diff --git a/data/src/index.html b/data/src/index.html
index f59c60d..2d8f163 100644
--- a/data/src/index.html
+++ b/data/src/index.html
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
+            <div class="row">
+              <label for="mempoolInstance" class="col-sm-6 col-form-label">Mempool Instance</label>
+              <div class="col-sm-6">
+                <input type="text" name="mempoolInstance" id="mempoolInstance" class="form-control">
+              </div>
+            </div>
             <div class="row">
               <div class=" col-sm-6">
                 <div class="form-check form-switch">
diff --git a/data/src/js/script.ts b/data/src/js/script.ts
index bf03ca3..207b59f 100644
--- a/data/src/js/script.ts
+++ b/data/src/js/script.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ getBcStatus = () => {
         .then(jsonData => {
             var source = document.getElementById("entry-template").innerHTML;
             var template = Handlebars.compile(source);
-            var context = { currentScreen: jsonData.currentScreen, rendered: jsonData.rendered, data: jsonData.data, screens: screens, ledStatus: jsonData.ledStatus ? jsonData.ledStatus.map((t) => (t).toString(16)) : [] };
+
+            var context = { timerRunning: jsonData.timerRunning, currentScreen: jsonData.currentScreen, rendered: jsonData.rendered, data: jsonData.data, screens: screens, ledStatus: jsonData.ledStatus ? jsonData.ledStatus.map((t) => (t).toString(16)) : [] };
+
+
             document.getElementById('output').innerHTML = template(context);
         })
         .catch(err => {
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ fetch('/api/settings', {
         document.getElementById('ledBrightness').value = jsonData.ledBrightness;
         document.getElementById('fullRefreshMin').value = jsonData.fullRefreshMin;
         document.getElementById('wpTimeout').value = jsonData.wpTimeout;
-
+        document.getElementById('mempoolInstance').value = jsonData.mempoolInstance;
 
         if (jsonData.gitRev)
             document.getElementById('gitRev').innerHTML = "Version: " + jsonData.gitRev;
@@ -143,4 +146,12 @@ changeScreen = (id) => {
         .catch(err => {
             //error block
         });
+}
+
+toggleTimer = (currentStatus) => {
+    if (currentStatus) {
+        fetch('/api/action/pause');
+    } else {
+        fetch('/api/action/timer_restart');
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 03e3404..2e2928f 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#define NTP_SERVER "nl.pool.ntp.org"
+#define NTP_SERVER "pool.ntp.org"
+#define DEFAULT_MEMPOOL_INSTANCE "mempool.bitcoin.nl"
 
 #define FONT_SMALL Antonio_SemiBold20pt7b
 #define FONT_BIG Antonio_SemiBold90pt7b
diff --git a/src/lib/webserver.cpp b/src/lib/webserver.cpp
index 70c6a9c..ecc8f57 100644
--- a/src/lib/webserver.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webserver.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ void onApiSettingsGet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request)
     root["rpcPort"] = preferences.getUInt("rpcPort", BITCOIND_PORT);
     root["rpcUser"] = preferences.getString("rpcUser", BITCOIND_RPC_USER);
     root["rpcHost"] = preferences.getString("rpcHost", BITCOIND_HOST);
+    root["mempoolInstance"] = preferences.getString("mempoolInstance", DEFAULT_MEMPOOL_INSTANCE);
+
 #ifdef IS_BW
     root["epdColors"] = 2;
 #else
@@ -222,6 +224,16 @@ void onApiSettingsPost(AsyncWebServerRequest *request)
         settingsChanged = true;
     }
 
+    if (request->hasParam("mempoolInstance", true))
+    {
+        AsyncWebParameter *mempoolInstance = request->getParam("mempoolInstance", true);
+
+        preferences.putString("mempoolInstance", mempoolInstance->value().c_str());
+        Serial.print("Setting mempool instance to ");
+        Serial.println(mempoolInstance->value().c_str());
+        settingsChanged = true;
+    }
+
     if (request->hasParam("ledBrightness", true))
     {
         AsyncWebParameter *ledBrightness = request->getParam("ledBrightness", true);
diff --git a/src/tasks/blocknotify.cpp b/src/tasks/blocknotify.cpp
index 72f61e8..54caca3 100644
--- a/src/tasks/blocknotify.cpp
+++ b/src/tasks/blocknotify.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ void checkBitcoinBlock(void *pvParameters)
     int blockHeight = preferences.getUInt("blockHeight", currentBlockHeight);
  
     HTTPClient http;
-    http.setReuse(true);
     useBitcoind = preferences.getBool("useNode", false) && wifiClientInsecure.connect(preferences.getString("rpcHost", BITCOIND_HOST).c_str(), preferences.getUInt("rpcPort", BITCOIND_PORT));
     if (useBitcoind)
         Serial.println("bitcoind node is reachable, using this for blocks.");
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ void checkBitcoinBlock(void *pvParameters)
         }
         else
         {
-            http.begin("https://mempool.bitcoin.nl/api/blocks/tip/height");
+            http.begin("https://" + preferences.getString("mempoolInstance", DEFAULT_MEMPOOL_INSTANCE) + "/api/blocks/tip/height");
             http.addHeader("User-Agent", "BTClock/1.0");
             int httpCode = http.GET();