diff --git a/client/src/state.ts b/client/src/state.ts
index cb842b6..b875b56 100644
--- a/client/src/state.ts
+++ b/client/src/state.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { reactive } from "vue"
 import { Track } from "./track"
-import { Tick } from './ticks'
 import { error } from "./error"
 
 enum State {
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ export const state = reactive({
         source.addEventListener('message', event => console.log(event))
         source.addEventListener('TickAdded', event => {
             console.log(event)
-            const tick: Tick = Tick.fromJSON(JSON.parse(event.data))
+            const tick: Tick = JSON.parse(event.data)
             const tracks = this.tracks.map(track => {
                 if (track.id === tick.track_id) {
                     const ticks = track.ticks ?? []
@@ -30,12 +29,9 @@ export const state = reactive({
             })
             this.tracks = tracks
         })
-        source.addEventListener('TrackAdded', ({ data }) => {
-            const track: Track = Track.fromJSON(JSON.parse(data))
-            this.tracks = [track, ...this.tracks]
-        })
         source.addEventListener('TickDropped', event => {
-            const tick: Tick = Tick.fromJSON(JSON.parse(event.data))
+            console.log(event)
+            const tick: Tick = JSON.parse(event.data)
             const tracks = this.tracks.map(track => {
                 if (track.id === tick.track_id) {
                     track.ticks = track.ticks?.filter($tick => $tick.id !== tick.id)
@@ -44,14 +40,6 @@ export const state = reactive({
             })
             this.tracks = tracks
         })
-        source.addEventListener('TrackDropped', ({ data }) => {
-            const track: Track = Track.fromJSON(JSON.parse(data))
-            this.tracks = this.tracks.filter($track => $track.id !== track.id)
-        })
-        source.addEventListener('TrackChanged', ({ data }) => {
-            const track: Track = Track.fromJSON(JSON.parse(data))
-            this.tracks = this.tracks.map($track => $track.id === track.id ? track : $track)
-        })
         source.addEventListener('Lagged', event => {
             console.log(event)
             // Refresh the page, refetching the list of tracks and ticks
@@ -92,7 +80,7 @@ export const state = reactive({
         if (!ok)
             error(`error deleting ticks for ${track.id}: ${statusText} (${status})`)
     },
-    async addTrack(track: Track): Promise<boolean> {
+    async addTrack(track: Track) {
         const response = await fetch('/api/v1/tracks', {
             method: "POST",
             body: JSON.stringify(track),
@@ -100,7 +88,6 @@ export const state = reactive({
         })
         if (!response.ok)
             error(`error submitting track: ${track}: ${response.statusText} (${response.status})`)
-        return response.ok
     },
     async removeTrack(trackID: number) {
         const response = await fetch(`/api/v1/tracks/${trackID}`, { method: "DELETE" })
diff --git a/client/src/ticks.ts b/client/src/ticks.ts
index d50b9ba..895682b 100644
--- a/client/src/ticks.ts
+++ b/client/src/ticks.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export interface ITick {
+interface ITick {
     id: number
     track_id?: number
     year?: number
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export interface ITick {
     has_time_info?: number
 }
 
-export class Tick implements ITick {
+class Tick implements ITick {
     id: number
     track_id?: number
     year?: number
diff --git a/client/src/views/NewTrackView.vue b/client/src/views/NewTrackView.vue
index 8b2ed62..8ec15bc 100644
--- a/client/src/views/NewTrackView.vue
+++ b/client/src/views/NewTrackView.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Track } from '../track';
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue';
 import { state } from '../state';
 
