diff --git a/internal/webserver/webserver.go b/internal/webserver/webserver.go
index df74aa4..84d664c 100755
--- a/internal/webserver/webserver.go
+++ b/internal/webserver/webserver.go
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ func PatternHandler(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 		i, _ := strconv.ParseUint(vars["duration"], 10, 64)
 		e.Duration = i
 	} else {
-		e.Duration = 5000
+		if vars["override"] == "true" {
+			e.Duration = 0
+		} else {
+			e.Duration = 5000
+		}
 	}
 	_, found = vars["speed"]
 	if found {
@@ -70,7 +74,11 @@ func ColourHandler(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 		i, _ := strconv.ParseUint(vars["duration"], 10, 64)
 		e.Duration = i
 	} else {
-		e.Duration = 5000
+		if vars["override"] == "true" {
+			e.Duration = 0
+		} else {
+			e.Duration = 5000
+		}
 	}
 	var c queue.RGBcolor
 	for cn, cv := range colornames.Map {
@@ -100,7 +108,11 @@ func FadeHandler(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 		i, _ := strconv.ParseUint(vars["duration"], 10, 64)
 		e.Duration = i
 	} else {
-		e.Duration = 5000
+		if vars["override"] == "true" {
+			e.Duration = 0
+		} else {
+			e.Duration = 5000
+		}
 	}
 	var c queue.RGBcolor
 	for cn, cv := range colornames.Map {