diff --git a/src/Elements.jl b/src/Elements.jl
index 9b9dc12..4f4947c 100644
--- a/src/Elements.jl
+++ b/src/Elements.jl
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ function vue_integration(::Type{M};
                           debounce::Int = Stipple.JS_DEBOUNCE_TIME,
                           transport::Module = Genie.WebChannels)::String where {M<:ReactiveModel}
   model = Base.invokelatest(M)
-  app = "window[appName]"
   vue_app = json(model |> Stipple.render)
   vue_app = replace(vue_app, "\"$(getchannel(model))\"" => Stipple.channel_js_name)
 
@@ -157,103 +156,88 @@ function vue_integration(::Type{M};
 
   output =
   string(
-    "
-
-  function initStipple$vue_app_name(appName, rootSelector, channel){
-    // components = Stipple.init($( core_theme ? "{theme: '$theme'}" : "" ));
-    const app = Vue.createApp($( replace(vue_app, "'$(Stipple.UNDEFINED_PLACEHOLDER)'"=>Stipple.UNDEFINED_VALUE) ))
-    /* Object.entries(components).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-      app.component(key, value)
-    }); */
-    Stipple.init( app, $( core_theme ? "{theme: '$theme'}" : "" ));
-    $globalcomps
-    $comps
-    // gather legacy global options
-    app.prototype = {}
-    $(plugins(M))
-    // apply legacy global options
-    Object.entries(app.prototype).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-      app.config.globalProperties[key] = value
-    });
-    $app = window.GENIEMODEL = app.mount(rootSelector);
-    window.channelIndex = window.channelIndex || 0;
-    $app.WebChannel = Genie.initWebChannel(channel);
-    $app.WebChannel.parent = $app;
-    $app.channel_ = channel;
-
-    channelIndex++;
-  } // end of initStipple
-
-    "
-
-    ,
-
-    "
-
-  function initWatchers$vue_app_name(app){
-    "
-
-    ,
-    join(
-      [Stipple.watch("app", field, Stipple.channel_js_name, debounce, model) for field in fieldnames(Stipple.get_concrete_type(M))
-        if Stipple.has_frontend_watcher(field, model)]
-    )
-    ,
-
-    "
-  } // end of initWatchers
-
-    "
-
-    ,
-
     """
-
-  window.parse_payload = function(WebChannel, payload){
-    if (payload.key) {
-      WebChannel.parent.updateField(payload.key, payload.value);
+    window.parse_payload = function(WebChannel, payload){
+      if (payload.key) {
+        WebChannel.parent.updateField(payload.key, payload.value);
+      }
     }
-  }
-
-  function app_ready(app) {
-    if (app.WebChannel == Genie.AllWebChannels[0]) Genie.Revivers.addReviver(app.revive_jsfunction);
-    app.isready = true;
-    $(transport == Genie.WebChannels &&
-    "
-    try {
-      if (Genie.Settings.webchannels_keepalive_frequency > 0) {
-        keepaliveTimer(app.WebChannel, 0);
+
+    function app_ready(app) {
+      if (app.WebChannel == Genie.AllWebChannels[0]) Genie.Revivers.addReviver(app.revive_jsfunction);
+      app.isready = true;
+    """,
+    transport == Genie.WebChannels &&
+    """
+      try {
+        if (Genie.Settings.webchannels_keepalive_frequency > 0) {
+          keepaliveTimer(app.WebChannel, 0);
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (Genie.Settings.env === 'dev') {
+          console.error('Error setting WebSocket keepalive interval: ' + e);
+        }
       }
-    } catch (e) {
+    """,
+    """
       if (Genie.Settings.env === 'dev') {
-        console.error('Error setting WebSocket keepalive interval: ' + e);
+        console.info('App starting');
       }
-    }
-    ")
+    };
 
