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 148c9572..98b86d97 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ### Builds after release 0.12.0
 
+#### Build 2107041
+
+-   Restored support for "PL=~" mistakenly removed in 2106300
+-   JSON IR improvements
+
 #### Build 2107040
 
 -   Playlist entries are now more compact
diff --git a/wled00/ir.cpp b/wled00/ir.cpp
index ac921fb4..a38f7b01 100644
--- a/wled00/ir.cpp
+++ b/wled00/ir.cpp
@@ -580,13 +580,13 @@ void decodeIRJson(uint32_t code)
     {
       if (cmdStr.startsWith("!")) {
         // call limited set of C functions
-        if (cmdStr == "!incBrightness") {
+        if (cmdStr.startsWith(F("!incBri"))) {
           lastValidCode = code;
           incBrightness();
-        } else if (cmdStr == "!decBrightness") {
+        } else if (cmdStr.startsWith(F("!decBri"))) {
           lastValidCode = code;
           decBrightness();
-        } else if (cmdStr == "!presetFallback") {
+        } else if (cmdStr.startsWith(F("!presetF"))) { //!presetFallback
           uint8_t p1 = fdo["PL"] ? fdo["PL"] : 1;
           uint8_t p2 = fdo["FX"] ? fdo["FX"] : random8(100);
           uint8_t p3 = fdo["FP"] ? fdo["FP"] : 0;
@@ -598,7 +598,8 @@ void decodeIRJson(uint32_t code)
         {
           // repeatable action
           lastValidCode = code;
-        } if (effectCurrent == 0 && cmdStr.indexOf("FP=") > -1) {
+        }
+        if (effectCurrent == 0 && cmdStr.indexOf("FP=") > -1) {
           // setting palette but it wont show because effect is solid
           effectCurrent = FX_MODE_GRADIENT;
         }
@@ -609,7 +610,10 @@ void decodeIRJson(uint32_t code)
       }        
     } else if (!jsonCmdObj.isNull()) {
       // command is JSON object
+      //allow applyPreset() to reuse JSON buffer, or it would alloc. a second buffer and run out of mem.
+      fileDoc = &irDoc;
       deserializeState(jsonCmdObj);
+      fileDoc = nullptr;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/wled00/set.cpp b/wled00/set.cpp
index fa4b8db5..b8417509 100644
--- a/wled00/set.cpp
+++ b/wled00/set.cpp
@@ -614,9 +614,16 @@ bool handleSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const String& req, bool apply)
   pos = req.indexOf(F("PS=")); //saves current in preset
   if (pos > 0) savePreset(getNumVal(&req, pos));
 
+  pos = req.indexOf(F("P1=")); //sets first preset for cycle
+  if (pos > 0) presetCycleMin = getNumVal(&req, pos);
+
+  pos = req.indexOf(F("P2=")); //sets last preset for cycle
+  if (pos > 0) presetCycleMax = getNumVal(&req, pos);
+
   //apply preset
-  pos = req.indexOf(F("PL="));
-  if (pos > 0) applyPreset(getNumVal(&req, pos));
+  if (updateVal(&req, "PL=", &presetCycCurr, presetCycleMin, presetCycleMax)) {
+    applyPreset(presetCycCurr);
+  }
 
   //set brightness
   updateVal(&req, "&A=", &bri);
diff --git a/wled00/wled.h b/wled00/wled.h
index 2cbeddab..a025ae46 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.h
+++ b/wled00/wled.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 // version code in format yymmddb (b = daily build)
-#define VERSION 2107040
+#define VERSION 2107041
 
 //uncomment this if you have a "my_config.h" file you'd like to use
 //#define WLED_USE_MY_CONFIG
@@ -504,6 +504,9 @@ WLED_GLOBAL bool blynkEnabled _INIT(false);
 //playlists
 WLED_GLOBAL unsigned long presetCycledTime _INIT(0);
 WLED_GLOBAL int16_t currentPlaylist _INIT(0);
+//still used for "PL=~" HTTP API command
+WLED_GLOBAL byte presetCycleMin _INIT(1), presetCycleMax _INIT(5);
+WLED_GLOBAL byte presetCycCurr _INIT(presetCycleMin);
 
 // realtime
 WLED_GLOBAL byte realtimeMode _INIT(REALTIME_MODE_INACTIVE);