diff --git a/static/js/pandora/UI.js b/static/js/pandora/UI.js
index 7c127767..47d00c3a 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/UI.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/UI.js
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ pandora.UI = (function() {
                 pandora.user.ui._list = list;
                 pandora.user.ui._groupsState = pandora.getGroupsState(val);
                 pandora.user.ui._findState = pandora.getFindState(val);
-                if (list != self.previousUI._list) {
+                // make sure we don't do this on page load
+                if (pandora.$ui.appPanel && list != self.previousUI._list) {
                     if (!pandora.user.ui.lists[list]) {
                         add['lists.' + that.encode(list)] = {};
                     }
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ pandora.UI = (function() {
                     if (!isAdd) {
                         trigger[key] = val;
                     }
-                }// else { alert(keys[0] + ' equal\n\n' + JSON.stringify([ui[keys[0]], val])); }
+                }
             });
         });
         Ox.len(set) && pandora.api.setUI(set);
@@ -110,19 +111,10 @@ pandora.UI = (function() {
                 });
             });
         });
-        /*
-        if (!pandora.$ui.appPanel) {
-            pandora.URL.replace();
-        } else if (Ox.len(trigger)) {
-            pandora.URL.push();
-        }
-        */
-        // pandora.URL.update(Object.keys(trigger));
-        Ox.print('isBooting?', !pandora.$ui.appPanel, Object.keys(args));
+        Ox.print('isBooting?', !pandora.$ui.appPanel, Object.keys(args), pandora.user.ui.listView);
         pandora.URL.update(Object.keys(
             !pandora.$ui.appPanel ? args : trigger
         ));
-
     };
 
     return that;
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/URL.js b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
index a6965d44..f7043b40 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/URL.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
         if (!keys || keys.indexOf('listView') > -1 || keys.indexOf('itemView') > -1) {
             if (!pandora.user.ui.item) {
                 state.view = pandora.user.ui.listView;
+                state.sort = pandora.user.ui.listSort;
             } else {
                 state.item = pandora.user.ui.item;
                 state.view = pandora.user.ui.itemView;
+                state.sort = pandora.user.ui.itemSort;
             }
         }
         if (!keys || keys.indexOf('mapSelection') > -1) {
@@ -78,6 +80,17 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
         if (!state.item) {
             state.find = pandora.user.ui.find;
         }
+        if (!keys || keys.indexOf('find') > -1) {
+            if (!pandora.user.ui.item) {
+                state.view = pandora.user.ui.listView;
+                state.sort = pandora.user.ui.listSort;
+            } else {
+                state.item = pandora.user.ui.item;
+                state.view = pandora.user.ui.itemView;
+                state.sort = pandora.user.ui.itemSort;
+            }
+            state.find = pandora.user.ui.find
+        }
         Ox.print('STATE .................... ->', state)
         return state;
     }
@@ -367,6 +380,12 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
         Ox.print('update.........', keys)
         // this gets called from pandora.UI
         var action;
+        if (!keys) {
+            // may get called from home screen too
+            keys = !pandora.user.ui.item
+                ? ['listView', 'listSort', 'find']
+                : ['item', 'itemView', 'itemSort'];
+        }
         if (self.isPopState) {
             self.isPopState = false;
         } else {
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/findElement.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/findElement.js
index 8f1d5bc6..d5f1ab79 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/findElement.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/findElement.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pandora.ui.findElement = function() {
                                 }
                                 pandora.UI.set('find', {
                                     conditions: conditions,
-                                    operator: ''
+                                    operator: '&'
                                 });
                             }
                         }
@@ -113,14 +113,6 @@ pandora.ui.findElement = function() {
         .css({
             float: 'right',
             margin: '4px'
-        })
-        .bindEvent({
-            // find may be changed from the home screen
-            pandora_find: function(data) {
-                pandora.$ui.findInput.options({
-                    value: data.value.conditions[0].value
-                });
-            }
         });
     function autocompleteFunction() {
         return pandora.user.ui.find.conditions.length ? function(value, callback) {
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/home.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/home.js
index ee4f1350..3ad785a6 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/home.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/home.js
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ pandora.ui.home = function() {
             })
             .bind({
                 click: function() {
-                    pandora.URL.pop();
-                    that.fadeOutScreen();
+                    $browseButton.triggerEvent('click');
                 }
             })
             .appendTo(that),
@@ -105,18 +104,21 @@ pandora.ui.home = function() {
             })
             .bindEvent({
                 click: function() {
-                    var folder = pandora.getListData().folder;
+                    var folder = pandora.getListData().folder,
+                        value = $findInput.value();
                     folder && pandora.$ui.folderList[folder].options({selected: []});
-                    //pandora.URL.push('/=' + $findInput.value());
+                    pandora.$ui.findInput.options({
+                        value: value
+                    });
+                    that.fadeOutScreen();
                     pandora.UI.set('find', {
                         conditions: [{
                             key: '*',
-                            value: $findInput.value(),
+                            value: value,
                             operator: '='
                         }],
                         operator: '&'
                     });
-                    that.fadeOutScreen();
                 }
             })
             .appendTo(that),
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ pandora.ui.home = function() {
             })
             .bindEvent({
                 click: function() {
-                    //pandora.URL.push();
+                    pandora.URL.update();
                     that.fadeOutScreen();
                 }
             })