diff --git a/hbd b/hbd
index 5117ff2..1396c7b 100755
--- a/hbd
+++ b/hbd
@@ -81,18 +81,18 @@ lastfm=["","",""]
 tcss = """<script src="https://home.wrede.ca/pr/sorttable.js"></script>
 <style>
 #ntable {
-    border-collapse: collapse;
+	border-collapse: collapse;
 }
 
 #wide-ntable {
-    border-collapse: collapse;
-    width: 100%;
+	border-collapse: collapse;
+	width: 100%;
 }
 
 #ntable td, #ntable th {
-    border: 1px solid #ddd;
-    text-align: left;
-    padding: 1px;
+	border: 1px solid #ddd;
+	text-align: left;
+	padding: 1px;
 }
 
 #ntable tr:nth-child(even){background-color: #f2f2f2}
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ tcss = """<script src="https://home.wrede.ca/pr/sorttable.js"></script>
 #ntable tr:hover {background-color: #ddd;}
 
 #ntable th {
-    padding-top: 12px;
-    padding-bottom: 12px;
-    background-color: #9d9d9d;
-    color: white;
+	padding-top: 12px;
+	padding-bottom: 12px;
+	background-color: #9d9d9d;
+	color: white;
 }
 </style> """
 
@@ -268,25 +268,25 @@ RECIPIENT = "+14168226179"
 
 def pushsignal(msg, title="hbd", recipient=RECIPIENT):
 
-    message = f'"{title}: {msg}"'
-    CLI = [
-            "/usr/bin/ssh", "andreas@w02",
-            "/usr/local/bin/signal-cli", "-u", USER,
-            "send", "-m", message,
-#           "-g",  GROUP,
-            recipient,
-    ]
+	message = f'"{title}: {msg}"'
+	CLI = [
+			"/usr/bin/ssh", "andreas@w02",
+			"/usr/local/bin/signal-cli", "-u", USER,
+			"send", "-m", message,
+#		   "-g",  GROUP,
+			recipient,
+	]
 
-    if verbose: print(f"DBG cli: {CLI}")
-    res = subprocess.run(CLI, shell=False, capture_output=True)
-    rc = res.returncode == 0
-    print(res.stdout.decode())
+	if verbose: print(f"DBG cli: {CLI}")
+	res = subprocess.run(CLI, shell=False, capture_output=True)
+	rc = res.returncode == 0
+	print(res.stdout.decode())
 
-    if not rc:
-            print(f"signalcli failed: {res.stderr.decode()}")
-    else:
-            if verbose: print(f"signalcli msg sent, res {res.stdout.decode()}")
-    return rc
+	if not rc:
+			print(f"signalcli failed: {res.stderr.decode()}")
+	else:
+			if verbose: print(f"signalcli msg sent, res {res.stdout.decode()}")
+	return rc
 
 
 # nsupdate:  set the DNS A record for a fqdn
@@ -855,22 +855,22 @@ async def ws_serve(websocket, path):
 		except (
 			websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedOK,
 			websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedError)  as e:
-			print(f'ws closed: {e}')
+			if verbose: print(f'ws closed: {e}')
 			break
-		print(f"< {name} at {path}")
+		if verbose: print(f"initial  {name} at {path}")
+		# send initial set of hosts and messages
+		# hosts in sorted order
 		for h in sorted(hbdclass.Host.hosts):
 			jmsg = json.dumps({'type': 'host', 'data': hbdclass.Host.hosts[h].stateinfo() })
 			await websocket.send(jmsg)
+		# messages in reverse order
 		for m in msgs[len(msgs)-20:]:
 			jmsg = json.dumps({'type': 'message', 'data': m })
 			await websocket.send(jmsg)
 
 	if verbose: print(f"DBG ws_serve: close {remote_address}")
 	await websocket.wait_closed()
-#	try:
-#		del ws_connections[websocket]
-#	except Exception as e:
-#		print(f"warning: failed to delete websocket: {e}")
+
 
 def websocketupdater():
 	loop.run_forever()