diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/fakeJamClientRecordings.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/fakeJamClientRecordings.js
index 78ff96867..48b8c056d 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/fakeJamClientRecordings.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/fakeJamClientRecordings.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 
         function onStartRecording(from, payload) {
             logger.debug("received start recording request from " + from);
-            if(context.SessionStore.isRecording()) {
+            if(context.SessionStore.isRecording) {
                 // reject the request to start the recording
                 context.JK.JamServer.sendP2PMessage(from, JSON.stringify(p2pMessageFactory.startRecordingAck(payload.recordingId, false, "already-recording", null)));
             }
diff --git a/web/build b/web/build
index 0bf2d9b55..c8c06f392 100755
--- a/web/build
+++ b/web/build
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ cp ../ruby/jam_ruby-${GEM_VERSION}.gem vendor/cache/ || { echo "unable to copy j
 cp ../websocket-gateway/jam_websockets-${GEM_VERSION}.gem vendor/cache/ || { echo "unable to copy websocket-gateway gem"; exit 1; }
 
 echo "updating dependencies"
+set +e
 bundle install
+set -e
 bundle install --path vendor/bundle
 #bundle update
 
diff --git a/web/spec/support/utilities.rb b/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
index a57ef4757..999aeff3e 100644
--- a/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
+++ b/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ def start_recording_with(creator, joiners=[], genre=nil)
     page.within_window page.driver.window_handles.last do
       find('#recording-status', text: 'Start Recording')
       find('a.control').trigger(:click)
+      screenshot_and_save_page
       find('#recording-status', text: 'Stop Recording')
     end
   end