diff --git a/go-socket b/go-socket
index 620c085..d298d77 100755
Binary files a/go-socket and b/go-socket differ
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 6356a3a..2ff8948 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -281,28 +281,37 @@ func HttpHandleGroupAddClient(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Reques
 }
 
 func HttpHandleNewMessage(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
+	if !isMethodAllowed(&response, request) {
+		return
+	}
+
 	token := request.FormValue("token")
 	if token == "" {
 		http.Error(response, "invalid token", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
 	}
 
 	targetStr := request.FormValue("subject")
 	if targetStr == "" {
 		http.Error(response, "invalid subject", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
 	}
 	targetId, err := ConvertStringUint32(targetStr)
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(response, "invalid subject", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
 	}
 
 	content := request.FormValue("content")
 	if content == "" {
 		http.Error(response, "invalid content", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
 	}
 
 	clientId, err := TokenValidateGetId(token)
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(response, "invalid token", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
 	}
 	ctx := request.Context()
 	err = WsSendToGroup(ctx, targetId, clientId, content)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f2921cb..8b13cb6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func main() {
 	http.HandleFunc("/new/token", withCORS(HttpHandleNewToken))
 	http.HandleFunc("/new/group", withCORS(HttpHandeNewGroup))
 	http.HandleFunc("/mod/group/addclients", withCORS(HttpHandleGroupAddClient))
+	http.HandleFunc("/new/message", withCORS(HttpHandleNewMessage))
 	http.HandleFunc("/ws", ServeWsConnection)
 
 	log.Println("listening on :8080")
diff --git a/tests/.state b/tests/.state
index f099442..e60a2c4 100644
--- a/tests/.state
+++ b/tests/.state
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TOKEN1=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxIiwiZXhwIjoxNzc0ODY2MjE2LCJpYXQiOjE3NzQ4NjI2MTZ9.hxU-qpJ1Grz4yglr5TD_7ik5cIOU7_fkaIskoNdML0I
+TOKEN1=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxIiwiZXhwIjoxNzc0ODc4MDY0LCJpYXQiOjE3NzQ4NzQ0NjR9.6X3z9j0z8USHh7GLKGWETr25_3Cqo9X9ZEfuhXIgePI
 USER1_ID=1
-TOKEN2=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIyIiwiZXhwIjoxNzc0ODY2MjE3LCJpYXQiOjE3NzQ4NjI2MTd9.trOFcMUeFNrR2H9VlaM9vDYaupZq_ysGzCb1iz3Gxc0
+TOKEN2=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIyIiwiZXhwIjoxNzc0ODc4MDY0LCJpYXQiOjE3NzQ4NzQ0NjR9.DCLl1_8VB1nCARc1c4eXpgUt8fzTjzw4KZNOjHv_bdY
 USER2_ID=2
 GROUP_ID=1
diff --git a/tests/05_send_message.sh b/tests/05_send_message.sh
index 091ad5e..31c7e63 100755
--- a/tests/05_send_message.sh
+++ b/tests/05_send_message.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Send message from user_one to the group, verify user_two receives it
+# Send message from user_one to the group via HTTP, verify user_two receives it
 source "$(dirname "$0")/config.sh"
 
 TOKEN1=$(load_state "TOKEN1")
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 
 MESSAGE="Hello from user_one!"
 
-echo "=== Sending message from user_one to group $GROUP_ID ==="
+echo "=== Sending message from user_one to group $GROUP_ID via HTTP ==="
 
 TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
 trap 'rm -rf "$TMPDIR"' EXIT
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ echo "[DEBUG] TOKEN1: ${TOKEN1:0:20}..."
 echo "[DEBUG] TOKEN2: ${TOKEN2:0:20}..."
 echo "[DEBUG] GROUP_ID: $GROUP_ID"
 
