diff --git a/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsServer.js b/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsServer.js
index 219b2cb..9e2e8f6 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsServer.js
+++ b/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsServer.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class CommsServer {
 
     var ths = this;
 
-    console.log("[CommsServer::ctor] INIT! are we in ff?", BrowserDetect.firefox, "BrowserDetect says ...", BrowserDetect)
+    // console.log("[CommsServer::ctor] INIT! are we in ff?", BrowserDetect.firefox, "BrowserDetect says ...", BrowserDetect)
 
     if (BrowserDetect.firefox) {
       browser.runtime.onConnect.addListener(p => ths.onConnect(p));
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ class CommsServer {
   }
 
   async toObject(obj) {
-    console.log("CLONING OBJECT", obj);
-    try {
-      const r = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj));
-      return r;
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.log("ERROR WHILE CLONING", obj);
+    // console.log("(not actually) CLONING OBJECT", obj);
+    // try {
+      // const r = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj));
+      // return r;
+    // } catch (e) {
+      // console.log("ERROR WHILE CLONING", obj);
       return obj;
-    }
+    // }
   }
 
   async getCurrentTabHostname() {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class CommsServer {
     if (message.cmd === 'announce-zoom') {
       // forward off to the popup, no use for this here
       try {
-        this.popupPort.postMessage(this.toObject({cmd: 'set-current-zoom', zoom: message.zoom}));
+        this.popupPort.postMessage({cmd: 'set-current-zoom', zoom: message.zoom});
       } catch (e) {
         // can't forward stuff to popup if it isn't open
       }
@@ -177,11 +177,11 @@ class CommsServer {
     if (message.cmd === 'get-current-site') {
       console.log("CCCCC - ss");
       console.log("[find server] set-current-site — getting site", this.server.getVideoTab(), this.toObject(this.server.getVideoTab()))
-      port.postMessage(this.toObject({
+      port.postMessage({
         cmd: 'set-current-site',
         site: this.server.getVideoTab(),
         tabHostname: await this.getCurrentTabHostname()
-      }));
+      });
       console.log("CCCCC -s as")
     }
     if (message.cmd === 'popup-set-selected-tab') {
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ class CommsServer {
       if(Debug.debug) {
         console.log("CommsServer: received get-config. Active settings?", this.settings.active, "\n(settings:", this.settings, ")")
       }
-      port.postMessage(this.toObject(
+      port.postMessage(
         {cmd: "set-config", conf: this.settings.active, site: this.server.currentSite}
-      ));
+      );
     } else if (message.cmd === 'has-video') {
       this.server.registerVideo(port.sender);
     } else if (message.cmd === 'noVideo') {
diff --git a/src/popup/App.vue b/src/popup/App.vue
index 7bcaa45..1a61f3d 100644
--- a/src/popup/App.vue
+++ b/src/popup/App.vue
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ export default {
     processReceivedMessage(message, port) {
       if (Debug.debug) {
         console.log("[popup.js] received message set-c", message);
+        console.log("[popup.js] message cloned set-c", JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(message)));
       }
 
       if(message.cmd === 'set-current-site'){
@@ -179,9 +180,13 @@ export default {
       } else if (message.cmd === 'set-current-zoom') {
         this.setCurrentZoom(message.zoom);
       }
+
+
+      console.log("this?", this, "this.site:", JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.site)));
     },
     loadFrames(videoTab) {
-      console.log('set-c loading frames', videoTab)
+      console.log("set-c loading frames \n\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n1\n\n")
+      console.log('set-c loading frames', videoTab, JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(videoTab)))
       if (videoTab.selected) {
         this.selectedSubitem = videoTab.selected;
         // selectedSubitemLoaded = true;
@@ -189,32 +194,49 @@ export default {
 
       this.activeFrames = [];
 
-      if (site.frames.length < 2) {
+      if (videoTab.frames.length < 2 || Object.keys(videoTab.frames).length < 2) {
         this.selectedFrame = '__all';
+        console.log("set-c NOT ENOUGH FRAMES ______________________________________\n", videoTab.frames.length,  Object.keys(videoTab.frames),  Object.keys(videoTab.frames).length )
         return;
       }
+      console.log("set-c loading frames \n\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n2\n\n")
 
-      for (const frame in videoTab.frames) {
+      try {
+        for (const frame in videoTab.frames) {
 
-        if (frame && !this.frameStore[frame]) {
-          const fs = {
-            name: this.frameStoreCount++,
-            color: this.getRandomColor()
+          if (frame && !this.frameStore[frame]) {
+            const fs = {
+              name: this.frameStoreCount++,
+              color: this.getRandomColor()
+            }
+
+            this.frameStore[frame] = fs;
+
+            this.port.postMessage(this.toObject({
+              cmd: 'mark-player',
+              targetTab: videoTab.id,
+              targetFrame: frame,
+              name: fs.name,
+              color: fs.color
+            }));
           }
-
-          this.frameStore[frame] = fs;
-
-          port.postMessage(this.toObject({
-            cmd: 'mark-player',
-            targetTab: videoTab.id,
-            targetFrame: frame,
-            name: fs.name,
-            color: fs.color
-          }));
+        console.log("set-c loading frames \n\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n22\n\n")
         }
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.log("set-c loading frames \n\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\ne", e, "\n\n")
+
       }
-      this.activeFrames = [{id: '__all', label: 'All'},{id: '__playing', label: 'Currently playing'}].concat(videoTab.frames);
-      console.log("set-c", this.activeFrames)
+      console.log("set-c loading frames \n\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n3\n\n")
+
+      this.activeFrames = [{id: '__all', label: 'All'},{id: '__playing', label: 'Currently playing'}];
+      for (const frame in videoTab.frames) {
+        this.activeFrames.push({
+          label: videoTab.frames[frame].host,
+          ...this.frameStore[frame],
+        })
+      }
+
+      console.log("set-c active frmaes", this.activeFrames, JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.activeFrames)))
     },
     getRandomColor() {
       return `rgb(${Math.floor(Math.random() * 128)}, ${Math.floor(Math.random() * 128)}, ${Math.floor(Math.random() * 128)})`;