diff --git a/hss-distributed-server.maxpat b/hss-distributed-server.maxpat
index 988652e..2c26732 100644
--- a/hss-distributed-server.maxpat
+++ b/hss-distributed-server.maxpat
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 						}
 ,
 						"classnamespace" : "box",
-						"rect" : [ 327.0, 106.0, 863.0, 942.0 ],
+						"rect" : [ 327.0, 106.0, 908.0, 915.0 ],
 						"bglocked" : 0,
 						"openinpresentation" : 0,
 						"default_fontsize" : 12.0,
@@ -110,6 +110,18 @@
 						"subpatcher_template" : "",
 						"assistshowspatchername" : 0,
 						"boxes" : [ 							{
+								"box" : 								{
+									"id" : "obj-15",
+									"maxclass" : "message",
+									"numinlets" : 2,
+									"numoutlets" : 1,
+									"outlettype" : [ "" ],
+									"patching_rect" : [ 817.833333333333258, 363.0, 45.0, 22.0 ],
+									"text" : "oph $2"
+								}
+
+							}
+, 							{
 								"box" : 								{
 									"id" : "obj-31",
 									"maxclass" : "newobj",
@@ -137,11 +149,11 @@
 								"box" : 								{
 									"id" : "obj-28",
 									"maxclass" : "newobj",
-									"numinlets" : 6,
-									"numoutlets" : 6,
-									"outlettype" : [ "", "", "", "", "", "" ],
-									"patching_rect" : [ 527.0, 330.0, 284.0, 22.0 ],
-									"text" : "routepass playing_mode play duration silence gain"
+									"numinlets" : 7,
+									"numoutlets" : 7,
+									"outlettype" : [ "", "", "", "", "", "", "" ],
+									"patching_rect" : [ 527.0, 330.0, 368.0, 22.0 ],
+									"text" : "routepass playing_mode play duration silence gain operating_hours"
 								}
 
 							}
@@ -207,7 +219,7 @@
 									"numinlets" : 2,
 									"numoutlets" : 1,
 									"outlettype" : [ "" ],
-									"patching_rect" : [ 527.0, 405.0, 192.0, 22.0 ],
+									"patching_rect" : [ 527.0, 443.0, 192.0, 22.0 ],
 									"text" : "clear, set player 0, set $1 $2, bang"
 								}
 
@@ -219,7 +231,7 @@
 									"numinlets" : 2,
 									"numoutlets" : 5,
 									"outlettype" : [ "dictionary", "", "", "", "" ],
-									"patching_rect" : [ 527.0, 434.0, 61.0, 22.0 ],
+									"patching_rect" : [ 527.0, 472.0, 61.0, 22.0 ],
 									"saved_object_attributes" : 									{
 										"embed" : 0,
 										"legacy" : 0,
@@ -238,7 +250,7 @@
 									"numinlets" : 1,
 									"numoutlets" : 1,
 									"outlettype" : [ "" ],
-									"patching_rect" : [ 527.0, 462.0, 90.0, 22.0 ],
+									"patching_rect" : [ 527.0, 500.0, 90.0, 22.0 ],
 									"text" : "prepend param"
 								}
 
@@ -250,7 +262,7 @@
 									"numinlets" : 1,
 									"numoutlets" : 1,
 									"outlettype" : [ "" ],
-									"patching_rect" : [ 527.0, 492.0, 175.0, 22.0 ],
+									"patching_rect" : [ 527.0, 530.0, 175.0, 22.0 ],
 									"text" : "pattrforward parent::webcontrol"
 								}
 
@@ -683,6 +695,13 @@
 									"source" : [ "obj-14", 0 ]
 								}
 
+							}
+, 							{
+								"patchline" : 								{
+									"destination" : [ "obj-18", 0 ],
+									"source" : [ "obj-15", 0 ]
+								}
+
 							}
 , 							{
 								"patchline" : 								{
@@ -785,6 +804,13 @@
 									"source" : [ "obj-27", 0 ]
 								}
 
+							}
+, 							{
+								"patchline" : 								{
+									"destination" : [ "obj-15", 0 ],
+									"source" : [ "obj-28", 5 ]
+								}
+
 							}
 , 							{
 								"patchline" : 								{
@@ -1706,7 +1732,7 @@
 					"patching_rect" : [ 1878.0, 139.0, 61.5, 22.0 ],
 					"presentation" : 1,
 					"presentation_rect" : [ 397.0, 13.0, 55.0, 22.0 ],
-					"text" : "19:47:57"
+					"text" : "20:02:10"
 				}
 
 			}
@@ -6998,8 +7024,6 @@
 										"args" : [ 2, 100, 50 ],
 										"autostart" : 1,
 										"defer" : 0,
-										"node_bin_path" : "",
-										"npm_bin_path" : "",
 										"watch" : 1
 									}
 ,
diff --git a/hss.piecemaker.js b/hss.piecemaker.js
index c020579..90c50b0 100644
--- a/hss.piecemaker.js
+++ b/hss.piecemaker.js
@@ -81,22 +81,24 @@ function readSettings(path)
 	var paramName = "";
 	//post(JSON.stringify(_settings), "\n");
 	for (key in _settings) {
+		/*
 		param.clear();
 		param.set("player", 0);
 		if (key == "playing_mode") paramName = "mode";
 		else if (key == "operating_hours") paramName = "oph";
 		else paramName = key;
 		param.set(paramName, _settings[key]);
+		*/
 		switch (key) {
 			case "playing_mode" :
-				this.patcher.getnamed("webcontrol").message("param", "dictionary", param.name);
+				//this.patcher.getnamed("webcontrol").message("param", "dictionary", param.name);
 				this.patcher.getnamed("oph").subpatcher().getnamed("mode").message((_settings[key] == "Playlist") ? 1 : 0);
 			break;
 			case "operating_hours" :
-				this.patcher.getnamed("webcontrol").message("param", "dictionary", param.name);
+				//this.patcher.getnamed("webcontrol").message("param", "dictionary", param.name);
 			break;
 			case "play" :
-				this.patcher.getnamed("webcontrol").message("param", "dictionary", param.name);
+				//this.patcher.getnamed("webcontrol").message("param", "dictionary", param.name);
 				this.patcher.getnamed("hub").subpatcher().getnamed("global").subpatcher().getnamed("play").message(_settings[key]);
 			break;
 			case "duration" :
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ function readSettings(path)
 				this.patcher.getnamed("pause").message(_settings[key]);
 			break;
 			case "gain" :
-				this.patcher.getnamed("webcontrol").message("param", "dictionary", param.name);
+				//this.patcher.getnamed("webcontrol").message("param", "dictionary", param.name);
 				this.patcher.getnamed("hub").subpatcher().getnamed("global").subpatcher().getnamed("gain").message(_settings[key]);
 			break;
 		}