diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/dialog/recordingFinishedDialog.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/dialog/recordingFinishedDialog.js
index 972badf3e..201e1cc9f 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/dialog/recordingFinishedDialog.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/dialog/recordingFinishedDialog.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
           logger.error("unable to open recording due to all missing tracks: %o", localResults);
           app.notify({
             title: "Unable to Open Recording for Playback",
-            text: "All tracks associated with the recording are missing",
+            text: "All of your tracks associated with the recording are missing. This is a bug in the application.",
             icon_url: "/assets/content/icon_alert_big.png"
           });
         }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
           logger.error("unable to open recording due to some missing tracks: %o", localResults);
           app.notify({
             title: "Unable to Open Recording for Playback",
-            text: "Some tracks associated with the recording are missing",
+            text: "Some of your tracks associated with the recording are missing. This is a bug in the application.",
             icon_url: "/assets/content/icon_alert_big.png"
           })
         }
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
index 9a4658d6b..936ecd116 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@
             })
         }
 
-        function putTrackSyncChange(options) {
+          function putTrackSyncChange(options) {
             var musicSessionId = options["id"]
             delete options["id"];
 
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/sessionModel.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/sessionModel.js
index 220ce9ec1..c147007b2 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/sessionModel.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/sessionModel.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         server.registerOnSocketClosed(onWebsocketDisconnected);
 
         function id() {
-            return currentSession ? currentSession.id : null;
+            return currentSessionId;
         }
 
         function start(sessionId) {
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@
               // so we need to check that we actaully have userTracks before considering ourselves done
               var inputTracks = context.JK.TrackHelpers.getUserTracks(context.jamClient);
               if(inputTracks.length > 0) {
+                logger.debug("obtained tracks at start of session")
                 sessionPageEnterDeferred.resolve(inputTracks);
                 sessionPageEnterDeferred = null;
               }
@@ -550,7 +551,7 @@
             backendMixerAlertThrottleTimer = setTimeout(function() {
               // this is a local change to our tracks.  we need to tell the server about our updated track information
               var inputTracks = context.JK.TrackHelpers.getUserTracks(context.jamClient);
-
+              
               // create a trackSync request based on backend data
               var syncTrackRequest = {};
               syncTrackRequest.client_id = app.clientId;