diff --git a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionButton.vue b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionButton.vue
index 38ea5874..cf2ec1a5 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionButton.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionButton.vue
@@ -236,19 +236,24 @@ export default {
      *
      */
     async checkExistingTasks() {
+      console.log("Checking for existing tasks for action ", this.action);
       let response = await this.findOngoingActions(this.thing, this.action);
       // Exit if response is null, due to an error.
       if (response == null) return;
       // Check for a task that is ongoing.
       // We can't handle multiple tasks ongoing, so this picks the first.
       const ongoingTask = response.data.find((t) => ["pending", "running"].includes(t.status));
+      console.log("Existing tasks: ", response.data, "Ongoing task: ", ongoingTask);
       if (ongoingTask) {
         // There is a started task
+        console.log("Found ongoing task, resuming polling: ", ongoingTask);
         this.taskStarted = true;
         this.$emit("taskStarted");
         // Find its URL
+        console.log("Task links: ", ongoingTask.links);
         const taskUrl = ongoingTask.links.find((t) => t.rel == "self").href;
         this.startPollingTask(ongoingTask.id, taskUrl);
+        console.log("Resumed polling on existing task with URL: ", taskUrl);
       }
     },
 
@@ -324,6 +329,7 @@ export default {
       this.taskUrl = null;
       this.taskRunning = false;
       this.taskStarted = false;
+      console.log("Task ended with status: ", this.taskStatus);
       this.$emit("finished");
     },
 
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/inputFromSchema.vue b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/inputFromSchema.vue
index ff4c9fef..f1e27afd 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/inputFromSchema.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/inputFromSchema.vue
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     </label>
     <label v-if="dataType == 'number_object'" class="uk-form-label"
       >{{ label }}
-      <div v-for="(val, key) in value" :key="key">
+      <div v-for="(val, key) in modelValue" :key="key">
         <label>{{ internalLabels[key] }}</label>
         <div class="input-and-buttons-container">
           <input
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export default {
     syncPropertyButton
   },
 
+  compatConfig: { COMPONENT_V_MODEL: false },
   props: {
     dataSchema: {
       type: Object,
@@ -125,14 +126,14 @@ export default {
     },
     animate: {
       type: Boolean,
-      default: false,
+      default: null,
     },
   },
 
   data() {
     return {
-      // Initialise with a copy to try to prevent the this.value prop being mutated if
-      // the value is an array or object. For future updates we stringify and parse
+      // Initialise with a copy to try to prevent the this.modelValue prop being mutated if
+      // the modelValue is an array or object. For future updates we stringify and parse
       // (see resetInternalValue). If we do this here there is a chance we get errors
       // as internalValue is still null when rendering starts.
       internalValue: Array.isArray(this.modelValue)
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ export default {
         : this.modelValue,
       // Is edited can't be computed as we mutate internalValue
       isEdited: false,
-      animateUpdate: false,
+      animateUpdate: null,
     };
   },
   computed: {
@@ -210,8 +211,8 @@ export default {
   watch: {
     modelValue: {
       handler() {
-        // Fire updateIsEdited on both value and internal value change,
-        // as change in value may not causse internalValue to change.
+        // Fire updateIsEdited on both modelValue and internal modelValue change,
+        // as change in modelValue may not causse internalValue to change.
         this.updateIsEdited();
         this.resetInternalValue();
       },
@@ -236,8 +237,8 @@ export default {
 
   methods: {
     resetInternalValue: function () {
-      // Whenever updatirng th internal value stringify and parse as a form of deepcopy.
-      // This ensure that the this.value prop is not mutated for when elements of arrays
+      // Whenever updatirng th internal modelValue stringify and parse as a form of deepcopy.
+      // This ensure that the this.modelValue prop is not mutated for when elements of arrays
       // or objects are updated.
       this.internalValue = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.modelValue));
     },
@@ -254,11 +255,11 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     focusIn: function (event) {
-      this.valueOnEnter = event.target.value;
+      this.valueOnEnter = event.target.modelValue;
     },
     focusOut: function (event) {
-      if (this.valueOnEnter != event.target.value) {
-        this.sendValue(event.target.value);
+      if (this.valueOnEnter != event.target.modelValue) {
+        this.sendValue(event.target.modelValue);
       }
     },
     keyDown: function (event) {
@@ -271,12 +272,12 @@ export default {
       this.isEdited = this.deepStringify(this.internalValue) !== this.deepStringify(this.modelValue);
     },
     animationEnd: function () {
-      this.animateUpdate = false;
+      this.animateUpdate = null;
       this.$emit("animationShown");
     },
     deepStringify: function (val) {
       // Create a json string where all internal numbers are also JSON strings. This is
-      // needed to robustly check if the value is updated because the raw value may be a
+      // needed to robustly check if the modelValue is updated because the raw modelValue may be a
       // number but anything typed in the input is a string. In the case of arrays or
       // objects even with JSON.stringify we end up comparing ["1", 3] with [1, 3] and
       // find them as not equal.
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/slideScanContent.vue b/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/slideScanContent.vue
index 663d4821..d27109bc 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/slideScanContent.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/slideScanContent.vue
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <template>
   <div uk-grid class="uk-height-1-1 uk-margin-remove uk-padding-remove">
     <div class="control-component uk-padding-small">
-      <div v-show="!scanning" v-observe-visibility="visibilityChanged" class="uk-padding-small">
+      <div v-show="!scanning" ref="slideScanView" class="uk-padding-small">
         <!-- Workflow Selection Dropdown -->
         <div class="uk-margin">
           <label class="uk-form-label">Workflow</label>
 
