diff --git a/hugvey/client.py b/hugvey/client.py
index b6bd27a..6d928e9 100644
--- a/hugvey/client.py
+++ b/hugvey/client.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class VoiceServer(object):
 
         try:
             if self.hugvey.cmd_server.muteMic:
-                logger.debug('block recording {}' .format(
+                logger.log(LOG_BS, 'block recording {}' .format(
                     self.hugvey.cmd_server.muteMic))
                     
                 # multiply by 0 to disable audio recording while playback
diff --git a/hugvey/panopticon.py b/hugvey/panopticon.py
index 1edf343..9e358bd 100644
--- a/hugvey/panopticon.py
+++ b/hugvey/panopticon.py
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ def getWebSocketHandler(central_command):
         
         @classmethod
         def write_to_clients(wsHandlerClass, msg):
+            if msg is None:
+                logger.critical("Tried to send 'none' to Panopticon")
+                return
+            
             for client in wsHandlerClass.connections:
                 client.write_message(msg)
 
diff --git a/hugvey_client.py b/hugvey_client.py
index ead8c63..b485114 100644
--- a/hugvey_client.py
+++ b/hugvey_client.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         host = urlparse(hv.config['events']['cmd_address']).hostname
         logger.info("Connect to logger on {}".format(host))
         socket_handler = logging.handlers.SocketHandler(host, 19996)  # default listening address
+        socket_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG) # don't send BS messages
         logger.addHandler(socket_handler);
         
     hv.start()
diff --git a/www/index.html b/www/index.html
index 0e49f71..6385faf 100644
--- a/www/index.html
+++ b/www/index.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 				</h1>
 				<div class='status'>{{ hv.status }}</div>
 				 <div v-if="hv.status != 'off' && hv.status != 'gone' && hv.status != 'loading'">
-					<select  v-model="hv.language" @change="change_lang(hv, hv.language)">
+					<select  v-model="hv.language" @change="change_lang(hv, hv.language)" v-on:click.stop>
 						<option v-for="lang in languages" :title="lang.file"
 							:value="lang.code">
 								<span :class="['flag-icon', lang.code]"></span>
diff --git a/www/js/hugvey_console.js b/www/js/hugvey_console.js
index 8ad0f8a..8b6a432 100644
--- a/www/js/hugvey_console.js
+++ b/www/js/hugvey_console.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class Panopticon {
                     return panopticon.change_language(hv.id, lang_code);
                 },
                 showHugvey: function(hv) {
+                	document.body.classList.remove('showTimeline');
                     panopticon.hugveys.selectedId = hv.language ? hv.id : null;
                     panopticon.updateSelectedHugvey();
                 }
@@ -127,7 +128,12 @@ class Panopticon {
                     	}, 500);
                     	
                     	console.log(startDate, endDate);
-                    	this.timelineInterval = setInterval(function(){panopticon.timeline.moveTo(new Date());}, 1000);
+                    	this.timelineInterval = setInterval(function(){
+                    		// skip movement if not visible
+                    		if(!document.body.classList.contains('showTimeline'))
+                    			return;
+                    		panopticon.timeline.moveTo(new Date());
+                    	}, 1000);
                     }
                     break;
 
@@ -209,6 +215,12 @@ class Panopticon {
     
     updateSelectedHugvey() {
         let hv = null;
+        
+        if(document.body.classList.contains('showTimeline')) {
+        	// skip at all if no hugvey is visbile anyway due to the timeline
+        	return;
+        }
+        
         if(this.hugveys.selectedId) {
             hv = this.getHugvey(this.hugveys.selectedId);
             if(hv.language && this.graph.language_code != hv.language) {