diff --git a/Viewer/features/core.js b/Viewer/features/core.js
index 3b46ea19..8321506e 100755
--- a/Viewer/features/core.js
+++ b/Viewer/features/core.js
@@ -2708,23 +2708,21 @@ function(title, func){
 // 		be run sync...
 // NOTE: when chaining arg_handler(..) will get one queue per level of 
 // 		chaining, but in 'sync' mode only one 'sync' is passed...
+// NOTE: when calling this multiple times for the same queue each call 
+// 		will call all the stages but since items are processes async the 
+// 		later calls' later stages may end up with empty input queues, 
+// 		e.g. for:
+// 			[1,2,3].map(e => ig.exampleChainedQueueHandler(e))
+// 		.exampleChainedQueueHandler(..) is called once per input and thus
+// 		the first two stages are called sync and by the time the last 
+// 		stage of the first call is triggered (async) all the inputs are 
+// 		ready thus the first call will process all the inputs and the 
+// 		later calls will get empty inputs (unless any new inputs are while 
+// 		processing added)...
 //
 // XXX might be a good idea to split this into a generic and domain parts 
 // 		and move the generic part into types/runner...
 // XXX check if item is already in queue...
-// XXX BUG when this is called multiple times each thread is called from 
-// 		top to bottom even when consolidating the results into a single 
-// 		pack, e.g. for:
-// 			[1,2,3].map(e => ig.exampleChainedQueueHandler(e))
-// 		the .exampleChainedQueueHandler(..) is called once per input and:
-// 			- pre-prep is called once per input
-// 			- prep is called once per input
-// 			- action is called once per input
-// 				...and since the inputs are already consolidated into a 
-// 				single container this will be called on that container 
-// 				once per input -> each input is processed N times...
-// 		...would either need to "consume" the inputs removing them from 
-// 		the input list or keep track of what we are calling...
 var queueHandler =
 module.queueHandler =
 function(title, func){
@@ -2798,7 +2796,13 @@ function(title, func){
 					args.length > 0
 						&& (args = [args])
 					q.add(items instanceof Array ? 
-						items.map(function(e){ 
+						items
+							// move the inputs out of the input array...
+							// NOTE: this will prevent the items from getting 
+							// 		processed multiple times when the action 
+							// 		is called multiple times...
+							.splice(0, items.length)
+							.map(function(e){ 
 								return [e, ...args] }) 
 						: [[items, ...args]])
 					return q.promise() } } 
diff --git a/Viewer/features/sharp.js b/Viewer/features/sharp.js
index 986bf805..2c9e19ce 100755
--- a/Viewer/features/sharp.js
+++ b/Viewer/features/sharp.js
@@ -190,13 +190,6 @@ var SharpActions = actions.Actions({
 	// XXX revise return values...
 	// XXX make backup name pattern configurable...
 	// XXX CROP ready for crop support...
-	// XXX BUG? seams to create backups uncontrollably...
-	// 		to reproduce:
-	// 			ig.data.order.map(gid => ig.makeResizedImage(gid, 100, 'moo'))
-	// 		this will add each image at least twice...
-	// 		...this might actually be an issue in .queueHandler(..), feels 
-	// 		like we might be editing the array we are iterating over, 
-	// 		needs more investigation...
 	makeResizedImage: ['- Image/',
 		core.doc`Make resized image(s)...
 
diff --git a/Viewer/package-lock.json b/Viewer/package-lock.json
index 21fffc86..f8204893 100755
--- a/Viewer/package-lock.json
+++ b/Viewer/package-lock.json
@@ -1211,9 +1211,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-qxAWSFdwE0PeBh5Ws+pyX3SxJrwqratEIDrSg5odcHdUVFTzATMJImH2L8bMaDhxaQJj5ogoZc+lx56UIpXJ1g=="
     },
     "ig-types": {
-      "version": "6.0.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ig-types/-/ig-types-6.0.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2Fd69Z/lOOTsU+algm+7BL//yDHbUYyorots9OvrF8fmDhk78T4QMZjPd7208xMG6NnuQRhmc3LbSA0yetf9pw==",
+      "version": "6.0.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ig-types/-/ig-types-6.0.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LexsEw0tSr2dVCU9iePRdxAnXVYwQ0yrFQ2xluFwh154E2NIX6EOmPdSVJJ1c+EruWUR2ZrShy7/3p33as/trg==",
       "requires": {
         "ig-object": "^5.4.16",
         "object-run": "^1.0.1"
diff --git a/Viewer/package.json b/Viewer/package.json
index 371f3a65..256250f3 100755
--- a/Viewer/package.json
+++ b/Viewer/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "ig-argv": "^2.16.3",
     "ig-features": "^3.4.7",
     "ig-object": "^5.4.16",
-    "ig-types": "^6.0.8",
+    "ig-types": "^6.0.9",
     "json5": "^2.1.3",
     "object-run": "^1.0.1",
     "requirejs": "^2.3.6",