diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-header.vue b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-header.vue
index 02e4d2af..5195edba 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-header.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-header.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div>
     <h1>WorkOrder header</h1>
+
     <v-row>
       <v-col cols="12" sm="6" lg="4" xl="3" v-if="value.serial != 0">
         <template v-if="canEditSerial">
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-items.vue b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-items.vue
index b81c9868..97b75e80 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-items.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-items.vue
@@ -2,18 +2,20 @@
   <div>
     <h2>WorkOrder items here</h2>
 
-    items:{{ value.items }}<br />
-
-    <template v-if="value.items && value.items.length > 0">
+    <!-- items:{{ value.items }}<br /> -->
+    selected index: {{ pvm.selectedItemIndex }}
+    <template v-if="value.items && value.items.length > 1">
       <h3>table of woitems here</h3>
       itemcount:{{ value.items.length }}
     </template>
     <template v-if="pvm.selectedItemIndex != null">
-      selected index: {{ pvm.selectedItemIndex }}
       <h4>woitemform here</h4>
       <h5 class="ml-5">woitem grandchildren here</h5>
       <GzWoItemScheduledUsers data-cy="woItemScheduledUsers" />
     </template>
+    <template v-else>
+      <h5>select a woitem to view the form</h5>
+    </template>
   </div>
 </template>
 <script>
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue b/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
index a62a2c5d..f0839222 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ export default {
             loading: false
           });
         } else {
+          console.log("Fetching wo");
           await vm.getDataFromApi(vm.$route.params.recordid); //let getdata handle loading
+          console.log("fetched wo");
         }
       } else {
         window.$gz.form.setFormState({
@@ -85,8 +87,11 @@ export default {
       });
 
       generateMenu(vm);
-      if (vm.obj.items.count > 0) {
-        selectedItemIndex = 0;
+      console.log("about to select index, vm.obj is", vm.obj);
+      if (vm.obj.items.length > 0) {
+        vm.selectedItemIndex = 0;
+      } else {
+        vm.selectedItemIndex = null;
       }
     } catch (error) {
       window.$gz.errorHandler.handleFormError(error, vm);