diff --git a/client/src/components/guest.top.jsx b/client/src/components/guest.top.jsx
index f356356c..c6020b6f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/guest.top.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/guest.top.jsx
@@ -100,25 +100,23 @@ function Play(args) {
 
     const list = () => {
         return (
-            <div>
-                <div class='list play'>
-                    <figure>
-                        <button
-                            class="ready"
-                            onClick={() => sendInstancePractice()}>
-                            Tutorial
-                        </button>
-                        <figcaption>Learn MNML</figcaption>
-                    </figure>
-                    <figure>
-                        <button
-                            class='discord-btn'
-                            onClick={() => window.open('https://discord.gg/YJJgurM') }>
-                                &nbsp;
-                        </button>
-                        <figcaption>Join the Community</figcaption>
-                    </figure>
-                </div>
+            <div class='list play'>
+                <figure>
+                    <button
+                        class="ready"
+                        onClick={() => sendInstancePractice()}>
+                        Tutorial
+                    </button>
+                    <figcaption>Learn MNML</figcaption>
+                </figure>
+                <figure>
+                    <button
+                        class='discord-btn'
+                        onClick={() => window.open('https://discord.gg/YJJgurM') }>
+                            &nbsp;
+                    </button>
+                    <figcaption>Join the Community</figcaption>
+                </figure>
             </div>
         );
     };
@@ -127,8 +125,9 @@ function Play(args) {
         <section class="top">
             <div class="news">
                 <h1>Welcome to MNML</h1>
-                {news}
                 {list()}
+                <hr />
+                {news}
             </div>
             <Welcome />
         </section>
diff --git a/client/src/events.jsx b/client/src/events.jsx
index c0b935b1..dbf1c1bf 100644
--- a/client/src/events.jsx
+++ b/client/src/events.jsx
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
     }
 
     function setAccount(account) {
+        store.dispatch(actions.setAccount(account));
+    }
+
+    function setAuthenticated(account) {
         if (account && window.Notification) {
             window.Notification.requestPermission();
         }
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
         }
 
         store.dispatch(actions.setAccount(account));
+        store.dispatch(actions.setAuthenticated(true));
     }
 
     function setEmail(email) {
@@ -223,6 +228,7 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
         clearTutorial,
         clearTutorialGame,
         setAccount,
+        setAuthenticated,
         setAccountInstances,
         setActiveItem,
         setActiveSkill,
diff --git a/client/src/socket.jsx b/client/src/socket.jsx
index 443235ae..30e16b59 100644
--- a/client/src/socket.jsx
+++ b/client/src/socket.jsx
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ function createSocket(events) {
     // this object wraps the reply types to a function
     const handlers = {
         AccountState: onAccount,
-        AccountAuthenticated: events.setAuthenticated,
+        AccountAuthenticated: account => events.setAuthenticated(account),
         AccountConstructs: onAccountConstructs,
         AccountTeam: onAccountTeam,
         AccountInstances: onAccountInstances,
diff --git a/server/src/rpc.rs b/server/src/rpc.rs
index ff61cd01..7ab789f1 100644
--- a/server/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/server/src/rpc.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ use http::{AUTH_CLEAR, TOKEN_HEADER};
 #[derive(Debug,Clone,Serialize)]
 pub enum RpcMessage {
     AccountState(Account),
-    AccountAuthenticated(()),
+    AccountAuthenticated(Account),
     AccountConstructs(Vec<Construct>),
     AccountTeam(Vec<Construct>),
     AccountInstances(Vec<Instance>),
diff --git a/server/src/user_anonymous.rs b/server/src/user_anonymous.rs
index 40359e58..872c478f 100644
--- a/server/src/user_anonymous.rs
+++ b/server/src/user_anonymous.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ impl User for Anonymous {
 
         self.send(RpcMessage::AccountState(self.account.clone()), events, ws)?;
         self.send(RpcMessage::StartTutorial(()), events, ws)?;
-        self.send(RpcMessage::ItemInfo(item_info()), events, ws)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -75,6 +74,7 @@ impl User for Anonymous {
                 match v {
                     RpcRequest::Ping {} => return Ok(RpcMessage::Pong(())),
 
+                    RpcRequest::ItemInfo {} => return Ok(RpcMessage::ItemInfo(item_info())),
 
                     RpcRequest::InstancePractice {} =>
                         Ok(RpcMessage::InstanceState(pg::instance_demo(&self.account)?)),
diff --git a/server/src/user_authenticated.rs b/server/src/user_authenticated.rs
index 252b516d..3cf25be8 100644
--- a/server/src/user_authenticated.rs
+++ b/server/src/user_authenticated.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl User for Authorised {
         info!("authenticated connection account={:?}", self.account);
         let a = &self.account;
 
-        ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountAuthenticated(()))?;
+        ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountAuthenticated(a.clone()))?;
         // tell events we have connected
         events.send(Event::Connect(self.id, a.clone(), ws.clone()))?;