diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js.erb b/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js.erb
index 441585424..ea09d68d9 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js.erb
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js.erb
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
                     context.JK.GA.trackSessionMusicians(context.JK.GA.SessionCreationTypes.create);
                 },
                 error: function() {
-                    app.notifyServerError(arguments0, "Unable to Create Session");
+                    app.notifyServerError(arguments, "Unable to Create Session");
                     $('#btn-create-session').removeClass('button-disabled');
                     $('#btn-create-session').unbind('click', false);
                 }
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/faderHelpers.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/faderHelpers.js
index 49f4814fc..a53939602 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/faderHelpers.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/faderHelpers.js
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@
     },
 
     convertLinearToDb: function (input) {
+
+      // deal with extremes better
+      if (input <= 1) { return -80; }
+      if (input >= 99) { return 20; }
+
       var temp;
       temp = 0.0;
       // coefficients