diff --git a/webui/src/components/ActivityBar.tsx b/webui/src/components/ActivityBar.tsx
index ef3b3688..50d17d86 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/ActivityBar.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/components/ActivityBar.tsx
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ export const ActivityBar = () => {
   const setRefresh = useState<number>(0)[1];
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const callback = ({ operation, type }: OperationEvent) => {
-      if (!operation || !type) return;
+    const callback = (event?: OperationEvent, err?: Error) => {
+      if (!event || !event.operation) return;
+      const operation = event.operation;
 
       setActiveOperations((ops) => {
         ops = ops.filter((op) => op.id !== operation.id);
diff --git a/webui/src/components/HooksFormList.tsx b/webui/src/components/HooksFormList.tsx
index 32a5b38a..37a25423 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/HooksFormList.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/components/HooksFormList.tsx
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ export const HooksFormList = () => {
                 size="small"
                 style={{ marginBottom: "5px" }}
               >
-                <Form.Item name={[field.name, "conditions"]}>
-                  <HookConditionsTooltip>
+                <HookConditionsTooltip>
+                  <Form.Item name={[field.name, "conditions"]}>
                     <Select
                       mode="multiple"
                       allowClear
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ export const HooksFormList = () => {
                         .getEnumType(Hook_Condition)
                         .values.map((v) => ({ label: v.name, value: v.name }))}
                     />
-                  </HookConditionsTooltip>
-                </Form.Item>
+                  </Form.Item>
+                </HookConditionsTooltip>
                 <Form.Item
                   shouldUpdate={(prevValues, curValues) => {
                     return prevValues.hooks[index] !== curValues.hooks[index];
diff --git a/webui/src/components/OperationList.tsx b/webui/src/components/OperationList.tsx
index 43cf38f0..c9eef53b 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/OperationList.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/components/OperationList.tsx
@@ -40,27 +40,7 @@ export const OperationList = ({
 
     // track backups for this operation tree view.
     useEffect(() => {
-      if (!req) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const backupCollector = new BackupInfoCollector(filter);
-      const lis = (opEvent: OperationEvent) => {
-        if (
-          !req.selector ||
-          !opEvent.operation ||
-          !matchSelector(req.selector, opEvent.operation)
-        ) {
-          return;
-        }
-        if (opEvent.type !== OperationEventType.EVENT_DELETED) {
-          backupCollector.addOperation(opEvent.type!, opEvent.operation!);
-        } else {
-          backupCollector.removeOperation(opEvent.operation!);
-        }
-      };
-      subscribeToOperations(lis);
-
+      const backupCollector = new BackupInfoCollector();
       backupCollector.subscribe(
         _.debounce(
           () => {
@@ -71,20 +51,13 @@ export const OperationList = ({
             setBackups(backups);
           },
           100,
-          { trailing: true }
+          { leading: true, trailing: true }
         )
       );
 
-      getOperations(req)
-        .then((ops) => {
-          backupCollector.bulkAddOperations(ops);
-        })
-        .catch((e) => {
-          alertApi!.error("Failed to fetch operations: " + e.message);
-        });
-      return () => {
-        unsubscribeFromOperations(lis);
-      };
+      return backupCollector.collectFromRequest(req, (err) => {
+        alertApi!.error("API error: " + err.message);
+      });
     }, [JSON.stringify(req)]);
   } else {
     backups = [...(useBackups || [])];
diff --git a/webui/src/components/OperationTree.tsx b/webui/src/components/OperationTree.tsx
index 71c01865..3c768fcb 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/OperationTree.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/components/OperationTree.tsx
@@ -54,30 +54,14 @@ export const OperationTree = ({
 }: React.PropsWithoutRef<{ req: GetOperationsRequest }>) => {
   const alertApi = useAlertApi();
   const showModal = useShowModal();
-  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [backups, setBackups] = useState<BackupInfo[]>([]);
   const [selectedBackupId, setSelectedBackupId] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   // track backups for this operation tree view.
   useEffect(() => {
     setSelectedBackupId(null);
-    const backupCollector = new BackupInfoCollector();
-    const lis = (opEvent: OperationEvent) => {
-      if (
-        !req.selector ||
-        !opEvent.operation ||
-        !matchSelector(req.selector, opEvent.operation)
-      ) {
-        return;
-      }
-      if (opEvent.type !== OperationEventType.EVENT_DELETED) {
-        backupCollector.addOperation(opEvent.type!, opEvent.operation!);
-      } else {
-        backupCollector.removeOperation(opEvent.operation!);
-      }
-    };
-    subscribeToOperations(lis);
 