-# Receiver (user_two): authenticate then wait for messages
+# Receiver (user_two): authenticate via WebSocket then wait for messages
 echo "[DEBUG] starting receiver (user_two)..."
 { echo '{"token":"'"$TOKEN2"'"}'; sleep 5; } \
     | stdbuf -oL websocat ws://localhost:8080/ws > "$TMPDIR/received" 2>"$TMPDIR/recv_err" &
@@ -34,32 +34,33 @@ RECV_PID=$!
 echo "[DEBUG] receiver PID: $RECV_PID"
 sleep 0.5
 
-# Sender (user_one): authenticate, send message
-SEND_PAYLOAD='{"subject":'"$GROUP_ID"',"content":"'"$MESSAGE"'"}'
-echo "[DEBUG] starting sender (user_one)..."
-echo "[DEBUG] send payload: $SEND_PAYLOAD"
-{ echo '{"token":"'"$TOKEN1"'"}'; sleep 0.5; echo "$SEND_PAYLOAD"; sleep 0.5; } \
-    | websocat ws://localhost:8080/ws > "$TMPDIR/send_out" 2>"$TMPDIR/send_err" &
-SEND_PID=$!
-echo "[DEBUG] sender PID: $SEND_PID"
+# Sender (user_one): send message via HTTP POST
+echo "[DEBUG] sending message via HTTP..."
+SEND_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" -X POST "$BASE_URL/new/message" \
+    -d "token=$TOKEN1" \
+    -d "subject=$GROUP_ID" \
+    -d "content=$MESSAGE")
+SEND_HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$SEND_RESPONSE" | tail -1)
+SEND_BODY=$(echo "$SEND_RESPONSE" | sed '$d')
+echo "[DEBUG] send HTTP status: $SEND_HTTP_CODE"
+echo "[DEBUG] send response body: $SEND_BODY"
+
+if [[ "$SEND_HTTP_CODE" != "202" ]]; then
+    echo "FAIL: HTTP send failed with status $SEND_HTTP_CODE"
+    kill $RECV_PID 2>/dev/null
+    wait $RECV_PID 2>/dev/null
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 echo "[DEBUG] waiting 2s for message delivery..."
 sleep 2
 
-echo "[DEBUG] killing connections..."
-kill $RECV_PID $SEND_PID 2>/dev/null
+echo "[DEBUG] killing receiver..."
+kill $RECV_PID 2>/dev/null
 wait $RECV_PID 2>/dev/null
-RECV_EXIT=$?
-wait $SEND_PID 2>/dev/null
-SEND_EXIT=$?
-echo "[DEBUG] receiver exit: $RECV_EXIT, sender exit: $SEND_EXIT"
 
 RECV_ERR=$(cat "$TMPDIR/recv_err")
-SEND_ERR=$(cat "$TMPDIR/send_err")
-SEND_OUT=$(cat "$TMPDIR/send_out")
 [[ -n "$RECV_ERR" ]] && echo "[DEBUG] receiver stderr: $RECV_ERR"
-[[ -n "$SEND_ERR" ]] && echo "[DEBUG] sender stderr: $SEND_ERR"
-[[ -n "$SEND_OUT" ]] && echo "[DEBUG] sender received: $SEND_OUT"
 
 RESPONSE=$(cat "$TMPDIR/received")
 echo "user_two received: $RESPONSE"
diff --git a/tests/06_send_message_reverse.sh b/tests/06_send_message_reverse.sh
index de55cfa..0810553 100755
--- a/tests/06_send_message_reverse.sh
+++ b/tests/06_send_message_reverse.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Send message from user_two to the group, verify user_one receives it
+# Send message from user_two to the group via HTTP, verify user_one receives it
 source "$(dirname "$0")/config.sh"
 
 TOKEN1=$(load_state "TOKEN1")
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 
 MESSAGE="Hello from user_two!"
 
