diff --git a/webroot/index.html b/webroot/index.html
index a6710cfb8..c598378ac 100644
--- a/webroot/index.html
+++ b/webroot/index.html
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
   else if (video.canPlayType("application/vnd.apple.mpegurl")) {
     video.src = videoSrc;
     video.addEventListener("loadedmetadata", function () {
-      video.play();
+      document.getElementById('video').play();
     });
   }
 </script>
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
   var app = new Vue({
     el: "#app",
     data: {
-      streamStatus: "Hello Vue!",
+      streamStatus: "",
     },
   });
 </script>
diff --git a/webroot/js/Message.js b/webroot/js/Message.js
index 75a866a98..fd08d7ccc 100644
--- a/webroot/js/Message.js
+++ b/webroot/js/Message.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ define(
 				this.author = ko.observable(model.author);
 				this.body = ko.observable(model.body);
 			} else {
-				this.author = ko.observable("Anonymous");
+				const storedAuthor = localStorage.author || "Viewer" + (Math.floor(Math.random() * 42) + 1)
+				this.author = ko.observable(storedAuthor);
 				this.body = ko.observable("");
 			}
 			this.image = ko.observable("https://robohash.org/" + this.author() + "?set=set3&size=50x50")
diff --git a/webroot/js/MessageList.js b/webroot/js/MessageList.js
index 1586fcf24..1493ba871 100644
--- a/webroot/js/MessageList.js
+++ b/webroot/js/MessageList.js
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ define(
 				var message = new Message();
 				message.author(model.author);
 				message.image("https://robohash.org/" + model.author);
-				console.log("https://robohash.org/" + model.author)
 				this.editingMessage(message);
+
+				localStorage.author = model.author
+				console.log(model.author)
 			};
 
 			ws.onmessage = function (e) {
-				console.log("on message")
 				var model = $.evalJSON(e.data);
 				var msg = new Message(model);
 				that.messages.push(msg);