diff --git a/core/mrc.js b/core/mrc.js
index 496e7e9b..11533dbd 100644
--- a/core/mrc.js
+++ b/core/mrc.js
@@ -379,7 +379,9 @@ exports.getModule = class mrcModule extends MenuModule {
                 }
 
                 // Deliver PrivMsg
-                else if (message.to_user.toLowerCase() == this.state.alias.toLowerCase()) {
+                else if (
+                    message.to_user.toLowerCase() == this.state.alias.toLowerCase()
+                ) {
                     const currentTime = moment().format(
                         this.client.currentTheme.helpers.getTimeFormat()
                     );
@@ -387,8 +389,6 @@ exports.getModule = class mrcModule extends MenuModule {
                         '|08' + currentTime + '|00 ' + message.body + '|00'
                     );
                 }
-
-
             }
 
             this.viewControllers.mrcChat.switchFocus(MciViewIds.mrcChat.inputArea);
@@ -563,47 +563,35 @@ exports.getModule = class mrcModule extends MenuModule {
              * Process known additional server commands directly
              */
             case 'afk':
-                this.sendServerMessage(
-                    `AFK ${message.substr(5)}`
-                );
+                this.sendServerMessage(`AFK ${message.substr(5)}`);
                 break;
 
             case 'roomconfig':
-                this.sendServerMessage(
-                    `ROOMCONFIG ${message.substr(12)}`
-                );
+                this.sendServerMessage(`ROOMCONFIG ${message.substr(12)}`);
                 break;
 
             case 'roompass':
-                this.sendServerMessage(
-                    `ROOMPASS ${message.substr(12)}`
-                );
+                this.sendServerMessage(`ROOMPASS ${message.substr(12)}`);
                 break;
 
             case 'status':
-                this.sendServerMessage(
-                    `STATUS ${message.substr(8)}`
-                );
+                this.sendServerMessage(`STATUS ${message.substr(8)}`);
                 break;
 
             case 'lastseen':
-                this.sendServerMessage(
-                    `LASTSEEN ${message.substr(10)}`
-                );
+                this.sendServerMessage(`LASTSEEN ${message.substr(10)}`);
                 break;
-    
+
             case 'help':
-                this.sendServerMessage(
-                    `HELP ${message.substr(6)}`
-                );
+                this.sendServerMessage(`HELP ${message.substr(6)}`);
                 break;
-    
+
             case 'statistics':
             case 'changelog':
             case 'listbans':
             case 'listmutes':
             case 'routing':
-                    this.sendServerMessage(cmd[0].toUpperCase());
+                this.sendServerMessage(cmd[0].toUpperCase());
                 break;
 
             case 'quit':
diff --git a/core/oputil/oputil_help.js b/core/oputil/oputil_help.js
index 6a5ee7d9..e2af0587 100644
--- a/core/oputil/oputil_help.js
+++ b/core/oputil/oputil_help.js
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ General Information:
     MessageBase: `usage: oputil.js mb <action> [<arguments>]
 
 Actions:
+  list-confs                  List conferences and areas
+
   areafix CMD1 CMD2 ... ADDR  Sends an AreaFix NetMail
 
   NetMail is sent to supplied address  with the supplied command(s). Multi-part commands
@@ -195,6 +197,9 @@ Actions:
                               packet in the directory specified by PATH. The QWK
                               BBS ID will be obtained by the final component of PATH.
 
+list-confs arguments:
+  --areas                     Include areas within each message conference.
+
 import-areas arguments:
   --conf CONF_TAG             Conference tag in which to import areas
   --network NETWORK           Network name/key to associate FTN areas
diff --git a/core/oputil/oputil_message_base.js b/core/oputil/oputil_message_base.js
index 38f5e529..36cde188 100644
--- a/core/oputil/oputil_message_base.js
+++ b/core/oputil/oputil_message_base.js
@@ -692,6 +692,30 @@ function exportQWKPacket() {
     );
 }
 
+const listConferences = () => {
+    initConfigAndDatabases(err => {
+        if (err) {
+            return console.error(err.reason ? err.reason : err.message);
+        }
+
+        const { getSortedAvailMessageConferences } = require('../../core/message_area');
+
+        const conferences = getSortedAvailMessageConferences(null, { noClient: true });
+
+        for (let conf of conferences) {
+            console.info(`${conf.confTag} - ${conf.conf.name}`);
+
+            if (!argv.areas) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            for (let areaTag of Object.keys(conf.conf.areas)) {
+                console.info(`  ${areaTag} - ${conf.conf.areas[areaTag].name}`);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+};
+
 function handleMessageBaseCommand() {
     function errUsage() {
         return printUsageAndSetExitCode(getHelpFor('MessageBase'), ExitCodes.ERROR);
@@ -709,6 +733,7 @@ function handleMessageBaseCommand() {
             'import-areas': importAreas,
             'qwk-dump': dumpQWKPacket,
             'qwk-export': exportQWKPacket,
+            'list-confs': listConferences,
         }[action] || errUsage
     )();
 }
diff --git a/core/user_config.js b/core/user_config.js
index e5bbff6f..b5f56e90 100644
--- a/core/user_config.js
+++ b/core/user_config.js
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ const theme = require('./theme.js');
 const sysValidate = require('./system_view_validate.js');
 const UserProps = require('./user_property.js');
 const { getISOTimestampString } = require('./database.js');
+const EnigAssert = require('./enigma_assert');
 
 //  deps
 const async = require('async');
-const assert = require('assert');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const moment = require('moment');
 
@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@ exports.getModule = class UserConfigModule extends MenuModule {
             //  Handlers
             //
             saveChanges: function (formData, extraArgs, cb) {
-                assert(formData.value.password === formData.value.passwordConfirm);
+                EnigAssert(formData.value.password === formData.value.passwordConfirm);
+
+                //  cache a copy of |formData| as changing a theme below can invalidate it
+                formData = _.clone(formData);
 
                 const newProperties = {
                     [UserProps.RealName]: formData.value.realName,
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ exports.getModule = class UserConfigModule extends MenuModule {
                         self.availThemeInfo[formData.value.theme].themeId,
                 };
 
-                //  runtime set theme
+                //  Runtime set theme
                 theme.setClientTheme(self.client, newProperties.theme_id);
 
                 //  persist all changes