diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index ea719ef..be6a3e7 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ function pushitem(key, value)
 {
 	unsavedmark.hidden = false;
 	pending[key] = true;
-	var name = metadata[key] ? metadata[key].title : key;
+	var name = metadata && metadata[key] ? metadata[key].title : key;
 
 	queryremote({action: "push", name: key, data: value})
 	.then( () =>
@@ -383,6 +383,9 @@ function serialize(key, value)
 {
 	localStorage.setItem(key, value);
 
+	var name = metadata && metadata[key] ? metadata[key].title : key;
+	console.log("'" + name + "' serialized locally");
+
 	if (settings.sync)
 	{
 		pushitem(key, value);
@@ -496,7 +499,7 @@ function showinfo()
 
 function savesettings()
 {
-	window.serialize("settings", JSON.stringify(settings));
+	localStorage.setItem("settings", JSON.stringify(settings));
 }
 
 function descendants(note)
@@ -1422,6 +1425,7 @@ function init()
 
 	window.onbeforeunload = checksaved;
 	window.onclick = focuseditor;
+	title.value = "";
 
 	initsnippets();
 
@@ -1509,7 +1513,7 @@ function queryremote(params)
 			}
 
 			var paramstring = paramlist.join("&");
-			console.log("http request length: " + formatsize(paramstring.length));
+			console.log("http '" + encparams.action + "' request length: " + formatsize(paramstring.length));
 			xhr.send(paramstring);
 		});
 	});
@@ -1901,7 +1905,7 @@ function flush()
 	clearTimeout(workerid);
 	workerid = null;
 
-	var guid = getguid(window.title.value);
+	var guid = getguid(title.value);
 	if (guid)
 	{
 		var item = metadata[guid];
@@ -1921,11 +1925,10 @@ function flush()
 	}
 	else if (title.value == "pgpkeys")
 	{
-		serialize("pgpkeys", md.value);
+		localStorage.setItem("pgpkeys", md.value);
 	}
 
 	unsavedmark.hidden = Object.keys(pending).length == 0;
-	console.log("'" + title.value + "' serialized locally");
 }
 
 function escapeHtml(unsafe) {
@@ -2630,7 +2633,7 @@ function renameinternallinks(from, to)
 		if (content != newcontent)
 		{
 			serialize(guid, newcontent);
-			if (item.title == window.title.value)
+			if (item.title == title.value)
 			{
 				seteditorcontent(newcontent);
 			}