diff --git a/doc/ota_updates/ota_updates.md b/doc/ota_updates/ota_updates.md
index b7963a114..8af5be15a 100644
--- a/doc/ota_updates/ota_updates.md
+++ b/doc/ota_updates/ota_updates.md
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ function sendFile($path) {
 	header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream', true);
 	header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.basename($path));
 	header('Content-Length: '.filesize($path), true);
+	header('x-MD5: '.md5_file($path), true);
 	readfile($path);
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.cpp
index 33907465c..291729280 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.cpp
@@ -23,106 +23,95 @@
  *
  */
 
+
 #include "ESP8266httpUpdate.h"
 
-ESP8266HTTPUpdate::ESP8266HTTPUpdate(void) {
 
+ESP8266HTTPUpdate::ESP8266HTTPUpdate(void) {
 }
 
 ESP8266HTTPUpdate::~ESP8266HTTPUpdate(void) {
-
 }
 
-t_httpUpdate_return ESP8266HTTPUpdate::update(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url, const char * current_version) {
-    WiFiClient tcp;
-    DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate] connected to %s:%u %s .... ", host, port, url);
-
-    if(!tcp.connect(host, port)) {
-        DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("failed.\n");
-        return HTTP_UPDATE_FAILED;
-    }
-    DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("ok.\n");
-    return update(tcp, host, url, current_version);
+/**
+ *
+ * @param url const char *
+ * @param current_version const char *
+ * @param httpsFingerprint const char *
+ * @return t_httpUpdate_return
+ */
+t_httpUpdate_return ESP8266HTTPUpdate::update(const char * url, const char * current_version, const char * httpsFingerprint) {
+    httpClient http;
+    http.begin(url, httpsFingerprint);
+    return handleUpdate(&http, current_version);
 }
 
-t_httpUpdate_return ESP8266HTTPUpdate::update(WiFiClient& tcp, const char* host, const char* url, const char * current_version) {
+/**
+ *
+ * @param host const char *
+ * @param port uint16_t
+ * @param url const char *
+ * @param current_version const char *
+ * @param httpsFingerprint const char *
+ * @return
+ */
+t_httpUpdate_return ESP8266HTTPUpdate::update(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url, const char * current_version, bool https, const char * httpsFingerprint) {
+    httpClient http;
+    http.begin(host, port, url, https, httpsFingerprint);
+    return handleUpdate(&http, current_version);
+}
+
+t_httpUpdate_return ESP8266HTTPUpdate::update(String host, uint16_t port, String url, String current_version, bool https, String httpsFingerprint) {
+    httpClient http;
+    http.begin(host, port, url, https, httpsFingerprint);
+    return handleUpdate(&http, current_version.c_str());
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param http httpClient *
+ * @param current_version const char *
+ * @return t_httpUpdate_return
+ */
+t_httpUpdate_return ESP8266HTTPUpdate::handleUpdate(httpClient * http, const char * current_version) {
+
     t_httpUpdate_return ret = HTTP_UPDATE_FAILED;
-    // set Timeout for readBytesUntil and readStringUntil
-    tcp.setTimeout(2000);
-    tcp.setNoDelay(true);
 
-    String req = "GET ";
+    http->setUserAgent("ESP8266-http-Update");
+    http->addHeader("x-ESP8266-STA-MAC", WiFi.macAddress());
+    http->addHeader("x-ESP8266-AP-MAC", WiFi.softAPmacAddress());
+    http->addHeader("x-ESP8266-free-space", String(ESP.getFreeSketchSpace()));
+    http->addHeader("x-ESP8266-sketch-size", String(ESP.getSketchSize()));
+    http->addHeader("x-ESP8266-chip-size", String(ESP.getFlashChipRealSize()));
+    http->addHeader("x-ESP8266-sdk-version", ESP.getSdkVersion());
 
-    req += url;
-    req += " HTTP/1.1\r\n"
-            "Host: ";
-    req += host;
-    req += "\r\n"
-            "Connection: close\r\n"
-            "User-Agent: ESP8266-http-Update\r\n"
-            "x-ESP8266-STA-MAC: ";
-    req += WiFi.macAddress();
-    req += "\r\n"
-            "x-ESP8266-AP-MAC: ";
-    req += WiFi.softAPmacAddress();
-    req += "\r\n"
-            "x-ESP8266-free-space: ";
-    req += ESP.getFreeSketchSpace();
-    req += "\r\n"
-            "x-ESP8266-sketch-size: ";
-    req += ESP.getSketchSize();
-    req += "\r\n"
-            "x-ESP8266-chip-size: ";
-    req += ESP.getFlashChipRealSize();
-    req += "\r\n"
-           "x-ESP8266-sdk-version: ";
-    req += ESP.getSdkVersion();
-
-    if(current_version[0] != 0x00) {
-        req += "\r\n"
-               "x-ESP8266-version: ";
-        req += current_version;
+    if(current_version && current_version[0] != 0x00) {
+        http->addHeader("x-ESP8266-version", current_version);
     }
 
-    req += "\r\n"
-           "\r\n";
+    const char * headerkeys[] = { "x-MD5" };
+    size_t headerkeyssize = sizeof(headerkeys) / sizeof(char*);
 
-    tcp.write(req.c_str(), req.length());
+    // track these headers
+    http->collectHeaders(headerkeys, headerkeyssize);
 
-    uint32_t code = 0;
-    size_t len = 0;
 
