diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 90e320572..cf597fc15 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.11.5
+current_version = 0.11.7
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)((?P<release>[a-z]+)(?P<candidate>\d+))?
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c3cd5204..d39386c35 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,33 @@ Web UI version numbers should always match the corresponding version of LBRY App
   *
   *
 
+## [0.11.7] - 2017-05-30
+
+### Changed
+ * Video player switched from plyr to render-media
+
+
+### Fixed
+ * Video player should behave better on streaming
+ * Daemon times out more quickly when it cannot start
+ * Connection should fail more cleanly, rather than get stuck entirely
+ * Closing modal dialogs was broken on some download and stream errors
+ * Discover landing page improperly showed loading error when it was loading correctly
+
+
+
+## [0.11.6] - 2017-05-29
+
+### Changed
+ * Do not use a separate claim cache for publishes
+
+
+### Fixed
+ * Upgrade process should now works on Windows
+ * Crudely handle failed publishes missing outpoints
+
+
+
 ## [0.11.5] - 2017-05-28
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index cf45db174..e2963c7fc 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "LBRY",
-  "version": "0.11.5",
+  "version": "0.11.7",
   "main": "main.js",
   "description": "LBRY is a fully decentralized, open-source protocol facilitating the discovery, access, and (sometimes) purchase of data.",
   "author": {
diff --git a/ui/js/actions/content.js b/ui/js/actions/content.js
index e09bd5ea1..e6b6a30a1 100644
--- a/ui/js/actions/content.js
+++ b/ui/js/actions/content.js
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export function doLoadVideo(uri) {
   }
 }
 
-export function doPurchaseUri(uri) {
+export function doPurchaseUri(uri, purchaseModalName) {
   return function(dispatch, getState) {
     const state = getState()
     const balance = selectBalance(state)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export function doPurchaseUri(uri) {
     if (cost > balance) {
       dispatch(doOpenModal('notEnoughCredits'))
     } else {
-      dispatch(doOpenModal('affirmPurchase'))
+      dispatch(doOpenModal(purchaseModalName))
     }
 
     return Promise.resolve()
@@ -274,16 +274,16 @@ export function doFetchClaimsByChannel(uri) {
   }
 }
 
-export function doClaimListMine() {
+export function doFetchClaimListMine() {
   return function(dispatch, getState) {
     dispatch({
-      type: types.CLAIM_LIST_MINE_STARTED
+      type: types.FETCH_CLAIM_LIST_MINE_STARTED
     })
 
 
     lbry.claim_list_mine().then((claims) => {
       dispatch({
-        type: types.CLAIM_LIST_MINE_COMPLETED,
+        type: types.FETCH_CLAIM_LIST_MINE_COMPLETED,
         data: {
           claims
         }
diff --git a/ui/js/actions/file_info.js b/ui/js/actions/file_info.js
index 23ba50e71..44d76885c 100644
--- a/ui/js/actions/file_info.js
+++ b/ui/js/actions/file_info.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as types from 'constants/action_types'
 import lbry from 'lbry'
 import {
-  doClaimListMine
+  doFetchClaimListMine
 } from 'actions/content'
 import {
   selectClaimsByUri,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export function doFetchFileInfosAndPublishedClaims() {
           isFileInfoListPending = selectFileListIsPending(state)
 
     if (isClaimListMinePending === undefined) {
-      dispatch(doClaimListMine())
+      dispatch(doFetchClaimListMine())
     }
 
     if (isFileInfoListPending === undefined) {
diff --git a/ui/js/component/fileActions/index.js b/ui/js/component/fileActions/index.js
index e9dc10705..8e9555a14 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/fileActions/index.js
+++ b/ui/js/component/fileActions/index.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const perform = (dispatch) => ({
     dispatch(doDeleteFile(fileInfo, deleteFromComputer))
   },
   openModal: (modal) => dispatch(doOpenModal(modal)),
-  startDownload: (uri) => dispatch(doPurchaseUri(uri)),
+  startDownload: (uri) => dispatch(doPurchaseUri(uri, 'affirmPurchase')),
   loadVideo: (uri) => dispatch(doLoadVideo(uri)),
 })
 
