diff --git a/editor/js/ui/editor.js b/editor/js/ui/editor.js
index 085313aa8..8997d0839 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/editor.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/editor.js
@@ -978,6 +978,8 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                                                 if (outputsChanged) {
                                                     changed = true;
                                                 }
+                                            } else {
+                                                newValue = parseInt(newValue);
                                             }
                                         }
                                         if (editing_node[d] != newValue) {
diff --git a/nodes/core/core/80-function.html b/nodes/core/core/80-function.html
index b64df3dce..e05a55b9c 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/80-function.html
+++ b/nodes/core/core/80-function.html
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
         label: function() {
             return this.name;
         },
+        labelStyle: function() {
+            return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
+        },
         oneditprepare: function() {
             var that = this;
             $( "#node-input-outputs" ).spinner({
diff --git a/nodes/core/core/80-template.html b/nodes/core/core/80-template.html
index 0768a9d17..d2c41419f 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/80-template.html
+++ b/nodes/core/core/80-template.html
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@
         label: function() {
             return this.name;
         },
+        labelStyle: function() {
+            return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
+        },
         oneditprepare: function() {
             var that = this;
             if (!this.fieldType) {
diff --git a/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js b/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js
index f7e873c99..5d6fea41b 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js
+++ b/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             }
             var payload = null;
 
-            if (typeof msg.payload !== "undefined" && (method == "POST" || method == "PUT" || method == "PATCH" ) ) {
+            if (typeof msg.payload !== "undefined") {
                 if (typeof msg.payload === "string" || Buffer.isBuffer(msg.payload)) {
                     payload = msg.payload;
                 } else if (typeof msg.payload == "number") {
diff --git a/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.html b/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.html
index cbb0b491e..553bdbbf6 100644
--- a/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.html
+++ b/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.html
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@
         label: function() {
             return this.name||"switch";
         },
+        labelStyle: function() {
+            return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
+        },
         oneditprepare: function() {
             var node = this;
             var previousValueType = {value:"prev",label:this._("inject.previous"),hasValue:false};