diff --git a/AppImage/scripts/flask_notification_routes.py b/AppImage/scripts/flask_notification_routes.py
index 3f045f7b..5b18557f 100644
--- a/AppImage/scripts/flask_notification_routes.py
+++ b/AppImage/scripts/flask_notification_routes.py
@@ -231,23 +231,21 @@ def _pve_remove_our_blocks(text, headers_to_remove):
 
 def _build_webhook_fallback():
     """Build fallback manual commands for webhook setup."""
-    return [
-        "# Append to END of /etc/pve/notifications.cfg",
-        "# (do NOT delete existing content):",
-        "",
-        f"webhook: {_PVE_ENDPOINT_ID}",
-        f"\tmethod post",
-        f"\turl {_PVE_WEBHOOK_URL}",
-        '\theader Content-Type=application/json',
-        '\tbody {"title":"{{ escape title }}","message":"{{ escape message }}","severity":"{{ severity }}","timestamp":{{ timestamp }},"fields":{{ json fields }}}',
-        "",
-        f"matcher: {_PVE_MATCHER_ID}",
-        f"\ttarget {_PVE_ENDPOINT_ID}",
-        "\tmode all",
-        "",
-        "# ALSO append to /etc/pve/priv/notifications.cfg :",
-        f"webhook: {_PVE_ENDPOINT_ID}",
-    ]
+        return [
+            "# Append to END of /etc/pve/notifications.cfg",
+            "# (do NOT delete existing content):",
+            "",
+            f"webhook: {_PVE_ENDPOINT_ID}",
+            f"\tmethod post",
+            f"\turl {_PVE_WEBHOOK_URL}",
+            "",
+            f"matcher: {_PVE_MATCHER_ID}",
+            f"\ttarget {_PVE_ENDPOINT_ID}",
+            "\tmode all",
+            "",
+            "# ALSO append to /etc/pve/priv/notifications.cfg :",
+            f"webhook: {_PVE_ENDPOINT_ID}",
+        ]
 
 
 def setup_pve_webhook_core() -> dict:
@@ -314,12 +312,13 @@ def setup_pve_webhook_core() -> dict:
         #   - A matching entry in priv/notifications.cfg (even if empty)
         # The body template uses PVE's Handlebars syntax to pass notification
         # metadata to our webhook handler as structured JSON.
+        # PVE sends JSON by default (title, message, severity, timestamp, fields).
+        # Do NOT set header or body -- PVE's config parser rejects custom header
+        # formats and a missing/malformed header line corrupts the ENTIRE config.
         endpoint_block = (
             f"webhook: {_PVE_ENDPOINT_ID}\n"
             f"\tmethod post\n"
             f"\turl {_PVE_WEBHOOK_URL}\n"
-            f'\theader Content-Type=application/json\n'
-            f'\tbody {{"title":"{{{{ escape title }}}}","message":"{{{{ escape message }}}}","severity":"{{{{ severity }}}}","timestamp":{{{{ timestamp }}}},"fields":{{{{ json fields }}}}}}\n'
         )
         
         matcher_block = (
@@ -382,6 +381,35 @@ def setup_pve_webhook_core() -> dict:
         except Exception:
             pass
         
+        # ── Step 10: Configure body and header via pvesh API ──
+        # Writing header/body directly to the config file uses a different
+        # internal format that PVE's parser rejects. Using pvesh set handles
+        # escaping and the priv-config wire format correctly.
+        import subprocess
+        
+        # Body template: PVE Handlebars that sends JSON to our webhook
+        body_template = '{"title":"{{ escape title }}","message":"{{ escape message }}","severity":"{{ severity }}","timestamp":"{{ timestamp }}"}'
+        
+        try:
+            # Set body template
+            subprocess.run(
+                ['pvesh', 'set',
+                 f'/cluster/notifications/endpoints/webhook/{_PVE_ENDPOINT_ID}',
+                 '--body', body_template],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10
+            )
+            
+            # Set Content-Type header
+            subprocess.run(
+                ['pvesh', 'set',
+                 f'/cluster/notifications/endpoints/webhook/{_PVE_ENDPOINT_ID}',
+                 '--header', 'Content-Type:application/json'],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            # Non-fatal: webhook still works, just sends raw format
+            result['body_config_warning'] = str(e)
+        
         result['configured'] = True
         result['secret'] = secret
         return result
@@ -635,14 +663,40 @@ def proxmox_webhook():
     
     # ── Parse and process payload ──
     try:
+        content_type = request.content_type or ''
+        raw_data = request.get_data(as_text=True) or ''
+        
+        # Try JSON first
         payload = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+        
+        # If not JSON, try form data
         if not payload:
             payload = dict(request.form)
+        
+        # If still empty, try parsing raw data as JSON (PVE may not set Content-Type)
+        if not payload and raw_data:
+            try:
+                import json
+                payload = json.loads(raw_data)
+            except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+                pass
+        
+        # If still empty, create a minimal test event from raw data
         if not payload:
-            return _reject(400, 'invalid_payload', 400)
+            if raw_data:
+                payload = {
+                    'type': 'webhook_test',
+                    'title': 'PVE Webhook Test',
+                    'body': raw_data[:500],
+                    'severity': 'info',
+                }
+            else:
+                return _reject(400, 'empty_payload', 400)
         
         result = notification_manager.process_webhook(payload)
-        status_code = 200 if result.get('accepted') else 400
-        return jsonify(result), status_code
-    except Exception:
-        return jsonify({'accepted': False, 'error': 'internal_error'}), 500
+        # Always return 200 to PVE -- a non-200 makes PVE report the webhook as broken.
+        # The 'accepted' field in the JSON body indicates actual processing status.
+        return jsonify(result), 200
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Still return 200 to avoid PVE flagging the webhook as broken
+        return jsonify({'accepted': False, 'error': 'internal_error', 'detail': str(e)}), 200
diff --git a/AppImage/scripts/notification_templates.py b/AppImage/scripts/notification_templates.py
index 7786057d..6b1c238c 100644
--- a/AppImage/scripts/notification_templates.py
+++ b/AppImage/scripts/notification_templates.py
@@ -363,6 +363,14 @@ TEMPLATES = {
         'default_enabled': True,
     },
     
+    # ── PVE webhook test ──
+    'webhook_test': {
+        'title': '{hostname}: Webhook test received',
+        'body': 'PVE webhook connectivity test successful.\n{reason}',
+        'group': 'system',
+        'default_enabled': True,
+    },
+    
     # ── Burst aggregation summaries ──
     'burst_auth_fail': {
         'title': '{hostname}: {count} auth failures in {window}',