-const props = defineProps<{ initialState?: Track }>()
+const props = defineProps<{initialState?: Track}>()
 const router = useRouter()
 
 const name = ref(props.initialState?.name ?? "")
@@ -12,22 +12,19 @@ const description = ref(props.initialState?.description?.toString() ?? "")
 const icon = ref(props.initialState?.icon ?? "")
 const enabled = ref(props.initialState?.enabled ?? true)
 const multipleEntriesPerDay = ref(props.initialState?.multiple_entries_per_day ?? false)
-const color = ref(props.initialState?.color ?? undefined)
-const order = ref<any>(props.initialState?.order ?? undefined)
+const color = ref(props.initialState?.color ?? null)
+const order = ref(props.initialState?.order ?? null)
 
 const submittingNow = ref(false)
 const submitButtonClass = computed(() => 'button is-primary' + (submittingNow.value ? ' is-loading' : ''))
 
 const submit = async () => {
     submittingNow.value = true
-    // if you make a change to order then erase the value in the box it's ""
-    if (order.value === "") order.value = undefined
-    if (order.value instanceof String || typeof order.value === 'string') order.value = Number(order.value)
     const track = new Track(undefined, name.value, description.value,
         icon.value, Number(enabled.value), Number(multipleEntriesPerDay.value),
         color.value, order.value)
-    if (await state.addTrack(track))
-        router.push('/')
+    await state.addTrack(track)
+    router.push('/')
 }
 </script>
 <template>
@@ -35,7 +32,7 @@ const submit = async () => {
         <div class="field">
             <label for="name" class="label">Name</label>
             <div class="control">
-                <input type="text" name="name" class="input" v-model="name" />
+                <input type="text" name="name" class="input" v-model="name"/>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="field">
@@ -59,7 +56,7 @@ const submit = async () => {
             </div>
             <div class="control">
                 <label for="multiple-entries" class="label">
-                    <input type="checkbox" name="multiple-entries" class="checkbox" v-model="multipleEntriesPerDay" />
+                    <input type="checkbox" name="multiple-entries" class="checkbox" v-model="multipleEntriesPerDay"/>
                     Multiple Entries per Day?
                 </label>
             </div>
@@ -72,7 +69,7 @@ const submit = async () => {
         <div class="field">
             <div class="control">
                 <label for="order" class="label">
-                    <input type="number" name="order" class="input" v-model="order" />
+                    <input type="number" name="order" class="input" v-model="order"/>
                     Order
                 </label>
             </div>
diff --git a/server/src/api/import.rs b/server/src/api/import.rs
index 462930b..956de57 100644
--- a/server/src/api/import.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/import.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ use crate::error::Error;
 use super::error::ApiResult;
 
 #[post("/dump", data = "<sql_dump>")]
-pub(crate) async fn sql_dump(db: &State<DatabaseConnection>, sql_dump: &str) -> ApiResult<Status> {
+pub(crate) async fn sql_dump(
+    db: &State<DatabaseConnection>,
+    sql_dump: &str,
+) -> ApiResult<Status> {
     for line in sql_dump.lines() {
         let line = line.to_ascii_lowercase();
         if line.starts_with("insert into")
@@ -22,8 +25,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn sql_dump(db: &State<DatabaseConnection>, sql_dump: &str) ->
     Ok(Status::Ok)
 }
 
-#[post("/", data = "<sqlite_db>")]
-pub(crate) async fn db_file(db: &State<DatabaseConnection>, sqlite_db: &[u8]) -> ApiResult<Status> {
+#[post("/", data="<sqlite_db>")]
+pub(crate) async fn db_file(
+    db: &State<DatabaseConnection>,
+    sqlite_db: &[u8],
+) -> ApiResult<Status> {
     use std::{
         io::Write,
         process::{Command, Stdio},
@@ -45,6 +51,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn db_file(db: &State<DatabaseConnection>, sqlite_db: &[u8]) ->
     if result.status.success() {
         sql_dump(db, &String::from_utf8(result.stdout).map_err(Error::from)?).await
     } else {
-        Err(Error::SqliteCommandError(String::from_utf8_lossy(&result.stderr).to_string()).into())
+        Err(Error::SqliteCommandError(String::from_utf8_lossy(
+            &result.stderr,
+        ).to_string()).into())
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/api/tracks.rs b/server/src/api/tracks.rs
index c14789b..a292ea7 100644
--- a/server/src/api/tracks.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/tracks.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use either::Either::{self, Left, Right};
 use rocket::http::Status;
 use rocket::{serde::json::Json, State};
 use sea_orm::{prelude::*, DatabaseConnection};
+use std::default::default;
 use tokio::sync::broadcast::Sender;
 
