diff --git a/src/domain/SessionLoadViewModel.js b/src/domain/SessionLoadViewModel.js
index e4a1fc0a..2a7de3be 100644
--- a/src/domain/SessionLoadViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/SessionLoadViewModel.js
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ export class SessionLoadViewModel extends ViewModel {
         }
         try {
             this._loading = true;
-            this.emitChange();
+            this.emitChange("loading");
             this._sessionContainer = this._createAndStartSessionContainer();
             this._waitHandle = this._sessionContainer.loadStatus.waitFor(s => {
-                this.emitChange();
+                this.emitChange("loadLabel");
                 // wait for initial sync, but not catchup sync
                 const isCatchupSync = s === LoadStatus.FirstSync &&
                     this._sessionContainer.sync.status.get() === SyncStatus.CatchupSync;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class SessionLoadViewModel extends ViewModel {
             this._error = err;
         } finally {
             this._loading = false;
-            this.emitChange();
+            this.emitChange("loading");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/MessageTile.js b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/MessageTile.js
index 0ca74128..e0bd64d4 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/MessageTile.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/MessageTile.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {SimpleTile} from "./SimpleTile.js";
 
 export class MessageTile extends SimpleTile {
-
     constructor(options) {
         super(options);
         this._isOwn = this._entry.sender === options.ownUserId;
diff --git a/src/ui/web/session/room/timeline/TextMessageView.js b/src/ui/web/session/room/timeline/TextMessageView.js
index 7cf39cce..d3748d35 100644
--- a/src/ui/web/session/room/timeline/TextMessageView.js
+++ b/src/ui/web/session/room/timeline/TextMessageView.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {TemplateView} from "../../../general/TemplateView.js";
 
 export class TextMessageView extends TemplateView {
     render(t, vm) {
-        // no bindings ... should this be a template view?
         return t.li(
             {className: {"TextMessageView": true, own: vm.isOwn, pending: vm.isPending}},
             t.div({className: "message-container"}, [