diff --git a/src/csui/src/PlayerUiPanels/VideoSettings.vue b/src/csui/src/PlayerUiPanels/VideoSettings.vue
index 2c5eef4..cb7c125 100644
--- a/src/csui/src/PlayerUiPanels/VideoSettings.vue
+++ b/src/csui/src/PlayerUiPanels/VideoSettings.vue
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ export default {
       BrowserDetect.runtime.openOptionsPage();
     },
     execAction(command) {
+      const cmd = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(command));
+      window.parent.postMessage(cmd, '*');
       // this.eventBus?.send(command.action, command.arguments);
     },
     parseShortcut(command) {
diff --git a/src/csui/src/ui-libs/ExecAction.js b/src/csui/src/ui-libs/ExecAction.js
index ac5a8e4..c73980b 100644
--- a/src/csui/src/ui-libs/ExecAction.js
+++ b/src/csui/src/ui-libs/ExecAction.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class ExecAction {
 
 
   async exec(action, scope, frame, useBus) {
-    console.log('execing actioN!');
     for (var cmd of action.cmd) {
       if (!scope || scope === 'page') {
         const message = {
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ class ExecAction {
         if (useBus) {
           // todo: postMessage out of the iframe!
           // window.ultrawidify.bus.sendMessage(message.cmd, message);
+          window.parent.sendMessage(message.cmd, message);
         } else {
           Comms.sendMessage(message);
         }
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ class ExecAction {
           // this hopefully delays settings.save() until current crops are saved on the site
           // and thus avoid any fucky-wuckies
           if (useBus) {
-          // todo: postMessage out of the iframe!
+            // todo: postMessage out of the iframe!
             // window.ultrawidify.bus.sendMessage(message.cmd, message);
+            window.parent.sendMessage(message.cmd, message);
           } else {
             await Comms.sendMessage(message);
           }
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.ts b/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.ts
index c4e5a85..fabb10f 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.ts
+++ b/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class PlayerData {
       this.element = this.getPlayer();
 
       // this.notificationService = new PlayerNotificationUi(this.element, this.settings, this.eventBus);
-      this.ui = new UI('ultrawidifyUi', {parentElement: this.element});
+      this.ui = new UI('ultrawidifyUi', {parentElement: this.element, eventBus: this.eventBus});
       // this.ui.init();
 
       this.dimensions = undefined;