diff --git a/ui/js/actions/content.js b/ui/js/actions/content.js
index 9fbbcf698..8e6d12e55 100644
--- a/ui/js/actions/content.js
+++ b/ui/js/actions/content.js
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ export function doStartDownload(uri, outpoint) {
   return function(dispatch, getState) {
     const state = getState();
 
+    if (!outpoint) { throw new Error("outpoint is required to begin a download"); }
+
     const { downloadingByOutpoint = {} } = state.fileInfo;
 
     if (downloadingByOutpoint[outpoint]) return;
@@ -450,4 +452,4 @@ export function doPublish(params) {
       lbry.publishDeprecated(params, null, success, failure);
     });
   };
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/js/component/splash/view.jsx b/ui/js/component/splash/view.jsx
index a962d2f90..4d56584b6 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/splash/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/splash/view.jsx
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export class SplashScreen extends React.PureComponent {
 
   _updateStatusCallback(status) {
     const startupStatus = status.startup_status;
-    console.log(status);
     if (startupStatus.code == "started") {
       // Wait until we are able to resolve a name before declaring
       // that we are done.
diff --git a/ui/js/lbry.js b/ui/js/lbry.js
index 07dec7e5e..e43a20b55 100644
--- a/ui/js/lbry.js
+++ b/ui/js/lbry.js
@@ -416,10 +416,16 @@ lbry.file_list = function(params = {}) {
       fileInfos => {
         removePendingPublishIfNeeded({ name, channel_name, outpoint });
 
-        const dummyFileInfos = lbry
-          .getPendingPublishes()
-          .map(pendingPublishToDummyFileInfo);
-        resolve([...fileInfos, ...dummyFileInfos]);
+        //if a naked file_list call, append the pending file infos
+        if (!name && !channel_name && !outpoint) {
+          const dummyFileInfos = lbry
+            .getPendingPublishes()
+            .map(pendingPublishToDummyFileInfo);
+
+          resolve([...fileInfos, ...dummyFileInfos]);
+        } else {
+          resolve(fileInfos);
+        }
       },
       reject
     );