diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-app.js b/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
index ee30ffa9..bc1bf2fe 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
@@ -245,13 +245,16 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 		if (confirm("Are you sure you want to create a new identity?")) {
 			await tfrpc.rpc.createIdentity();
 			this.ids = (await tfrpc.rpc.getIdentities()) || [];
+			if (this.ids && !this.whoami) {
+				this.whoami = this.ids[0];
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	render_id_picker() {
 		return html`
 			<tf-id-picker id="picker" selected=${this.whoami} .ids=${this.ids} @change=${this._handle_whoami_changed}></tf-id-picker>
-			<button @click=${this.create_identity}>Create Identity</button>
+			<button @click=${this.create_identity} id="create_identity">Create Identity</button>
 		`;
 	}
 
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 		let users = this.users;
 		if (this.tab === 'news') {
 			return html`
-				<tf-tab-news .following=${this.following} whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users} hash=${this.hash} .unread=${this.unread} @refresh=${() => this.unread = []}></tf-tab-news>
+				<tf-tab-news id="tf-tab-news" .following=${this.following} whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users} hash=${this.hash} .unread=${this.unread} @refresh=${() => this.unread = []}></tf-tab-news>
 			`;
 		} else if (this.tab === 'connections') {
 			return html`
@@ -325,7 +328,6 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 		let self = this;
 
 		if (!this.loading && this.whoami && this.loaded !== this.whoami) {
-			console.log(`starting loading ${this.whoami} ${this.loaded}`);
 			this.loading = true;
 			this.load().finally(function() {
 				self.loading = false;
@@ -355,4 +357,4 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 	}
 }
 
-customElements.define('tf-app', TfElement);
\ No newline at end of file
+customElements.define('tf-app', TfElement);
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js b/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
index 7276d3d1..cd100dad 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ class TfComposeElement extends LitElement {
 			${Object.values(draft.mentions || {}).map(x => self.render_mention(x))}
 			${this.render_content_warning()}
 			${this.render_attach_app()}
-			<input type="button" value="Submit" @click=${this.submit}></input>
+			<input type="button" id="submit" value="Submit" @click=${this.submit}></input>
 			<input type="button" value="Attach" @click=${this.attach}></input>
 			${this.render_attach_app_button()}
 			<input type="button" value="Discard" @click=${this.discard}></input>
@@ -381,4 +381,4 @@ class TfComposeElement extends LitElement {
 	}
 }
 
-customElements.define('tf-compose', TfComposeElement);
\ No newline at end of file
+customElements.define('tf-compose', TfComposeElement);
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-id-picker.js b/apps/ssb/tf-id-picker.js
index 900eeb6c..1b9516cb 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-id-picker.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-id-picker.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ class TfIdentityPickerElement extends LitElement {
 
 	constructor() {
 		super();
-		let self = this;
 		this.ids = [];
 	}
 
@@ -34,4 +33,4 @@ class TfIdentityPickerElement extends LitElement {
 	}
 }
 
-customElements.define('tf-id-picker', TfIdentityPickerElement);
\ No newline at end of file
+customElements.define('tf-id-picker', TfIdentityPickerElement);
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
index 6f4eab78..84f509bc 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ class TfTabNewsElement extends LitElement {
 			<div><input type="button" value=${this.new_messages_text()} @click=${this.show_more}></input></div>
 			<a target="_top" href="#" ?hidden=${this.hash.length <= 1}>🏠Home</a>
 			<div>Welcome, <tf-user id=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users}></tf-user>!</div>
-			<div><tf-compose whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users} .drafts=${this.drafts} @tf-draft=${this.draft}></tf-compose></div>
+			<div><tf-compose id="tf-compose" whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users} .drafts=${this.drafts} @tf-draft=${this.draft}></tf-compose></div>
 			${profile}
 			<tf-tab-news-feed id="news" whoami=${this.whoami} .users=${this.users} .following=${this.following} hash=${this.hash} .drafts=${this.drafts} .expanded=${this.expanded} @tf-draft=${this.draft} @tf-expand=${this.on_expand}></tf-tab-news-feed>
 		`;
 	}
 }
 
