diff --git a/webconsole/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/webconsole/internal/configuration/ConfigManager.java b/webconsole/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/webconsole/internal/configuration/ConfigManager.java
index b657441..c818b87 100644
--- a/webconsole/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/webconsole/internal/configuration/ConfigManager.java
+++ b/webconsole/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/webconsole/internal/configuration/ConfigManager.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
+
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
@@ -213,8 +214,13 @@
     protected void doGet( HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response )
     throws ServletException, IOException
     {
-        // let's check for a JSON request
+        // check for "post" requests from previous versions
+        if ( "true".equals(request.getParameter("post")) ) {
+            this.doPost(request, response);
+            return;
+        }
         final String info = request.getPathInfo();
+        // let's check for a JSON request
         if ( info.endsWith( ".json" ) ) //$NON-NLS-1$
         {
             response.setContentType( "application/json" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
diff --git a/webconsole/src/main/resources/res/ui/config.js b/webconsole/src/main/resources/res/ui/config.js
index 581fb5f..9f893a0 100644
--- a/webconsole/src/main/resources/res/ui/config.js
+++ b/webconsole/src/main/resources/res/ui/config.js
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 function configure(pid, create) {
 	var uri = pluginRoot + '/' + pid;
 	// we have to add a cache killer for IE8
-	var postUri = uri + '?';
+	var postUri = uri + '?post=true&';
 	if ( create ) {
 		postUri += param.create + '=1&';
 	}
 	postUri = postUri + 'ts='+new Date().getMilliseconds();
-	$.post(postUri, null, displayConfigForm, 'json');
+	$.get(postUri, null, displayConfigForm, 'json');
 }
 
 function displayConfigForm(obj) {