diff --git a/src/conf.cpp b/src/conf.cpp
index 24e6a86a..a431a3b6 100644
--- a/src/conf.cpp
+++ b/src/conf.cpp
@@ -2160,21 +2160,21 @@ static void conf_edit_webcontrol_parms(struct ctx_cam *cam, std::string &parm, e
 
 static void conf_edit_webcontrol_interface(struct ctx_cam *cam, std::string &parm, enum PARM_ACT pact)
 {
-    int parm_in;
     if (pact == PARM_ACT_DFLT) {
-        cam->conf->webcontrol_interface = 0;
+        cam->conf->webcontrol_interface = "default";
     } else if (pact == PARM_ACT_SET) {
-        parm_in = atoi(parm.c_str());
-        if ((parm_in < 0) || (parm_in > 3)) {
-            MOTION_LOG(NTC, TYPE_ALL, NO_ERRNO, _("Invalid webcontrol_interface %d"),parm_in);
+        if ((parm == "default") || (parm == "user"))  {
+            cam->conf->webcontrol_interface = parm;
+        } else if (parm == "") {
+            cam->conf->webcontrol_interface = "default";
         } else {
-            cam->conf->webcontrol_interface = parm_in;
+            MOTION_LOG(NTC, TYPE_ALL, NO_ERRNO, _("Invalid webcontrol_interface %s"), parm.c_str());
         }
     } else if (pact == PARM_ACT_GET) {
-        parm = std::to_string(cam->conf->webcontrol_interface);
+        parm = cam->conf->webcontrol_interface;
     } else if (pact == PARM_ACT_LIST) {
         parm = "[";
-        parm = parm +  "\"0\",\"1\",\"2\",\"3\"";
+        parm = parm +  "\"default\",\"user\"";
         parm = parm + "]";
     }
     return;
diff --git a/src/conf.hpp b/src/conf.hpp
index 5ba56f07..5f488243 100644
--- a/src/conf.hpp
+++ b/src/conf.hpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
         bool            webcontrol_ipv6;
         bool            webcontrol_localhost;
         int             webcontrol_parms;
-        int             webcontrol_interface;
+        std::string     webcontrol_interface;
         int             webcontrol_auth_method;
         std::string     webcontrol_authentication;
         bool            webcontrol_tls;
diff --git a/src/webu.cpp b/src/webu.cpp
index 02650667..fb0af077 100644
--- a/src/webu.cpp
+++ b/src/webu.cpp
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ static mhdrslt webu_answer_post(struct ctx_webui *webui)
         webu_post_main(webui);
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&webui->motapp->mutex_post);
 
-    if (webui->motapp->cam_list[0]->conf->webcontrol_interface == 3) {
+    if (webui->motapp->cam_list[0]->conf->webcontrol_interface == "user") {
         webu_html_user(webui);
     } else {
         webu_html_page(webui);
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ static mhdrslt webu_answer_get(struct ctx_webui *webui)
 
     } else {
         pthread_mutex_lock(&webui->motapp->mutex_post);
-            if (webui->motapp->cam_list[0]->conf->webcontrol_interface == 3) {
+            if (webui->motapp->cam_list[0]->conf->webcontrol_interface == "user") {
                 webu_html_user(webui);
             } else {
                 webu_html_page(webui);