diff --git a/Client/index.html b/Client/index.html
index 591a402..4fa3aac 100644
--- a/Client/index.html
+++ b/Client/index.html
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ changes visibility with JS-->
                     <input type="checkbox" title="playpausecheck" id="playpausesettingcheckbox"><label for="playpausesettingcheckbox">Play/pause</label><br>
                     <input type="checkbox" title="partymodecheck" id="partymodesettingcheckbox"><label for="partymodesettingcheckbox">Toggle Party Mode</label><br>
                     <input type="checkbox" title="volumechangecheck" id="volumechangesettingcheckbox"><label for="volumechangesettingcheckbox">Change volume</label><br>
-                    <input type="checkbox" title="duplicateallowcheck" id="duplicateallowesettingcheckbox"><label for="duplicateallowsettingcheck">Allow Duplicates</label><br>
+                    <input type="checkbox" title="duplicateallowcheck" id="duplicateallowesettingcheckbox"><label for="duplicateallowsettingcheck">Add duplicate songs</label><br>
 
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/Client/scripts.js b/Client/scripts.js
index cda16b4..e25604c 100644
--- a/Client/scripts.js
+++ b/Client/scripts.js
@@ -299,11 +299,17 @@ async function displayElapsedPlaylistTime(elapsed=0,length=-1) {
 async function updateSingleSetting(data) {
     let toBeChanged = data["settingToChange"];
     if (toBeChanged === "partymode") {
-
+        document.getElementById("partymode-button").textContent = data["newData"];
     } else if (toBeChanged === "perms") {
-
+        let currentAdminPerms = data["newData"];
+        document.getElementById("addsongsettingcheckbox").checked = currentAdminPerms["AS"];
+        document.getElementById("skipsongsettingcheckbox").checked = currentAdminPerms["SK"];
+        document.getElementById("playpausesettingcheckbox").checked = currentAdminPerms["PP"];
+        document.getElementById("partymodesettingcheckbox").checked = currentAdminPerms["PM"];
+        document.getElementById("volumechangesettingcheckbox").checked = currentAdminPerms["VOL"];
+        document.getElementById("duplicateallowesettingcheckbox").checked = currentAdminPerms["DUP"];
     } else if (toBeChanged === "volume") {
-
+        document.getElementById("volumerange").value = data["newData"];
     }
 }
 
@@ -608,9 +614,10 @@ document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e){
 }})
 document.getElementById("playlist-mode").style.display = "none";
 document.getElementById("settings-mode").style.display = "none";
-document.getElementById("volumerange").onchange = async function() {
+document.getElementById("volumerange").onchange = async function(e) {
     // there is no reason for this not to be a defined function
     // FIX THIS
+    console.log(e);
     let returnValue = await getFromServer({setting:"volume",level:this.value}, "settings")
     if (returnValue["status"] == ERR_NO_ADMIN) {
         // alertText("Error: Admin restricted action");
@@ -716,6 +723,7 @@ socket.on("settingsChange",(data) => {
         console.log("working");
         justChangedSetting = false;
     } else {
-        checkSettings();
+        // checkSettings();
+        updateSingleSetting(data);
     }
 });
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diff --git a/Server/webbyBits.py b/Server/webbyBits.py
index 22a238c..8342e75 100644
--- a/Server/webbyBits.py
+++ b/Server/webbyBits.py
@@ -190,8 +190,12 @@ def settingsControl():
                 volumeLevel = int(recieveData["level"])
                 if(volumeLevel <= 100 and volumeLevel >= 0):
                     volumePassed = player.audio_set_volume(volumeLevel)
-                    socketio.emit("settingsChange")
-                    return {"error":"ok","data":{"volumePassed":volumePassed}},200
+                    if(volumePassed == 0):
+                        # only emit a signal i the volume really changed
+                        socketio.emit("settingsChange",{"settingToChange":"volume","newData":volumeLevel})
+                        return {"error":"ok","data":{"volumePassed":volumePassed}},200
+                    else:
+                        return {"error":"VLC cannot take volume change requests at this time","data":None},500
                 else:
                     return {"error":"Invalid volume level","data":None},422
             else:
@@ -199,15 +203,16 @@ def settingsControl():
         elif recieveData["setting"] == "partymode-toggle":
             if ADMIN_PASS == recieveData['password'] or controlPerms["PM"]:
                 partyMode = not(partyMode)
-                socketio.emit("settingsChange")
+                partyModeStr = "On" if partyMode else "Off"
+                socketio.emit("settingsChange",{"settingToChange":"partymode","newData":partyModeStr})
                 return ERR_200
             else:
                 return ERR_NO_ADMIN
         elif recieveData["setting"] == "perms":
             if ADMIN_PASS == recieveData["password"]:
-                socketio.emit("settingsChange")
                 controlPerms = recieveData["admin"]
                 # print(recieveData["admin"])
+                socketio.emit("settingsChange",{"settingToChange":"perms","newData":controlPerms})
                 return ERR_200
             else:
                 return ERR_NO_ADMIN