diff --git a/src/core/id.rs b/src/core/id.rs
index a60a598..e5a9a07 100644
--- a/src/core/id.rs
+++ b/src/core/id.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ pub trait IntoMizeId {
 }
 
 
-
-
 impl MizeId {
     pub fn store_part(&self) -> &str {
         self.path.iter().nth(0)
diff --git a/src/core/instance/tests.rs b/src/core/instance/tests.rs
index ab6684e..bd33804 100644
--- a/src/core/instance/tests.rs
+++ b/src/core/instance/tests.rs
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ fn test_set_sub_path() -> MizeResult<()> {
     assert_eq!(item.as_data_full()?, data);
 
     // try to set a sub path of item
-    instance.set(vec![item.id().store_part(), "config", "test", "inner"], "hello".into_item_data())?;
+    instance.set_blocking(vec![item.id().store_part(), "config", "test", "inner"], "new inner".into_item_data())?;
 
     // the contents of item should then be like data_two
-    assert_eq!(instance.get(vec![item.id().store_part(), "config", "test", "inner"])?.as_data_full()?, ItemData::from_string("hello"));
+    println!("item with id '{}': {}", item.id(), instance.get(vec![item.id().store_part()])?.as_data_full()?);
+    assert_eq!(instance.get(vec![item.id().store_part(), "config", "test", "inner"])?.as_data_full()?, ItemData::from_string("new inner"));
     assert_eq!(item.as_data_full()?, data_two);
 
     Ok(())
@@ -140,9 +141,14 @@ fn test_item_merge() -> MizeResult<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/*
 #[test]
 #[should_panic(expected = "correct panic")]
 fn test_cant_set_non_existent_item() -> () {
     let instance = Instance::empty().expect("wrong panic");
     instance.set_blocking("5", "hello world".into_item_data()).expect("correct panic");
 }
+*/
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/core/instance/updater.rs b/src/core/instance/updater.rs
index 0c040b2..7547774 100644
--- a/src/core/instance/updater.rs
+++ b/src/core/instance/updater.rs
@@ -49,23 +49,6 @@ pub fn updater_thread(operation_rx : Receiver<Operation>, instance: &Instance) -
 }
 
 pub fn handle_operation(operation: &mut Operation, instance: &Instance) -> MizeResult<()> {
-    #[cfg(feature = "wasm-target")]
-    unsafe {
-// console_log macro
-use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
-#[wasm_bindgen]
-extern "C" {
-    #[wasm_bindgen(js_namespace = console)]
-    fn log(s: &str);
-}
-macro_rules! console_log {
-    // Note that this is using the `log` function imported above during
-    // `bare_bones`
-    ($($t:tt)*) => (log(&format_args!($($t)*).to_string()))
-}
-//end of console_log macro
-        console_log!("handle operation....: {:?}", operation);
-    }
 
     match operation {
         Operation::Set(id, value, maybe_conn) => {
diff --git a/src/core/item.rs b/src/core/item.rs
index 4f57ebe..c767d36 100644
--- a/src/core/item.rs
+++ b/src/core/item.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impl Item<'_> {
 
         if self.instance.we_are_namespace()? {
             let store_inner = self.instance.store.lock()?;
-            store_inner.set(self.id(), data);
+            store_inner.set(self.id(), data)?;
         } else {
             let namespace = self.id().namespace();
             let mut connection = self.instance.get_connection_by_ns(namespace)?;
@@ -262,14 +262,14 @@ pub fn item_data_set_path(data: &mut CborValue, path: Vec<String>, data_to_set:
             // our base case
             *data = data_to_set.to_owned();
             return Ok(());
-        }, 
+        },
     };
     match data {
         CborValue::Map(ref mut map) => {
             for (key, val) in map {
                 if let CborValue::Text(key_str) = key {
                     if key_str == &path_el {
-                        path_iter.next();
+                        //path_iter.next();
                         return item_data_set_path(val, path_iter.collect(), data_to_set);
                     }
                 }
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ pub fn item_data_set_path(data: &mut CborValue, path: Vec<String>, data_to_set:
                 .msg(format!("{:?} is: {:?}", path_el, val)));
         },
     };
+
     return Err(MizeError::new().msg("unreachable"));
 }