diff --git a/pub1c-rest.py b/pub1c-rest.py
index 936c17b..9af78fc 100644
--- a/pub1c-rest.py
+++ b/pub1c-rest.py
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ class WebPub1C:
 
         return publication_data(publication)
 
-    def add(self, ibname: str, url: Optional[str] = None, file: str = '') -> str:
+    def add(self, ibname: str, url: Optional[str] = None, file: str = '', force: bool = False) -> str:
         """ Add new publication """
 
-        publication = self._apache_cfg.create_publication(ibname, url, file)
-        self._apache_cfg.add_publication(publication)
+        publication = self._apache_cfg.create_publication(ibname, url, file, force)
+        self._apache_cfg.add_publication(publication, force)
         self._log.info(f'publication added: {ibname}')
         return publication.url_path
 
@@ -137,25 +137,27 @@ class WebPub1C:
         self._apache_cfg.add_publication(publication)
         self._log.info(f'publication changed: {ibname}')
 
-    def remove(self, ibname: str):
+    def remove(self, ibname: str, force: bool = False):
         """ Remove publication """
 
-        self._apache_cfg.remove_publication(ibname)
+        self._apache_cfg.remove_publication(ibname, force=force)
         self._log.info(f'publication removed: {ibname}')
 
 
 pub_parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
-pub_parser.add_argument('name', required=True, type=str, help='name required')
 pub_parser.add_argument('url', type=str)
 pub_parser.add_argument('file', type=str, default='')
+pub_parser.add_argument('force', type=bool, default=False)
 
-url_parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
-url_parser.add_argument('url', type=str)
-url_parser.add_argument('file', type=str, default='')
+pub_parser_with_name = pub_parser.copy()
+pub_parser_with_name.add_argument('name', required=True, type=str, help='name required')
 
 url_req_parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
 url_req_parser.add_argument('url', type=str, required=True)
 
+remove_parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
+remove_parser.add_argument('force', type=bool, default=False)
+
 
 def load_config(filename: str):
     with open(filename, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as cfg_file:
@@ -235,14 +237,14 @@ class Publications(Resource):
         return webpub.publications()
 
     def put(self):
-        args = pub_parser.parse_args()
+        args = pub_parser_with_name.parse_args()
         validate_url(args.url)
         webpub = get_webpub1c()
         url = args.url
-        if args.name in webpub.list():
+        if not args.force and args.name in webpub.list():
             abort(409, message=f'publication exists: {args.name}')
         try:
-            url = webpub.add(args.name, url, args.file)
+            url = webpub.add(args.name, url, args.file, args.force)
         except Exception as e:
             abort(422, message=f'publication failed: {args.name}', traceback=traceback.format_exc())
         return {'message': 'created', 'name': args.name, 'url': url}, 201
@@ -258,24 +260,25 @@ class Publication(Resource):
         }
 
     def put(self, name: str):
-        args = url_parser.parse_args()
+        args = pub_parser.parse_args()
         validate_url(args.url)
         webpub = get_webpub1c()
         url = args.url
-        if name in webpub.list():
+        if not args.force and name in webpub.list():
             abort(409, message=f'publication exists: {name}')
         try:
-            url = webpub.add(name, url, args.file)
+            url = webpub.add(name, url, args.file, args.force)
         except Exception as e:
             abort(422, message=f'publication failed: {name}', traceback=traceback.format_exc())
         return {'message': 'created', 'name': name, 'url': url}, 201
 
     def delete(self, name: str):
+        args = remove_parser.parse_args()
         webpub = get_webpub1c()
         if name not in webpub.list():
             abort(404, message=f'publication not found: {name}')
         try:
-            webpub.remove(name)
+            webpub.remove(name, args.force)
         except Exception as e:
             abort(422, message='delete failed', traceback=traceback.format_exc())
         return {'message': 'deleted', 'name': name}
diff --git a/webpub1c b/webpub1c
index 7835636..6f2c64e 160000
--- a/webpub1c
+++ b/webpub1c
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7835636398f7168611fa959eaf4af2b21a3dfc80
+Subproject commit 6f2c64e4b999e8f1e6db88112140650c281c02da