-echo "=== Sending message from user_two to group $GROUP_ID ==="
+echo "=== Sending message from user_two to group $GROUP_ID via HTTP ==="
 
 TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
 trap 'rm -rf "$TMPDIR"' EXIT
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ echo "[DEBUG] TOKEN1: ${TOKEN1:0:20}..."
 echo "[DEBUG] TOKEN2: ${TOKEN2:0:20}..."
 echo "[DEBUG] GROUP_ID: $GROUP_ID"
 
-# Receiver (user_one): authenticate then wait for messages
+# Receiver (user_one): authenticate via WebSocket then wait for messages
 echo "[DEBUG] starting receiver (user_one)..."
 { echo '{"token":"'"$TOKEN1"'"}'; sleep 5; } \
     | stdbuf -oL websocat ws://localhost:8080/ws > "$TMPDIR/received" 2>"$TMPDIR/recv_err" &
@@ -34,32 +34,33 @@ RECV_PID=$!
 echo "[DEBUG] receiver PID: $RECV_PID"
 sleep 0.5
 
-# Sender (user_two): authenticate, send message
-SEND_PAYLOAD='{"subject":'"$GROUP_ID"',"content":"'"$MESSAGE"'"}'
-echo "[DEBUG] starting sender (user_two)..."
-echo "[DEBUG] send payload: $SEND_PAYLOAD"
-{ echo '{"token":"'"$TOKEN2"'"}'; sleep 0.5; echo "$SEND_PAYLOAD"; sleep 0.5; } \
-    | websocat ws://localhost:8080/ws > "$TMPDIR/send_out" 2>"$TMPDIR/send_err" &
-SEND_PID=$!
-echo "[DEBUG] sender PID: $SEND_PID"
+# Sender (user_two): send message via HTTP POST
+echo "[DEBUG] sending message via HTTP..."
+SEND_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" -X POST "$BASE_URL/new/message" \
+    -d "token=$TOKEN2" \
+    -d "subject=$GROUP_ID" \
+    -d "content=$MESSAGE")
+SEND_HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$SEND_RESPONSE" | tail -1)
+SEND_BODY=$(echo "$SEND_RESPONSE" | sed '$d')
+echo "[DEBUG] send HTTP status: $SEND_HTTP_CODE"
+echo "[DEBUG] send response body: $SEND_BODY"
+
+if [[ "$SEND_HTTP_CODE" != "202" ]]; then
+    echo "FAIL: HTTP send failed with status $SEND_HTTP_CODE"
+    kill $RECV_PID 2>/dev/null
+    wait $RECV_PID 2>/dev/null
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 echo "[DEBUG] waiting 2s for message delivery..."
 sleep 2
 
-echo "[DEBUG] killing connections..."
-kill $RECV_PID $SEND_PID 2>/dev/null
+echo "[DEBUG] killing receiver..."
+kill $RECV_PID 2>/dev/null
 wait $RECV_PID 2>/dev/null
-RECV_EXIT=$?
-wait $SEND_PID 2>/dev/null
-SEND_EXIT=$?
-echo "[DEBUG] receiver exit: $RECV_EXIT, sender exit: $SEND_EXIT"
 
 RECV_ERR=$(cat "$TMPDIR/recv_err")
-SEND_ERR=$(cat "$TMPDIR/send_err")
-SEND_OUT=$(cat "$TMPDIR/send_out")
 [[ -n "$RECV_ERR" ]] && echo "[DEBUG] receiver stderr: $RECV_ERR"
-[[ -n "$SEND_ERR" ]] && echo "[DEBUG] sender stderr: $SEND_ERR"
-[[ -n "$SEND_OUT" ]] && echo "[DEBUG] sender received: $SEND_OUT"
 
 RESPONSE=$(cat "$TMPDIR/received")
 echo "user_one received: $RESPONSE"
diff --git a/wsServer.go b/wsServer.go
index 20b68b3..a33d7fa 100644
--- a/wsServer.go
+++ b/wsServer.go
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ func WsSendToGroup(ctx context.Context, groupId uint32, senderId uint32, message
 	}
 
 	client, err := CacheGetClientById(senderId)
-	if err == nil {
+	if err != nil {
+		client = &Client{Id: senderId}
 		err = DbSetClientById(ctx, client)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.New("non existing sender")