diff --git a/freechat-client/src/auth.js b/freechat-client/src/auth.js
index fde8d69..9fc7b9c 100644
--- a/freechat-client/src/auth.js
+++ b/freechat-client/src/auth.js
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ exports.init = async function() {
 			continue
 		}
 	}
-	console.log('after init', config)
 
 	await ipcRenderer.invoke('config-update', config)
 	return await ipcRenderer.invoke('config-request')
diff --git a/freechat-client/src/channels.js b/freechat-client/src/channels.js
index aa3bd78..c8df59b 100644
--- a/freechat-client/src/channels.js
+++ b/freechat-client/src/channels.js
@@ -5,98 +5,82 @@ const got = require('got')
 const msg = require('./messages.js')
 
 
+const ANY_CHANNEL = 0
 const VOICE_KIND = 1
 const TEXT_KIND = 2
 
 
 /**
- * 
- * @param {String} proto | http/https
- * @param {String} domain | domain of the instance we're looking at
- * @param {Number} port | Should always be the default value of 4536 but other owner
- * @param {Object} params | object with jwt + id fields
+ * Channel button id's have the format of ${hostname}:${channel['name']}
+ * Helper function that literally just pushes out some bs to the DOM
  *
- * @note This function fails quietly for the sake of not destroying the UI instantly
- * Errors get logged for now since those are in the debugger anyway but everything else
- * is basically really quiet
+ * @param {String} server.hostname
+ * @param {u16} server.port
+ * @param {String} server.protocol
  *
+ * @param {u64} user.id
+ * @param {String} user.jwt
+ *
+ * @param {u64} channel.id
+ * @param {String} channel.name
+ * @param {String} channel.description
+ * @param {i32} channel.kind
  */
-function update_channels_list(proto, hostname, port, params) {
-	const url = `${proto}://${hostname}:${port}/channels/list`
+function push(server, user, channel) {
+	$('#channels-list').append(
+		$('<li>').append(
+			$('<p>').append(
+				$('<button>').attr({
+					'class': 'btn btn-outline-secondary btn-nav-settings channel-btn',
+					id: `${server.hostname}:${channel['name']}`,
+				}).text(channel['name'])
+			)
+		)
+	)
+	let ref = document.getElementById(`${server.hostname}:${channel['name']}`)
+	ref.addEventListener('click', function() {
+		// now for the actual handler where we deal with clicks
+		$('#channel-name').text('#' + channel['name'])
+		$('#channel-description').text(channel['description'])
 
-	got(url, { 
-		searchParams:  { id: params['id'], jwt: params['jwt'] },
-		responseType: 'json' 
-	})
-	.then(
-		response => {
-			const channels_json = response.body['channels']
-			const voice = channels_json.filter(chan => chan.kind == VOICE_KIND)
-			const text =  channels_json.filter(chan => chan.kind == TEXT_KIND)
+		const now = Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000)
+		const yesterday = now - (60 * 60 * 48)
 
-			const chans = voice.concat(text)
-			for(const channel of chans) {
-				// wack jquery shit
-				$('#channels-list').append(
-					$('<li>').append(
-						$('<p>').append(
-							$('<button>').attr({
-								'class': 'btn btn-outline-secondary btn-nav-settings',
-								id: channel['name'],
-							}).text(channel['name'])
-						)
-					)
-				)
-				// why not jquery? Because the callback doesn't register
-				// (I have no idea why)
-				let ref = document.getElementById(channel['name'])
-				ref.addEventListener('click', function() {
-					// Collect parameters to pass into the actual handler
-					const server = {
-						hostname: hostname,
-						port: port,
-						protocol: proto
-					}
-					const user = {
-						id: params['id'],
-						jwt: params['jwt']
-					}
-
-					// now for the actual handler where we deal with clicks
-					console.log('fetching', channel)
-					const now = Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000)
-					const yesterday = now - (60 * 60 * 48)
-					msg.recent_messages(user, server, channel, yesterday , now, 1000)
-					.then(()=>{},reason => {
-						console.log(reason)
-					})
-				})
-			}
-		},
-		fetch_reason => {
-			console.log(fetch_reason)
-			$('#channels-list').text('Could not fetch channels')
-		}
-	).catch(reason => {
-		$('#channels-list').text(reason)
+		msg.recent_messages(user, server, channel, yesterday , now, 1000)
+		.then(()=>{}, reason => {
+			console.log(reason)
+		})
 	})
 }
-
 /**
  * Listener callback for actually getting a list of channels
  * @param {Object} server Object containing server configuration
  * @param {Object} user Object containing user access data
  * 
  */
-exports.list = function(server, user) {
-	const params = {
-		id: user['id'],
-		jwt: user['jwt']
-	}
-
-	const proto = server['protocol']
+exports.list = async function(server, user) {
 
+	// TODO: add some kind of caching system here: should probably check for some kind of cache here but hey fuck it right?
 	$('#channels-list').html('')
 	$('#server-name').text(server['name'])
-	update_channels_list(proto, server['hostname'], server['port'], params)
+
+	try {
+		const url = `${server['protocol']}://${server['hostname']}:${server['port']}/channels/list`
+		const response = await got(url, {
+			searchParams: { id: user['id'], jwt: user['jwt'], kind: ANY_CHANNEL },
+			responseType: 'json'
+		})
+
+		const channels = response.body['channels']
+
+
+		for(const channel of channels) { 
+			console.log(server, user, channel)
+			push(server, user, channel)
+		}
+
+	} catch (err) {
+		console.log(err)
+		console.log(err['name'])
+	}
 }