 use super::update::Update;
@@ -53,46 +54,37 @@ pub(super) async fn ticks_for_track(
 #[post("/", format = "application/json", data = "<track>")]
 pub(super) async fn insert_track(
     db: &State<DatabaseConnection>,
-    tx: &State<Sender<Update>>,
     track: Json<serde_json::Value>,
 ) -> ApiResult<Json<tracks::Model>> {
     let track = track.0;
     let db = db as &DatabaseConnection;
-    let model = tracks::ActiveModel::from_json(track).map_err(Error::from)?;
-    let track = model.insert(db).await.map_err(Error::from)?;
-    tx.send(Update::track_added(track.clone()))
-        .map_err(Error::from)?;
-    Ok(Json(track))
+    let mut model: tracks::ActiveModel = default();
+    model.set_from_json(track).map_err(Error::from)?;
+    Ok(Json(model.insert(db).await.map_err(Error::from)?))
 }
 
 #[put("/", format = "application/json", data = "<track>")]
 pub(super) async fn update_track(
     db: &State<DatabaseConnection>,
-    tx: &State<Sender<Update>>,
     track: Json<serde_json::Value>,
 ) -> ApiResult<Json<tracks::Model>> {
     let db = db as &DatabaseConnection;
-    let track = tracks::ActiveModel::from_json(track.0)
-        .map_err(Error::from)?
-        .update(db)
-        .await
-        .map_err(Error::from)?;
-    tx.send(Update::track_changed(track.clone()))
-        .map_err(Error::from)?;
-    Ok(Json(track))
+    Ok(Json(
+        tracks::ActiveModel::from_json(track.0)
+            .map_err(Error::from)?
+            .update(db)
+            .await
+            .map_err(Error::from)?,
+    ))
 }
 
 #[delete("/<id>")]
-pub(super) async fn delete_track(
-    db: &State<DatabaseConnection>,
-    tx: &State<Sender<Update>>,
-    id: i32,
-) -> ApiResult<Status> {
+pub(super) async fn delete_track(db: &State<DatabaseConnection>, id: i32) -> ApiResult<Status> {
     let db = db as &DatabaseConnection;
-    let Some(track) = Tracks::find_by_id(id).one(db).await.map_err(Error::from)? else {
-        return Ok(Status::NotFound);
-    };
-    tx.send(Update::track_removed(track)).map_err(Error::from)?;
+    Tracks::delete_by_id(id)
+        .exec(db)
+        .await
+        .map_err(Error::from)?;
     Ok(Status::Ok)
 }
 
diff --git a/server/src/api/update.rs b/server/src/api/update.rs
index 1135c18..0b6adba 100644
--- a/server/src/api/update.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/update.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::json;
 use tokio::sync::broadcast::Sender;
 
-use crate::{
-    entities::{ticks, tracks},
-    error::Result,
-};
+use crate::{entities::ticks, error::Result};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum Update {
@@ -19,10 +16,6 @@ pub enum Update {
         kind: UpdateType,
         count: u64,
     },
-    TrackChanged {
-        kind: UpdateType,
-        track: tracks::Model,
-    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -30,9 +23,6 @@ pub enum Update {
 pub enum UpdateType {
     TickAdded,
     TickDropped,
-    TrackAdded,
-    TrackChanged,
-    TrackDropped,
     Error,
 }
 
@@ -58,26 +48,6 @@ impl Update {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn track_added(track: tracks::Model) -> Self {
-        Self::TrackChanged {
-            kind: UpdateType::TrackAdded,
-            track,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn track_removed(track: tracks::Model) -> Self {
-        Self::TrackChanged {
-            kind: UpdateType::TrackDropped,
-            track,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn track_changed(track: tracks::Model) -> Self {
-        Self::TrackChanged {
-            kind: UpdateType::TrackChanged,
-            track,
-        }
-    }
     pub fn to_event(&self) -> Event {
         use Update::*;
         match self {
@@ -86,7 +56,6 @@ impl Update {
                 Event::json(&json! {{"message": "error: lagged", "count": count}})
                     .event(format!("{kind:?}"))
             }
-            TrackChanged { kind, track } => Event::json(track).event(format!("{kind:?}")),
         }
     }