diff --git a/Viewer/features/cli.js b/Viewer/features/cli.js
index 1799e365..31615209 100755
--- a/Viewer/features/cli.js
+++ b/Viewer/features/cli.js
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ var CLIActions = actions.Actions({
 						return Promise.all([
 							// NOTE: no need to call .cacheMetadata(..) as 
 							// 		it is already running after .loadImages(..)
-							// XXX for some reason this reports making previews 
+							// XXX BUG: for some reason this reports making previews 
 							// 		but does not actually make them...
 							// XXX calling .makePreviews(..) from devtools
 							// 		actually creates previews while here it
diff --git a/Viewer/features/sharp.js b/Viewer/features/sharp.js
index c517f235..99d4aaba 100755
--- a/Viewer/features/sharp.js
+++ b/Viewer/features/sharp.js
@@ -608,8 +608,10 @@ var SharpActions = actions.Actions({
 					// sync mode...
 					var args = [...arguments].slice(2)
 					if(queue == 'sync'){
-						args.unshift(_)
-						var [images, sizes, ...args] = args }
+						//args.unshift(_)
+						//var [images, sizes, ...args] = args }
+						args.unshift(_) }
+					var [images, sizes, ...args] = args
 					// get/normalize sizes....
 					var cfg_sizes = this.config['preview-sizes'].slice() || []
 					cfg_sizes