diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/client_init.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/client_init.js.coffee
index d1bc5bd97..8159c7173 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/client_init.js.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/client_init.js.coffee
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ context.JK.ClientInit = class ClientInit
 
   init: `async function(){
     if (context.gon.isNativeClient) {
-      this.nativeClientInit();
+      await this.nativeClientInit();
     }
 
     context.JK.onBackendEvent(this.ALERT_NAMES.WINDOW_OPEN_FOREGROUND_MODE, 'client_init', this.watchBroadcast);
@@ -52,9 +52,15 @@ context.JK.ClientInit = class ClientInit
         setTimeout(@checkBroadcast, 3000)
 
 
-  nativeClientInit: () =>
-    @gearUtils.bootstrapDefaultPlaybackProfile();
+  # nativeClientInit: () =>
+  #   @gearUtils.bootstrapDefaultPlaybackProfile();
     
-    context.VideoActions.checkPromptConfigureVideo()
+  #   context.VideoActions.checkPromptConfigureVideo()
+
+  nativeClientInit: `async function(){
+      await this.gearUtils.bootstrapDefaultPlaybackProfile();
+    
+      return context.VideoActions.checkPromptConfigureVideo();
+  }`
 
 
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js
index 5d4fd879e..a984860b6 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
       context.JK.dropdown($audioOutput);
       $audioOutput.easyDropDown('disable'); // enable once they pick something in input
 
-      await initializeAudioOutputChanged();
+      initializeAudioOutputChanged();
     }
 
     // reloads the backend's channel state for the currently selected audio devices,
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@
       var audioInputDeviceId = selectedAudioInput();
       var audioOutputDeviceId = selectedAudioOutput();
 
+      console.log("===DEBUG===", audioInputDeviceId, audioOutputDeviceId);
+
       var $allInputs = $inputChannels.find('input[type="checkbox"]');
 
       console.log("autoSelectMinimumValidChannels audioInputDeviceId", audioInputDeviceId)
@@ -397,8 +399,8 @@
           $checkbox.attr('checked', 'checked');
         }
         context.JK.checkbox($checkbox);
-        $checkbox.on('ifChanged', function(){
-          outputChannelChanged($(this))
+        $checkbox.on('ifChanged', async function(){
+          await outputChannelChanged($(this))
         });
         $outputChannels.append($outputPort);
       });
@@ -577,16 +579,16 @@
       safeAtttemptScore();
     }
     
-    function onBufferInChanged() {
+    async function onBufferInChanged() {
       //context.JK.prodBubble($resyncBtn, 'push-resync-when-done', {}, {positions:['top']});
-      jamClient.FTUESetInputLatency(frameBuffers.selectedBufferIn());
+      await jamClient.FTUESetInputLatency(frameBuffers.selectedBufferIn());
       invalidateScore();
       safeAtttemptScore()
     }
     
-    function onBufferOutChanged() {
+    async function onBufferOutChanged() {
       //context.JK.prodBubble($resyncBtn, 'push-resync-when-done', {}, {positions:['top']});
-      jamClient.FTUESetOutputLatency(frameBuffers.selectedBufferOut());
+      await jamClient.FTUESetOutputLatency(frameBuffers.selectedBufferOut());
       invalidateScore();
       safeAtttemptScore()
     }
@@ -666,7 +668,7 @@
 
         if(missingInputDeviceIds.indexOf(selectedInput) > -1) {
           // the user had a device selected that's no longer here. we need to notify them of this, and auto-select 'no device'
-          audioInputDeviceUnselected();
+          await audioInputDeviceUnselected();
 
           missingInputDevice = originalInputDevices.filter(function(inputDevice) { return selectedInput == inputDevice.deviceId })[0].deviceInfo.displayName;
         }
@@ -761,7 +763,7 @@
       var audioInputDeviceId = selectedAudioInput();
       var audioOutputDeviceId = selectedAudioOutput();
       if (!audioInputDeviceId) {
-        audioInputDeviceUnselected();
+        await audioInputDeviceUnselected();
         return false;
       }
 
@@ -807,6 +809,7 @@
     }
 
     async function changeDevice() {
+      
       var audioInputDeviceId = selectedDeviceInfo.input.id;
       var audioOutputDeviceId = selectedDeviceInfo.output.id;
 
@@ -844,14 +847,15 @@
     }
 
     async function audioDeviceChanged() {
-      
+     
       if(! await cacheCurrentAudioInfo()) {
         return;
       }
-      
+     
       await updateDialogForCurrentDevices();
       
       if (await changeDevice()) {
+        //alert('changeDevice...')
         attemptScore();
       }
     }
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear_utils.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear_utils.js
index 2064e8740..95c887858 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear_utils.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear_utils.js
@@ -899,12 +899,12 @@
 
     if (!foundSystemDefaultPlaybackOnly) {
       logger.debug("creating system default profile (playback only)")
-      if(!gearUtils.createDefaultPlaybackOnlyProfile()) {
+      if(! await gearUtils.createDefaultPlaybackOnlyProfile()) {
         logger.error("unable to create the default playback profile!");
       }
     }
   }
-  gearUtils.createDefaultPlaybackOnlyProfile = function () {
+  gearUtils.createDefaultPlaybackOnlyProfile = async function () {
 
     var eMixerInputSampleRate = {
       JAMKAZAM_AUTO_SR: 0,
@@ -915,15 +915,15 @@
     }
 
     // null//upgrade protect
-    if(context.jamClient.FTUECreateUpdatePlayBackProfile) {
-      return context.jamClient.FTUECreateUpdatePlayBackProfile(SYSTEM_DEFAULT_PLAYBACK_ONLY,
+    //if(context.jamClient.FTUECreateUpdatePlayBackProfile) {
+      return await context.jamClient.FTUECreateUpdatePlayBackProfile(SYSTEM_DEFAULT_PLAYBACK_ONLY,
         eMixerInputSampleRate.USE_DEVICE_DEFAULT_SR,
         0, // buffering
         false); // start audio
-    }
-    else {
-      return false;
-    }
+    //}
+    // else {
+    //   return false;
+    // }
   }
 
 })(window, jQuery);