diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 6721ebb..1ff9da7 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 			/* check if we are logged in */
 			(async () => {
 				try {
-					console.log( 'hi');
 					const session_response = await api.fetch("/api/users/me");
 
 					if (!session_response.ok) {
diff --git a/public/tabs/talk.html b/public/tabs/talk.html
index 97f3752..822f1ef 100644
--- a/public/tabs/talk.html
+++ b/public/tabs/talk.html
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@
 						return new_room_element;
 					}
 
+					const users = {};
 					async function append_room_events(events) {
 						const room_chat_content = document.getElementById("room-chat-content");
-						const users = {};
 						let last_message_id = undefined;
 						for (const event of events) {
 							// if the last message is undefined, it becomes this event, otherwise, if this event's id is newer,
@@ -211,8 +211,12 @@
 
 							users[event.creator_id] =
 								users[event.creator_id] ??
-								(await api.fetch(`/api/users/${event.creator_id}`));
+								(await (await api.fetch(`/api/users/${event.creator_id}`)).json());
 
+							console.dir({
+								users,
+								events,
+							});
 							room_chat_content.insertAdjacentHTML(
 								"beforeend",
 								render_text_event(event, users[event.creator_id]),
@@ -241,9 +245,11 @@
 						api.fetch(message_polling_url, {
 							signal: room_polling_request_abort_controller.signal,
 						})
-							.then((new_events) => {
+							.then(async (new_events_response) => {
+								const new_events = await new_events_response.json();
 								console.dir({
 									room_id,
+									new_events_response,
 									new_events,
 								});
 								append_room_events(new_events);