diff --git a/src/items/item.cpp b/src/items/item.cpp
index 6f88544..7f350a2 100644
--- a/src/items/item.cpp
+++ b/src/items/item.cpp
@@ -161,26 +161,34 @@ Item& Item::operator=(const ItemData& other)
 
 void Item::requestUpdate(ItemUpdateRequest update)
 {
-	if(!hasChanged(update.payload))
+	assert(update.type != ITEM_UPDATE_INVALID);
+	if(update.type != ITEM_UPDATE_LOADED && value_ == update.payload.getValue())
 		return;
 
 	if(update.type == ITEM_UPDATE_ACTOR && override_)
 		return;
 
-	if(update.type != ITEM_UPDATE_LOADED
-	   && (programMode == PROGRAM_MODE_PRIMARY || programMode == PROGRAM_MODE_HEADLESS_PRIMARY))
+	qDebug()<<"Item Update Request for"<<getName()<<" type "<<update.type<<" value "<<update.payload.getValue();
+
+	if(update.type != ITEM_UPDATE_LOADED &&
+		update.type != ITEM_UPDATE_BACKEND &&
+		(programMode == PROGRAM_MODE_PRIMARY || programMode == PROGRAM_MODE_HEADLESS_PRIMARY))
 		enactValue(update.payload.getValue());
 
-	*this = update.payload;
-	update.payload = *this;
-
-	if(update.type == ITEM_UPDATE_LOADED)
+	if(update.type != ITEM_UPDATE_LOADED)
 	{
+		value_ = update.payload.getValue();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		name_ = update.payload.getName();
+		//itemId_ = update.payload.id();
+		hidden_ = update.payload.isHidden();
 		actors_.clear();
 		for(std::shared_ptr<Actor>& actor : update.newActors)
 			addActor(actor);
 	}
-
+	update.payload = *this;
 	updated(update);
 }
 
@@ -286,6 +294,7 @@ ItemUpdateRequest Item::createValueUpdateRequest(uint8_t value,
                                                  bool withActors)
 {
 	ItemUpdateRequest update;
+	update.type = type;
 	update.payload = *this;
 	update.payload.setValueData(value);
 	if(withActors)
diff --git a/src/items/item.h b/src/items/item.h
index f88b8cf..d461006 100644
--- a/src/items/item.h
+++ b/src/items/item.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	ITEM_UPDATE_ACTOR,
 	ITEM_UPDATE_REMOTE,
 	ITEM_UPDATE_LOADED,
-	ITEM_UPDATE_BACKEND
+	ITEM_UPDATE_BACKEND,
+	ITEM_UPDATE_INVALID
 } item_update_type_t;
 
 class ItemData
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public:
 
 struct ItemUpdateRequest
 {
-	item_update_type_t type;
+	item_update_type_t type = ITEM_UPDATE_INVALID;
 	ItemData payload;
 	std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Actor> > newActors;
 };
diff --git a/src/items/itemstore.cpp b/src/items/itemstore.cpp
index a14ae6f..232d319 100644
--- a/src/items/itemstore.cpp
+++ b/src/items/itemstore.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ void ItemStore::addItem(const std::shared_ptr<Item>& item, item_update_type_t up
 		ItemUpdateRequest request = item->createValueUpdateRequest(item->getValue(),
 		                                                           updateType,
 		                                                           updateType == ITEM_UPDATE_LOADED);
+		request.newActors = item->getActors();
 		updateItem(request);
 	}
 }
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ void ItemStore::removeItem(const ItemData& item)
 
 void ItemStore::replaceItems(const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Item>>& items)
 {
+	qDebug()<<__func__;
 	addItems(items, ITEM_UPDATE_LOADED);
 	std::vector<ItemData> deletedItems;
 	for(std::shared_ptr<Item> item : items_)
@@ -86,7 +88,6 @@ void ItemStore::updateItem(const ItemUpdateRequest& update)
 		if(items_[i]->operator==(update.payload))
 		{
 			items_[i]->requestUpdate(update);
-			qDebug() << "Item" << items_[i]->getName() << "updated";
 			itemUpdated(update);
 		}
 	}
@@ -106,7 +107,6 @@ void ItemStore::store(QJsonObject& json)
 
 void ItemStore::itemUpdateSlot(ItemUpdateRequest update)
 {
-	qDebug() << "Item" << update.payload.getName() << "updated from update slot";
 	itemUpdated(update);
 }