-    if (Genie.Settings.env === 'dev') {
-      console.info('App starting');
-    }
-  };
+    function initStipple$vue_app_name(appName, rootSelector, channel){
+      // components = Stipple.init($( core_theme ? "{theme: '$theme'}" : "" ));
+      const app = Vue.createApp($( replace(vue_app, "'$(Stipple.UNDEFINED_PLACEHOLDER)'"=>Stipple.UNDEFINED_VALUE) ))
+      /* Object.entries(components).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+        app.component(key, value)
+      }); */
+      Stipple.init( app, $( core_theme ? "{theme: '$theme'}" : "" ));
+      $globalcomps
+      $comps
+      // gather legacy global options
+      app.prototype = {}
+      $(plugins(M))
+      // apply legacy global options
+      Object.entries(app.prototype).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+        app.config.globalProperties[key] = value
+      });
+      
+      const stippleApp = window[appName] = window.GENIEMODEL = app.mount(rootSelector);
+      stippleApp.WebChannel = Genie.initWebChannel(channel);
+      stippleApp.WebChannel.parent = stippleApp;
+      stippleApp.channel_ = channel;
+
+      return stippleApp;
+    } // end of initStipple
+
+    function initWatchers$vue_app_name(app){
+    """,
+    join(
+      [Stipple.watch("app", field, Stipple.channel_js_name, debounce, model) for field in fieldnames(Stipple.get_concrete_type(M))
+        if Stipple.has_frontend_watcher(field, model)]
+    ),
+
+    """
+    } // end of initWatchers
 
-  function create$vue_app_name(channel) {
-    window.counter$vue_app_name = window.counter$vue_app_name || 1
-    const appName = '$vue_app_name' + ((counter$vue_app_name == 1) ? '' : '_' + window.counter$vue_app_name)
-    rootSelector = '#$vue_app_name' + ((counter$vue_app_name == 1) ? '' : '-' + window.counter$vue_app_name)
-    counter$vue_app_name++
+    function create$vue_app_name(channel) {
+      window.counter$vue_app_name = window.counter$vue_app_name || 1
+      const appName = '$vue_app_name' + ((counter$vue_app_name == 1) ? '' : '_' + window.counter$vue_app_name)
+      const rootSelector = '#$vue_app_name' + ((counter$vue_app_name == 1) ? '' : '-' + window.counter$vue_app_name)
+      counter$vue_app_name++
 
-    if ( window.autorun === undefined || window.autorun === true ) {
-      initStipple$vue_app_name(appName, rootSelector, channel);
-      initWatchers$vue_app_name($app);
+      if ( window.autorun === undefined || window.autorun === true ) {
+        app = initStipple$vue_app_name(appName, rootSelector, channel);
+        initWatchers$vue_app_name(app);
 
-      $app.WebChannel.subscriptionHandlers.push(function(event) {
-        app_ready($app);
-      });
+        app.WebChannel.subscriptionHandlers.push(function(event) {
+          app_ready(app);
+        });
+      }
     }
-  }
 
-  // create$vue_app_name()
-  // is called via scipt with addEventListener to support multiple apps
+    // create$vue_app_name()
+    // is called via script with addEventListener to support multiple apps
   """
   )
 
diff --git a/src/Stipple.jl b/src/Stipple.jl
index 0f2873a..4240aba 100644
--- a/src/Stipple.jl
+++ b/src/Stipple.jl
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ function injectdeps(output::Vector{AbstractString}, M::Type{<:ReactiveModel}) ::
   output
 end
 
-
+# no longer needed, replaced by initscript
 function channelscript(channel::String) :: String
   Genie.Renderer.Html.script(["""
   document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => window.Genie.initWebChannel('$dchannel') );
@@ -866,7 +866,6 @@ Outputs the HTML code necessary for injecting the dependencies in the page (the
 function deps(m::M) :: Vector{String} where {M<:ReactiveModel}
   channel = getchannel(m)
   output = [
-    # channelscript(channel),
     initscript(vm(m), channel),
     (is_channels_webtransport() ? Genie.Assets.channels_script_tag(channel) : Genie.Assets.webthreads_script_tag(channel)),
     Genie.Renderer.Html.script(src = Genie.Assets.asset_path(assets_config, :js, file="underscore-min")),