diff --git a/hledger-web/.ghci b/hledger-web/.ghci
index 186b82b91..c59d1c370 100644
--- a/hledger-web/.ghci
+++ b/hledger-web/.ghci
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import Prelude
 
 -- hledger-web
 
-:def serve const . return $ ":main --server --port 3000 -f t.j"
+:def serve const . return $ ":main --server --port 3000"
 
 -- misc
 
diff --git a/hledger-web/app/main.hs b/hledger-web/app/main.hs
index 8522a9b22..4590058d1 100644
--- a/hledger-web/app/main.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/app/main.hs
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 import Prelude              (IO)
+
+import qualified Hledger.Web.Main
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = Hledger.Web.Main.main
+
+-- more standard yesod main, for reloading experiments
+
 -- import Yesod.Default.Config (fromArgs)
 -- import Yesod.Default.Main   (defaultMain)
 -- import Settings             (parseExtra)
 -- import Application          (makeApplication)
 
-import qualified Hledger.Web.Main
+-- import Hledger
+-- import Hledger.Web (defwebopts)
 
-main :: IO ()
--- main = defaultMain (fromArgs parseExtra) makeApplication
-main = Hledger.Web.Main.main
+-- main = do
+--   j <- defaultJournal
+--   defaultMain (fromArgs parseExtra) (makeApplication defwebopts j)