diff --git a/machine-client/index.html b/machine-client/index.html
index 3284a98..3742cd1 100644
--- a/machine-client/index.html
+++ b/machine-client/index.html
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
   <button data-form="mod-user-avatar" onclick="showForm('mod-user-avatar')">POST /mod/user/avatar</button>
   <button data-form="mod-user-profilebg" onclick="showForm('mod-user-profilebg')">POST /mod/user/profilebg</button>
   <button data-form="mod-connection-elevate" onclick="showForm('mod-connection-elevate')">POST /mod/connection/elevate</button>
+  <button data-form="mod-connection-deelevate" onclick="showForm('mod-connection-deelevate')">POST /mod/connection/deelevate</button>
   <button data-form="get-user" onclick="showForm('get-user')">POST /get/user</button>
   <button data-form="get-connections" onclick="showForm('get-connections')">POST /get/connections</button>
   <button data-form="get-connection-messages" onclick="showForm('get-connection-messages')">POST /get/connection/messages</button>
@@ -107,9 +108,8 @@
       fields: [
         { id: 'nu-username', label: 'username', ph: 'min 4 chars' },
         { id: 'nu-password', label: 'password', ph: 'min 8 chars' },
-        { id: 'nu-color',    label: 'color',    ph: '255,100,50', hint: 'R,G,B' },
       ],
-      submit: () => httpPost('/new/user', { username:'nu-username', password:'nu-password', color:'nu-color' })
+      submit: () => httpPost('/new/user', { username:'nu-username', password:'nu-password' })
     },
     'new-token': {
       title: 'POST /new/token — login / get token',
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@
       ],
       submit: () => httpPost('/mod/connection/elevate', { token:'mce-token', connectionid:'mce-connectionid' })
     },
+    'mod-connection-deelevate': {
+      title: 'POST /mod/connection/deelevate — de-elevate connection',
+      fields: [
+        { id: 'mcde-token',        label: 'token',        ph: '' },
+        { id: 'mcde-connectionid', label: 'connectionid', ph: 'UUID' },
+      ],
+      submit: () => httpPost('/mod/connection/deelevate', { token:'mcde-token', connectionid:'mcde-connectionid' })
+    },
     'get-user': {
       title: 'POST /get/user — get user info',
       fields: [
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f85e219..6a4466c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func main() {
 	http.HandleFunc("/mod/user/avatar", withCORS(httpRequest.HandleUserModAvatar))
 	http.HandleFunc("/mod/user/profilebg", withCORS(httpRequest.HandleUserModProfileBg))
 	http.HandleFunc("/mod/connection/elevate", withCORS(httpRequest.HandleUserElevateConnection))
+	http.HandleFunc("/mod/connection/deelevate", withCORS(httpRequest.HandleUserDeElevateConnection))
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/get/user", withCORS(httpRequest.HandleUserGetUser))
 	http.HandleFunc("/get/connections", withCORS(httpRequest.HandleUserGetConnections))
@@ -50,6 +51,6 @@ func main() {
 	http.HandleFunc("/msg/user", withCORS(httpRequest.HandleDm))
 	http.HandleFunc("/ws", wsServer.ServeWsConnection)
 
-	log.Println("listening on :8080")
+	log.Println("beep boop; server server started")
 	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil))
 }
diff --git a/packages/httpRequest/connectionsAndDms.go b/packages/httpRequest/connectionsAndDms.go
index 70ed7a0..0b7edb7 100644
--- a/packages/httpRequest/connectionsAndDms.go
+++ b/packages/httpRequest/connectionsAndDms.go
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func HandleUserDeElevateConnection(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.R
 		}
 
 		wsServer.WsSendMessageCloseIfTimeout(user2, types.WsEventMessage{
-			Type: WsEventType.ConnectionElevated,
+			Type: WsEventType.ConnectionDeElevated,
 			Event: types.ConnectionStatusChangeData{
 				Id:       conn.Id,
 				NewState: conn.State,