diff --git a/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf b/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
index 3137a660..2ee038c1 100644
--- a/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
+++ b/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ allowSettings=barrier#enabled
 # allow commands to be executed
 enableCommandRemote=True
 # permitted commands
-allowCommands=Say,defineWindow,resetSettings,resetWindow,toggleHighlight
+allowCommands=say,interrupt,window,resetwindow
 
 [barrier]
 enabled=True
diff --git a/config/settings/settings.conf b/config/settings/settings.conf
index ab2d8f90..54550c55 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.conf
+++ b/config/settings/settings.conf
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ allowSettings=barrier#enabled
 # allow commands to be executed
 enableCommandRemote=True
 # permitted commands
-allowCommands=Say,defineWindow,resetSettings,resetWindow,toggleHighlight
+allowCommands=say,interrupt,window,resetwindow
 
 [barrier]
 enabled=True
diff --git a/config/settings/settings.conf.example b/config/settings/settings.conf.example
index a9e893e8..64d71a66 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.conf.example
+++ b/config/settings/settings.conf.example
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ allowSettings=barrier#enabled
 # allow commands to be executed
 enableCommandRemote=True
 # permitted commands
-allowCommands=Say,defineWindow,resetSettings,resetWindow,toggleHighlight
+allowCommands=say,interrupt,window,resetwindow
 
 [barrier]
 enabled=True
diff --git a/config/settings/settings.conf.storm b/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
index 2969e76a..7e808e86 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
+++ b/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ allowSettings=barrier#enabled
 # allow commands to be executed
 enableCommandRemote=True
 # permitted commands
-allowCommands=Say,defineWindow,resetSettings,resetWindow,toggleHighlight
+allowCommands=say,interrupt,window,resetwindow
 
 [barrier]
 enabled=True
diff --git a/config/settings/speech-dispatcher.settings.conf b/config/settings/speech-dispatcher.settings.conf
index 4bfe3c0c..8dbbc242 100644
--- a/config/settings/speech-dispatcher.settings.conf
+++ b/config/settings/speech-dispatcher.settings.conf
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ allowSettings=barrier#enabled
 # allow commands to be executed
 enableCommandRemote=True
 # permitted commands
-allowCommands=Say,defineWindow,resetSettings,resetWindow,toggleHighlight
+allowCommands=say,interrupt,window,resetwindow
 
 [barrier]
 enabled=True
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py
index 89a7b77f..0fa4947e 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ class remoteManager():
         self.env = environment
 
         if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('remote', 'enabled'):
-            if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('remote', 'method') == 'unix':
+            if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('remote', 'method').upper() == 'UNIX':
                 self.env['runtime']['processManager'].addCustomEventThread(self.unixSocketWatchDog, multiprocess=True)
-            elif self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('remote', 'method') == 'tcp':
+            elif self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('remote', 'method').upper() == 'TCP':
                 self.env['runtime']['processManager'].addCustomEventThread(self.tcpWatchDog, multiprocess=True)
     def shutdown(self):
         if self.sock:
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class remoteManager():
     def handleSettingsChange(self, settingsText):
         if not self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('remote', 'enableSettingsRemote'):
             return
+        
         upperSettingsText = settingsText.upper()
         # set setting
         if upperSettingsText.startswith(self.setSettingConst):
@@ -137,7 +138,14 @@ class remoteManager():
     def handleCommandExecution(self, commandText):
         if not self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('remote', 'enableCommandRemote'):
             return
+        allowCommands = self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('remote', 'allowCommands').upper().split(',')
         upperCommandText = commandText.upper()
+        allowed = False
+        for a in allowCommands:
+            if upperCommandText.startswith(a):
+                allowed = True
+        if not allowed:
+            return
         # say
         if upperCommandText.startswith(self.sayConst):
             parameterText = commandText[len(self.sayConst):]
@@ -176,7 +184,9 @@ class remoteManager():
     def resetSettings(self):
         self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].resetSettingArgDict()
     def setSettings(self, settingsArgs):
-        self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].parseSettingArgs(settingsArgs)
+        allowSettings = self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('remote', 'allowSettings').upper().split(',')
+
+        self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].parseSettingArgs(settingsArgs, allowSettings)
     def handleRemoteIncomming(self, eventData):
         if not eventData:
             return
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsData.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsData.py
index b0cb535f..60b34e50 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsData.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsData.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ settingsData = {
   'enableSettingsRemote': True,
   'allowSettings': 'barrier#enabled',
   'enableCommandRemote': True,
-  'allowCommands': 'Say,defineWindow,resetSettings,resetWindow,toggleHighlight',
+  'allowCommands': 'say,interrupt,window,resetwindow',
 },
 'barrier':{
   'enabled': True,
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsManager.py
index 07faf7ad..bd609070 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsManager.py
@@ -186,12 +186,20 @@ class settingsManager():
             self.settingArgDict[section] = {}
         self.settingArgDict[section][option] = str(value)
     
-    def parseSettingArgs(self, settingArgs):
+    def parseSettingArgs(self, settingArgs, allowSettings):
         for optionElem in settingArgs.split(';'):
             if len(optionElem.split('#',1)) != 2:
                 continue
             if len(optionElem.split('#',1)[1].split('=',1)) != 2:
                 continue
+            allowed = False
+            if allowSettings:
+                for a in allowSettings:
+                    if a in optionElem:
+                        allowed = True
+                if not allowed:
+                    continue
+                
             section = str(optionElem.split('#',1)[0]).lower()
             option = str(optionElem.split('#',1)[1].split('=',1)[0]).lower()
             value = optionElem.split('#',1)[1].split('=',1)[1]