diff --git a/playlist.js b/playlist.js
index 155d3dd0..11a4b3da 100644
--- a/playlist.js
+++ b/playlist.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ PlaylistItem.prototype.pack = function() {
 
 function Playlist(chan) {
     this.items = new ULList();
+    this.current = null;
     this.next_uid = 0;
     this._leadInterval = false;
     this._lastUpdate = 0;
diff --git a/www/index.html b/www/index.html
index e7f0510e..f2ae309e 100644
--- a/www/index.html
+++ b/www/index.html
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@
             </div>
             <div class="span4">
                 <h3>Enter Channel</h3>
-                <input type="text" id="channel" placeholder="Channel Name">
+                <input type="text" class="input-block-level" id="channel" placeholder="Channel Name">
+                <br>
+                <div class="alert alert-info">
+                    <strong>Note:</strong> to register a channel, simply enter a channel name that isn't being used.  The first person to join will have temporary admin status of that channel, and the channel can be registered by clicking the button on the blue prompt that appears on an unregistered channel.
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div> <!-- /container -->