-customElements.define('tf-tab-news', TfTabNewsElement);
\ No newline at end of file
+customElements.define('tf-tab-news', TfTabNewsElement);
diff --git a/core/client.js b/core/client.js
index db8bd117..fa662318 100644
--- a/core/client.js
+++ b/core/client.js
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ class TfNavigationElement extends LitElement {
 
 	render_login() {
 		if (this?.credentials?.session?.name) {
-			return html`<a href="/login/logout?return=${url() + hash()}">logout ${this.credentials.session.name}</a>`;
+			return html`<a id="login" href="/login/logout?return=${url() + hash()}">logout ${this.credentials.session.name}</a>`;
 		} else {
-			return html`<a href="/login?return=${url() + hash()}">login</a>`;
+			return html`<a id="login" href="/login?return=${url() + hash()}">login</a>`;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -704,11 +704,13 @@ function api_requestPermission(permission, id) {
 
 	const k_options = [
 		{
+			id: 'allow',
 			text: '✅ Allow',
 			grant: ['allow once', 'allow'],
 
 		},
 		{
+			id: 'deny',
 			text: '❌ Deny',
 			grant: ['deny once', 'deny'],
 		},
@@ -719,6 +721,7 @@ function api_requestPermission(permission, id) {
 		for (let option of k_options) {
 			let button = document.createElement('button');
 			button.innerText = option.text;
+			button.id = option.id;
 			button.onclick = function() {
 				resolve(option.grant[check.checked ? 1 : 0]);
 				document.body.removeChild(outer);
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index f89624bf..ec210e12 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -353,16 +353,13 @@ static int _tf_run_task(const tf_run_args_t* args, int index)
 	}
 	tf_task_set_db_path(task, db_path);
 	tf_task_activate(task);
-	if (args->ssb_port)
+	if (args->zip)
 	{
-		if (args->zip)
-		{
-			tf_ssb_import_from_zip(tf_task_get_ssb(task), args->zip, "core", "apps");
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			tf_ssb_import(tf_task_get_ssb(task), "core", "apps");
-		}
+		tf_ssb_import_from_zip(tf_task_get_ssb(task), args->zip, "core", "apps");
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		tf_ssb_import(tf_task_get_ssb(task), "core", "apps");
 	}
 	if (tf_task_execute(task, args->script))
 	{
diff --git a/src/ssb.c b/src/ssb.c
index 486517ec..d0e20933 100644
--- a/src/ssb.c
+++ b/src/ssb.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ typedef struct _tf_ssb_t
 	void* hitch_user_data;
 
 	tf_ssb_store_queue_t store_queue;
+	int ref_count;
 } tf_ssb_t;
 
 typedef struct _tf_ssb_connection_message_request_t
@@ -2278,7 +2279,8 @@ void tf_ssb_destroy(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
 		ssb->broadcast_timer.data ||
 		ssb->broadcast_cleanup_timer.data ||
 		ssb->trace_timer.data ||
-		ssb->server.data)
+		ssb->server.data ||
+		ssb->ref_count)
 	{
 		uv_run(ssb->loop, UV_RUN_ONCE);
 	}
@@ -2341,7 +2343,11 @@ void tf_ssb_destroy(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
 	}
 	if (ssb->loop == &ssb->own_loop)
 	{
-		uv_loop_close(ssb->loop);
+		int r = uv_loop_close(ssb->loop);
+		if (r != 0)
+		{
+			tf_printf("uv_loop_close: %s\n", uv_strerror(r));
+		}
 	}
 	if (ssb->own_context)
 	{
@@ -3568,3 +3574,13 @@ tf_ssb_store_queue_t* tf_ssb_get_store_queue(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
 {
 	return &ssb->store_queue;
 }
+
+void tf_ssb_ref(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
+{
+	ssb->ref_count++;
+}
+
+void tf_ssb_unref(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
+{
+	ssb->ref_count--;
+}
diff --git a/src/ssb.h b/src/ssb.h
index b0ab3013..670c2d5a 100644
--- a/src/ssb.h
+++ b/src/ssb.h
@@ -200,3 +200,6 @@ uint64_t tf_ssb_get_average_thread_time(tf_ssb_t* ssb);
 void tf_ssb_set_hitch_callback(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void (*callback)(const char* name, uint64_t duration_ns, void* user_data), void* user_data);
 
