diff --git a/server/src/index.js b/server/src/index.js
index 2f575d5a..df375f68 100644
--- a/server/src/index.js
+++ b/server/src/index.js
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ app.get("/things/:ids", cors({ origin: corsOrigins}), async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 function cleanID(id) {
-    console.log(id);
     if (!id) return null;
     if (typeof id !== "string") return id.id || null; // no real id oops
     if (id.startsWith("rec") && id.length === 17) id = id.slice(3);
@@ -55,6 +54,12 @@ io.on("connection", (socket) => {
         id = cleanID(id);
         socket.leave(id);
     });
+    socket.on("subscribe-multiple", (ids) => {
+        console.log(`[multiple] client rejoining ${ids.length} rooms`);
+        ids.map(id => cleanID(id)).forEach(id => {
+            socket.join(id);
+        });
+    });
 });
 
 http.listen(port, () => {
diff --git a/website/src/main.js b/website/src/main.js
index 50d3eb35..981f0b18 100644
--- a/website/src/main.js
+++ b/website/src/main.js
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ const app = new Vue({
     store,
     sockets: {
         connect() {
-            console.log("[socket]", "connected");
+            console.log("[socket]", "connected", this.$store.state.subscribed_ids.length);
+            this.$socket.client.emit("subscribe-multiple", this.$store.state.subscribed_ids);
         },
         data_update(d) {
             // handled by vuex
diff --git a/website/src/thing-store.js b/website/src/thing-store.js
index bd48da34..5b9688ef 100644
--- a/website/src/thing-store.js
+++ b/website/src/thing-store.js
@@ -51,12 +51,14 @@ export default new Vuex.Store({
             this.commit("push", { id, data });
         },
         subscribe(state, id) {
+            if (!id) return;
             if (state.subscribed_ids.includes(id)) return;
             this._vm.$socket.client.emit("subscribe", id);
             // console.log("[socket]", "subscribed to", id);
             state.subscribed_ids.push(id);
         },
         unsubscribe(state, id) {
+            if (!id) return;
             if (!state.subscribed_ids.includes(id)) return;
             this._vm.$socket.client.emit("unsubscribe", id);
             // console.log("[socket]", "unsubscribed from", id);