diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bbeb2c0..9e38ef6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -910,9 +910,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "console_log"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.4"
 source = "sparse+https://git.z.xinu.tv/api/packages/wathiede/cargo/"
-checksum = "e628484ff9348e6c256644436f215c0a9766867820da8cf161c567db1c877e32"
+checksum = "d36495b7586d34322c3ffcff0e0d9d0b70f3a4ce88a9c199b3d8a01afb1debd7"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "wasm-bindgen",
@@ -1620,9 +1620,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "flate2"
-version = "1.0.35"
+version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c936bfdafb507ebbf50b8074c54fa31c5be9a1e7e5f467dd659697041407d07c"
+checksum = "11faaf5a5236997af9848be0bef4db95824b1d534ebc64d0f0c6cf3e67bd38dc"
 dependencies = [
  "crc32fast",
  "miniz_oxide",
diff --git a/web/src/main.rs b/web/src/main.rs
index 2a3800c..0a4ac74 100644
--- a/web/src/main.rs
+++ b/web/src/main.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ fn main() {
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
     console_error_panic_hook::set_once();
 
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    let lvl = Level::Debug;
+    #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
     let lvl = Level::Info;
     console_log::init_with_level(lvl).expect("failed to initialize console logging");
     // Mount the `app` to the element with the `id` "app".
diff --git a/web/src/state.rs b/web/src/state.rs
index 5abf749..69a6e2a 100644
--- a/web/src/state.rs
+++ b/web/src/state.rs
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ pub fn init(url: Url, orders: &mut impl Orders<Msg>) -> Model {
     if url.hash().is_none() {
         orders.request_url(urls::search(unread_query(), 0));
     } else {
-        orders.notify(subs::UrlRequested::new(url));
+        orders.request_url(url);
     };
     orders.stream(streams::window_event(Ev::Resize, |_| Msg::OnResize));
     // TODO(wathiede): only do this while viewing the index? Or maybe add a new message that force
     // 'notmuch new' on the server periodically?
     orders.stream(streams::interval(30_000, || Msg::RefreshStart));
-    orders.subscribe(on_url_changed);
+    orders.subscribe(Msg::OnUrlChanged);
     orders.stream(streams::window_event(Ev::Scroll, |_| Msg::WindowScrolled));
 
     build_info::build_info!(fn bi);
@@ -54,24 +54,21 @@ pub fn init(url: Url, orders: &mut impl Orders<Msg>) -> Model {
             server: None,
         },
         catchup: None,
+        last_url: Url::current(),
     }
 }
 
-fn on_url_changed(uc: subs::UrlChanged) -> Msg {
-    let mut url = uc.0;
-    let href = document().location().unwrap().href().unwrap();
-    let origin = document().location().unwrap().origin().unwrap();
-    let current_url = &href[origin.len()..];
-    let did_change = current_url != url.to_string();
+fn on_url_changed(old: &Url, mut new: Url) -> Msg {
+    let did_change = *old != new;
     let mut messages = Vec::new();
     if did_change {
         messages.push(Msg::ScrollToTop)
     }
     info!(
-        "url changed\nold '{current_url}'\nnew '{url}', history {}",
+        "url changed\nold '{old}'\nnew '{new}', history {}",
         history().length().unwrap_or(0)
     );
-    let hpp = url.remaining_hash_path_parts();
+    let hpp = new.remaining_hash_path_parts();
     let msg = match hpp.as_slice() {
         ["t", tid] => Msg::ShowThreadRequest {
             thread_id: tid.to_string(),
@@ -142,7 +139,7 @@ pub fn update(msg: Msg, model: &mut Model, orders: &mut impl Orders<Msg>) {
             orders.perform_cmd(async move { Msg::Refresh });
         }
         Msg::Refresh => {
-            orders.perform_cmd(async move { on_url_changed(subs::UrlChanged(Url::current())) });
+            orders.request_url(Url::current());
         }
         Msg::Reload => {
             window()
@@ -150,6 +147,10 @@ pub fn update(msg: Msg, model: &mut Model, orders: &mut impl Orders<Msg>) {
                 .reload()
                 .expect("failed to reload window");
         }
+        Msg::OnUrlChanged(new_url) => {
+            orders.send_msg(on_url_changed(&model.last_url, new_url.0.clone()));
+            model.last_url = new_url.0;
+        }
         Msg::OnResize => (),
 
         Msg::NextPage => {
@@ -676,6 +677,7 @@ pub struct Model {
     pub content_el: ElRef<HtmlElement>,
     pub versions: Version,
     pub catchup: Option<Catchup>,
+    pub last_url: Url,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -741,6 +743,8 @@ pub enum Msg {
     Refresh,
     // Tell the client to reload whole page from server
     Reload,
+    // TODO: add GoToUrl
+    OnUrlChanged(subs::UrlChanged),
     // Window has changed size
     OnResize,
     // Tell the server to update state
diff --git a/web/src/view/mod.rs b/web/src/view/mod.rs
index 2faa0d5..cb9889a 100644
--- a/web/src/view/mod.rs
+++ b/web/src/view/mod.rs
@@ -1048,6 +1048,7 @@ fn render_attachements(
     ]
 }
 
+// TODO: add cathup_mode:bool and hide elements when true
 #[topo::nested]
 fn thread(
     thread: &ShowThreadQueryThreadOnEmailThread,
@@ -1348,6 +1349,8 @@ pub fn view_tags(tags: &Option<Vec<Tag>>) -> Node<Msg> {
         ]
     ]
 }
+
+// TODO: add cathup_mode:bool and hide elements when true
 fn news_post(post: &ShowThreadQueryThreadOnNewsPost, content_el: &ElRef<HtmlElement>) -> Node<Msg> {
     let subject = &post.title;
     set_title(subject);
@@ -1540,7 +1543,6 @@ fn reading_progress(ratio: f64) -> Node<Msg> {
     ]
 }
 pub fn view_versions(versions: &Version) -> Node<Msg> {
-    debug!("versions {versions:?}");
     aside![
         C!["p-2"],
         p![C!["uppercase", "font-bold"], "Versions"],