           <select
             class="uk-select uk-form-small"
-            :value="workflowName"
-            @change="setWorkflow($event.target.value)"
+            :modelValue="workflowName"
+            @change="setWorkflow($event.target.modelValue)"
           >
-            <option v-for="(label, name) in workflowOptions" :key="name" :value="name">
+            <option v-for="(label, name) in workflowOptions" :key="name" :modelValue="name">
               {{ label }}
             </option>
           </select>
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ export default {
 
   async created() {
     this.readSettings();
-    this.workflowOptions = await this.readThingProperty("smart_scan", "workflow_display_names");
+    this.workflowOptions = await this.readThingProperty("smart_scan", "workflow_display_names", true);
   },
 
   mounted() {
     useIntersectionObserver(
-      this.$refs.slideScanContent,
+      this.$refs.slideScanView,
       ([{ isIntersecting }]) => {
         this.visibilityChanged(isIntersecting);
       },
@@ -198,13 +198,22 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     async readSettings() {
-      this.workflowName = await this.readThingProperty("smart_scan", "workflow_name");
+      this.workflowOptions = await this.readThingProperty("smart_scan", "workflow_display_names", true) || {};
+
+      this.workflowName = await this.readThingProperty("smart_scan", "workflow_name", false);
+
+      if (!this.workflowName) {
+          console.warn("Could not read workflow_name, using default");
+          this.workflowName = "histo_scan_workflow";
+        }
+
       if (this.workflowName) {
-        this.ready = await this.readThingProperty(this.workflowName, "ready");
-        this.workflowSettings = await this.readThingProperty(this.workflowName, "settings_ui");
+        console.log("Current workflow name: ", this.workflowName);
+        this.ready = await this.readThingProperty(this.workflowName, "ready", true);
+        this.workflowSettings = await this.readThingProperty(this.workflowName, "settings_ui", true) || [];
         console.log(this.workflowSettings);
-        this.workflowDisplayName = await this.readThingProperty(this.workflowName, "display_name");
-        this.workflowBlurb = await this.readThingProperty(this.workflowName, "ui_blurb");
+        this.workflowDisplayName = await this.readThingProperty(this.workflowName, "display_name", true);
+        this.workflowBlurb = await this.readThingProperty(this.workflowName, "ui_blurb", true);
       }
     },
     onScanError: function (error) {
@@ -231,34 +240,47 @@ export default {
      *  - starts the polling loop that fetches scan progress and preview images
      */
     startScanning() {
+      console.log("Starting scan...");
       this.lastStitchedImage = null;
       this.scanning = true;
       setTimeout(this.pollScan, 1000);
     },
     async pollScan() {
+      console.log("Polling for scan progress...");
       if (this.cancellable) {
         // while the scan is running
-        let mtime = await this.readThingProperty("smart_scan", "latest_preview_stitch_time");
+        console.log("Polling for scan updates...");
+        let mtime = await this.readThingProperty("smart_scan", "latest_preview_stitch_time", true);
+        console.log("smart scan latest preview stitch time: ", mtime);
         if (mtime !== null) {
           this.lastStitchedImage = `${this.$store.getters.baseUri}/smart_scan/latest_preview_stitch.jpg?t=${mtime}`;
+          console.log("Updated preview image URL: ", this.lastStitchedImage);
         }
-        this.lastScanName = await this.readThingProperty("smart_scan", "latest_scan_name");
+        
+        this.lastScanName = await this.readThingProperty("smart_scan", "latest_scan_name", true);
         setTimeout(this.pollScan, 1000); // keep rescheduling until it's stopped
       }
     },
     async setWorkflow(name) {
+      console.log("Setting workflow to ", name);
       try {
         this.workflowName = name;
 
+        if (!this.workflowName) {
+          console.warn("Could not read workflow_name, using default");
+          this.workflowName = "histo_scan_workflow";
+        }
+
         await this.writeThingProperty("smart_scan", "workflow_name", name);
 