diff --git a/ui/js/component/fileActions/view.jsx b/ui/js/component/fileActions/view.jsx
index 7f3c1d75c..5dd4357c6 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/fileActions/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/fileActions/view.jsx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class FileActions extends React.Component {
             <DropDownMenuItem key={1} onClick={() => openModal('confirmRemove')} label="Remove..." />
           </DropDownMenu> : '' }
         <Modal type="confirm" isOpen={modal == 'affirmPurchase'}
-               contentLabel="Confirm Purchase" onConfirmed={this.onAffirmPurchase.bind(this)} onAborted={this.props.closeModal}>
+               contentLabel="Confirm Purchase" onConfirmed={this.onAffirmPurchase.bind(this)} onAborted={closeModal}>
           This will purchase <strong>{title}</strong> for <strong><FilePrice uri={uri} look="plain" /></strong> credits.
         </Modal>
         <Modal isOpen={modal == 'notEnoughCredits'} contentLabel="Not enough credits"
diff --git a/ui/js/component/load_screen.js b/ui/js/component/load_screen.js
index 5b24e19b7..a07dda0c3 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/load_screen.js
+++ b/ui/js/component/load_screen.js
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ class LoadScreen extends React.Component {
         <img src={imgSrc} alt="LBRY"/>
         <div className="load-screen__message">
           <h3>
-            <BusyMessage message={this.props.message} />
+            {!this.props.isWarning ?
+              <BusyMessage message={this.props.message} /> :
+              <span><Icon icon="icon-warning" />{' ' + this.props.message}</span> }
           </h3>
-          {this.props.isWarning ? <Icon icon="icon-warning" /> : null} <span className={'load-screen__details ' + (this.props.isWarning ? 'load-screen__details--warning' : '')}>{this.props.details}</span>
+          <span className={'load-screen__details ' + (this.props.isWarning ? 'load-screen__details--warning' : '')}>{this.props.details}</span>
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/ui/js/component/splash.js b/ui/js/component/splash.js
index e2be56b67..98b09db93 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/splash.js
+++ b/ui/js/component/splash.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export class SplashScreen extends React.Component {
 
     this.state = {
       details: 'Starting daemon',
+      message: "Connecting",
       isLagging: false,
     };
   }
@@ -29,11 +30,12 @@ export class SplashScreen extends React.Component {
       // TODO: This is a hack, and the logic should live in the daemon
       // to give us a better sense of when we are actually started
       this.setState({
-        details: 'Waiting for name resolution',
+        message: "Testing Network",
+        details: "Waiting for name resolution",
         isLagging: false
       });
 
-      lbry.resolve({uri: 'lbry://one'}).then(() => {
+      lbry.resolve({uri: "lbry://one"}).then(() => {
         this.props.onLoadDone();
       });
       return;
@@ -48,21 +50,19 @@ export class SplashScreen extends React.Component {
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    lbry.connect().then((isConnected) => {
-      if (isConnected) {
-        this.updateStatus();
-      } else {
+    lbry.connect()
+      .then(() => { this.updateStatus() })
+      .catch(() => {
         this.setState({
           isLagging: true,
-          message: "Failed to connect to LBRY",
-          details: "LBRY was unable to start and connect properly."
+          message: "Connection Failure",
+          details: "Try closing all LBRY processes and starting again. If this still happpens, your anti-virus software or firewall may be preventing LBRY from connecting. Contact hello@lbry.io if you think this is a software bug."
         })
-      }
-    })
+      })
   }
 
   render() {
-    return <LoadScreen message={this.props.message} details={this.state.details} isWarning={this.state.isLagging} />
+    return <LoadScreen message={this.state.message} details={this.state.details} isWarning={this.state.isLagging} />
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/js/component/video/index.js b/ui/js/component/video/index.js
index 5566da840..423ff533a 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/video/index.js
+++ b/ui/js/component/video/index.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const makeSelect = () => {
 
 const perform = (dispatch) => ({
   loadVideo: (uri) => dispatch(doLoadVideo(uri)),
-  purchaseUri: (uri) => dispatch(doPurchaseUri(uri)),
+  purchaseUri: (uri) => dispatch(doPurchaseUri(uri, 'affirmPurchaseAndPlay')),
   closeModal: () => dispatch(doCloseModal()),
 })
 
