diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a520d84ee4d256664277dab38d00704517ad341..62c1bb77bed7e749615ecd1d23f64de0d2181354 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- Updated README to run tests against JS dependencies
+
+### Added
+
+- Emergency flag in mission plan schemas
+
+
 ## [v0.1.0] - 2023-03-24
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12bf69ce85099a0219fa27269fe6c7fda188e86e..e2e22cc0b46bb73f95e69f51bee61f651b2b7bd4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,10 +74,15 @@ Run the command below and go to `http://127.0.0.1:5000`
 python3 generate_schema_config.py
 ```
 ## Run Tests
-Run the command below
+Run both tests below:
+1. Test 1
 ```
 python3 -m unittest tests/test_schemas.py
 ```
+2. Test 2
+```
+cd tests-js/docker; docker compose up --build
+```
 
 ## Quick Links
 1. [Generated Swagger Docs (recommended to look at this)](https://git.noc.ac.uk/communications-backbone-system/backbone-message-format/-/blob/dev/project/soar/swagger.json)
diff --git a/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/emergency_mission_command.json b/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/emergency_mission_command.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3937af2463aa9a7192c18ff6bb476ecb4b4e00f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/emergency_mission_command.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+    "header": {  
+      "message_ID": "b427003c-0000-11aa-a1eb-bvcdfghjgfdd",
+      "timestamp": "2022-11-16T00:00:00Z",
+      "version": 2,
+      "source": "gui",
+      "destination": "soar.noc.autosub.alr-52.to_platform.mission_plan",
+      "delivery_type": "publish",
+      "encoded": false
+    },
+    "payload":{
+      "message_type": "mission_plan",
+      "platform_ID": "5-ah1",
+      "autonomy_engine_plan_ID": 1,
+      "emergency": true,
+      "plan": [
+        {
+          "action": "safety_abort",
+          "target_waypoint_latitude": -3.237143188645706,
+          "target_waypoint_longitude": 52.37072283932642
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/emergency_mission_plan.json b/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/emergency_mission_plan.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8ab9cd517ca78e09a57f7c696b787b2669a9ba28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/autonomy_engine_adapter/emergency_mission_plan.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+    "header": {  
+      "message_ID": "b427003c-0000-11aa-a1eb-bvcdfghjgfdd",
+      "timestamp": "2022-11-16T00:00:00Z",
+      "version": 2,
+      "source": "gui",
+      "destination": "soar.noc.autosub.alr-52.to_platform.mission_plan",
+      "delivery_type": "publish",
+      "encoded": false
+    },
+    "payload":{
+      "message_type": "mission_plan",
+      "platform_ID": "5-ah1",
+      "autonomy_engine_plan_ID": 1,
+      "emergency": true,
+      "plan": [
+        {
+          "action": "move",
+          "target_waypoint_latitude": -3.237143188645706,
+          "target_waypoint_longitude": 52.37072283932642,
+          "depth": 5.0
+        },
+        {
+          "action": "safety_abort",
+          "target_waypoint_latitude": -3.237143188645706,
+          "target_waypoint_longitude": 52.37072283932642
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/gui_adapter/emergency_mission_command.json b/examples/gui_adapter/emergency_mission_command.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3937af2463aa9a7192c18ff6bb476ecb4b4e00f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/gui_adapter/emergency_mission_command.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+    "header": {  
+      "message_ID": "b427003c-0000-11aa-a1eb-bvcdfghjgfdd",
+      "timestamp": "2022-11-16T00:00:00Z",
+      "version": 2,
+      "source": "gui",
+      "destination": "soar.noc.autosub.alr-52.to_platform.mission_plan",
+      "delivery_type": "publish",
+      "encoded": false
+    },
+    "payload":{
+      "message_type": "mission_plan",
+      "platform_ID": "5-ah1",
+      "autonomy_engine_plan_ID": 1,
+      "emergency": true,
+      "plan": [
+        {
+          "action": "safety_abort",
+          "target_waypoint_latitude": -3.237143188645706,
+          "target_waypoint_longitude": 52.37072283932642
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/gui_adapter/emergency_mission_plan.json b/examples/gui_adapter/emergency_mission_plan.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8ab9cd517ca78e09a57f7c696b787b2669a9ba28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/gui_adapter/emergency_mission_plan.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+    "header": {  
+      "message_ID": "b427003c-0000-11aa-a1eb-bvcdfghjgfdd",
+      "timestamp": "2022-11-16T00:00:00Z",
