diff --git a/esp32_marauder/CommandLine.cpp b/esp32_marauder/CommandLine.cpp
index 92e89e6d1..b5a10c672 100644
--- a/esp32_marauder/CommandLine.cpp
+++ b/esp32_marauder/CommandLine.cpp
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ void CommandLine::runCommand(String input) {
           if (html_sw != -1) {
             String target_html_name = cmd_args.get(html_sw + 1);
             evil_portal_obj.target_html_name = target_html_name;
+            evil_portal_obj.using_serial_html = false;
             Serial.println("Set html file as " + evil_portal_obj.target_html_name);
           }
           //else {
@@ -513,8 +514,12 @@ void CommandLine::runCommand(String input) {
         else if (et_command == "sethtml") {
           String target_html_name = cmd_args.get(cmd_sw + 2);
           evil_portal_obj.target_html_name = target_html_name;
+          evil_portal_obj.using_serial_html = false;
           Serial.println("Set html file as " + evil_portal_obj.target_html_name);
         }
+        else if (et_command == "sethtmlstr") {
+          evil_portal_obj.setHtmlFromSerial();
+        }
         else if (et_command == "setap") {
 
         }
diff --git a/esp32_marauder/EvilPortal.cpp b/esp32_marauder/EvilPortal.cpp
index f97c4a275..5801f1008 100644
--- a/esp32_marauder/EvilPortal.cpp
+++ b/esp32_marauder/EvilPortal.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,20 @@ void EvilPortal::setupServer() {
   Serial.println("web server up");
 }
 
+void EvilPortal::setHtmlFromSerial() {
+  Serial.println("Setting HTML from serial...");
+  const char *htmlStr = Serial.readString().c_str();
+  strncpy(index_html, htmlStr, strlen(htmlStr));
+  this->has_html = true;
+  this->using_serial_html = true;
+  Serial.println("html set");
+}
+
 bool EvilPortal::setHtml() {
+  if (this->using_serial_html) {
+    Serial.println("html previously set");
+    return true;
+  }
   Serial.println("Setting HTML...");
   #ifndef WRITE_PACKETS_SERIAL
     File html_file = sd_obj.getFile("/" + this->target_html_name);
diff --git a/esp32_marauder/EvilPortal.h b/esp32_marauder/EvilPortal.h
index 19e3f7cb9..f704e9ac8 100644
--- a/esp32_marauder/EvilPortal.h
+++ b/esp32_marauder/EvilPortal.h
@@ -101,11 +101,14 @@ class EvilPortal {
 
     String target_html_name = "index.html";
 
+    bool using_serial_html;
+
     String get_user_name();
     String get_password();
     void addLog(String log, int len);
     bool begin(LinkedList<ssid>* ssids, LinkedList<AccessPoint>* access_points);
     void main(uint8_t scan_mode);
+    void setHtmlFromSerial();
 
 };