diff --git a/app/libs/package.json b/app/libs/package.json
index 230003ad..b67be60e 100644
--- a/app/libs/package.json
+++ b/app/libs/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "@metapages/metapage",
     "public": true,
-    "version": "1.0.12",
+    "version": "1.0.13",
     "description": "Connect web pages together",
     "repository": "https://github.com/metapages/metapage",
     "homepage": "https://metapage.io/",
diff --git a/app/libs/src/metapage/Metaframe.ts b/app/libs/src/metapage/Metaframe.ts
index 58d4b285..b34b2fb6 100644
--- a/app/libs/src/metapage/Metaframe.ts
+++ b/app/libs/src/metapage/Metaframe.ts
@@ -350,12 +350,14 @@ export class Metaframe extends EventEmitter<
 
   async setInternalInputsAndNotify(inputs: MetaframeInputMap) {
     // this is where we deserialize the inputs
-
+    
     if (this.isInputOutputBlobSerialization) {
       inputs = await deserializeInputs(inputs);
     }
 
-    if (!merge(this._inputPipeValues, inputs)) {
+    const originalInputs = inputs;
+    this._inputPipeValues = merge(this._inputPipeValues, inputs);
+    if (this._inputPipeValues === originalInputs) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -403,9 +405,13 @@ export class Metaframe extends EventEmitter<
     if (this.isInputOutputBlobSerialization) {
       outputs = await serializeInputs(outputs);
     }
-    if (!merge(this._outputPipeValues, outputs)) {
+
+    const originalOutputs = outputs;
+    this._outputPipeValues = merge(this._outputPipeValues, outputs);
+    if (this._outputPipeValues === originalOutputs) {
       return;
     }
+
     this.sendRpc(JsonRpcMethodsFromChild.OutputsUpdate, outputs);
   }
 
diff --git a/app/libs/src/metapage/MetapageIFrameRpcClient.ts b/app/libs/src/metapage/MetapageIFrameRpcClient.ts
index 9ff5073e..1e2df0a8 100644
--- a/app/libs/src/metapage/MetapageIFrameRpcClient.ts
+++ b/app/libs/src/metapage/MetapageIFrameRpcClient.ts
@@ -250,9 +250,13 @@ export class MetapageIFrameRpcClient extends EventEmitter<
   };
   public setInputs(maybeNewInputs: MetaframeInputMap): MetapageIFrameRpcClient {
     this.log({ m: "MetapageIFrameRpcClient", inputs: maybeNewInputs });
-    if (!merge(this.inputs, maybeNewInputs)) {
+
+    const originalInputs = maybeNewInputs;
+    this.inputs = merge(this.inputs, maybeNewInputs);
+    if (this.inputs === originalInputs) {
       return this;
     }
+
     if (!this._loaded) {
       this._sendInputsAfterRegistration = true;
     }
@@ -291,9 +295,13 @@ export class MetapageIFrameRpcClient extends EventEmitter<
     inputs: null,
   };
   public setOutputs(maybeNewOutputs: MetaframeInputMap) {
-    if (!merge(this.outputs, maybeNewOutputs)) {
-      return;
+
+    const originalOutputs = maybeNewOutputs;
+    this.outputs = merge(this.outputs, maybeNewOutputs);
+    if (this.outputs === originalOutputs) {
+      return this;
     }
+
     this.emit(MetapageEvents.Outputs, maybeNewOutputs);
 
     if (this._metapage.listenerCount(MetapageEvents.Outputs) > 0) {
diff --git a/app/libs/src/metapage/MetapageTools.ts b/app/libs/src/metapage/MetapageTools.ts
index 167c6608..d8e1114c 100644
--- a/app/libs/src/metapage/MetapageTools.ts
+++ b/app/libs/src/metapage/MetapageTools.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import stringify from 'fast-json-stable-stringify';
-
+import { create } from 'mutative';
 import { MetapageHashParams } from './Shared.js';
 import {
   MetaframeId,
@@ -12,32 +12,31 @@ import {
   MetaframeInputMap,
 } from './v0_4/index.js';
 /**
- * Merges new values into the current object.
+ * Merges new values into the a new object.
  * Does NOT check if there are actually new keys.
  * Does NOT check values against each other. This means you
  * can keep sending the same value, and the message will
  * be passed in.
- * Returns true if the original map was modified.
+ * Returns the original map if nothing modified.
  */
 export const merge = (
   current: MetaframeInputMap,
   newInputs: MetaframeInputMap
-): boolean => {
+): MetaframeInputMap => {
   if (!newInputs) {
-    return false;
+    return current;
   }
-  let modified = false;
-  Object.keys(newInputs).forEach((pipeId: string) => {
-    modified = true;
-    // undefined means remove the key
-    // null means keep the key, but set to null
-    if (newInputs[pipeId] === undefined) {
-      delete current[pipeId];
-    } else {
-      current[pipeId] = newInputs[pipeId];
-    }
+  return create<MetaframeInputMap>(current, (draft: MetaframeInputMap) => {
+    Object.keys(newInputs).forEach((pipeId: string) => {
+      // undefined means remove the key
+      // null means keep the key, but set to null
+      if (newInputs[pipeId] === undefined) {
+        delete draft[pipeId];
+      } else {
+        draft[pipeId] = newInputs[pipeId];
+      }
+    });
   });
-  return modified;
 };
 
 export const getUrlParam = (key: MetapageHashParams): string | null => {
diff --git a/app/libs/src/metapage/data.ts b/app/libs/src/metapage/data.ts
index 956e4928..0341864a 100644
--- a/app/libs/src/metapage/data.ts
+++ b/app/libs/src/metapage/data.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { MetaframeInputMap } from "./v0_4";
 import { encode, decode } from "base64-arraybuffer";
+import { create } from 'mutative';
 
 /**
  * Modifies in place!!!
@@ -10,12 +11,13 @@ export const serializeInputs = async (
   inputs: MetaframeInputMap
 ): Promise<MetaframeInputMap> => {
   // only serialize one level deep
-  for (const key of Object.keys(inputs)) {
-    const maybeNewObject = await possiblySerializeValueToDataref(inputs[key]);
-    inputs[key] = maybeNewObject;
-  }
-
-  return inputs;
+  return create<MetaframeInputMap>(inputs, async (draft: MetaframeInputMap) => {
+    for (const key of Object.keys(inputs)) {
+      const maybeNewObject = await possiblySerializeValueToDataref(inputs[key]);
+      draft[key] = maybeNewObject;
+      return draft;
+    }
+  });
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/worker/test/src/run-tests-in-astral.ts b/app/worker/test/src/run-tests-in-astral.ts
index a540eac3..31f61232 100644
--- a/app/worker/test/src/run-tests-in-astral.ts
+++ b/app/worker/test/src/run-tests-in-astral.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ const getMetapageVersions = async () :Promise<string[]> => {
 
 let allVersions = await getMetapageVersions();
 if (!nolocalBuild) {
-  allVersions.push("latest");
+  allVersions.unshift("latest");
 }
 console.log(`🍳👉 allVersions ${allVersions}`);
 const maxTimeAllTests = timePerTest * allVersions.length ** 2;