diff --git a/ui/js/component/video/view.jsx b/ui/js/component/video/view.jsx
index 760a728ad..d7a1f274f 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/video/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/video/view.jsx
@@ -52,28 +52,25 @@ class VideoPlayButton extends React.Component {
             className="video__play-button"
             icon="icon-play"
             onClick={this.onWatchClick.bind(this)} />
-      {modal}
-      <Modal contentLabel="Not enough credits" isOpen={modal == 'notEnoughCredits'} onConfirmed={() => { this.closeModal() }}>
+      <Modal contentLabel="Not enough credits" isOpen={modal == 'notEnoughCredits'} onConfirmed={closeModal}>
         You don't have enough LBRY credits to pay for this stream.
       </Modal>
       <Modal
         type="confirm"
-        isOpen={modal == 'affirmPurchase'}
+        isOpen={modal == 'affirmPurchaseAndPlay'}
         contentLabel="Confirm Purchase"
         onConfirmed={this.onPurchaseConfirmed.bind(this)}
         onAborted={closeModal}>
         This will purchase <strong>{title}</strong> for <strong><FilePrice uri={uri} look="plain" /></strong> credits.
       </Modal>
       <Modal
-        isOpen={modal == 'timedOut'} onConfirmed={() => { this.closeModal() }} contentLabel="Timed Out">
+        isOpen={modal == 'timedOut'} onConfirmed={closeModal} contentLabel="Timed Out">
         Sorry, your download timed out :(
       </Modal>
     </div>);
   }
 }
 
-const plyr = require('plyr')
-
 class Video extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props)
@@ -114,7 +111,7 @@ class Video extends React.Component {
         isPlaying || isLoading ?
           (!isReadyToPlay ?
             <span>this is the world's worst loading screen and we shipped our software with it anyway... <br /><br />{loadStatusMessage}</span> :
-            <VideoPlayer poster={metadata.thumbnail} autoplay={isPlaying} downloadPath={fileInfo.download_path} />) :
+            <VideoPlayer filename={fileInfo.file_name} poster={metadata.thumbnail} downloadPath={fileInfo.download_path} />) :
         <div className="video__cover" style={{backgroundImage: 'url("' + metadata.thumbnail + '")'}}>
           <VideoPlayButton startPlaying={this.startPlaying.bind(this)} {...this.props} />
         </div>
@@ -123,18 +120,28 @@ class Video extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
+const from = require('from2')
+const player = require('render-media')
+const fs = require('fs')
+
 class VideoPlayer extends React.Component {
   componentDidMount() {
     const elem = this.refs.video
     const {
-      autoplay,
       downloadPath,
       contentType,
+      filename,
     } = this.props
-    const players = plyr.setup(elem)
-    if (autoplay) {
-      players[0].play()
+    const file = {
+      name: filename,
+      createReadStream: (opts) => {
+        return fs.createReadStream(downloadPath, opts)
+      }
     }
+    player.render(file, elem, {
+      autoplay: true,
+      controls: true,
+    })
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -145,7 +152,7 @@ class VideoPlayer extends React.Component {
     } = this.props
 
     return (
-      <video controls id="video" ref="video" style={{backgroundImage: "url('" + poster + "')"}} >
+      <video controls ref="video" style={{backgroundImage: "url('" + poster + "')"}} >
         <source src={downloadPath} type={contentType} />
       </video>
     )
diff --git a/ui/js/constants/action_types.js b/ui/js/constants/action_types.js
index 1d1dab869..9f70de9b9 100644
--- a/ui/js/constants/action_types.js
+++ b/ui/js/constants/action_types.js
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ export const RESOLVE_URI_COMPLETED = 'RESOLVE_URI_COMPLETED'
 export const RESOLVE_URI_CANCELED = 'RESOLVE_URI_CANCELED'
 export const FETCH_CHANNEL_CLAIMS_STARTED = 'FETCH_CHANNEL_CLAIMS_STARTED'
 export const FETCH_CHANNEL_CLAIMS_COMPLETED = 'FETCH_CHANNEL_CLAIMS_COMPLETED'
-export const CLAIM_LIST_MINE_STARTED = 'CLAIM_LIST_MINE_STARTED'
-export const CLAIM_LIST_MINE_COMPLETED = 'CLAIM_LIST_MINE_COMPLETED'
+export const FETCH_CLAIM_LIST_MINE_STARTED = 'FETCH_CLAIM_LIST_MINE_STARTED'
+export const FETCH_CLAIM_LIST_MINE_COMPLETED = 'FETCH_CLAIM_LIST_MINE_COMPLETED'
 export const FILE_LIST_STARTED = 'FILE_LIST_STARTED'
 export const FILE_LIST_COMPLETED = 'FILE_LIST_COMPLETED'
 export const FETCH_FILE_INFO_STARTED = 'FETCH_FILE_INFO_STARTED'
diff --git a/ui/js/lbry.js b/ui/js/lbry.js
index b9230ce16..db9a1ae2a 100644
--- a/ui/js/lbry.js
+++ b/ui/js/lbry.js
@@ -95,26 +95,27 @@ lbry.call = function (method, params, callback, errorCallback, connectFailedCall
 lbry._connectPromise = null;
 lbry.connect = function() {
   if (lbry._connectPromise === null) {
-
     lbry._connectPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 
+      let tryNum = 0
+
+      function checkDaemonStartedFailed() {
+        console.log('status error try num ' + tryNum)
+        if (tryNum <= 100) { // Move # of tries into constant or config option
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            tryNum++
+            checkDaemonStarted();
+          }, tryNum < 50 ? 400 : 1000);
+        }
+        else {
+          reject(new Error("Unable to connect to LBRY"));
+        }
+      }
+
       // Check every half second to see if the daemon is accepting connections
-      function checkDaemonStarted(tryNum = 0) {
-        lbry.isDaemonAcceptingConnections(function (runningStatus) {
-          if (runningStatus) {
-            resolve(true);
-          }
-          else {
-            if (tryNum <= 600) { // Move # of tries into constant or config option
-              setTimeout(function () {
-                checkDaemonStarted(tryNum + 1);
-              }, tryNum < 100 ? 200 : 1000);
-            }
-            else {
-              reject(new Error("Unable to connect to LBRY"));
-            }
-          }
-        });
+      function checkDaemonStarted() {
+        console.log('check daemon started try ' + tryNum)
+        lbry.call('status', {}, resolve, checkDaemonStartedFailed, checkDaemonStartedFailed)
       }
 
