diff --git a/src/client2/backend.go b/src/client2/backend.go
index 97b6acd..3e8dc24 100644
--- a/src/client2/backend.go
+++ b/src/client2/backend.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ func receiveHandler(connection *websocket.Conn, container *UIContainer) {
 			container.Output <- "game left"
 			matchID = uuid.Nil
 			return
+		case tome_lib.SessionRespDeckLoaded:
+			container.Output <- "deck loaded"
 		case tome_lib.SessionRespBroadcastSenTurn:
 			container.Output <- "Sentinal may take their turn"
 		case tome_lib.SessionRespBroadcastScoTrun:
@@ -83,6 +86,8 @@ func receiveHandler(connection *websocket.Conn, container *UIContainer) {
 
 		case tome_lib.SessionRespError:
 			container.Output <- "generic error"
+		case tome_lib.SessionRespLoadDeckError:
+			container.Output <- "error loading deck"
 
 		default:
 			container.Output <- "Received a server response we don't know how to handle"
@@ -197,12 +202,16 @@ func GetCommand(uid uuid.UUID, resp chan tome_lib.SessionCommand, container *UIC
 		if err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
+		if len(input_s) < 2 {
+			break
+		}
 		cmd = trimFirstRune(input)
 
 		cmd = strings.TrimSpace(cmd)
 		switch t {
 		case 0:
 			//session
+			cmd = strings.TrimSpace(input_s[1])
 			switch tome_lib.SessionCmd(cmd) {
 			case tome_lib.SessionCmdQuery:
 				resp <- tome_lib.SessionCommand{
@@ -221,7 +230,20 @@ func GetCommand(uid uuid.UUID, resp chan tome_lib.SessionCommand, container *UIC
 					MatchID: matchID,
 					Command: tome_lib.SessionCmdLeave,
 				}
+			case tome_lib.SessionCmdLoadDeck:
+				//dat := ""
+				//if len(input_s) > 2 {
+				dat := "[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]"
+				//	log.Println(dat)
+				//}
+				resp <- tome_lib.SessionCommand{
+					ID:      uid,
+					MatchID: matchID,
+					Command: tome_lib.SessionCmdLoadDeck,
+					Data:    dat,
+				}
 			default:
+				container.Output <- fmt.Sprintf("bad command entered: %v", input, cmd)
 				break
 			}
 		case 1:
@@ -256,4 +278,5 @@ func GetCommand(uid uuid.UUID, resp chan tome_lib.SessionCommand, container *UIC
 func trimFirstRune(s string) string {
 	_, i := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(s)
 	return s[i:]
+
 }