diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dea0e61..4fd4f3d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ all: install
 	@echo build worked
 	virtigo list droplets
 	virtigo list droplets --on
-	virtigo droplet show --name coriolis
-	virtigo droplet start --name coriolis
+	virtigo droplet show --name check.lab.wit.org
+	virtigo droplet start --name check.lab.wit.org
 
 build: goimports vet
 	GO111MODULE=off go build \
diff --git a/doAdminGui.go b/doAdminGui.go
index 6418d9b..544ee06 100644
--- a/doAdminGui.go
+++ b/doAdminGui.go
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ func (admin *adminT) makeClusterGroup(c *virtpb.Cluster) {
 
 	if admin.cluster == nil {
 		admin.cluster = new(virtpb.Cluster)
+		admin.cluster.Name = c.Name
+		admin.cluster.Uuid = c.Uuid
 	}
 
 	name := c.GetName()
@@ -355,7 +357,7 @@ func (admin *adminT) makeClusterGroup(c *virtpb.Cluster) {
 	})
 
 	grid.NewButton("save cluster.pb", func() {
-		admin.refresh()
+		admin.cluster.ConfigSave()
 	})
 }
 
@@ -404,6 +406,9 @@ func (admin *adminT) postEvent(e *virtpb.Event) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	log.Printf("Event type: %s\n", result.DropletUuid)
+	if result.Error != "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(result.Error)
+	}
+	log.Printf("Event worked: %s\n", result.DropletUuid)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/doDroplet.go b/doDroplet.go
index 38d9903..89e88e7 100644
--- a/doDroplet.go
+++ b/doDroplet.go
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ func doEvent(e *virtpb.Event) *virtpb.Event {
 		rs, err := Start(e.DropletUuid)
 		log.Println("Start() returned", rs)
 		log.Println("Start() returned err", err)
+		if err != nil {
+			result.Error = fmt.Sprintf("%v", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return result
diff --git a/doList.go b/doList.go
index 7a65650..289639f 100644
--- a/doList.go
+++ b/doList.go
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ func doList() {
 		all := admin.cluster.Droplets.All()
 		for all.Scan() {
 			vm := all.Next()
+			if vm.Current == nil {
+				continue
+			}
 			if argv.List.On && (vm.Current.State == virtpb.DropletState_OFF) {
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/start.go b/start.go
index e5bf0fd..a7cf493 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func Start(id string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	// lookup the droplet by name
-	d := me.cluster.FindDropletByName(id)
+	d := me.cluster.FindDropletByUuid(id)
 	if d == nil {
 		result = "can't start unknown droplet: " + id
 		return result, errors.New(result)
@@ -51,10 +51,15 @@ func Start(id string) (string, error) {
 		return result, err
 	}
 
-	// is the droplet already on?
-	if d.Current.State == virtpb.DropletState_ON {
-		result = "EVENT start droplet " + d.Hostname + " is already ON"
-		return result, errors.New(result)
+	if d.Current == nil {
+		// result = d.Hostname + " d.Current == nil"
+		// return result, errors.New(result)
+
+		// is the droplet already on?
+		if d.Current.State == virtpb.DropletState_ON {
+			result = "EVENT start droplet " + d.Hostname + " is already ON"
+			return result, errors.New(result)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// make the list of hypervisors that are active and can start new droplets