diff --git a/assets/ffplayout.yml b/assets/ffplayout.yml
index e121438a..5dfe30fa 100644
--- a/assets/ffplayout.yml
+++ b/assets/ffplayout.yml
@@ -105,14 +105,10 @@ text:
     help_text: Overlay text in combination with libzmq for remote text manipulation.
         On windows fontfile path need to be like this 'C\:/WINDOWS/fonts/DejaVuSans.ttf'.
         In a standard environment the filter drawtext node is Parsed_drawtext_2.
-        'over_pre' if True text will be overlay in pre processing. Continue same text
-        over multiple files is in that mode not possible. 'text_from_filename' activate the
-        extraction from text of a filename. With 'style' you can define the drawtext
-        parameters like position, color, etc. Post Text over API will override this.
-        With 'regex' you can format file names, to get a title from it.
+        'text_from_filename' activate the extraction from text of a filename. With 'style'
+        you can define the drawtext parameters like position, color, etc. Post Text over
+        API will override this. With 'regex' you can format file names, to get a title from it.
     add_text: false
-    over_pre: false
-    bind_address: "127.0.0.1:5555"
     fontfile: "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf"
     text_from_filename: false
     style: "x=(w-tw)/2:y=(h-line_h)*0.9:fontsize=24:fontcolor=#ffffff:box=1:boxcolor=#000000:boxborderw=4"
diff --git a/src/filter/mod.rs b/src/filter/mod.rs
index a8a2009b..56af4440 100644
--- a/src/filter/mod.rs
+++ b/src/filter/mod.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,9 @@ fn extend_video(node: &mut Media, chain: &mut Filters) {
 
 /// add drawtext filter for lower thirds messages
 fn add_text(node: &mut Media, chain: &mut Filters, config: &PlayoutConfig) {
-    if config.text.add_text && config.text.over_pre {
+    if config.text.add_text
+        && (config.text.text_from_filename || config.out.mode.to_lowercase() == "hls")
+    {
         let filter = v_drawtext::filter_node(config, node);
 
         chain.add_filter(&filter, "video");
diff --git a/src/filter/v_drawtext.rs b/src/filter/v_drawtext.rs
index 8ff6cb6e..34820ced 100644
--- a/src/filter/v_drawtext.rs
+++ b/src/filter/v_drawtext.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use regex::Regex;
 
 use crate::utils::{Media, PlayoutConfig};
 
-pub fn filter_node(config: &PlayoutConfig, node: &mut Media) -> String {
+pub fn filter_node(config: &PlayoutConfig, node: &Media) -> String {
     let mut filter = String::new();
     let mut font = String::new();
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub fn filter_node(config: &PlayoutConfig, node: &mut Media) -> String {
             font = format!(":fontfile='{}'", config.text.fontfile)
         }
 
-        if config.text.over_pre && config.text.text_from_filename {
+        if config.text.text_from_filename {
             let source = node.source.clone();
             let regex: Regex = Regex::new(&config.text.regex).unwrap();
 
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ pub fn filter_node(config: &PlayoutConfig, node: &mut Media) -> String {
                 .replace('%', "\\\\\\%")
                 .replace(':', "\\:");
             filter = format!("drawtext=text='{escape}':{}{font}", config.text.style)
-        } else {
+        } else if let Some(socket) = config.text.bind_address.clone() {
             filter = format!(
                 "zmq=b=tcp\\\\://'{}',drawtext=text=''{font}",
-                config.text.bind_address.replace(':', "\\:")
+                socket.replace(':', "\\:")
             )
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/output/desktop.rs b/src/output/desktop.rs
index ffe72f37..8ff89ba3 100644
--- a/src/output/desktop.rs
+++ b/src/output/desktop.rs
@@ -14,17 +14,19 @@ pub fn output(config: &PlayoutConfig, log_format: &str) -> process::Child {
 
     let mut enc_cmd = vec_strings!["-hide_banner", "-nostats", "-v", log_format, "-i", "pipe:0"];
 
-    if config.text.add_text && !config.text.over_pre {
-        info!(
-            "Using drawtext filter, listening on address: <yellow>{}</>",
-            config.text.bind_address
-        );
+    if config.text.add_text && !config.text.text_from_filename {
+        if let Some(socket) = config.text.bind_address.clone() {
+            debug!(
+                "Using drawtext filter, listening on address: <yellow>{}</>",
+                socket
+            );
 
-        let mut filter: String = "null,".to_string();
-        filter.push_str(
-            v_drawtext::filter_node(config, &mut Media::new(0, String::new(), false)).as_str(),
-        );
-        enc_filter = vec!["-vf".to_string(), filter];
+            let mut filter: String = "null,".to_string();
+            filter.push_str(
+                v_drawtext::filter_node(config, &Media::new(0, String::new(), false)).as_str(),
+            );
+            enc_filter = vec!["-vf".to_string(), filter];
+        }
     }
 
     enc_cmd.append(&mut enc_filter);
diff --git a/src/output/hls.rs b/src/output/hls.rs
index 62dce871..4373bfd9 100644
--- a/src/output/hls.rs
+++ b/src/output/hls.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ out:
         -hls_time 6
         -hls_list_size 600
         -hls_flags append_list+delete_segments+omit_endlist+program_date_time
-        -hls_segment_filename /var/www/html/live/stream-%09d.ts /var/www/html/live/stream.m3u8
+        -hls_segment_filename /var/www/html/live/stream-%d.ts /var/www/html/live/stream.m3u8
 
