diff --git a/devenv.nix b/devenv.nix
index 9899754..2848ba6 100644
--- a/devenv.nix
+++ b/devenv.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         #     paths = [./jong];
         # };
     };
+    processes.tail_log.exec = "tail -f jong.log";
 
     # https://devenv.sh/packages/
     packages = with pkgs; [
diff --git a/jong/src/main.rs b/jong/src/main.rs
index dcb9492..ae1c58b 100644
--- a/jong/src/main.rs
+++ b/jong/src/main.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use bevy::{log::LogPlugin, prelude::*};
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use tracing::Level;
 use tracing_subscriber::{
-    Layer,
+    EnvFilter, Layer,
     fmt::{self, layer},
     layer::SubscriberExt,
     util::SubscriberInitExt,
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ fn main() {
         Mode::RunTui => {
             tracing_subscriber::registry()
                 .with(tui_logger::TuiTracingSubscriberLayer)
-                .with(fmt::layer().with_writer(File::create("jong.log").unwrap()))
+                .with(
+                    fmt::layer()
+                        .with_writer(File::create("jong.log").unwrap())
+                        .with_filter(EnvFilter::from_default_env()),
+                )
                 .init();
             tui_logger::init_logger(tui_logger::LevelFilter::Trace).unwrap();
             tui_logger::set_env_filter_from_string(FILTERSTRING);
diff --git a/jong/src/riichi.rs b/jong/src/riichi.rs
index 93de3f5..d5ae098 100644
--- a/jong/src/riichi.rs
+++ b/jong/src/riichi.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ fn on_subscribed(
         }
     }
 
-   for bot in stdb.db().bot().iter() {
+    for bot in stdb.db().bot().iter() {
         let id = PlayerOrBot::Bot { id: bot.id };
         let hand_view = stdb
             .db()
@@ -187,17 +187,11 @@ fn spawn_main_hand(
         .iter()
         .map(|dbt| commands.spawn((Tile::from(&dbt.tile), TileId(dbt.id))).id())
         .collect();
-    let pond = commands.spawn(Hand).add_children(&pond_tiles).id();
-    let hand = commands.spawn(Pond).add_children(&hand_tiles).id();
-    let children = commands
-        .entity(main_player)
-        .add_children(&[pond, hand])
-        .id();
+    let hand = commands.spawn(Hand).add_children(&hand_tiles).id();
+    let pond = commands.spawn(Pond).add_children(&pond_tiles).id();
+    commands.entity(main_player).add_children(&[hand, pond]);
 
-    debug!(
-        "main_hand: {:?}\n main_pond: {:?}, children: {:?}",
-        hand_tiles, pond_tiles, children
-    );
+    debug!("main_hand: {:?}\n main_pond: {:?}", hand_tiles, pond_tiles);
 
     if player_hand.turn_state == jong_db::TurnState::Tsumo
         && let Some(drawn_dbt) = &player_hand.working_tile
@@ -319,10 +313,10 @@ fn on_view_hand_update(
 ) {
     // TODO can this and similar run at startup or on play/reconnect?
     for msg in messages.read() {
-        trace!("new hand: {:?}", msg.new);
+        // trace!("new hand: {:?}", msg.new);
 
         if main_player.1.is_none() {
-            trace!("spawn_main_hand, {:?}", *main_player);
+            // trace!("spawn_main_hand, {:?}", *main_player);
             spawn_main_hand(&mut commands, &mut next_turnstate, main_player.0, &msg.new);
             continue;
         }
diff --git a/jong/src/tui/render.rs b/jong/src/tui/render.rs
index 2135fa9..34f5495 100644
--- a/jong/src/tui/render.rs
+++ b/jong/src/tui/render.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ pub(crate) fn render_main_hand(
     let mut frame = tui.get_frame();
     debug_blocks(layouts.clone(), &mut frame);
 
+    if hand.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     let hand: Vec<_> = hand
         .iter()
         .find_map(|(c, e)| {
@@ -222,6 +226,10 @@ pub(crate) fn render_main_pond(
 ) -> Result {
     let mut frame = tui.get_frame();
 
+    if pond.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     let pond: Vec<_> = pond
         .iter()
         .find_map(|(c, e)| {