diff --git a/src/app/browser.coffee b/src/app/browser.coffee
index 0eb6c63767..1e8661eeaa 100644
--- a/src/app/browser.coffee
+++ b/src/app/browser.coffee
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ module.exports.setupGrowlNotifications = (model) ->
       trigger: 'manual'
       html: true
       content: "<div class='item-store-popover'>
-                  <img src='/img/BrowserQuest/chest.png' />
-                  #{message} <a href='#' onClick=\"$('ul.items').popover('hide');return false;\">[Close]</a>
-                  </div>"
+          <img src='/img/BrowserQuest/chest.png' />
+          #{message} <a href='#' onClick=\"$('ul.items').popover('hide');return false;\">[Close]</a>
+          </div>"
     $('ul.items').popover 'show'
 
   user.on 'set', 'flags.partyEnabled', (captures, args) ->
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ module.exports.setupGrowlNotifications = (model) ->
       trigger: 'manual'
       html: true
       content: "<div class='party-system-popover'>
-              <img src='/img/BrowserQuest/favicon.png' />
-              #{message} <a href='#' onClick=\"$('#add-friend-button').popover('hide');return false;\">[Close]</a>
-              </div>"
+          <img src='/img/BrowserQuest/favicon.png' />
+          #{message} <a href='#' onClick=\"$('#add-friend-button').popover('hide');return false;\">[Close]</a>
+          </div>"
     $('#add-friend-button').popover 'show'
 
 
diff --git a/src/app/scoring.coffee b/src/app/scoring.coffee
index 3491cb3d43..372798fd0d 100644
--- a/src/app/scoring.coffee
+++ b/src/app/scoring.coffee
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ updateStats = (newStats, batch) ->
       obj.stats.lvl++
       obj.stats.hp = 50
     if !obj.items.itemsEnabled and obj.stats.lvl >= 2
-      obj.items.itemsEnabled = true #bit of trouble using userSet here
+      # Set to object, then also send to browser right away to get model.on() subscription notification
+      batch.set 'items.itemsEnabled', true
+      obj.items.itemsEnabled = true
     if !obj.flags.partyEnabled and obj.stats.lvl >= 3
+      batch.set 'flags.partyEnabled', true
       obj.flags.partyEnabled = true
     obj.stats.exp = newStats.exp