diff --git a/sx/sx/home-stepper.sx b/sx/sx/home-stepper.sx
index 4e8b87dc..397dcf18 100644
--- a/sx/sx/home-stepper.sx
+++ b/sx/sx/home-stepper.sx
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
               (build-code-tokens (first parsed) tokens step-ref 0)
               (reset! code-tokens tokens)))))
       (let
-        ((_eff (let ((initial-idx (deref step-idx)) (first-run (signal true))) (effect (fn () (let ((cur (deref step-idx))) (if (and (deref first-run) (= cur initial-idx)) (reset! first-run false) (do (reset! first-run false) (schedule-idle (fn () (build-code-dom) (rebuild-preview cur) (update-code-highlight) (run-post-render-hooks)))))))))))
+        ((_eff (let ((first-run (signal true))) (effect (fn () (let ((cur (deref step-idx))) (if (deref first-run) (do (reset! first-run false) (host-call (host-global "queueMicrotask") (host-callback (fn () (rebuild-preview cur) (run-post-render-hooks))))) (schedule-idle (fn () (build-code-dom) (rebuild-preview cur) (update-code-highlight) (run-post-render-hooks))))))))))
         (div
           (~tw :tokens "space-y-4 text-center")
           (div
@@ -400,4 +400,6 @@
               "▶"))
           (lake
             :id "home-preview"
-            (steps-to-preview (deref steps) (deref step-idx))))))))
+            (when
+              (not (client?))
+              (steps-to-preview (deref steps) (deref step-idx)))))))))