diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/gear/step_network_test.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/gear/step_network_test.js
index 7cbc6fea1..34f6710ee 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/gear/step_network_test.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/gear/step_network_test.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     var $currentScore = null;
     var $scoredClients = null;
     var $subscore = null;
+    var backendGuardTimeout = null;
 
     var serverClientId = '';
     var isScoring = false;
@@ -113,6 +114,10 @@
         context.JK.alertSupportedNeeded("JamKazam is experiencing technical difficulties.");
         renderStopTest('', '');
       }
+      else if(reason == 'backend_gone') {
+        context.JK.alertSupportedNeeded("The JamKazam client is experiencing technical difficulties.");
+        renderStopTest('', '');
+      }
       else if(reason == "invalid_response") {
         context.JK.alertSupportedNeeded("The JamKazam client software had an unexpected problem while scoring your Internet connection. Reason=" + attempt.backend_data.reason + '.');
         renderStopTest('', '');
@@ -151,6 +156,17 @@
       return testSummary.attempts[testSummary.attempts.length - 1];
     }
 
+    function backendTimedOut() {
+      testSummary.final = {reason: 'backend_gone'}
+      testFinished();
+    }
+
+    function clearBackendGuard() {
+      if(backendGuardTimeout) {
+        clearTimeout(backendGuardTimeout);
+        backendGuardTimeout = null;
+      }
+    }
 
     function attemptTestPass() {
 
@@ -162,7 +178,6 @@
       attempt.server_client_id = serverClientId;
       attempt.received_progress = false;
       testSummary.attempts.push(attempt);
-      console.log("pushing attempt: " + testSummary.attempts.length)
 
       //context.jamClient.StopNetworkTest('');
 
@@ -170,6 +185,8 @@
 
       updateProgress(0, false);
 
+      backendGuardTimeout = setTimeout(function(){backendTimedOut()}, gon.ftue_network_test_duration + 1000);
+
       context.jamClient.TestNetworkPktBwRate(serverClientId, TEST_SUCCESS_CALLBACK, TEST_TIMEOUT_CALLBACK,
         NETWORK_TEST_TYPES.PktTest400LowLatency,
         gon.ftue_network_test_duration,
@@ -257,6 +274,8 @@
     }
 
     function networkTestSuccess(data) {
+      clearBackendGuard();
+
       var attempt = getCurrentAttempt();
 
       function refineTest(up) {
@@ -366,6 +385,8 @@
     }
 
     function networkTestTimeout(data) {
+      clearBackendGuard();
+
       logger.warn("network timeout when testing latency test: " + data);
 
       var attempt = getCurrentAttempt();
@@ -410,6 +431,10 @@
       reset();
     }
 
+    function afterHide() {
+
+    }
+
     function initialize(_$step) {
       $step = _$step;
 
@@ -427,6 +452,7 @@
     }
 
     this.newSession = newSession;
+    this.afterHide = afterHide;
     this.beforeShow = beforeShow;
     this.initialize = initialize;
 
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/gear/step_select_gear.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/gear/step_select_gear.js
index ba8260460..9f1afd38c 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/gear/step_select_gear.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/gear/step_select_gear.js
@@ -1056,7 +1056,8 @@
       clearOutputPorts();
       resetFrameBuffers();
     }
-    function beforeHide() {
+    function afterHide() {
+      logger.debug("unregistering focus watch")
       $(window).off('focus', onFocus);
     }
 
@@ -1098,7 +1099,7 @@
 
     this.handleNext = handleNext;
     this.beforeShow = beforeShow;
-    this.beforeHide = beforeHide;
+    this.afterHide = afterHide;
     this.initialize = initialize;
 
     self = this;
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/textMessageDialog.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/textMessageDialog.js
index 8099da112..a00a65671 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/textMessageDialog.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/textMessageDialog.js
@@ -201,11 +201,13 @@
     }
 
     function renderNotConnected() {
+      console.log("RENDER NOT CONNECTED!!!!!!!!!")
       $interactionBlocker.addClass('active');
       $disconnectedMsg.addClass('active');
     }
 
     function renderConnected() {
+      console.log("RENDER CONNECTED!!!!!!!!!")
       $interactionBlocker.removeClass('active');
       $disconnectedMsg.removeClass('active');
     }
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb
index 74ca23a43..513d49d75 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
         }
 
         JK.app = JK.JamKazam();
-        var jamServer = new JK.JamServer(JK.app, function(event_type) {});
+        var jamServer = new JK.JamServer(JK.app, function(event_type) {JK.app.activeElementEvent(event_type)});
         jamServer.initialize();
 
         JK.initJamClient();
diff --git a/web/app/views/shared/_ga.html.erb b/web/app/views/shared/_ga.html.erb
index 5c1a9c07f..f22ac3a63 100644
--- a/web/app/views/shared/_ga.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/shared/_ga.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<% if current_user.nil? || !Rails.application.config.ga_suppress_admin || !current_user.admin? || request.user_agent != 'monitor' %>
+<% if request.user_agent != "monitor" && (current_user.nil? || !Rails.application.config.ga_suppress_admin || !current_user.admin?)  # remove admin users from GA  %>
     <script>
         (function(context) {
             if(context.jamClient) {
diff --git a/web/spec/features/bands_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/bands_spec.rb
index 43183d082..e2e65b1b8 100644
--- a/web/spec/features/bands_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/features/bands_spec.rb
@@ -88,15 +88,15 @@ describe "Bands", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => true do
     end
 
     it "limits genres to 3" do
+      genres = Genre.limit(4)
       navigate_band_setup
       within('#band-setup-form') do
         fill_in 'band-name',    with: "whatever"
         fill_in 'band-biography', with: "a good story"
-        all('#band-genres input[type="checkbox"]').each_with_index do |cb, i|
-          cb.trigger(:click) unless i > 3
+        genres.each do |genre|
+          find("#band-genres input[value='#{genre.id}']").trigger(:click)
         end
       end
-      sleep 1
       find('#btn-band-setup-next').trigger(:click)
       expect(page).to have_selector('#tdBandGenres .error-text li', text: "No more than 3 genres are allowed.")
     end