diff --git a/src/buffers.py b/src/buffers.py
index f863881..85b78f1 100644
--- a/src/buffers.py
+++ b/src/buffers.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import logging
 
 import codemp
 from Codemp.src import globals as g
-from Codemp.src.utils import populate_view
+from Codemp.src.utils import populate_view, safe_listener_attach, safe_listener_detach
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class VirtualBuffer:
         self.tmpfile = os.path.join(rootdir, self.id)
         open(self.tmpfile, "a").close()
 
-        # self.view.set_scratch(True)
+        self.view.set_scratch(True)
         self.view.set_name(self.id)
         self.view.retarget(self.tmpfile)
 
@@ -74,13 +74,17 @@ class VirtualBuffer:
         self.view.set_status(g.SUBLIME_STATUS_ID, "[Codemp]")
         s[g.CODEMP_BUFFER_TAG] = True
 
-        self.sync()
-
         logger.info(f"registering a callback for buffer: {self.id}")
         self.buffctl.callback(make_bufferchange_cb(self))
         self.isactive = True
 
     def __del__(self):
+        logger.debug("__del__ buffer called.")
+
+    def __hash__(self) -> int:
+        return hash(self.id)
+
+    def uninstall(self):
         logger.info(f"clearing a callback for buffer: {self.id}")
         self.buffctl.clear_callback()
         self.buffctl.stop()
@@ -96,15 +100,14 @@ class VirtualBuffer:
 
         self.view.close(onclose)
 
-    def __hash__(self) -> int:
-        return hash(self.id)
-
-    def sync(self):
+    def sync(self, text_listener):
         promise = self.buffctl.content()
 
         def defer_sync(promise):
             content = promise.wait()
+            safe_listener_detach(text_listener)
             populate_view(self.view, content)
+            safe_listener_attach(text_listener, self.view.buffer())
 
         sublime.set_timeout_async(lambda: defer_sync(promise))
 
diff --git a/src/client.py b/src/client.py
index 5cd94b3..3a2bbe6 100644
--- a/src/client.py
+++ b/src/client.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # bidir: VirtualBuffer <-> VirtualWorkspace
 # bidir: VirtualBuffer <-> Sublime.View
 # bidir: VirtualWorkspace <-> Sublime.Window
-def log_async(msg):
-    sublime.set_timeout_async(lambda: logger.log(logger.level, msg))
+# def log_async(msg):
+#     sublime.set_timeout_async(lambda: logger.log(logger.level, msg))
 
 
 class VirtualClient:
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ class VirtualClient:
 
         self._view2buff: dict[sublime.View, VirtualBuffer] = {}
         self._buff2workspace: bidict[VirtualBuffer, VirtualWorkspace] = bidict()
-        # self._workspace2window: bidict[VirtualWorkspace, sublime.Window] = bidict()
         self._workspace2window: dict[VirtualWorkspace, sublime.Window] = bidict()
 
     def dump(self):
         logger.debug("CLIENT STATUS:")
+        logger.debug(f"codemp: {self.codemp is not None}")
+        logger.debug(f"drived: {self.driver is not None}")
         logger.debug("WORKSPACES:")
         logger.debug(f"{self._id2workspace}")
         logger.debug(f"{self._workspace2window}")
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ class VirtualClient:
         logger.info("disconnecting from the current client")
         # for each workspace tell it to clean up after itself.
         for vws in self.all_workspaces():
+            self.uninstall_workspace(vws)
             self.codemp.leave_workspace(vws.id)
 
         self._id2workspace.clear()
@@ -110,6 +112,9 @@ class VirtualClient:
         self._buff2workspace.clear()
         self._view2buff.clear()
         self._workspace2window.clear()
+
+        self.driver.stop()
+        self.driver = None
         self.codemp = None
 
     def connect(self, host: str, user: str, password: str):
@@ -119,7 +124,11 @@ class VirtualClient:
 
