diff --git a/pkg/ludus.js b/pkg/ludus.js
index 30af0be..01747fa 100644
--- a/pkg/ludus.js
+++ b/pkg/ludus.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function io_poller () {
     outbox = []
   }
   if (ready && running) {
-    if (keys_down.size > 0) bundle_keys()
+    bundle_keys()
     worker.postMessage(outbox)
     outbox = []
   }
diff --git a/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm b/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm
index 12e1102..c32cc82 100644
Binary files a/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm and b/pkg/rudus_bg.wasm differ
diff --git a/pkg/worker.js b/pkg/worker.js
index fc935f0..6b948b7 100644
--- a/pkg/worker.js
+++ b/pkg/worker.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function io (out) {
       resolve(JSON.stringify(e.data))
     }
     // cancel the response if it takes too long
-    setTimeout(() => reject("io took too long"), 1000)
+    setTimeout(() => reject(`io took too long to respond to ${out}`), 1000)
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/io.rs b/src/io.rs
index cf8fbe7..a50bb3f 100644
--- a/src/io.rs
+++ b/src/io.rs
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ pub async fn do_io (msgs: Vec<MsgOut>) -> Vec<MsgIn> {
     let inbox = match inbox {
         Ok(msgs) => msgs,
         Err(errs) => {
-            console_log!("error receiving messages in io; {:?}", errs);
+            // console_log!("error receiving messages in io; {:?}", errs);
             return vec![];
         }
     };
     let inbox = inbox.as_string().expect("response should be a string");
     let inbox: Vec<MsgIn> = serde_json::from_str(inbox.as_str()).expect("response from js should be valid");
     if !inbox.is_empty() {
-        console_log!("ludus received messages");
+        // console_log!("ludus received messages");
         for msg in inbox.iter() {
             console_log!("{}", msg);
         }
diff --git a/src/world.rs b/src/world.rs
index fb91c6f..5a3e85c 100644
--- a/src/world.rs
+++ b/src/world.rs
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ impl World {
     }
 
     fn register_keys(&mut self, keys: Value) {
+        // console_log!("New keys: {keys}");
         let keys_down_rc = self.buffers.keys_down();
         keys_down_rc.replace(keys);
     }