diff --git a/pkg/ludus.js b/pkg/ludus.js
index 003d187..29195fb 100644
--- a/pkg/ludus.js
+++ b/pkg/ludus.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if (window) window.ludus = {run, kill, flush_stdout, stdout, p5, svg, flush_commands, commands, result, input, is_running, key_down, key_up, is_starting_up}
+if (window) window.ludus = {run, kill, flush_stdout, stdout, p5, svg, flush_commands, commands, result, flush_result, input, is_running, key_down, key_up, is_starting_up}
 
 const worker_url = new URL("worker.js", import.meta.url)
 const worker = new Worker(worker_url, {type: "module"})
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ let ready = false
 let io_interval_id = null
 let keys_down = new Set();
 
+function reset_ludus () {
+  outbox = []
+  ludus_console = ""
+  ludus_commands = []
+  ludus_result = null
+  code = null
+  running  = false
+  ready = false
+  io_interval_id = null
+  keys_down = new Set()
+}
+
 worker.onmessage = handle_messages
 
 async function handle_messages (e) {
@@ -44,8 +56,8 @@ async function handle_messages (e) {
       // TODO: do more than report these
       case "Console": {
         let new_lines = msg.data.join("\n");
-        console.log("Main: ludus says => ", new_lines)
         ludus_console = ludus_console + new_lines
+        console.log("Main: ludus says => ", new_lines)
         break
       }
       case "Commands": {
@@ -96,13 +108,8 @@ export function run (source) {
   if (running || ready) {
     return "TODO: handle this? should not be running"
   }
-  running = true
-  ready = false
-  result = null
-  keys_down = new Set()
-  code = source
   worker.postMessage([{verb: "Run", data: source}])
-  outbox = []
+  reset_ludus()
   start_io_polling()
 }