diff --git a/gui-accountPage.go b/gui-accountPage.go
index 50eed75..dd310d7 100644
--- a/gui-accountPage.go
+++ b/gui-accountPage.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func makeCloudInfoBox(gw *gui.GuiWindow) {
 	log.Println("makeCloudInfoBox() END")
 }
 
-func initWindow(gw *gui.GuiWindow, name string) *gui.GuiWindow {
+func initWindow(gw *gui.GuiWindow, name string, axis int) *gui.GuiBox {
 	window := gui.Data.WindowMap[name]
 	if (window != nil) {
 		box := window.BoxMap["MAINBOX"]
@@ -60,14 +60,20 @@ func initWindow(gw *gui.GuiWindow, name string) *gui.GuiWindow {
 		return nil
 	}
 	// if there is not an account, then go to 'make account'
-	return gui.InitGuiWindow("createAccount", gw)
+	newWindow := gui.InitGuiWindow("createAccount", gw)
+
+	var box *gui.GuiBox
+	if (axis == gui.Xaxis) {
+		box = gui.HardBox(newWindow, gui.Xaxis, name)
+	} else {
+		box = gui.HardBox(newWindow, gui.Yaxis, name)
+	}
+	return box
 }
 
 func createAccount(gw *gui.GuiWindow) {
-	gw = initWindow(gw, "createAccount")
-	if (gw == nil) { return }
-
-	box := gui.HardBox(gw, gui.Yaxis, "Create New Account")
+	box := initWindow(gw, "Create New Account", gui.Yaxis)
+	if (box == nil) { return }
 
 	// make a place for someone to enter their subdomain
 	hardXbox := gui.HardBox(gw, gui.Xaxis, "subdomain test")
diff --git a/gui-debug.go b/gui-debug.go
index 852d200..8ecaed1 100644
--- a/gui-debug.go
+++ b/gui-debug.go
@@ -20,16 +20,15 @@ func debugClick(b *gui.GuiButton) {
 
 	// if there is not an account, then go to 'make account'
 	// gw = gui.InitGuiWindow("debugClick", gw)
-	gw = initWindow(gw, "Debugging")
-
-	log.Println("debugClick() AddGenericBox() START")
-	box := gui.HardBox(gw, gui.Yaxis, "debugging")
-	log.Println("debugClick() AddGenericBox() END box =", box)
+	box := initWindow(gw, "Debugging", gui.Yaxis)
+	if (box == nil) { return }
+	log.Println("debugClick() initWindow() END")
 
 	makeButton(box, nil, nil, "empty", "SUBDOMAIN", nil)
 	gui.HorizontalBreak(box)
 	makeButton(box, nil, nil, "Create Subdomain Account", "ADD", addSubdomainClick)
-	hardXbox := gui.HardBox(gw, gui.Xaxis, "subdomain test")
+
+	hardXbox := gui.HardBox(box.Window, gui.Xaxis, "subdomain test")
 	Ybox1 := gui.NewBox(hardXbox, gui.Yaxis, "subdomain Y test")
 	Xbox1 := gui.NewBox(Ybox1, gui.Xaxis, "subdomain Y test")
 	makeButton(Xbox1, nil, nil, "ping", "SUBDOMAIN", runPingClick)