         // refresh  UI
         await this.readSettings();
+        console.log("readsettings values: ", this.workflowName, this.workflowSettings, this.workflowDisplayName, this.workflowBlurb);
       } catch (err) {
         this.modalError(err);
 
         // revert if server rejected
-        this.workflowName = await this.readThingProperty("smart_scan", "workflow_name");
+        this.workflowName = await this.readThingProperty("smart_scan", "workflow_name", true);
       }
     },
     async downloadZipFile(response) {
diff --git a/webapp/src/main.js b/webapp/src/main.js
index 1ef25231..078417a3 100644
--- a/webapp/src/main.js
+++ b/webapp/src/main.js
@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@ import App from "./App.vue";
 import store from "./store";
 import UIkit from "uikit";
 
-import VueObserveVisibility from "vue-observe-visibility";
-
 // Import MD icons
 import "material-symbols/outlined.css";
 
-import queryMixin from "@/mixins/labThingsMixins.js";
+//import queryMixin from "@/mixins/labThingsMixins.js";
 import modalMixin from "@/mixins/modalMixins.js";
+import labThingsMixins from './mixins/labThingsMixins';
 
 // UIKit overrides
 UIkit.mixin(
@@ -25,11 +24,12 @@ UIkit.mixin(
 const app = createApp(App);
 
 // Use visibility observer
-app.use(VueObserveVisibility);
+//app.use(VueObserveVisibility);
 
 // Use global mixins
-app.mixin(queryMixin);
+// app.mixin(queryMixin);
 app.mixin(modalMixin);
+app.mixin(labThingsMixins);
 
 // Use Vuex store
 app.use(store);
diff --git a/webapp/src/mixins/labThingsMixins.js b/webapp/src/mixins/labThingsMixins.js
index 41f0bad1..505703c8 100644
--- a/webapp/src/mixins/labThingsMixins.js
+++ b/webapp/src/mixins/labThingsMixins.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default {
       // `false` fails because axios somehow eats it!
       // Other values should not be stringified or pydantic
       // can't parse them.
-      if ((value === false) | (value === true)) {
+      if ((value === false) || (value === true)) {
         value = JSON.stringify(value);
       }
       await axios.put(url, value);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export default {
         response = await axios.get(taskUrl, { baseURL: this.$store.getters.baseUri });
         const result = response.data.status;
 
-        if ((result == "running") | (result == "pending")) {
+        if ((result === "running") || (result === "pending")) {
           ongoingMethod?.(response);
           this.pollTimers[taskUrl] = setTimeout(() => {
             this.pollUntilComplete(taskUrl, ongoingMethod, finalMethod, interval);
diff --git a/webapp/src/wot-client.js b/webapp/src/wot-client.js
index 64910ed5..b1fd3050 100644
--- a/webapp/src/wot-client.js
+++ b/webapp/src/wot-client.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const wotStoreModule = {
       // Deduplication should be done elsewhere.
       let response = await axios.get(uri);
       let td = response.data;
-      let thing_name = name | uri.replace(/\/$/, "").split("/").pop();
+      let thing_name = name || uri.replace(/\/$/, "").split("/").pop();
       commit("addThingDescription", {
         thingName: thing_name,
         thingDescription: td,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const wotStoreModule = {
     async fetchThingDescriptions({ commit }, uri) {
       // Fetch thing descriptions from the given URI
       let response = await axios.get(uri);
-      if (response.status != 200) throw "Could not retrieve thing descriptions";
+      if (response.status !== 200) throw "Could not retrieve thing descriptions";
       for (const k in response.data) {
         let thing_name = k.replace(/\/$/, "").replace(/^\//, "");
         commit("addThingDescription", {
@@ -77,8 +77,14 @@ export const wotStoreModule = {
           throw `Could not find form for ${affordanceType} ${thing}/${affordance} with op ${op}`;
         }
         let affordances = td[affordanceType];
+
+        if (!affordances || !(affordance in affordances)) {
+          if (allowUndefined) return undefined;
+          throw `Could not find form for ${affordanceType} ${thing}/${affordance} with op ${op}`;
+        }
+
         let href = findFormHref(affordances[affordance], op);
-        if (href == undefined) {
+        if (href === undefined) {
           if (allowUndefined) return undefined;
           throw `Could not find form for ${affordanceType} ${thing}/${affordance} with op ${op}`;
         }
@@ -105,10 +111,10 @@ export const wotStoreModule = {
 
 export function findFormHref(affordance, op) {
   // Find the form in the affordance that matches the given operation type
-  if (affordance == undefined) return undefined;
+  if (affordance === undefined) return undefined;
   let forms = affordance.forms;
   let matchingForm = forms.find((f) => f.op == op || f.op.includes(op));
-  if (matchingForm == undefined) return undefined;
+  if (matchingForm === undefined) return undefined;
   return matchingForm.href;
 }