diff --git a/include/SysConfiguration.h b/include/SysConfiguration.h
index 3ab5f78..8eca5fc 100644
--- a/include/SysConfiguration.h
+++ b/include/SysConfiguration.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ typedef enum{
     VAR_STRING,
     VAR_PASS,
     VAR_IPADDR,
-    VAR_FUNCT
+    VAR_FUNCT,
+	VAR_CHAR
 } rest_var_types;
 
 
diff --git a/src/RestApiHandler.c b/src/RestApiHandler.c
index 973ea53..16125c2 100644
--- a/src/RestApiHandler.c
+++ b/src/RestApiHandler.c
@@ -623,6 +623,12 @@ esp_err_t SetConfVar(char *name, char *val, rest_var_types *tp)
             else
                 return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
         break;
+        case VAR_CHAR:
+            constr = atoi(val);
+            if (constr < V->minlen || constr > V->maxlen)
+                return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
+            *((uint8_t*) V->ref) = constr;
+        break;
         case VAR_INT:
             constr = atoi(val);
             if (constr < V->minlen || constr > V->maxlen)
@@ -692,6 +698,9 @@ esp_err_t GetConfVar(char *name, char *val, rest_var_types *tp)
         case VAR_INT:
             itoa(*((int*) V->ref), val, 10);
         break;
+        case VAR_CHAR:
+            itoa(*((uint8_t*) V->ref), val, 10);
+        break;
         case VAR_STRING:
             strcpy(val, (char*) V->ref);
         break;