diff --git a/expertWires.js b/expertWires.js
index 3cf1155..087be7e 100644
--- a/expertWires.js
+++ b/expertWires.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var drawlayers = [true, true, true, true, true, true];
               
 // some modes and parameters which can be passed in from the URL query
 var moveHereFirst;
-var expertMode=false
+var expertMode=true;
 var animateChipLayout = true;
 var userCode=[];
 var userResetLow;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function setup_part2(){
 	setupNodes();
 	setupTransistors();
 	setupParams();
-	updateExpertMode(expertMode);
+	setupExpertMode();
 	detectOldBrowser();
 	setStatus('loading graphics...');
 	setTimeout(setup_part3, 0);
@@ -154,8 +154,6 @@ function setupParams(){
 			updateLoglevel(value);
 		} else if(name=="logmore" && value!=""){
 			updateLogList(value);
-		} else if(name=="expert" && value.indexOf("t")==0){
-			updateExpertMode(true);
 		} else if(name=="headlesssteps" && parseInt(value)!=NaN){
 			headlessSteps=parseInt(value);
 		} else if(name=="graphics" && value.indexOf("f")==0){
@@ -346,8 +344,7 @@ function updateLoglevel(value){
 	initLogbox(logThese);
 }
 
-function updateExpertMode(isOn){
-	expertMode=true
+function setupExpertMode(isOn){
 	document.getElementById('expertControlPanel').style.display = 'block';
 	if(loglevel==0)
 		updateLoglevel(1);
@@ -367,8 +364,7 @@ function updateChipLayoutVisibility(isOn){
 		// replace the Show Chip button with the chip graphics
 		chipsurround=document.getElementById('chipsurround');
 		chipsurround.style.display = 'block';
-		if(expertMode)
-			document.getElementById('layoutControlPanel').style.display = 'block';
+		document.getElementById('layoutControlPanel').style.display = 'block';
 		document.getElementById('nochip').style.display = 'none';
 		// allow the browser to respond while we load the graphics
 		setStatus('loading graphics...');
diff --git a/macros.js b/macros.js
index 9a76b55..8b922e0 100644
--- a/macros.js
+++ b/macros.js
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ function initChip(){
 	refresh();
 	cycle = 0;
 	trace = Array();
-	updateLogList();
+	if(typeof expertMode != "undefined")
+		updateLogList();
 	chipStatus();
 	if(ctrace)console.log('initChip done after', now()-start);
 }
@@ -187,7 +188,6 @@ function updateLogList(names){
 		if(typeof busToString(names[i]) != "undefined")
 			logThese.push(names[i]);
 	}
-console.log(logThese);
 	initLogbox(logThese);
 }