diff --git a/src/objects/zcl_abapgit_object_http.clas.abap b/src/objects/zcl_abapgit_object_http.clas.abap
index 1f143a0a8..319ca7f39 100644
--- a/src/objects/zcl_abapgit_object_http.clas.abap
+++ b/src/objects/zcl_abapgit_object_http.clas.abap
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_object_http DEFINITION
              object_state TYPE c LENGTH 1,
            END OF ty_gs_object_version.
 
+    TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_icf_node,
+             icfname    TYPE c LENGTH 15,
+             icfparguid TYPE c LENGTH 25,
+           END OF ty_icf_node.
+
 ENDCLASS.
 
 
@@ -84,8 +89,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_object_http IMPLEMENTATION.
           lo_http              TYPE REF TO object,
           ls_abap_lang         TYPE ty_gs_object_version,
           lo_instance          TYPE REF TO object,
-          lv_tadir_name        TYPE tadir-obj_name,
-          lt_ret               TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF bapiret2.
+          lv_icfnode           TYPE ty_icf_node.
 
     TRY.
         io_xml->read(
@@ -98,6 +102,14 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_object_http IMPLEMENTATION.
           EXPORTING iv_name = 'HTTPHDL'
           CHANGING  cg_data = lt_handler ).
 
+        TRY.
+            "link to icf node (in releases older than 757, a http service requires a icf node to function)
+            io_xml->read(
+              EXPORTING iv_name = 'HTTPICFNODE'
+              CHANGING  cg_data = lv_icfnode ).
+          CATCH cx_root.
+        ENDTRY.
+
         SELECT SINGLE id FROM ('UCONHTTPSERVHEAD') INTO lv_id WHERE id = lv_http_servid AND version = 'A'.
         IF sy-subrc = 0.
           "update
@@ -152,6 +164,9 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_object_http IMPLEMENTATION.
         CALL METHOD lo_http->('IF_UCON_API_HTTP_SERVICE~SET_DESCRIPTION')
           EXPORTING
             texts = ls_description.
+        CALL METHOD lo_http->('IF_UCON_API_HTTP_SERVICE~SET_ICF_SERVICE')
+          EXPORTING
+            iv_icfservice = lv_icfnode.
         CALL METHOD lo_http->('IF_UCON_API_HTTP_SERVICE~SAVE')
           EXPORTING
             run_dark  = abap_true
@@ -159,16 +174,6 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_object_http IMPLEMENTATION.
             korrnum   = iv_transport.
         CALL METHOD lo_http->('IF_UCON_API_HTTP_SERVICE~FREE').
 
-        lv_tadir_name = lv_http_servid.
-        CALL METHOD ('CL_AUTH_START_TOOLS')=>('SUSH_CREATE')
-          EXPORTING
-            iv_type   = 'HTTP'
-            iv_name   = lv_tadir_name
-            iv_silent = abap_true
-            iv_task   = iv_transport
-          IMPORTING
-            et_log    = lt_ret.
-
       CATCH cx_root INTO lx_root.
         zcx_abapgit_exception=>raise_with_text( lx_root ).
     ENDTRY.
@@ -241,6 +246,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_object_http IMPLEMENTATION.
           lt_handler     TYPE TABLE OF ty_uconservhttphandler,
           ls_description TYPE ty_uconhttpservtext,
           lx_root        TYPE REF TO cx_root,
+          lv_icfnode     TYPE ty_icf_node,
           lv_name        TYPE c LENGTH 30.
 
     TRY.
@@ -275,6 +281,15 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_object_http IMPLEMENTATION.
           iv_name = 'HTTPHDL'
           ig_data = lt_handler ).
 
+        TRY.
+            "link to icf node (in releases older than 757, a http service requires a icf node to function)
+            CALL METHOD lo_serv->('IF_UCON_API_HTTP_SERVICE~GET_ICF_SERVICE') IMPORTING ev_icfservice = lv_icfnode.
+            io_xml->add(
+              iv_name = 'HTTPICFNODE'
+              ig_data = lv_icfnode ).
+          CATCH cx_root.
+        ENDTRY.
+
       CATCH cx_root INTO lx_root.
         zcx_abapgit_exception=>raise_with_text( lx_root ).
     ENDTRY.
diff --git a/src/ui/pages/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_stage.clas.abap b/src/ui/pages/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_stage.clas.abap
index b2ba99737..742fd3b05 100644
--- a/src/ui/pages/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_stage.clas.abap
+++ b/src/ui/pages/zcl_abapgit_gui_page_stage.clas.abap
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ ENDCLASS.
 
 
 
-CLASS zcl_abapgit_gui_page_stage IMPLEMENTATION.
+CLASS ZCL_ABAPGIT_GUI_PAGE_STAGE IMPLEMENTATION.
 
 
   METHOD check_selected.
@@ -154,13 +154,16 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_gui_page_stage IMPLEMENTATION.
     " Check all added files if the exist in different paths (packages) without being removed
     LOOP AT io_files->mt_entries ASSIGNING <ls_item> WHERE v = zif_abapgit_definitions=>c_method-add.
 
+      " Allow mixed case path, but check filename to lower case
       zcl_abapgit_path=>split_file_location(
         EXPORTING
-          iv_fullpath = to_lower( <ls_item>-k )
+          iv_fullpath = <ls_item>-k
         IMPORTING
           ev_path     = ls_file-path
           ev_filename = ls_file-filename ).
 
+      ls_file-filename = to_lower( ls_file-filename ).
+
       " Skip packages since they all have identical filenames
       IF ls_file-filename <> 'package.devc.xml'.
         lv_pattern = '*/' && to_upper( ls_file-filename ).
@@ -235,11 +238,11 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_gui_page_stage IMPLEMENTATION.
 
     CREATE OBJECT lo_component
       EXPORTING
-        io_repo       = io_repo
-        iv_seed       = iv_seed
-        iv_sci_result = iv_sci_result
+        io_repo          = io_repo
+        iv_seed          = iv_seed
+        iv_sci_result    = iv_sci_result
         ii_force_refresh = ii_force_refresh
-        ii_obj_filter = ii_obj_filter.
+        ii_obj_filter    = ii_obj_filter.
 
     ri_page = zcl_abapgit_gui_page_hoc=>create(
       iv_page_title         = 'Stage'
@@ -738,13 +741,16 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_gui_page_stage IMPLEMENTATION.
       "Ignore Files that we don't want to stage, so any errors don't stop the staging process
       WHERE v <> zif_abapgit_definitions=>c_method-skip.
 
+      " Allow mixed case path, but check filename to lower case
       zcl_abapgit_path=>split_file_location(
         EXPORTING
-          iv_fullpath = to_lower( <ls_item>-k ) " filename is lower cased
+          iv_fullpath = <ls_item>-k
         IMPORTING
           ev_path     = ls_file-path
           ev_filename = ls_file-filename ).
 
+      ls_file-filename = to_lower( ls_file-filename ).
+
       READ TABLE ms_files-status ASSIGNING <ls_status>
         WITH TABLE KEY
           path     = ls_file-path
diff --git a/src/utils/zcl_abapgit_path.clas.abap b/src/utils/zcl_abapgit_path.clas.abap
index 9c3186bb2..d4d5724a9 100644
--- a/src/utils/zcl_abapgit_path.clas.abap
+++ b/src/utils/zcl_abapgit_path.clas.abap
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_path DEFINITION
       IMPORTING iv_path            TYPE string
       RETURNING VALUE(rv_filename) TYPE string.
 
+  PROTECTED SECTION.
+  PRIVATE SECTION.
 ENDCLASS.