+      "version": 2,
+      "source": "gui",
+      "destination": "soar.noc.autosub.alr-52.to_platform.mission_plan",
+      "delivery_type": "publish",
+      "encoded": false
+    },
+    "payload":{
+      "message_type": "mission_plan",
+      "platform_ID": "5-ah1",
+      "autonomy_engine_plan_ID": 1,
+      "emergency": true,
+      "plan": [
+        {
+          "action": "move",
+          "target_waypoint_latitude": -3.237143188645706,
+          "target_waypoint_longitude": 52.37072283932642,
+          "depth": 5.0
+        },
+        {
+          "action": "safety_abort",
+          "target_waypoint_latitude": -3.237143188645706,
+          "target_waypoint_longitude": 52.37072283932642
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/formats/__init__.py b/formats/__init__.py
index e7e9b0006c0178a09b011dff9ec343b9b1e6a637..96c6be008d8b1895aed1f89f92272359f4a0dcd1 100644
--- a/formats/__init__.py
+++ b/formats/__init__.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ message_header = {
         "encoded": {
             "type": "boolean",
             "description": "Indicate that message raw (encoded) or decoded. "
-            + "Options: encoded=True, decoded=False",
+            + "Options: encoded=true, decoded=false",
             "example": False,
         },
         "delivery_type": {
diff --git a/formats/encoded.py b/formats/encoded.py
index 8d6d700686a0db7797b070a28a73f46cd04a91c7..e6bb57418526233593878c6788ff7b8982baf70d 100644
--- a/formats/encoded.py
+++ b/formats/encoded.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ encoded_schema = {
         "is_binary": {
             "type": "boolean",
             "description": (
-                "True if the data field contains binary format data encoded as base64."
-                + " False if the data field contains ascii content such as NMEA."
+                "true if the data field contains binary format data encoded as base64."
+                + " false if the data field contains ascii content such as NMEA."
             ),
             "example": True,
         },
diff --git a/formats/mission_plan.py b/formats/mission_plan.py
index 4a97375a42b304a73a026bc9de8a4add7b5e0fcd..6aa69d95a362e16816982ed96a49c0cb41ec95eb 100644
--- a/formats/mission_plan.py
+++ b/formats/mission_plan.py
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ mission_plan_schema = {
             "description": "Unique identifier for this platform",
             "example": "reav-x-1",
         },
+        "emergency": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "description": "To indicate if this is an emergency. "
+            + "true = emergency and false = no emergency",
+            "default": False,
+            "example": False,
+        },
         "plan": {
             "type": "array",
             "items": action_schema,
diff --git a/formats/platform_status.py b/formats/platform_status.py
index f0e0cb6a0ca1558bb4e16a9bdf5c72f6e7ad7189..ff31eac345ad92694a9c3480bd9f6ca1f9a36022 100644
--- a/formats/platform_status.py
+++ b/formats/platform_status.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sensor_schema = {
         },
         "sensor_on": {
             "type": "boolean",
-            "description": "Sensor switched on (True) or off (False)",
+            "description": "Sensor switched on (true) or off (false)",
             "example": True,
         },
         "additional_data": {
diff --git a/project/soar/swagger.json b/project/soar/swagger.json
index 21820ba31d36ee6e833382f917c4013da6f2c018..bdbda617a744ee60a429f6dbe11e65dc37a5df1f 100644
--- a/project/soar/swagger.json
+++ b/project/soar/swagger.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                   "type":"string"
                },
                "encoded":{
-                  "description":"Indicate that message raw (encoded) or decoded. Options: encoded=True, decoded=False",
+                  "description":"Indicate that message raw (encoded) or decoded. Options: encoded=true, decoded=false",
                   "example":false,
                   "type":"boolean"
                },
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@
                   "example":"mission_plan",
                   "type":"string"
                },
+               "emergency": {
+                  "default": false,
+                  "description": "To indicate if this is an emergency. true = emergency and false = no emergency",
+                  "example": false,
+                  "type": "boolean"
+               },
                "plan":{
                   "items":{
                      "properties":{
@@ -206,7 +212,7 @@
                   "type":"string"
                },
                "is_binary":{
