diff --git a/internal/control/edit/editors/composite_editor.go b/internal/control/edit/editors/composite_editor.go
index 269b4cf5..5e429bef 100644
--- a/internal/control/edit/editors/composite_editor.go
+++ b/internal/control/edit/editors/composite_editor.go
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ func ConstructEditor(id string, obj any, extraSpec map[string]any, parentEditor
 			parts := strings.Split(tag, ",")
 
 			// build the edit spec
-			subeditorID := parts[0]
 			editspec := dpedit{
-				ID: subeditorID,
+				ID: parts[0],
 			}
+			log.Trace().Interface("dpedit", editspec).Msgf("have editspec")
 			if len(parts) == 2 {
 				switch parts[1] {
 				case "ignore":
@@ -148,14 +148,14 @@ func ConstructEditor(id string, obj any, extraSpec map[string]any, parentEditor
 			if !editspec.Ignore {
 				// set the active field to the first field
 				if constructedCompositeEditor.activeFieldID == "___unassigned" {
-					constructedCompositeEditor.activeFieldID = subeditorID
+					constructedCompositeEditor.activeFieldID = editspec.ID
 				}
-				constructedCompositeEditor.fieldOrder = append(constructedCompositeEditor.fieldOrder, subeditorID)
+				constructedCompositeEditor.fieldOrder = append(constructedCompositeEditor.fieldOrder, editspec.ID)
 
 				switch field.Type.Kind() {
 				case reflect.String:
 					f := structValue.Field(i)
-					constructedCompositeEditor.fields[subeditorID] = &StringEditor{
+					constructedCompositeEditor.fields[editspec.ID] = &StringEditor{
 						Name:      editspec.ID,
 						Content:   f.String(),
 						CursorPos: 0,
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func ConstructEditor(id string, obj any, extraSpec map[string]any, parentEditor
 							case edit.EditorInactive, edit.EditorSelected:
 								return edit.EditorInactive
 							case edit.EditorChildActive, edit.EditorFocussed:
-								if constructedCompositeEditor.activeFieldID == subeditorID {
+								if constructedCompositeEditor.activeFieldID == editspec.ID {
 									if constructedCompositeEditor.inField {
 										return edit.EditorFocussed
 									}
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func ConstructEditor(id string, obj any, extraSpec map[string]any, parentEditor
 							}
 						},
 						QuitCallback: func() {
-							if constructedCompositeEditor.activeFieldID == subeditorID {
+							if constructedCompositeEditor.activeFieldID == editspec.ID {
 								constructedCompositeEditor.inField = false
 							}
 						},
@@ -198,21 +198,21 @@ func ConstructEditor(id string, obj any, extraSpec map[string]any, parentEditor
 						} else {
 							fAsPtr = f.Addr().Interface()
 						}
-						log.Debug().Msgf("constructing subeditor for field '%s' of type '%s'", field.Name, field.Type.String())
-						sube, err := ConstructEditor(field.Name, fAsPtr, nil, constructedCompositeEditor)
+						log.Debug().Msgf("constructing subeditor for field '%s' (tagged '%s') of type '%s'", field.Name, editspec.ID, field.Type.String())
+						sube, err := ConstructEditor(editspec.ID, fAsPtr, nil, constructedCompositeEditor)
 						if err != nil {
-							return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to construct subeditor for field '%s' of type '%s' (%s)", field.Name, field.Type.String(), err.Error())
+							return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to construct subeditor for field '%s' (tagged '%s') of type '%s' (%s)", field.Name, editspec.ID, field.Type.String(), err.Error())
 						}
 						sube.AddQuitCallback(func() { constructedCompositeEditor.inField = false })
-						log.Debug().Msgf("successfully constructed subeditor for field '%s' of type '%s'", field.Name, field.Type.String())
-						constructedCompositeEditor.fields[subeditorID] = sube
+						log.Debug().Msgf("successfully constructed subeditor for field '%s' (tagged '%s') of type '%s'", field.Name, editspec.ID, field.Type.String())
+						constructedCompositeEditor.fields[editspec.ID] = sube
 					}
 
 				case reflect.Ptr:
 					// TODO
 					log.Warn().Msgf("ignoring PTR    '%s' tagged '%s' (ignore:%t) of type '%s'", field.Name, editspec.ID, editspec.Ignore, field.Type.String())
 				default:
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to edit non-ignored field '%s' of type '%s'", field.Name, field.Type.Kind())
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to edit non-ignored field '%s' (tagged '%s') of type '%s'", field.Name, editspec.ID, field.Type.Kind())
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/ui/panes/composite_editor_ui_pane.go b/internal/ui/panes/composite_editor_ui_pane.go
index 10aacbee..c8a7d015 100644
--- a/internal/ui/panes/composite_editor_ui_pane.go
+++ b/internal/ui/panes/composite_editor_ui_pane.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (p *CompositeEditorPane) Draw() {
 			p.Renderer.DrawText(x, y, 1, 1, style.Bolded(), ">")
 		}
 
-		p.Renderer.DrawText(x, y, w, 1, style.Italicized(), string(status))
+		// p.Renderer.DrawText(x, y, w, 1, style.Italicized(), string(status))
 
 		// draw all subpanes
 		for _, subpane := range p.subpanes {