 tf_ssb_store_queue_t* tf_ssb_get_store_queue(tf_ssb_t* ssb);
+
+void tf_ssb_ref(tf_ssb_t* ssb);
+void tf_ssb_unref(tf_ssb_t* ssb);
diff --git a/src/ssb.rpc.c b/src/ssb.rpc.c
index d3724d17..e7549c24 100644
--- a/src/ssb.rpc.c
+++ b/src/ssb.rpc.c
@@ -1209,6 +1209,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_delete_blobs_after_work(uv_work_t* work, int status)
 {
 	delete_blobs_work_t* delete = work->data;
 	tf_ssb_record_thread_time(delete->ssb, (int64_t)delete->thread_id, delete->end_time - delete->start_time);
+	tf_ssb_unref(delete->ssb);
 	tf_free(delete);
 }
 
@@ -1238,6 +1239,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_start_delete_blobs(tf_ssb_t* ssb, int delay_ms)
 	*timer = (uv_timer_t) { .data = ssb };
 	uv_timer_init(tf_ssb_get_loop(ssb), timer);
 	uv_timer_start(timer, _tf_ssb_rpc_start_delete_timer, delay_ms, 0);
+	tf_ssb_ref(ssb);
 }
 
 void tf_ssb_rpc_register(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
diff --git a/tools/autotest.py b/tools/autotest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66786ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/autotest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+from selenium import webdriver
+from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
+from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions
+from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+import time
+
+for path in ('out/selenium.sqlite', 'out/selenium.sqlite-shm', 'out/selenium.sqlite-wal'):
+	try:
+		os.unlink(path)
+	except:
+		pass
+tf = subprocess.Popen(['out/debug/tildefriends', 'run', '-d', 'out/selenium.sqlite', '-b', '0', '-p', '8888'])
+
+try:
+	options = webdriver.FirefoxOptions()
+	#options.add_argument('--headless')
+	driver = webdriver.Firefox(options = options)
+	driver.get('http://localhost:8888')
+	driver.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'tf-navigation').shadow_root.find_element(By.LINK_TEXT, 'login').click()
+	driver.find_element(By.ID, 'register').click()
+	driver.find_element(By.ID, 'name').send_keys('test_user')
+	driver.find_element(By.ID, 'password').send_keys('test_password')
+	driver.find_element(By.ID, 'confirm').send_keys('test_password')
+	driver.find_element(By.ID, 'loginButton').click()
+
+	driver.switch_to.frame(driver.find_element(By.ID, 'document'))
+	WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(expected_conditions.presence_of_element_located((By.LINK_TEXT, 'ssb')))
+	driver.find_element(By.LINK_TEXT, 'ssb').click()
+	driver.switch_to.default_content()
+
+	WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(expected_conditions.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, 'document')))
+	driver.switch_to.frame(driver.find_element(By.ID, 'document'))
+	WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(expected_conditions.presence_of_element_located((By.TAG_NAME, 'tf-app')))
+	tf_app = driver.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'tf-app').shadow_root
+	WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(expected_conditions.element_to_be_clickable(tf_app.find_element(By.ID, 'create_identity')))
+	tf_app.find_element(By.ID, 'create_identity').click()
+	alert = WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(expected_conditions.alert_is_present())
+	alert.accept()
+
+	driver.implicitly_wait(3)
+	#tf_app = driver.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'tf-app').shadow_root
+	#WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(expected_conditions.visibility_of(tf_app.find_element(By.ID, 'tf-tab-news')))
+	tf_tab_news = tf_app.find_element(By.ID, 'tf-tab-news').shadow_root
+	tf_tab_news.find_element(By.ID, 'tf-compose').shadow_root.find_element(By.ID, 'edit').send_keys('Hello, world!')
+	tf_tab_news.find_element(By.ID, 'tf-compose').shadow_root.find_element(By.ID, 'submit').click()
+
+	driver.switch_to.default_content()
+	driver.find_element(By.ID, 'allow').click()
+
+	print('SUCCESS.')
+finally:
+	driver.close()
+	driver.quit()
+
+tf.terminate()