diff --git a/vera/I_DiySomfy1.xml b/vera/I_DiySomfy1.xml
--- a/vera/I_DiySomfy1.xml
+++ b/vera/I_DiySomfy1.xml
@@ -1,79 +1,85 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <implementation>
 	<functions>
 		function lug_startup (lul_device)
             ipAddress = luup.devices[lul_device].ip		
 			local blindIds = luup.variable_get( "urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:DiySomfy1", "BlindIds", lul_device) or ""
 			if (blindIds == "") then
 				blindIds = "1,2"
 				luup.variable_set( "urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:DiySomfy1", "BlindIds", blindIds, lul_device)
 			end
 
 			if (ipAddress == "") then
                 luup.log("No ip address for Somfy", 1)
                 return false, "Set up the IP address for Somfy", "Somfy DiY Blind Interface"
 			end
 			luup.log( "Somfy channels are '" .. blindIds)
 
 			local childDevices = luup.chdev.start(lul_device)
 			for blindNo in blindIds:gmatch("%d") do
 				luup.log( "Adding blind #" .. blindNo ..".")
 				luup.chdev.append( lul_device, childDevices, blindNo, "Blind #"..blindNo, "urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:WindowCovering:1", "D_WindowCovering1.xml", "", "", false)
 			end
 
 			luup.chdev.sync(lul_device, childDevices)
 		end
 	</functions>
 	<startup>lug_startup</startup>
     <incoming>
         <lua>
             local response = tostring(lul_data)
 
             luup.log("Response:" .. response)
         </lua>
     </incoming>	
 	<actionList>
 		<action>
 			<serviceId>urn:upnp-org:serviceId:WindowCovering1</serviceId>
 			<name>Up</name>
 			<run>
+			    local http = require("socket.http")
+			    http.TIMEOUT = 60
 			    ipAddress = luup.devices[luup.devices[lul_device].device_num_parent].ip
 				local lul_command = "http://" .. ipAddress .. "/" .. luup.devices[lul_device].id .. "/up"
                 
-                if(luup.inet.wget(lul_command, 60) ~= 0) then
+                if(http.request(lul_command) == nil) then
 					luup.log( "Cannot send '" .. tostring(lul_command) .. "'.", 1)
 					luup.set_failure(true)
 					return false
 				end
 			</run>
 		</action>
 		<action>
 			<serviceId>urn:upnp-org:serviceId:WindowCovering1</serviceId>
 			<name>Down</name>
 			<run>
+			    local http = require("socket.http")
+			    http.TIMEOUT = 60
 			    ipAddress = luup.devices[luup.devices[lul_device].device_num_parent].ip
 				local lul_command = "http://" .. ipAddress .. "/" .. luup.devices[lul_device].id .. "/down"
                 
-                if(luup.inet.wget(lul_command, 60) ~= 0) then
+                if(http.request(lul_command) == nil) then
 					luup.log( "Cannot send '" .. tostring(lul_command) .. "'.", 1)
 					luup.set_failure(true)
 					return false
 				end
 			</run>
 		</action>
 		<action>
 			<serviceId>urn:upnp-org:serviceId:WindowCovering1</serviceId>
 			<name>Stop</name>
 			<run>
+			    local http = require("socket.http")
+			    http.TIMEOUT = 60
 			    ipAddress = luup.devices[luup.devices[lul_device].device_num_parent].ip
 				local lul_command = "http://" .. ipAddress .. "/" .. luup.devices[lul_device].id .. "/stop"
                 
-                if(luup.inet.wget(lul_command, 60) ~= 0) then
+                if(http.request(lul_command) == nil) then
 					luup.log( "Cannot send '" .. tostring(lul_command) .. "'.", 1)
 					luup.set_failure(true)
 					return false
 				end
 			</run>
 		</action>
 	</actionList>
 </implementation>