diff --git a/collects/2htdp/private/check-aux.rkt b/collects/2htdp/private/check-aux.rkt
index 35a0408e35..896ae61614 100644
--- a/collects/2htdp/private/check-aux.rkt
+++ b/collects/2htdp/private/check-aux.rkt
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@
 ;; InPort OutPort (U #f String) -> Void 
 ;; register with the server 
 (define (tcp-register in out name)
-  (tcp-send out `(REGISTER ((name ,(if name name (symbol->string (gensym 'world)))))))
+  (define msg `(REGISTER ((name ,(if name name (symbol->string (gensym 'world)))))))
+  (tcp-send out msg)
   (define ackn (tcp-receive in))
   (unless (equal? ackn '(OKAY))
     (raise tcp-eof)))
diff --git a/collects/2htdp/private/universe.rkt b/collects/2htdp/private/universe.rkt
index 5e77845d5c..f4eca8f378 100644
--- a/collects/2htdp/private/universe.rkt
+++ b/collects/2htdp/private/universe.rkt
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@
 
 ;; IPort OPort Sexp -> IWorld 
 (define (create-iworld i o info)
-  (if (and (pair? info) (string? (car info)))
-      (make-iworld i o (car info) (cdr info))
-      (make-iworld i o (symbol->string (gensym 'iworld)) info)))
+  (if (string? info)
+      (make-iworld i o info "info field not available")
+      (make-iworld i o (symbol->string (gensym 'iworld)) "info field not available")))
 
 ;; Player S-exp -> Void
 (define (iworld-send p sexp)
diff --git a/collects/2htdp/uchat/server.rkt b/collects/2htdp/uchat/server.rkt
index 0049cc31cf..0fe94178a8 100644
--- a/collects/2htdp/uchat/server.rkt
+++ b/collects/2htdp/uchat/server.rkt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-;; The first three lines of this file were inserted by DrScheme. They record metadata
+;; The first three lines of this file were inserted by DrRacket. They record metadata
 ;; about the language level of this file in a form that our tools can easily process.
-#reader(lib "htdp-intermediate-lambda-reader.ss" "lang")((modname server) (read-case-sensitive #f) (teachpacks ()) (htdp-settings #(#f constructor repeating-decimal #f #t none #f ())))
+#reader(lib "htdp-intermediate-lambda-reader.ss" "lang")((modname server) (read-case-sensitive #t) (teachpacks ()) (htdp-settings #(#t constructor repeating-decimal #f #t none #f ())))
 (require 2htdp/universe)
 
 ;; UniState = [Listof IWorld]
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@
 
 ;; Any -> Universe
 ;; run the chat server 
-(define (run _)
+(define (run debug)
   (universe '()
-            (state true)
+            (state debug)
             (on-new new-chatter)
             (on-msg forward)))
 
-(run 0)
+(run #true)