 */
 
diff --git a/src/output/stream.rs b/src/output/stream.rs
index a9687f81..b61af29b 100644
--- a/src/output/stream.rs
+++ b/src/output/stream.rs
@@ -25,19 +25,21 @@ pub fn output(config: &PlayoutConfig, log_format: &str) -> process::Child {
         "pipe:0"
     ];
 
-    if config.text.add_text && !config.text.over_pre {
-        info!(
-            "Using drawtext filter, listening on address: <yellow>{}</>",
-            config.text.bind_address
-        );
+    if config.text.add_text && !config.text.text_from_filename {
+        if let Some(socket) = config.text.bind_address.clone() {
+            debug!(
+                "Using drawtext filter, listening on address: <yellow>{}</>",
+                socket
+            );
 
-        let mut filter = "[0:v]null,".to_string();
+            let mut filter = "[0:v]null,".to_string();
 
-        filter.push_str(
-            v_drawtext::filter_node(config, &mut Media::new(0, String::new(), false)).as_str(),
-        );
+            filter.push_str(
+                v_drawtext::filter_node(config, &Media::new(0, String::new(), false)).as_str(),
+            );
 
-        enc_filter = vec!["-filter_complex".to_string(), filter];
+            enc_filter = vec!["-filter_complex".to_string(), filter];
+        }
     }
 
     if config.out.preview {
diff --git a/src/utils/config.rs b/src/utils/config.rs
index b6991ab8..9ad00436 100644
--- a/src/utils/config.rs
+++ b/src/utils/config.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::{
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use shlex::split;
 
-use crate::utils::{time_to_sec, Args};
+use crate::utils::{free_tcp_socket, time_to_sec, Args};
 use crate::vec_strings;
 
 /// Global Config
@@ -137,8 +137,13 @@ pub struct Storage {
 pub struct Text {
     pub help_text: String,
     pub add_text: bool,
-    pub over_pre: bool,
-    pub bind_address: String,
+
+    #[serde(skip_serializing, skip_deserializing)]
+    pub bind_address: Option<String>,
+
+    #[serde(skip_serializing, skip_deserializing)]
+    pub node_pos: Option<usize>,
+
     pub fontfile: String,
     pub text_from_filename: bool,
     pub style: String,
@@ -243,6 +248,17 @@ impl PlayoutConfig {
         config.out.preview_cmd = split(config.out.preview_param.as_str());
         config.out.output_cmd = split(config.out.output_param.as_str());
 
+        // when text overlay without text_from_filename is on, turn also the RPC server on,
+        // to get text messages from it
+        if config.text.add_text && !config.text.text_from_filename {
+            config.rpc_server.enable = true;
+            config.text.bind_address = free_tcp_socket();
+            config.text.node_pos = Some(2);
+        } else {
+            config.text.bind_address = None;
+            config.text.node_pos = None;
+        }
+
         // Read command line arguments, and override the config with them.
 
         if let Some(arg) = args {
diff --git a/src/utils/json_serializer.rs b/src/utils/json_serializer.rs
index a82b530c..2c669cb1 100644
--- a/src/utils/json_serializer.rs
+++ b/src/utils/json_serializer.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub fn read_json(
         return set_defaults(playlist, current_file, start_sec);
     }
 
-    error!("Read playlist error, on: <b><magenta>{current_file}</></b>!");
+    error!("Read playlist error, on: <b><magenta>{current_file}</></b>");
 
     JsonPlaylist::new(date, start_sec)
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index a73033a9..d5790cd1 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::{
     fs::{self, metadata},
     io::{BufRead, BufReader, Error},
+    net::TcpListener,
     path::Path,
     process::{exit, ChildStderr, Command, Stdio},
     time::{self, UNIX_EPOCH},
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ use std::{
 use chrono::{prelude::*, Duration};
 use ffprobe::{ffprobe, Format, Stream};
 use jsonrpc_http_server::hyper::HeaderMap;
+use rand::prelude::*;
 use regex::Regex;
 use reqwest::header;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -596,6 +598,19 @@ pub fn validate_ffmpeg(config: &PlayoutConfig) {
     }
 }
 
+/// get a free tcp socket
+pub fn free_tcp_socket() -> Option<String> {
+    for _ in 0..100 {
+        let port = rand::thread_rng().gen_range(45321..54268);
+
+        if TcpListener::bind(("127.0.0.1", port)).is_ok() {
+            return Some(format!("127.0.0.1:{port}"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
 /// Get system time, in non test case.
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 pub fn time_now() -> DateTime<Local> {