-    while(true) {
-        String headerLine = tcp.readStringUntil('\n');
-        headerLine.trim(); // remove \r
-
-        if(headerLine.length() > 0) {
-            DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate][Header] RX: %s\n", headerLine.c_str());
-            if(headerLine.startsWith("HTTP/1.")) {
-                // 9 = lenght of "HTTP/1.x "
-                code = headerLine.substring(9, headerLine.indexOf(' ', 9)).toInt();
-            } else if(headerLine.startsWith("Content-Length: ")) {
-                // 16 = lenght of "Content-Length: "
-                len = headerLine.substring(16).toInt();
-            }
-        } else {
-            break;
-        }
-    }
+    int code = http->GET();
+    int len = http->getSize();
 
     DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate] Header read fin.\n");
     DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate] Server header:\n");
     DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate]  - code: %d\n", code);
     DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate]  - len: %d\n", len);
 
+    if(http->hasHeader("x-MD5")) {
+        DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate]  - MD5: %s\n", http->header("x-MD5").c_str());
+    }
+
     DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate] ESP8266 info:\n");
     DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate]  - free Space: %d\n", ESP.getFreeSketchSpace());
     DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate]  - current Sketch Size: %d\n", ESP.getSketchSize());
 
-    if(current_version[0] != 0x00) {
-        DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate]  - current version: %s\n", current_version);
-    }
-
     switch(code) {
         case 200:  ///< OK (Start Update)
             if(len > 0) {
@@ -131,15 +120,17 @@ t_httpUpdate_return ESP8266HTTPUpdate::update(WiFiClient& tcp, const char* host,
                     DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate] FreeSketchSpace to low (%d) needed: %d\n", ESP.getFreeSketchSpace(), len);
                 } else {
 
+                    WiFiClient * tcp = http->getStreamPtr();
+
                     WiFiUDP::stopAll();
-                    WiFiClient::stopAllExcept(&tcp);
+                    WiFiClient::stopAllExcept(tcp);
 
                     delay(100);
 
-                    if(ESP.updateSketch(tcp, len, false, false)) {
+                    if(runUpdate(*tcp, len, http->header("x-MD5"))) {
                         ret = HTTP_UPDATE_OK;
                         DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate] Update ok\n");
-                        tcp.stop();
+                        http->end();
                         ESP.restart();
                     } else {
                         ret = HTTP_UPDATE_FAILED;
@@ -148,7 +139,7 @@ t_httpUpdate_return ESP8266HTTPUpdate::update(WiFiClient& tcp, const char* host,
                 }
             } else {
                 ret = HTTP_UPDATE_FAILED;
-                DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate] Content-Length is 0?!\n");
+                DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate] Content-Length is 0 or net set by Server?!\n");
             }
             break;
         case 304:
@@ -164,11 +155,42 @@ t_httpUpdate_return ESP8266HTTPUpdate::update(WiFiClient& tcp, const char* host,
             break;
     }
 
+    http->end();
+
     return ret;
 }
 
-t_httpUpdate_return ESP8266HTTPUpdate::update(String host, uint16_t port, String url, String current_version) {
-    return update(host.c_str(), port, url.c_str(), current_version.c_str());
+/**
+ * write Update to flash
+ * @param in Stream&
+ * @param size uint32_t
+ * @param md5 String
+ * @return true if Update ok
+ */
+bool ESP8266HTTPUpdate::runUpdate(Stream& in, uint32_t size, String md5) {
+
+    if(!Update.begin(size)) {
+        DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate] Update.begin failed!\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if(md5.length()) {
+        Update.setMD5(md5.c_str());
+    }
+
+    if(Update.writeStream(in) != size) {
+        DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate] Update.writeStream failed!\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if(!Update.end()) {
+        DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE("[httpUpdate] Update.end failed!\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
 }
 
+
+
 ESP8266HTTPUpdate ESPhttpUpdate;
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.h b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.h
index 3f72bc98e..406d8de3f 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.h
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@
 
 #include <Arduino.h>
 #include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
-#include <WiFiUdp.h>
 #include <WiFiClient.h>
+#include <WiFiUdp.h>
+#include <ESP8266httpClient.h>
 
 //#define DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE(...) Serial1.printf( __VA_ARGS__ )
 
@@ -48,9 +49,13 @@ class ESP8266HTTPUpdate {
         ESP8266HTTPUpdate(void);
         ~ESP8266HTTPUpdate(void);
 
-        t_httpUpdate_return update(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/", const char * current_version = "");
-        t_httpUpdate_return update(String host, uint16_t port, String url = "/", String current_version = "");
-        t_httpUpdate_return update(WiFiClient& client, const char* host, const char* url = "/", const char * current_version = "");
+        t_httpUpdate_return update(const char * url, const char * current_version = "", const char * httpsFingerprint = "");
+        t_httpUpdate_return update(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/", const char * current_version = "", bool https = false, const char * httpsFingerprint = "");
+        t_httpUpdate_return update(String host, uint16_t port, String url = "/", String current_version = "", bool https = false, String httpsFingerprint = "");
+
+    protected:
+        t_httpUpdate_return handleUpdate(httpClient * http, const char * current_version);
+        bool runUpdate(Stream& in, uint32_t size, String md5);
 };
 
 extern ESP8266HTTPUpdate ESPhttpUpdate;