diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index cb35d6a..ada1ce4 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -217,18 +217,13 @@ export default {
       this.spliceJunctionsForGene = null;
     },
     onGeneSelected: function(gene) {
-      this.onGeneSearched({'gene_name': geneName})
-      if (this.$refs && this.$refs.ref_Navigation) {
-        this.$refs.ref_Navigation.setGeneSearchField(geneName)
-      }
-    },
-    onGeneAutoSelected: function(gene) {
-      this.searchedGene = gene;
-      this.selectedObject = null;
-      this.spliceJunctionsForGene = null;
       this.selectedGene = gene;
+      this.addAlert("info", "gene <pre>" + gene.gene_name + "</pre> loaded", gene.gene_name)
       this.showLeftNavDrawer = true;
     },
+    onGeneAutoSelected: function(gene) {
+      this.onGeneClicked(gene.gene_name)
+    },
     onShowLegend: function(show) {
       this.showLegendDrawer = show;
     },
diff --git a/src/components/MultiGeneInput.vue b/src/components/MultiGeneInput.vue
index 3054137..51ff3aa 100644
--- a/src/components/MultiGeneInput.vue
+++ b/src/components/MultiGeneInput.vue
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ export default {
     //self: this,  
     menu: null,
 
-    HARD_MAX_GENE_COUNT: 5,
-    SOFT_MAX_GENE_COUNT: 3,
+    HARD_MAX_GENE_COUNT: 200,
+    SOFT_MAX_GENE_COUNT: 50,
     STARTING_INPUT: 'Enter gene names (<50 recommended)',
     
     genesToApply: null,