       checkDaemonStarted();
@@ -124,11 +125,6 @@ lbry.connect = function() {
   return lbry._connectPromise;
 }
 
-lbry.isDaemonAcceptingConnections = function (callback) {
-  // Returns true/false whether the daemon is at a point it will start returning status
-  lbry.call('status', {}, () => callback(true), null, () => callback(false))
-};
-
 lbry.checkAddressIsMine = function(address, callback) {
   lbry.call('address_is_mine', {address: address}, callback);
 }
diff --git a/ui/js/main.js b/ui/js/main.js
index 969ecfdc0..980bfe17c 100644
--- a/ui/js/main.js
+++ b/ui/js/main.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ var init = function() {
   if (window.sessionStorage.getItem('loaded') == 'y') {
     onDaemonReady();
   } else {
-    ReactDOM.render(<SplashScreen message="Connecting" onLoadDone={onDaemonReady} />, canvas);
+    ReactDOM.render(<SplashScreen onLoadDone={onDaemonReady} />, canvas);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/ui/js/page/discover/view.jsx b/ui/js/page/discover/view.jsx
index 91cdfafda..1842b9156 100644
--- a/ui/js/page/discover/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/page/discover/view.jsx
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ class DiscoverPage extends React.Component{
       featuredUris,
       fetchingFeaturedUris,
     } = this.props
+    const failedToLoad = !fetchingFeaturedUris && (
+      featuredUris === undefined ||
+      (featuredUris !== undefined && Object.keys(featuredUris).length === 0)
+    )
 
     return (
       <main>
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ class DiscoverPage extends React.Component{
           ))
         }
         {
-          typeof featuredUris !== undefined &&
+        failedToLoad &&
           <div className="empty">Failed to load landing content.</div>
         }
       </main>
diff --git a/ui/js/reducers/claims.js b/ui/js/reducers/claims.js
index 7105a0d33..b75b00a4d 100644
--- a/ui/js/reducers/claims.js
+++ b/ui/js/reducers/claims.js
@@ -40,20 +40,33 @@ reducers[types.RESOLVE_URI_CANCELED] = function(state, action) {
 }
 
 
-reducers[types.CLAIM_LIST_MINE_STARTED] = function(state, action) {
+reducers[types.FETCH_CLAIM_LIST_MINE_STARTED] = function(state, action) {
   return Object.assign({}, state, {
     isClaimListMinePending: true
   })
 }
 
-reducers[types.CLAIM_LIST_MINE_COMPLETED] = function(state, action) {
-  const myClaims = Object.assign({}, state.myClaims)
-  action.data.claims.forEach((claim) => {
-    myClaims[claim.claim_id] = claim
+reducers[types.FETCH_CLAIM_LIST_MINE_COMPLETED] = function(state, action) {
+  const {
+    claims,
+  } = action.data
+  const myClaims = new Set(state.myClaims)
+  const byUri = Object.assign({}, state.claimsByUri)
+
+  claims.forEach(claim => {
+    const uri = lbryuri.build({
+      contentName: claim.name,
+      claimId: claim.claim_id,
+      claimSequence: claim.nout,
+    })
+    myClaims.add(uri)
+    byUri[uri] = claim
   })
+
   return Object.assign({}, state, {
     isClaimListMinePending: false,
-    myClaims: myClaims
+    myClaims: myClaims,
+    claimsByUri: byUri,
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/js/reducers/file_info.js b/ui/js/reducers/file_info.js
index 811c829ef..0b06e591b 100644
--- a/ui/js/reducers/file_info.js
+++ b/ui/js/reducers/file_info.js
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ reducers[types.FILE_LIST_COMPLETED] = function(state, action) {
 
