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 11c7b748d..b32a75fc8 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js
@@ -300,19 +300,23 @@
     }
 
     async function inputChannelChanged($checkbox) {
-      
+     
       if (iCheckIgnore) return;
-
+      
       await assertFTUEProfile();
-
+      
       //var $checkbox = $(this);
 
       console.log('==inputChannelChanged#checkbox', $checkbox.data('id'));
-
+      
       var channelId = $checkbox.data('id');
       var isChecked = $checkbox.is(':checked');
       console.log('===inputChannelChanged===',  $checkbox, channelId, isChecked);
+      
+    
+      
       if (isChecked) {
+      
         var newAssignment = newInputAssignment();
         logger.debug("assigning input channel %o to track: %o", channelId, newAssignment);
         await context.jamClient.TrackSetAssignment(channelId, true, newAssignment);
@@ -323,7 +327,6 @@
         // unassigning creates a hole in our auto-assigned tracks.  reassign them all to keep it consistent
         await reassignInputChannels();
       }
-
       await initializeChannels();
     }
 
@@ -340,10 +343,10 @@
     }
 
 
-    async function outputChannelChanged() {
+    async function outputChannelChanged($checkbox) {
       if (iCheckIgnore) return;
-      var $checkbox = $(this);
-      var channelId = $checkbox.attr('data-id');
+      //var $checkbox = $(this);
+      var channelId = $checkbox.data('id');
       var isChecked = $checkbox.is(':checked');
 
       // don't allow more than 2 output channels selected at once
@@ -399,7 +402,9 @@
           $checkbox.attr('checked', 'checked');
         }
         context.JK.checkbox($checkbox);
-        $checkbox.on('ifChanged', outputChannelChanged);
+        $checkbox.on('ifChanged', function(){
+          outputChannelChanged($(this))
+        });
         $outputChannels.append($outputPort);
       });
     }
@@ -569,10 +574,10 @@
       safeAtttemptScore();
     }
 
-    function onFramesizeChanged() {
+    async function onFramesizeChanged() {
       //context.JK.prodBubble($resyncBtn, 'push-resync-when-done', {}, {positions:['top']});
       updateDefaultBuffers();
-      jamClient.FTUESetFrameSize(frameBuffers.selectedFramesize());
+      await jamClient.FTUESetFrameSize(frameBuffers.selectedFramesize());
       invalidateScore();
       safeAtttemptScore();
     }
@@ -958,7 +963,7 @@
       updateDefaultBuffers();
     }
 
-    function updateDefaultFrameSize() {
+    async function updateDefaultFrameSize() {
       if(selectedDeviceInfo && (selectedDeviceInfo.input.info.type == 'Win32_wdm' ||  selectedDeviceInfo.output.info.type == 'Win32_wdm')) {
         frameBuffers.setFramesize('10');
       }
@@ -969,12 +974,12 @@
         frameBuffers.setFramesize('2.5')
       }
 
-      jamClient.FTUESetFrameSize(frameBuffers.selectedFramesize());
+      await jamClient.FTUESetFrameSize(frameBuffers.selectedFramesize());
     }
 
 
-    function updateDefaultBuffers() {
-      gearUtils.updateDefaultBuffers(selectedDeviceInfo, frameBuffers)
+    async function updateDefaultBuffers() {
+      await gearUtils.updateDefaultBuffers(selectedDeviceInfo, frameBuffers)
     }
 
     // refocused affects how IO testing occurs.
@@ -1331,9 +1336,9 @@
     }
 
     async function assertFTUEProfile() {
+     
       if(savedProfile) {return;} // once we save the profile, it's name no longer starts with FTUE
       var profileName = await context.jamClient.FTUEGetMusicProfileName();
-
       if(profileName && profileName.indexOf('FTUE') != 0) {
         logger.debug("the profile name *must* start with FTUE during step 2. name=" + profileName)
           context.JK.alertSupportedNeeded('The application is no longer modifying a new profile.  Please restart the application and try the gear wizard again.');
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear_utils.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear_utils.js
index eb56b12a5..c20395ccd 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear_utils.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear_utils.js
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
     return loadedDevices;
   }
 
-  gearUtils.updateDefaultBuffers = function (selectedDeviceInfo, frameBuffers) {
+  gearUtils.updateDefaultBuffers = async function (selectedDeviceInfo, frameBuffers) {
     function hasWDMAssociated() {
       return selectedDeviceInfo && (selectedDeviceInfo.input.info.type == 'Win32_wdm' || selectedDeviceInfo.output.info.type == 'Win32_wdm')
     }
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@
       frameBuffers.setBufferOut(0);
     }
 
-    context.jamClient.FTUESetInputLatency(frameBuffers.selectedBufferIn());
-    context.jamClient.FTUESetOutputLatency(frameBuffers.selectedBufferOut());
+    await context.jamClient.FTUESetInputLatency(frameBuffers.selectedBufferIn());
+    await context.jamClient.FTUESetOutputLatency(frameBuffers.selectedBufferOut());
   }
 
   gearUtils.ftueSummary = async function (operatingSystem, deviceInformation, selectedDeviceInfo, gearTest, frameBuffers, isAutomated) {
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@
 
   // if the user does not have any profiles, show the FTUE
   gearUtils.guardAgainstInvalidGearConfiguration = function (app) {
-    alert('ff')
     return new Promise(async function(resolve, reject){
 
       if (await gearUtils.jamClientFTUEGetAllAudioConfigurations().length === 0) {