diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/properties/PolicyItem.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/properties/PolicyItem.java
index 2ac51ab..d6deddc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/properties/PolicyItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/properties/PolicyItem.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.util.JacksonUtils;
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
 
 /**
  * Parse policyConfigurations from Policy json properties.
@@ -105,7 +106,16 @@
         String payload = AbstractModelElement.getValueByName(node, "recipePayload");
 
         if (payload != null && !payload.isEmpty()) {
-            recipePayload = JacksonUtils.getObjectMapperInstance().readValue(payload, new TypeReference<Map<String, String>>(){});
+            if (payload.trim().startsWith("{") && payload.trim().endsWith("}")) {
+                // Seems to be a JSON
+                recipePayload = JacksonUtils.getObjectMapperInstance().readValue(payload,
+                    new TypeReference<Map<String, String>>() {
+                    });
+            } else {
+                // SHould be a YAML then
+                Yaml yaml = new Yaml();
+                recipePayload = (Map<String, String>) yaml.load(payload);
+            }
         }
         oapRop = AbstractModelElement.getValueByName(node, "oapRop");
         oapLimit = AbstractModelElement.getValueByName(node, "oapLimit");
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/designer/partials/portfolios/PolicyWindow_properties.html b/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/designer/partials/portfolios/PolicyWindow_properties.html
index 5a46003..331ab5c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/designer/partials/portfolios/PolicyWindow_properties.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/designer/partials/portfolios/PolicyWindow_properties.html
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@
 							</div>
 
 							<label for="payload" class="col-sm-4 control-label">
-								Payload</label>
+								Payload (YAML)</label>
 							<div class="col-sm-8">
-								<textarea class="form-control" id="recipeInput" name=recipeInput></textarea>
+								<textarea class="form-control" id="recipePayload" name=recipePayload></textarea>
 							</div>
 						</div>
 						<div class="form-group clearfix">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/clds/templates/globalProperties.json b/src/main/resources/clds/templates/globalProperties.json
index b6f68f6..7cd449f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/clds/templates/globalProperties.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/clds/templates/globalProperties.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 		"timeout": 345,
 		"actor": {
 			"APPC":"APPC",
-			"MSO": "SO",
+			"SO": "SO",
 			"VFC": "VFC"
 		},
 		"vnfRecipe": {