+    const backupCollector = new BackupInfoCollector();
     backupCollector.subscribe(
       _.debounce(
         () => {
@@ -92,19 +76,9 @@ export const OperationTree = ({
       )
     );
 
-    getOperations(req)
-      .then((ops) => {
-        backupCollector.bulkAddOperations(ops);
-      })
-      .catch((e) => {
-        alertApi!.error("Failed to fetch operations: " + e.messag);
-      })
-      .finally(() => {
-        setLoading(false);
-      });
-    return () => {
-      unsubscribeFromOperations(lis);
-    };
+    return backupCollector.collectFromRequest(req, (err) => {
+      alertApi!.error("API error: " + err.message);
+    });
   }, [JSON.stringify(req)]);
 
   const treeData = useMemo(() => {
@@ -113,10 +87,7 @@ export const OperationTree = ({
 
   if (backups.length === 0) {
     return (
-      <Empty
-        description={loading ? "Loading..." : "No backups yet."}
-        image={Empty.PRESENTED_IMAGE_SIMPLE}
-      ></Empty>
+      <Empty description={""} image={Empty.PRESENTED_IMAGE_SIMPLE}></Empty>
     );
   }
 
@@ -322,57 +293,41 @@ const BackupViewContainer = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
   const innerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const refresh = useState(0)[1];
   const [offset, setOffset] = useState(0);
-
-  // THE RULES
-  // the top can not be more than windowHeight - divHeight pixels beyond the top
-  // the bottom can not poke more than windowHeight - divHeight pixels beyond the bottom
+  const [topY, setTopY] = useState(0);
+  const [bottomY, setBottomY] = useState(0);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (!ref.current || !innerRef.current) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     let offset = 0;
 
     // handle scroll events to keep the fixed container in view.
     const handleScroll = () => {
-      const rect = ref.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const innerRect = innerRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const refRect = ref.current!.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const innerRect = innerRef.current!.getBoundingClientRect();
 
-      if (!rect || !innerRect) {
-        return;
+      let wiggle = Math.max(refRect.height - window.innerHeight, 0);
+      let topY = Math.max(ref.current!.getBoundingClientRect().top, 0);
+      let bottomY = topY;
+      if (topY == 0) {
+        // wiggle only if the top is actually the top edge of the screen.
+        topY -= wiggle;
+        bottomY += wiggle;
       }
 
-      if (innerRect.height <= window.innerHeight) {
-        if (rect.top <= 0) {
-          console.log("top overflow", rect.top, offset);
-          offset = -rect.top;
-          setOffset(offset);
-          return;
-        }
-        console.log("just do the default stuff");
-        setOffset(0);
-        refresh(Math.random());
-        return;
-      }
+      setTopY(topY);
+      setBottomY(bottomY);
 
-      const maxOverflow = innerRect.height - window.innerHeight;
-
-      if (rect.top + offset < -maxOverflow) {
-        offset = -maxOverflow - rect.top;
-        setOffset(offset);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      if (rect.top + offset > 0) {
-        console.log("bottom overflow", rect.top + offset, maxOverflow);
-        offset = -rect.top;
-        setOffset(offset);
-        return;
-      }
       refresh(Math.random());
     };
+
     window.addEventListener("scroll", handleScroll);
 
     // attach resize observer to ref to update the width of the fixed container.
     const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => {
-      refresh(Math.random());
+      handleScroll();
     });
     if (ref.current) {
       resizeObserver.observe(ref.current);
@@ -398,7 +353,7 @@ const BackupViewContainer = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
         ref={innerRef}
         style={{
           position: "fixed",
-          top: (rect?.top || 0) + offset,
+          top: Math.max(Math.min(rect?.top || 0, bottomY), topY),
           left: rect?.left,
           width: ref.current?.clientWidth,
         }}
diff --git a/webui/src/components/ScheduleFormItem.tsx b/webui/src/components/ScheduleFormItem.tsx
index 73f0466f..b8953eda 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/ScheduleFormItem.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/components/ScheduleFormItem.tsx
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ export const ScheduleFormItem = ({
             "month-days",
             "hours",
             "minutes",
+            "week-days",
           ]}
-          allowedPeriods={["day", "hour", "month"]}
+          allowedPeriods={["day", "hour", "month", "week"]}
           clearButton={false}
         />
       </Form.Item>
diff --git a/webui/src/components/StatsPanel.tsx b/webui/src/components/StatsPanel.tsx
index 77579f6d..57940c83 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/StatsPanel.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/components/StatsPanel.tsx
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ const StatsPanel = ({ repoId }: { repoId: string }) => {
 
