diff --git a/www/_socket/main.js b/www/_socket/main.js
index c1e1833cc..71e3a4d39 100644
--- a/www/_socket/main.js
+++ b/www/_socket/main.js
@@ -174,14 +174,11 @@ define([
             // apply patches, and try not to lose the cursor in the process!
             var applyHjson = function (shjson) {
                 //setEditable(false);
-                console.log(now());
                 var userDocStateDom = Convert.hjson.to.dom(JSON.parse(shjson));
                 userDocStateDom.setAttribute("contenteditable", "true"); // lol wtf
-                console.log(now());
                 //assertStateMatches();
                 var patch = (DD).diff(inner, userDocStateDom);
                 (DD).apply(inner, patch);
-                console.log(now());
                 // push back to the textarea so we get a userDocState
                 //setEditable(true);
             };
diff --git a/www/_socket/realtime-input.js b/www/_socket/realtime-input.js
index e40a19085..289f3d348 100644
--- a/www/_socket/realtime-input.js
+++ b/www/_socket/realtime-input.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ define([
         // wrap up the reconnecting websocket with our additional stack logic
         var socket = makeWebsocket(websocketUrl);
 
-        var allMessages = [];
+        var allMessages = window.chainpad_allMessages = [];
         var isErrorState = false;
         var initializing = true;
         var recoverableErrorCount = 0;
diff --git a/www/common/chainpad.js b/www/common/chainpad.js
index 15b5505c6..e555cd55b 100644
--- a/www/common/chainpad.js
+++ b/www/common/chainpad.js
@@ -1033,13 +1033,13 @@ var handleMessage = ChainPad.handleMessage = function (realtime, msgStr) {
 
     // toApply.length-1 because we do not want to apply the new patch.
     for (var i = 0; i < toApply.length-1; i++) {
+        if (Common.PARANOIA) {
+            Common.assert(Sha.hex_sha256(authDocAtTimeOfPatch) === toApply[i].content.parentHash);
+        }
         if (typeof(toApply[i].content.inverseOf) === 'undefined') {
             toApply[i].content.inverseOf = Patch.invert(toApply[i].content, authDocAtTimeOfPatch);
             toApply[i].content.inverseOf.inverseOf = toApply[i].content;
         }
-        if (Common.PARANOIA) {
-            Common.assert(Sha.hex_sha256(authDocAtTimeOfPatch) === toApply[i].content.parentHash);
-        }
         authDocAtTimeOfPatch = Patch.apply(toApply[i].content, authDocAtTimeOfPatch);
     }