diff --git a/src/controllers/api/infestedFoundryController.ts b/src/controllers/api/infestedFoundryController.ts
index c95db049..53e29ed5 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/infestedFoundryController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/infestedFoundryController.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { IConsumedSuit, IInfestedFoundry, IMiscItem, ITypeCount } from "@/src/ty
 import { ExportMisc, ExportRecipes } from "warframe-public-export-plus";
 import { getRecipe } from "@/src/services/itemDataService";
 import { TInventoryDatabaseDocument } from "@/src/models/inventoryModels/inventoryModel";
+import { toMongoDate } from "@/src/helpers/inventoryHelpers";
 
 export const infestedFoundryController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
     const accountId = await getAccountIdForRequest(req);
@@ -184,7 +185,34 @@ export const infestedFoundryController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
             break;
         }
 
+        case "u": {
+            const request = getJSONfromString(String(req.body)) as IHelminthInvigorationRequest;
+            const inventory = await getInventory(accountId);
+            const suit = inventory.Suits.find(x => x._id.toString() == request.SuitId.$oid)!;
+            const upgradesExpiry = new Date(new Date().getTime() + 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+            suit.OffensiveUpgrade = request.OffensiveUpgradeType;
+            suit.DefensiveUpgrade = request.DefensiveUpgradeType;
+            suit.UpgradesExpiry = upgradesExpiry;
+            addInfestedFoundryXP(inventory.InfestedFoundry!, 4800_00);
+            for (let i = 0; i != request.ResourceTypes.length; ++i) {
+                inventory.InfestedFoundry!.Resources!.find(x => x.ItemType == request.ResourceTypes[i])!.Count -=
+                    request.ResourceCosts[i];
+            }
+            await inventory.save();
+            res.json({
+                SuitId: request.SuitId,
+                OffensiveUpgrade: request.OffensiveUpgradeType,
+                DefensiveUpgrade: request.DefensiveUpgradeType,
+                UpgradesExpiry: toMongoDate(upgradesExpiry),
+                InventoryChanges: {
+                    InfestedFoundry: inventory.toJSON().InfestedFoundry
+                }
+            });
+            break;
+        }
+
         default:
+            console.log(String(req.body));
             throw new Error(`unhandled infestedFoundry mode: ${String(req.query.mode)}`);
     }
 };
@@ -268,3 +296,11 @@ interface IHelminthOfferingsUpdate {
     SuitTypes: string[];
     Extra: boolean;
 }
+
+interface IHelminthInvigorationRequest {
+    SuitId: IOid;
+    OffensiveUpgradeType: string;
+    DefensiveUpgradeType: string;
+    ResourceTypes: string[];
+    ResourceCosts: number[];
+}
diff --git a/src/models/inventoryModels/inventoryModel.ts b/src/models/inventoryModels/inventoryModel.ts
index ec39bb1d..7c8d5b75 100644
--- a/src/models/inventoryModels/inventoryModel.ts
+++ b/src/models/inventoryModels/inventoryModel.ts
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ const EquipmentSchema = new Schema<IEquipmentDatabase>(
         UnlockLevel: Number,
         Expiry: Date,
         SkillTree: String,
+        OffensiveUpgrade: String,
+        DefensiveUpgrade: String,
+        UpgradesExpiry: Date,
         ArchonCrystalUpgrades: { type: [ArchonCrystalUpgradeSchema], default: undefined }
     },
     { id: false }
diff --git a/src/types/inventoryTypes/commonInventoryTypes.ts b/src/types/inventoryTypes/commonInventoryTypes.ts
index f7026c0c..ccc5851e 100644
--- a/src/types/inventoryTypes/commonInventoryTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/inventoryTypes/commonInventoryTypes.ts
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ export interface IEquipmentSelection {
     hide?: boolean;
 }
 
-export interface IEquipmentClient extends Omit<IEquipmentDatabase, "_id"> {
+export interface IEquipmentClient extends Omit<IEquipmentDatabase, "_id" | "UpgradesExpiry"> {
     ItemId: IOid;
+    UpgradesExpiry?: IMongoDate;
 }
 
 export enum EquipmentFeatures {
@@ -112,6 +113,9 @@ export interface IEquipmentDatabase {
     UnlockLevel?: number;
     Expiry?: IMongoDate;
     SkillTree?: string;
+    OffensiveUpgrade?: string;
+    DefensiveUpgrade?: string;
+    UpgradesExpiry?: Date;
     ArchonCrystalUpgrades?: IArchonCrystalUpgrade[];
     _id: Types.ObjectId;
 }