         if self.driver is None:
             self.driver = codemp.init()
-            codemp.set_logger(log_async, False)
+            logger.debug("registering logger callback...")
+            if not codemp.set_logger(lambda msg: logger.debug(msg), False):
+                logger.debug(
+                    "could not register the logger... If reconnecting it's ok, the previous logger is still registered"
+                )
 
         self.codemp = codemp.connect(host, user, password).wait()
         id = self.codemp.user_id()
@@ -140,7 +149,8 @@ class VirtualClient:
         del self._id2workspace[vws.id]
         for vbuff in self.all_buffers(vws):
             self.unregister_buffer(vbuff)
-        del vws
+
+        vws.uninstall()
         # self._buff2workspace.inverse_del(vws) - if we delete all straight
         # keys the last delete will remove also the empty key.
 
diff --git a/src/workspace.py b/src/workspace.py
index bf446af..e16c19d 100644
--- a/src/workspace.py
+++ b/src/workspace.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import logging
 import codemp
 from Codemp.src import globals as g
 from Codemp.src.buffers import VirtualBuffer
-from Codemp.src.utils import draw_cursor_region
+from Codemp.src.utils import draw_cursor_region, safe_listener_attach, sublime_plugin
 from Codemp.src.utils import bidict
 
 
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class VirtualWorkspace:
         self.codemp.fetch_buffers()
         self.codemp.fetch_users()
 
-        self._buff2view: bidict[VirtualBuffer, sublime.View] = bidict()
         self._id2buff: dict[str, VirtualBuffer] = {}
 
         tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="codemp_")
@@ -71,10 +70,25 @@ class VirtualWorkspace:
         self.isactive = True
 
     def __del__(self):
+        logger.debug("workspace destroyed!")
+
+    def __hash__(self) -> int:
+        # so we can use these as dict keys!
+        return hash(self.id)
+
+    def uninstall(self):
         self.curctl.clear_callback()
         self.isactive = False
         self.curctl.stop()
 
+        for vbuff in self._id2buff.values():
+            vbuff.uninstall()
+            if not self.codemp.detach(vbuff.id):
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"could not detach from '{vbuff.id}' for workspace '{self.id}'."
+                )
+        self._id2buff.clear()
+
         proj: dict = self.window.project_data()  # type:ignore
         if proj is None:
             raise
@@ -91,34 +105,29 @@ class VirtualWorkspace:
         logger.info(f"cleaning up virtual workspace '{self.id}'")
         shutil.rmtree(self.rootdir, ignore_errors=True)
 
-        if not all(self.codemp.detach(buff) for buff in self._id2buff.keys()):
-            logger.warning(
-                f"could not detach from all buffers for workspace '{self.id}'."
-            )
-        self._id2buff.clear()
-
-    def __hash__(self) -> int:
-        # so we can use these as dict keys!
-        return hash(self.id)
-
     def all_buffers(self) -> list[VirtualBuffer]:
         return list(self._id2buff.values())
 
     def buff_by_id(self, id: str) -> Optional[VirtualBuffer]:
         return self._id2buff.get(id)
 
-    def install_buffer(self, buff: codemp.BufferController) -> VirtualBuffer:
+    def install_buffer(
+        self, buff: codemp.BufferController, listener: sublime_plugin.TextChangeListener
+    ) -> VirtualBuffer:
         logger.debug(f"installing buffer {buff.name()}")
 
         view = self.window.new_file()
         vbuff = VirtualBuffer(buff, view, self.rootdir)
         self._id2buff[vbuff.id] = vbuff
 
+        vbuff.sync(listener)
+
         return vbuff
 
     def uninstall_buffer(self, vbuff: VirtualBuffer):
         del self._id2buff[vbuff.id]
         self.codemp.detach(vbuff.id)
+        vbuff.uninstall()
 
     def send_cursor(self, id: str, start: Tuple[int, int], end: Tuple[int, int]):
         # we can safely ignore the promise, we don't really care if everything