diff --git a/www/common/LessLoader.js b/www/common/LessLoader.js
index f7e4f6985..3275c88b5 100644
--- a/www/common/LessLoader.js
+++ b/www/common/LessLoader.js
@@ -9,18 +9,20 @@ define([
     var module = { exports: {} };
     var key = Config.requireConf.urlArgs;
     var localStorage = {};
-    try {
-        localStorage = window.localStorage || {};
-        if (localStorage['LESS_CACHE'] !== key) {
-            Object.keys(localStorage).forEach(function (k) {
-                if (k.indexOf('LESS_CACHE|') !== 0) { return; }
-                delete localStorage[k];
-            });
-            localStorage['LESS_CACHE'] = key;
+    if (!window.cryptpadCache) {
+        try {
+            localStorage = window.localStorage || {};
+            if (localStorage['LESS_CACHE'] !== key) {
+                Object.keys(localStorage).forEach(function (k) {
+                    if (k.indexOf('LESS_CACHE|') !== 0) { return; }
+                    delete localStorage[k];
+                });
+                localStorage['LESS_CACHE'] = key;
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.error(e);
+            localStorage = {};
         }
-    } catch (e) {
-        console.error(e);
-        localStorage = {};
     }
 
     var cacheGet = function (k, cb) {
diff --git a/www/common/common-util.js b/www/common/common-util.js
index f6ec8d4df..4015fbfe4 100644
--- a/www/common/common-util.js
+++ b/www/common/common-util.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ define([], function () {
             fire: function () {
                 if (fired) { return; }
                 fired = true;
-                handlers.forEach(function (h) { h(); });
+                var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+                handlers.forEach(function (h) { h.apply(null, args); });
             }
         };
     };
diff --git a/www/common/sframe-chainpad-netflux-inner.js b/www/common/sframe-chainpad-netflux-inner.js
index 787da1ca3..7e0eb2a57 100644
--- a/www/common/sframe-chainpad-netflux-inner.js
+++ b/www/common/sframe-chainpad-netflux-inner.js
@@ -46,7 +46,21 @@ define([
         var metadataMgr = config.metadataMgr;
         config = undefined;
 
-        var chainpad;
+        var chainpad = ChainPad.create({
+            userName: userName,
+            initialState: initialState,
+            transformFunction: transformFunction,
+            validateContent: validateContent,
+            avgSyncMilliseconds: avgSyncMilliseconds,
+            logLevel: logLevel
+        });
+        chainpad.onMessage(function(message, cb) {
+            sframeChan.query('Q_RT_MESSAGE', message, cb);
+        });
+        chainpad.onPatch(function () {
+            onRemote({ realtime: chainpad });
+        });
+
         var myID;
         var isReady = false;
         var evConnected = Util.mkEvent(true);
@@ -67,33 +81,20 @@ define([
 
         sframeChan.on('EV_RT_DISCONNECT', function () {
             isReady = false;
-            if (chainpad) { chainpad.abort(); }
+            chainpad.abort();
             onConnectionChange({ state: false });
         });
         sframeChan.on('EV_RT_CONNECT', function (content) {
             //content.members.forEach(userList.onJoin);
-            myID = content.myID;
             isReady = false;
-            if (chainpad) {
+            if (myID) {
                 // it's a reconnect
-                if (chainpad) { chainpad.start(); }
+                myID = content.myID;
+                chainpad.start();
                 onConnectionChange({ state: true, myId: myID });
                 return;
             }
-            chainpad = ChainPad.create({
-                userName: userName,
-                initialState: initialState,
-                transformFunction: transformFunction,
-                validateContent: validateContent,
-                avgSyncMilliseconds: avgSyncMilliseconds,
-                logLevel: logLevel
-            });
-            chainpad.onMessage(function(message, cb) {
-                sframeChan.query('Q_RT_MESSAGE', message, cb);
-            });
-            chainpad.onPatch(function () {
-                onRemote({ realtime: chainpad });
-            });
+            myID = content.myID;
             onInit({
                 myID: myID,
                 realtime: chainpad,
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ define([
             getMyID: function () { return myID; },
             metadataMgr: metadataMgr,
             whenRealtimeSyncs: whenRealtimeSyncs,
-            onInfiniteSpinner: evInfiniteSpinner.reg
+            onInfiniteSpinner: evInfiniteSpinner.reg,
+            chainpad: chainpad,
         });
     };
     return Object.freeze(module.exports);