diff --git a/src/components/MyNodes.vue b/src/components/MyNodes.vue
index b6e999a65c72e3fc6e54acaa6e21e52276cb8d67..983c9ce8725015f681d91910fae3101cd4fab45c 100644
--- a/src/components/MyNodes.vue
+++ b/src/components/MyNodes.vue
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ export default {
 
   watch: {
     added: function () {
-      this.loadData()
+      setTimeout(this.loadData, 500)
+     
     },
   },
 
@@ -72,13 +73,21 @@ export default {
   },
 
   methods: {
+    emptyData() {
+      if (this.myNodes.myNodes == 0) {
+        /// that
+      } else {
+        // this
+      }
+    },
+
     loadData() {
       var nodesFiltered = this.myNodes.myNodes.filter(
         (nodes) => nodes.node_deleted == false
       )
       this.$store.dispatch('getMynodes')
       this.myArray = nodesFiltered.reverse()
-      console.log(this.myArray.length)
+      // console.log(this.myArray.length)
     },
 
     editNode(e) {
diff --git a/src/components/ToolBar.vue b/src/components/ToolBar.vue
index 8957be50ac2ea2b526eb3d6318f414345019daa8..74adceaed7dc4bc8ab2fb0765554dc26925a79e9 100644
--- a/src/components/ToolBar.vue
+++ b/src/components/ToolBar.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <button>Make Connections</button>
     <UploadMedia />
     <button @click="exitMicrocosm()">Exit</button>
+    <p>{{ microcosm }}</p>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -19,7 +20,13 @@ export default {
     UploadMedia,
   },
   data() {
-    return {}
+    return {
+      microcosm: 'microcosm name',
+    }
+  },
+
+  mounted() {
+    this.microcosm = localStorage.getItem('nogg_microcosm')
   },
 
   mixins: [
diff --git a/src/store/modules/mynodes.js b/src/store/modules/mynodes.js
index 66e349272b02ab12a805782fa961040d5d5a5d59..b84eb3c56b187170fecd8ad76e797922fa623c18 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/mynodes.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/mynodes.js
@@ -54,28 +54,45 @@ export const mutations = {
         })
       })
       .catch(function (err) {
-        // TODO: Does this situation ever hit 404 ?
-        // console.log(err)
+        // HITS a 404 on very first node being created
         if (err.status == 404) {
           var uniqueid =
             Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15) +
             Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15)
 
-          pouchdb.put({
-            _id: deviceName,
-            nodes: [
-              {
-                node_id: uniqueid,
-                node_text: '',
-                node_owner: deviceName,
-                node_type: 'sheet',
-                node_shape: 'square',
-                node_deleted: false,
-                node_readmode: false,
-                node_color: '#9bc2d8',
-              },
-            ],
-          })
+          pouchdb
+            .put({
+              _id: deviceName,
+              nodes: [
+                {
+                  node_id: uniqueid,
+                  node_text: '',
+                  node_owner: deviceName,
+                  node_type: 'sheet',
+                  node_shape: 'square',
+                  node_deleted: false,
+                  node_readmode: false,
+                  node_color: '#9bc2d8',
+                },
+              ],
+            })
+            .then(function () {
+              return pouchdb.get(deviceName).then(function (doc) {
+                state.myNodes = doc.nodes
+                var end = Object.keys(state.myNodes).length - 1
+                const newNode = {
+                  nodeid: state.myNodes[end].node_id,
+                  nodetext: state.myNodes[end].node_text,
+                }
+                // OLD CODE:
+                // this was to set quick focus on new nodes
+                // i think... need to check old code
+                state.activeNode = newNode
+              })
+            })
+            .catch(function (err) {
+              console.log(err)
+            })
         }
       })
   },
diff --git a/src/store/modules/otherNodes.js b/src/store/modules/otherNodes.js
index f4c88d9d16726ad6c71d0d76eeb6525df3c79b64..6c4271ea32f1fb6b75f65d1f5d0ed208d8329436 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/otherNodes.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/otherNodes.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const mutations = {
       })
       .then(function (doc) {
         state.allNodes = doc.rows
-        console.log('get all nodes')
+      
       })
       .catch(function (err) {
         console.log(err)
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export const mutations = {
   },
 
   SET_OTHER_NODES(state) {
-    console.log('setting')
     state.otherNodes = []
     var i
     var j
diff --git a/src/views/Collect.vue b/src/views/Collect.vue
index 72ccedde46262fe1a32726910fa7c29185f29bc3..ef0360fb1c048a8fcaca2902dce08c46a4a68ae5 100644
--- a/src/views/Collect.vue
+++ b/src/views/Collect.vue
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import MyNodes from '@/components/MyNodes.vue'
 export default {
   mounted() {
     this.$store.dispatch('getMicrocosm')
+    // register, i.e. in a `beforeDestroy` hook
+    window.addEventListener('unload', this.someMethod)
   },
   name: 'Collect',
 
@@ -29,6 +31,14 @@ export default {
     addedNode() {
       this.added = !this.added
     },
+    someMethod() {
+      localStorage.removeItem('nogg_microcosm')
+      localStorage.removeItem('nogg_name')
+
+      location.assign(
+        process.env.VUE_APP_HTTP + '://' + process.env.VUE_APP_URL + '/'
+      )
+    },
   },
 }
 </script>