diff --git a/nodes/analysis/73-parsexml.html b/nodes/analysis/73-parsexml.html
index 71b3a21cb..cf51ef2db 100644
--- a/nodes/analysis/73-parsexml.html
+++ b/nodes/analysis/73-parsexml.html
@@ -15,39 +15,39 @@
 -->
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="xml2js">
-	<div class="form-row">
-		<label>Use Console</label>
-		<input type="checkbox" id="node-input-useEyes" placeholder="Name" style="display: inline-block; width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
-		<label for="node-input-useEyes" style="width: 70%;">Debug output in console ?</label>
-	</div>
-	<div class="form-row">
-		<label for="node-input-name"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Name</label>
-		<input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
-	</div>
-	<div class="form-tips">Uses xml2js to process xml into javascript object.</div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <label>Use Console</label>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-useEyes" placeholder="Name" style="display: inline-block; width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
+        <label for="node-input-useEyes" style="width: 70%;">Debug output in console ?</label>
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <label for="node-input-name"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Name</label>
+        <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-tips">Uses xml2js to process xml into javascript object.</div>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="xml2js">
-	<p>A function that parses the <b>msg.payload</b> using the xml2js library. Places the result in the payload.</p>
-	<p>See <a href="https://github.com/Leonidas-from-XIV/node-xml2js/blob/master/README.md" target="_new">the xml2js docs <i>here</i></a> for more information.</p>
+    <p>A function that parses the <b>msg.payload</b> using the xml2js library. Places the result in the payload.</p>
+    <p>See <a href="https://github.com/Leonidas-from-XIV/node-xml2js/blob/master/README.md" target="_new">the xml2js docs <i>here</i></a> for more information.</p>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
-	RED.nodes.registerType('xml2js',{
-		category: 'advanced-function',
-		color:"#E6E0F8",
-		defaults: {
-		useEyes: {value:false},
-		name: {value:""},
-		},
-		inputs:1,
-		outputs:1,
-		icon: "arrow-in.png",
-		label: function() {
-			return this.name||"xml2js";
-		},
-		labelStyle: function() {
-			return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
-		}
-	});
+    RED.nodes.registerType('xml2js',{
+        category: 'advanced-function',
+        color:"#E6E0F8",
+        defaults: {
+        useEyes: {value:false},
+        name: {value:""},
+        },
+        inputs:1,
+        outputs:1,
+        icon: "arrow-in.png",
+        label: function() {
+            return this.name||"xml2js";
+        },
+        labelStyle: function() {
+            return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
+        }
+    });
 </script>
diff --git a/nodes/analysis/73-parsexml.js b/nodes/analysis/73-parsexml.js
index 1cb9f61b7..2d0e5225c 100644
--- a/nodes/analysis/73-parsexml.js
+++ b/nodes/analysis/73-parsexml.js
@@ -19,27 +19,28 @@ var util = require("util");
 var parseString = require('xml2js').parseString;
 var gotEyes = false;
 try {
-	var eyes = require("eyes");
-	gotEyes = true;
+    var eyes = require("eyes");
+    gotEyes = true;
 } catch(e) {
-	util.log("[73-parsexml.js] Warning: Module 'eyes' not installed");
+    util.log("[73-parsexml.js] Note: Module 'eyes' not installed. (not needed, but useful)");
 }
 
 function Xml2jsNode(n) {
-	RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
-	this.useEyes = n.useEyes;
-	var node = this;
-
-	this.on("input", function(msg) {
-		parseString(msg.payload, function (err, result) {
-			msg.payload = result;
-			node.send(msg);
-			if (node.useEyes == true) {
-				if (gotEyes == true) { eyes.inspect(msg); }
-				else { node.log(JSON.stringify(msg)); }
-			}
-		});
-	});
+    RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
+    this.useEyes = n.useEyes;
+    var node = this;
+    this.on("input", function(msg) {
+        parseString(msg.payload, function (err, result) {
+            if (err) { node.error(err); }
+            else {
+                msg.payload = result;
+                node.send(msg);
+                if (node.useEyes == true) {
+                    if (gotEyes == true) { eyes.inspect(msg); }
+                    else { node.log(JSON.stringify(msg)); }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    });
 }
-
 RED.nodes.registerType("xml2js",Xml2jsNode);
diff --git a/nodes/io/21-httpin.js b/nodes/io/21-httpin.js
index 1bc527fda..109638cf9 100644
--- a/nodes/io/21-httpin.js
+++ b/nodes/io/21-httpin.js
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ function HTTPRequest(n) {
 	var httplib = (/^https/.test(url))?https:http;
 	var node = this;
 	this.on("input",function(msg) {
-	        
+	        if (msg.url) {
+	            httplib = (/^https/.test(msg.url))?https:http;
+	        }
 	        var opts = urllib.parse(msg.url||url);
 	        opts.method = (msg.method||method).toUpperCase();
 	        if (msg.headers) {