diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d402b63..0412bf5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 *.app
 *.elf
 *.3dsx
+*.cia
 # ...and icons
 *.smdh
 
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/DebugConsole.cpp b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/DebugConsole.cpp
index 2c9e9ed..dace710 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/DebugConsole.cpp
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/DebugConsole.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ namespace {
     //std::weak_ptr<DebugConsole> curDC = std::shared_ptr<DebugConsole>(nullptr);
     DebugConsole* cs = nullptr;
     
-    // TODO: figure out how the fuck to make this not svcBreak on hardware!?
     ssize_t consoleWrite(struct _reent* r, void* fd, const char* ptr, size_t len) {
         if (!ptr) return -1;
         
@@ -25,8 +24,8 @@ namespace {
         
         //auto cs = curDC.lock();
         if (cs == nullptr) return -1; // nullref but not expired???
-        cs->text.append("buh");//(ptr, len);
-        cs->buffer.reset();
+        cs->text.append(ptr, len);
+        cs->dirty = true;
         
         return len;
     }
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ void DebugConsole::Start() {
         setvbuf(stderr, NULL , _IONBF, 0);
         
     }
-    text = "foop?\n";
 }
 
 void DebugConsole::PreDrawOffscreen() {
@@ -72,7 +70,9 @@ void DebugConsole::PreDrawOffscreen() {
 }
 
 void DebugConsole::PreDraw() {
-    if (!buffer) {
+    if (dirty || !buffer) {
+        dirty = false;
+        
         static TextConfig textConfig = ThemeManager::GetMetric<TextConfig>("/textPresets/normal.12", TextConfig());
         textConfig.font = ThemeManager::GetFont("mono.12");
         textConfig.justification = Vector2(0, 1);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void DebugConsole::PreDraw() {
             text = text.substr(cfp);
         }
         
-        buffer = std::make_unique<gfx::DrawContextCanvas>(rect.size + Vector2(0, 8));
+        if (!buffer) buffer = std::make_unique<gfx::DrawContextCanvas>(rect.size + Vector2(0, 8));
         buffer->Clear();
         GFXManager::PushContext(buffer.get());
         textConfig.Print(buffer->rect, text);
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/DebugConsole.h b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/DebugConsole.h
index 96b97da..a88eeca 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/DebugConsole.h
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/DebugConsole.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace starlight {
             std::string text = "";
             
             std::unique_ptr<gfx::DrawContextCanvas> buffer;
+            bool dirty = false;
             
             DebugConsole(VRect rect);
             ~DebugConsole() override;
diff --git a/testbed/source/Core.cpp b/testbed/source/Core.cpp
index 8b60f85..8bf6c1d 100644
--- a/testbed/source/Core.cpp
+++ b/testbed/source/Core.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ void Core::Init() {
         label->SetText("This is a form, coming in and nuking the non-form UI elements. Whoops.");
         form->touchScreen->Add(label);*/
         
-        //auto console = form->topScreen->AddNew<sl::ui::DebugConsole>(VRect::topScreen);
-        //console->Start();
+        auto console = form->topScreen->AddNew<sl::ui::DebugConsole>(VRect::topScreen);
+        console->Start();
         
         auto xbtn = std::make_shared<sl::ui::Button>(VRect(320-96,28,32,24));
         xbtn->eOnTap = [](auto& btn){
diff --git a/testbed/starlight-testbed.cia b/testbed/starlight-testbed.cia
index 08b6412..309a252 100644
Binary files a/testbed/starlight-testbed.cia and b/testbed/starlight-testbed.cia differ