     refreshOperations();
 
-    const handler = (event: OperationEvent) => {
+    const handler = (event?: OperationEvent, err?: Error) => {
+      if (!event || !event.operation) return;
       if (
-        event.operation?.repoId == repoId &&
-        event.operation?.op?.case === "operationStats"
+        event.operation.repoId == repoId &&
+        event.operation.op?.case === "operationStats"
       ) {
         refreshOperations();
       }
diff --git a/webui/src/state/oplog.ts b/webui/src/state/oplog.ts
index c377b1bc..678f7d45 100644
--- a/webui/src/state/oplog.ts
+++ b/webui/src/state/oplog.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   STATUS_OPERATION_HISTORY,
 } from "../constants";
 
-const subscribers: ((event: OperationEvent) => void)[] = [];
+const subscribers: ((event?: OperationEvent, err?: Error) => void)[] = [];
 
 // Start fetching and emitting operations.
 (async () => {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const subscribers: ((event: OperationEvent) => void)[] = [];
     try {
       for await (const event of backrestService.getOperationEvents({})) {
         console.log("operation event", event);
-        subscribers.forEach((subscriber) => subscriber(event));
+        subscribers.forEach((subscriber) => subscriber(event, undefined));
       }
     } catch (e: any) {
       console.error("operations stream died with exception: ", e);
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const subscribers: ((event: OperationEvent) => void)[] = [];
     await new Promise((accept, _) =>
       setTimeout(accept, nextConnWaitUntil - new Date().getTime()),
     );
+    subscribers.forEach((subscriber) => subscriber(undefined, new Error("reconnecting")));
   }
 })();
 
@@ -42,14 +43,14 @@ export const getOperations = async (
 };
 
 export const subscribeToOperations = (
-  callback: (event: OperationEvent) => void,
+  callback: (event?: OperationEvent, err?: Error) => void,
 ) => {
   subscribers.push(callback);
   console.log("subscribed to operations, subscriber count: ", subscribers.length);
 };
 
 export const unsubscribeFromOperations = (
-  callback: (event: OperationEvent) => void,
+  callback: (event?: OperationEvent, err?: Error) => void,
 ) => {
   const index = subscribers.indexOf(callback);
   if (index > -1) {
@@ -144,6 +145,46 @@ export class BackupInfoCollector {
       !shouldHideOperation(op),
   ) { }
 