   const newFileInfos = Object.assign({}, state.fileInfos)
   fileInfos.forEach((fileInfo) => {
-    newFileInfos[fileInfo.outpoint] = fileInfo
+    const { outpoint } = fileInfo
+
+    if (outpoint) newFileInfos[fileInfo.outpoint] = fileInfo
   })
 
   return Object.assign({}, state, {
diff --git a/ui/js/selectors/app.js b/ui/js/selectors/app.js
index 25ed2403c..ebf2a1398 100644
--- a/ui/js/selectors/app.js
+++ b/ui/js/selectors/app.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export const selectUpgradeFilename = createSelector(
         return `LBRY-${version}.dmg`;
       case 'linux':
         return `LBRY_${version}_amd64.deb`;
-      case 'windows':
+      case 'win32':
         return `LBRY.Setup.${version}.exe`;
       default:
         throw 'Unknown platform';
diff --git a/ui/js/selectors/claims.js b/ui/js/selectors/claims.js
index 9a76b872e..5b9b9d0b5 100644
--- a/ui/js/selectors/claims.js
+++ b/ui/js/selectors/claims.js
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ const selectMetadataForUri = (state, props) => {
   const claim = selectClaimForUri(state, props)
   const metadata = claim && claim.value && claim.value.stream && claim.value.stream.metadata
 
-  return metadata ? metadata : (claim === undefined ? undefined : null)
+  const value = metadata ? metadata : (claim === undefined ? undefined : null)
+  return value
 }
 
 export const makeSelectMetadataForUri = () => {
@@ -80,18 +81,20 @@ export const selectClaimListMineIsPending = createSelector(
 
 export const selectMyClaims = createSelector(
   _selectState,
-  (state) => state.myClaims || {}
+  (state) => state.myClaims || new Set()
 )
 
 export const selectMyClaimsOutpoints = createSelector(
   selectMyClaims,
-  (claims) => {
-    if (!claims) {
-      return []
-    }
+  selectClaimsByUri,
+  (claimIds, byUri) => {
+    const outpoints = []
 
-    return Object.values(claims).map((claim) => {
-      return `${claim.txid}:${claim.nout}`
+    claimIds.forEach(claimId => {
+      const claim = byUri[claimId]
+      if (claim) outpoints.push(`${claim.txid}:${claim.nout}`)
     })
+
+    return outpoints
   }
 )
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index 72b997fb1..d9f1e8571 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lbry-web-ui",
-  "version": "0.11.5",
+  "version": "0.11.7",
   "description": "LBRY UI",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
     "babel-cli": "^6.11.4",
     "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.13.2",
     "babel-preset-react": "^6.11.1",
+    "from2": "^2.3.0",
     "jshashes": "^1.0.6",
     "node-sass": "^3.8.0",
-    "plyr": "^2.0.12",
     "rc-progress": "^2.0.6",
     "react": "^15.4.0",
     "react-dom": "^15.4.0",
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "redux": "^3.6.0",
     "redux-logger": "^3.0.1",
     "redux-thunk": "^2.2.0",
+    "render-media": "^2.10.0",
     "reselect": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/ui/webpack.config.js b/ui/webpack.config.js
index 491a5e4d5..59c2fd6d5 100644
--- a/ui/webpack.config.js
+++ b/ui/webpack.config.js
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ module.exports = {
           cacheDirectory: true,
           presets:[ 'es2015', 'react', 'stage-2' ]
         }
-      }
+      },
+      {
+        test: /mime\.json$/,
+        loader: 'json',
+      },
     ]
   },
   target: 'electron-main',
diff --git a/ui/webpack.dev.config.js b/ui/webpack.dev.config.js
index 15ec5652d..232f6dcc3 100644
--- a/ui/webpack.dev.config.js
+++ b/ui/webpack.dev.config.js
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ module.exports = {
           cacheDirectory: true,
           presets:[ 'es2015', 'react', 'stage-2' ]
         }
-      }
+      },
+      {
+        test: /mime\.json$/,
+        loader: 'json',
+      },
     ]
   },
   target: 'electron-main',