diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/JamServer.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/JamServer.js
index 209862a3a..dff58d6dd 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/JamServer.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/JamServer.js
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@
             server.close(true);
             connectDeferred.reject();
           }
-        }, 4000);
+        }, 10000);
       });
 
       let allSettled = false;
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/ConfigureTracksStore.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/ConfigureTracksStore.js.coffee
index de63a3129..a30f881a5 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/ConfigureTracksStore.js.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/ConfigureTracksStore.js.coffee
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ void removeSearchPath(int typeId, QString pathToRemove);
         logger.debug("performMidiScan skipped due to no VST");
         return;
       }
-      await context.jamClient.VST_ScanForMidiDevices();
+      //await context.jamClient.VST_ScanForMidiDevices();
       this.attachedMidiDevices = await context.jamClient.VST_GetMidiDeviceList();
     }`
 
diff --git a/websocket-gateway/Gemfile.alt b/websocket-gateway/Gemfile.alt
index db64d6b8c..58d3c8453 100644
--- a/websocket-gateway/Gemfile.alt
+++ b/websocket-gateway/Gemfile.alt
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ gem 'sanitize'
 gem 'cause' # needed by influxdb
 gem 'sendgrid_toolkit', '>= 1.1.1'
 gem 'elasticsearch'
+gem 'loofah', '2.9.0'
 
 if ENV["MODERN_OS"] == "1"
   gem 'pg', '0.21.0'