diff --git a/js-client b/js-client
index 61b6df9..df13e2a 160000
--- a/js-client
+++ b/js-client
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 61b6df980ac96bec8f9dce34e69aa0de6a832edd
+Subproject commit df13e2a4acd920eea7d8b7efc63ae4766da367d6
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index ffcac28..161d2df 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ fn load_mr(mize_folder: String) -> Result<Vec<Render>, MizeError> {
                     if let Some(table) = el.as_table_mut(){
                         table.insert("folder".to_owned(), toml::Value::String(mr_folder.file_name().into_string().unwrap()));
                         table.insert("type".to_owned(), toml::Value::String("json-ui".to_owned()));
+                        table.insert("webroot".to_owned(), toml::Value::String("".to_owned()));
                     }
 
                     let render = match Render::deserialize(el.clone()) {
@@ -513,7 +514,6 @@ fn load_mr(mize_folder: String) -> Result<Vec<Render>, MizeError> {
                     if let Some(table) = el.as_table_mut(){
                         table.insert("folder".to_owned(), toml::Value::String(mr_folder.file_name().into_string().unwrap()));
                         table.insert("type".to_owned(), toml::Value::String("webcomponent".to_owned()));
-                        table.insert("webroot".to_owned(), toml::Value::String("".to_owned()));
                     }
 
                     let render = match Render::deserialize(el.clone()) {
diff --git a/src/server/itemstore.rs b/src/server/itemstore.rs
index 0c4144e..74fdab8 100644
--- a/src/server/itemstore.rs
+++ b/src/server/itemstore.rs
@@ -44,19 +44,43 @@ impl Item {
     }
 
     pub fn apply_delta(&mut self, delta: Delta) -> Result<(), MizeError> {
-        for (path, value) in delta.raw {
+        println!("DELTA: {:?}", delta);
+        for (path, value) in delta.delta {
             let mut to_replace = &mut self.json;
             for name in path {
-                to_replace = if to_replace.get(&name).is_none() {
+
+//                if let Some(inner) = to_replace.get(&name) {
+//                    to_replace = inner
+
+//                } else if let JsonValue::Object(ob) = to_replace {
+                    //let mut new_map = JsonValue::Object(serde_json::Map::new());
+                    //ob.insert(name, new_map);
+                    //to_replace = &mut new_map;
+//                } else {
+//                    return Err(MizeError::new(11)
+//                        .extra_msg("Error applying a Delta to an Item. The path could not be followed."));
+//                }
+
+                to_replace = if to_replace.get_mut(&name).is_some() {
+                    to_replace.get_mut(&name).ok_or(MizeError::new(11))?
+                } else if to_replace.is_object() {
+
+                    let mut new_map = JsonValue::Object(serde_json::Map::new());
+                    to_replace.as_object_mut().ok_or(MizeError::new(11))?.insert(name.clone(), new_map);
+                    to_replace.get_mut(&name).ok_or(MizeError::new(11))?
+
+                } else {
                     return Err(MizeError::new(11)
                         .extra_msg("Error applying a Delta to an Item. The path could not be followed."));
-                } else {
-                    to_replace.get_mut(&name).ok_or(MizeError::new(11))?
                 };
+
             }
+
+            // replace with value from the delta
             *to_replace = value;
         }
 
+        println!("After applying a Delta, {}", self.json);
         return Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -80,9 +104,9 @@ impl Itemstore {
                 let data = serde_json::json!({
                         "num_of_items": 1,
                         "next_free_id": 1,
-                        "_commit": 0,
-                        "mize-type": "mize-main",
-                        "mize-id": "0"
+                        "__commit__": 0,
+                        "__type__": "mize-main",
+                        "__item__": "0"
                 });
 
                 tr.set(0u64.to_be_bytes(), data.to_string()).await?;
@@ -126,6 +150,7 @@ impl Itemstore {
 
 
     pub async fn update(&self, id: u64, delta: Delta) -> Result<(), MizeError>{
+        println!("in itemstore.update");
 
         let mut tr = self.db.transaction(true, true).await?;
 
@@ -136,6 +161,7 @@ impl Itemstore {
         let mut item = Item::from_bytes(item_bytes)?;
 
         item.apply_delta(delta)?;
+        println!("after applying delta: {:?}", item);
 
         tr.set(id.to_be_bytes(), serde_json::to_string(&item)?).await?;
 
diff --git a/src/server/proto.rs b/src/server/proto.rs
index 4cfeb32..24c02b5 100644
--- a/src/server/proto.rs
+++ b/src/server/proto.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ pub struct UpdateRequestMessage {
     //pub cat: String,
     //cmd: String,
     id: MizeId,
+    #[serde(flatten)]
     delta: Delta,
 }
 
@@ -144,13 +145,13 @@ pub struct UpdateMessage {
     //pub cat: String,
     //cmd: String,
     id: MizeId,
-    deltas: Delta,
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    delta: Delta,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Delta {
-    #[serde(flatten)]
-    pub raw: Vec<(Path, JsonValue)>,
+    pub delta: Vec<(Path, JsonValue)>,
 }
 
 type Path = Vec<String>;
@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@ pub async fn handle_update(id: MizeId, delta: Delta, mutexes: Mutexes, origin: O
 
     let itemstore = mutexes.itemstore.lock().await;
     if let MizeId::Local(id) = id {
-        itemstore.update(id, delta);
+        itemstore.update(id, delta).await?;
     } else {
         return Err(MizeError::new(11).extra_msg("updates to non local items are not handeld yet"));
     }