diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 33155498..396abc9b 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         //"AYANOVA_LOG_LEVEL": "Debug",
         "AYANOVA_DEFAULT_TRANSLATION": "en",
         //TRANSLATION MUST BE en for Integration TESTING
-        "AYANOVA_PERMANENTLY_ERASE_DATABASE": "true",
+        //"AYANOVA_PERMANENTLY_ERASE_DATABASE": "true",
         "AYANOVA_DB_CONNECTION": "Server=localhost;Username=postgres;Password=raven;Database=AyaNova;",
         "AYANOVA_USE_URLS": "http://*:7575;",
         "AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\userfiles",
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/models/dto/RequestTrial.cs b/server/AyaNova/models/dto/RequestTrial.cs
index 347524e0..2d2f9266 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/models/dto/RequestTrial.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/models/dto/RequestTrial.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Models
     {
         public RequestTrial()
         {
-            DbId = string.Empty;//default this because it's coming from the client without a dbid as the server will set it before forwarding it on
+            DbId = "-";//default this because it's coming from the client without a dbid as the server will set it before forwarding it on
         }
         [Required]
         public string DbId { get; set; }
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/License.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/License.cs
index 8542245b..e3f5e0ed 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/License.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/License.cs
@@ -481,6 +481,10 @@ namespace AyaNova.Core
 
         #region License fetching and handling
 
+        public class dtoFetchRequest
+        {
+            public string DbId { get; set; }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Fetch a key, validate it and install it in the db then initialize with it
@@ -493,12 +497,15 @@ namespace AyaNova.Core
             else
                 log.LogInformation($"Fetching license for DBID {LicenseDbId}");
 
-            string sUrl = $"{LICENSE_SERVER_URL}rvf/{LicenseDbId}";
+            var FetchRequest=new dtoFetchRequest(){DbId=LicenseDbId};
+            string sUrl = $"{LICENSE_SERVER_URL}rvf";
             try
             {
                 // string ResponseText = await ServiceProviderProvider.HttpClientFactory.CreateClient().GetStringAsync(sUrl);
+                
+                var content = new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(FetchRequest), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
                 var client = ServiceProviderProvider.HttpClientFactory.CreateClient();
-                var res = await client.GetAsync(sUrl);
+                 var res = await client.PostAsync(sUrl, content);
                 if (res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                 {
                     var responseText = await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
@@ -580,7 +587,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Core
                 //First fetch the schema db id for the servers database, the license must match
                 var schema = await ct.SchemaVersion.AsNoTracking().SingleOrDefaultAsync();
                 //if (schema == null || schema.Id == Guid.Empty)
-                if (schema == null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(schema.Id) )
+                if (schema == null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(schema.Id))
                 {
                     //cryptic message deliberately, this is probably caused by someone trying to circumvent licensing
                     var msg = "E1030 - Database integrity check failed (2). Contact support.";
@@ -604,8 +611,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Core
                 }
 
                 //ensure DB ID
-              //  if (ldb.DbId == Guid.Empty)
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ldb.DbId ))
+                //  if (ldb.DbId == Guid.Empty)
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ldb.DbId))
                 {
                     ldb.DbId = ServerDbId;
                     //Convert the no tracking record fetched above to tracking