-                  "description":"True if the data field contains binary format data encoded as base64. False if the data field contains ascii content such as NMEA.",
+                  "description":"true if the data field contains binary format data encoded as base64. false if the data field contains ascii content such as NMEA.",
                   "example":true,
                   "type":"boolean"
                },
@@ -307,7 +313,7 @@
                   "type":"string"
                },
                "is_binary":{
-                  "description":"True if the data field contains binary format data encoded as base64. False if the data field contains ascii content such as NMEA.",
+                  "description":"true if the data field contains binary format data encoded as base64. false if the data field contains ascii content such as NMEA.",
                   "example":true,
                   "type":"boolean"
                },
@@ -710,7 +716,7 @@
                         "type":"object"
                      },
                      "sensor_on":{
-                        "description":"Sensor switched on (True) or off (False)",
+                        "description":"Sensor switched on (true) or off (false)",
                         "example":true,
                         "type":"boolean"
                      },
@@ -789,7 +795,7 @@
                   "type":"string"
                },
                "is_binary":{
-                  "description":"True if the data field contains binary format data encoded as base64. False if the data field contains ascii content such as NMEA.",
+                  "description":"true if the data field contains binary format data encoded as base64. false if the data field contains ascii content such as NMEA.",
                   "example":true,
                   "type":"boolean"
                },
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/schemas.py b/tests/fixtures/schemas.py
index dcc6ac34602bbfcfbb73ac284e7202bae6fb3b9c..9cbc2151a6aaa8b263ecf883e14de1210918fa62 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/schemas.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/schemas.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ message_header = {
         "encoded": {
             "type": "boolean",
             "description": "Indicate that message raw (encoded) or decoded. "
-            + "Options: encoded=True, decoded=False",
+            + "Options: encoded=true, decoded=false",
             "example": False,
         },
         "delivery_type": {
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ mission_plan_schema = {
             "description": "Unique identifier for this platform",
             "example": "reav-x-1",
         },
+        "emergency": {
+            "default": False,
+            "description": "To indicate if this is an emergency. "
+            + "true = emergency and false = no emergency",
+            "example": False,
+            "type": "boolean",
+        },
         "plan": {
             "type": "array",
             "items": action_schema,
@@ -430,7 +437,7 @@ sensor_schema = {
         },
         "sensor_on": {
             "type": "boolean",
-            "description": "Sensor switched on (True) or off (False)",
+            "description": "Sensor switched on (true) or off (false)",
             "example": True,
         },
         "additional_data": {
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/swagger.json b/tests/fixtures/swagger.json
index a1db4bff435b9686156a7372002b2bb7823302bb..eca6c9bfd728535d7a6509c597f4e532efcc6460 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/swagger.json
+++ b/tests/fixtures/swagger.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "encoded": {
-            "description": "Indicate that message raw (encoded) or decoded. Options: encoded=True, decoded=False",
+            "description": "Indicate that message raw (encoded) or decoded. Options: encoded=true, decoded=false",
             "example": false,
             "type": "boolean"
           },
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@
             "example": "mission_plan",
             "type": "string"
           },
+          "emergency": {
+            "default": false,
+            "description": "To indicate if this is an emergency. true = emergency and false = no emergency",
+            "example": false,
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
           "plan": {
             "items": {
               "properties": {
@@ -586,7 +592,7 @@
                 }
               },
               "sensor_on": {
-                "description": "Sensor switched on (True) or off (False)",
+                "description": "Sensor switched on (true) or off (false)",
                 "example": true,
                 "type": "boolean"
               },