diff --git a/scripts/lua/do_export_data.lua b/scripts/lua/do_export_data.lua
index f496b30a86..bad4ef9d4d 100644
--- a/scripts/lua/do_export_data.lua
+++ b/scripts/lua/do_export_data.lua
@@ -9,16 +9,17 @@ require "lua_utils"
 
 sendHTTPHeader('application/json')
 
-if(_POST["export"] ~= nil) then
+if _GET["ifid"] ~= nil then
+   interface.select(_GET["ifid"])
+end
 
-interface.select(ifname)
-if((_POST["ip"] ~= nil) and (_POST["ip"] ~= "")) then
+if((_GET["ip"] ~= nil) and (_GET["ip"] ~= "")) then
    vlan = 0
-   if ((_POST["vlan"] ~= nil) and (_POST["vlan"] ~= "")) then
-      vlan = tonumber(_POST["vlan"])
+   if ((_GET["vlan"] ~= nil) and (_GET["vlan"] ~= "")) then
+      vlan = tonumber(_GET["vlan"])
    end
   
-   host = interface.getHostInfo(_POST["ip"], vlan)
+   host = interface.getHostInfo(_GET["ip"], vlan)
 
    if(host == nil) then 
       print("{ }\n")
@@ -50,4 +51,3 @@ else
 
    print("\n]\n")
 end
-end
diff --git a/scripts/lua/export_data.lua b/scripts/lua/export_data.lua
index b60e6ade5e..fcac37566e 100644
--- a/scripts/lua/export_data.lua
+++ b/scripts/lua/export_data.lua
@@ -28,12 +28,9 @@ print [[</H2>
 
 <form class="form-horizontal" action="]]
 print (ntop.getHttpPrefix())
-print [[/lua/do_export_data.lua" method="post">
+print [[/lua/do_export_data.lua">
 ]]
 
-print('<input name="export" type="hidden" value="" />\n')
-print('<input id="csrf" name="csrf" type="hidden" value="'..ntop.getRandomCSRFValue()..'" />\n')
-
 print [[
 
   <div class="control-group">
@@ -42,6 +39,7 @@ print(i18n("export_data.host"))
 print[[</label>
     <div class="controls">
       <input type="hidden" id="hostIP" name="ip">
+      <input type="hidden" name="ifid" value="]] print(getInterfaceId(ifname).."") print[[">
       <input type="text" id="hostIPSearch" placeholder="]] print(i18n("export_data.ip_or_mac_address")) print[[" class="form-control">
     </div>
 <label><small>]] print(i18n("export_data.note_host")) print[[</small></label>
diff --git a/scripts/lua/modules/http_lint.lua b/scripts/lua/modules/http_lint.lua
index d537887366..a8bb9b86ad 100644
--- a/scripts/lua/modules/http_lint.lua
+++ b/scripts/lua/modules/http_lint.lua
@@ -882,7 +882,6 @@ local known_parameters = {
    ["lifetime_secs"]           =  validateNumber,                -- user lifetime in seconds
    ["edit_profiles"]           =  validateEmpty,                 -- set when editing traffic profiles
    ["drop_flow_policy"]        =  validateBool,                  -- true if target flow should be dropped
-   ["export"]                  =  validateEmpty,                 -- set if data has to be exported
    ["blocked_categories"]      =  validateCategoriesList,        -- if_stats.lua
    ["traffic_type"]            =  validateBroadcastUnicast,      -- flows_stats.lua
    ["flow_status"]             =  validateFlowStatus,            -- flows_stats.lua