+  public reset() {
+    this.operationsByFlowId = new Map();
+    this.backupsByFlowId = new Map();
+  }
+
+  public collectFromRequest(request: GetOperationsRequest, onError?: (cb: Error) => void): () => void {
+    getOperations(request).then((ops) => {
+      this.bulkAddOperations(ops);
+    }).catch(onError);
+
+    const cb = (event?: OperationEvent, err?: Error) => {
+      if (event) {
+        if (
+          !request.selector ||
+          !event.operation ||
+          !matchSelector(request.selector, event.operation)
+        ) {
+          return;
+        }
+        if (event.type !== OperationEventType.EVENT_DELETED) {
+          this.addOperation(event.type!, event.operation!);
+        } else {
+          this.removeOperation(event.operation!);
+        }
+      } else if (err) {
+        if (onError) onError(err);
+        console.error("error in operations stream: ", err);
+        getOperations(request).then((ops) => {
+          this.reset();
+          this.bulkAddOperations(ops);
+        }).catch(onError);
+      }
+    }
+    subscribeToOperations(cb);
+
+    return () => {
+      unsubscribeFromOperations(cb);
+    };
+  }
+
   private createBackup(operations: Operation[]): BackupInfo {
     // deduplicate and sort operations.
     operations.sort((a, b) => {
@@ -204,13 +245,13 @@ export class BackupInfoCollector {
       displayTime,
       displayType,
       status,
-      operations,
       backupLastStatus,
       snapshotInfo,
       forgotten,
       snapshotId: snapshotId,
       planId: operations[0].planId,
       repoId: operations[0].repoId,
+      operations: [...operations], // defensive copy.
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/webui/src/views/AddPlanModal.tsx b/webui/src/views/AddPlanModal.tsx
index 88460a52..aab74492 100644
--- a/webui/src/views/AddPlanModal.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/views/AddPlanModal.tsx
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ import {
   Radio,
   InputNumber,
   Row,
-  Card,
   Col,
   Collapse,
-  FormInstance,
   Checkbox,
 } from "antd";
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
@@ -20,12 +18,7 @@ import { useShowModal } from "../components/ModalManager";
 import { Plan, RetentionPolicy } from "../../gen/ts/v1/config_pb";
 import { MinusCircleOutlined, PlusOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
 import { URIAutocomplete } from "../components/URIAutocomplete";
-import {
-  formatError,
-  formatErrorAlert,
-  useAlertApi,
-} from "../components/Alerts";
-import { Cron } from "react-js-cron";
+import { formatErrorAlert, useAlertApi } from "../components/Alerts";
 import { namePattern, validateForm } from "../lib/formutil";
 import {
   HooksFormList,
diff --git a/webui/src/views/App.tsx b/webui/src/views/App.tsx
index a79f2509..ac476561 100644
--- a/webui/src/views/App.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/views/App.tsx
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ import { ActivityBar } from "../components/ActivityBar";
 import { OperationEvent, OperationStatus } from "../../gen/ts/v1/operations_pb";
 import {
   colorForStatus,
-  getStatusForPlan,
-  getStatusForRepo,
   getStatusForSelector,
   subscribeToOperations,
   unsubscribeFromOperations,
@@ -309,8 +307,9 @@ const IconForResource = ({
     };
     load();
     const refresh = _.debounce(load, 1000, { maxWait: 5000, trailing: true });
-    const callback = ({ operation }: OperationEvent) => {
-      if (!operation) return;
+    const callback = (event?: OperationEvent, err?: Error) => {
+      if (!event || !event.operation) return;
+      const operation = event.operation;
       if (operation.planId === planId || operation.repoId === repoId) {
         refresh();
       }
diff --git a/webui/src/views/RepoView.tsx b/webui/src/views/RepoView.tsx
index ebdf5681..9c9a7fb5 100644
--- a/webui/src/views/RepoView.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/views/RepoView.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,21 @@ export const RepoView = ({ repo }: React.PropsWithChildren<{ repo: Repo }>) => {
     }
   };
 
+  const handleUnlockNow = async () => {
+    try {
+      alertsApi.info("Unlocking repo...");
+      await backrestService.doRepoTask(
+        new DoRepoTaskRequest({
+          repoId: repo.id!,
+          task: DoRepoTaskRequest_Task.UNLOCK,
+        })
+      );
+      alertsApi.success("Repo unlocked.");
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      alertsApi.error("Failed to unlock repo: " + e.message);
+    }
+  };
+
   const handleStatsNow = async () => {
     try {
       await backrestService.doRepoTask(
@@ -96,7 +111,6 @@ export const RepoView = ({ repo }: React.PropsWithChildren<{ repo: Repo }>) => {
       label: "Tree View",
       children: (
         <>
-          <h3>Browse Backups</h3>
           <OperationTree
             req={
               new GetOperationsRequest({
@@ -168,6 +182,12 @@ export const RepoView = ({ repo }: React.PropsWithChildren<{ repo: Repo }>) => {
           </SpinButton>
         </Tooltip>
 
+        <Tooltip title="Removes lockfiles and checks the repository for errors. Only run if you are sure the repo is not being accessed by another system">
+          <SpinButton type="default" onClickAsync={handleUnlockNow}>
+            Unlock Repo
+          </SpinButton>
+        </Tooltip>
+
         <Tooltip title="Runs a prune operation on the repository that will remove old snapshots and free up space">
           <SpinButton type="default" onClickAsync={handlePruneNow}>
             Prune Now