diff --git a/base/web/space.go b/base/web/space.go
index 5ff64f90..e71534c6 100644
--- a/base/web/space.go
+++ b/base/web/space.go
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ func _space_fork(m *ice.Message) {
 			case SERVER:
 				defer gdb.EventDeferEvent(m, SPACE_OPEN, args)(SPACE_CLOSE, args)
 				m.Go(func() {
-					m.Cmd(SPACE, name, cli.PWD, name, kit.Dict(
-						mdb.TIME, ice.Info.Make.Time, nfs.MODULE, ice.Info.Make.Module, nfs.VERSION, ice.Info.Make.Versions(), AGENT, "Go-http-client", cli.SYSTEM, runtime.GOOS))
+					m.Cmd(SPACE, name, cli.PWD, name, kit.Dict(mdb.TIME, ice.Info.Make.Time, nfs.MODULE, ice.Info.Make.Module, nfs.VERSION, ice.Info.Make.Versions(), AGENT, "Go-http-client", cli.SYSTEM, runtime.GOOS))
 					m.Cmd(SPACE).Table(func(value ice.Maps) {
 						if kit.IsIn(value[mdb.TYPE], WORKER) && value[mdb.NAME] != name {
 							m.Cmd(SPACE, value[mdb.NAME], gdb.EVENT, gdb.HAPPEN, gdb.EVENT, OPS_SERVER_OPEN, args, kit.Dict(ice.MSG_USERROLE, aaa.TECH))
diff --git a/core/chat/header.go b/core/chat/header.go
index 70baea37..755ec448 100644
--- a/core/chat/header.go
+++ b/core/chat/header.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func init() {
 			aaa.AVATAR:     {Hand: _header_users},
 			aaa.BACKGROUND: {Hand: _header_users},
 			aaa.THEME: {Hand: func(m *ice.Message, arg ...string) {
-				if tcp.IsLocalHost(m, m.Option(ice.MSG_USERIP)) {
+				if len(arg) > 0 && arg[0] != ice.AUTO && tcp.IsLocalHost(m, m.Option(ice.MSG_USERIP)) {
 					cli.TellApp(m, "System Events", `tell appearance preferences to set dark mode to `+
 						kit.Select(ice.TRUE, ice.FALSE, kit.IsIn(kit.Select(html.LIGHT, arg, 0), html.LIGHT, html.WHITE)))
 				}