diff --git a/release-packaging/Classes/FluidDataSet.sc b/release-packaging/Classes/FluidDataSet.sc
index 2bffa0a..cccfdd7 100644
--- a/release-packaging/Classes/FluidDataSet.sc
+++ b/release-packaging/Classes/FluidDataSet.sc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ FluidDataSet : FluidManipulationClient {
 	}
 
 	init {|name|
+		this.baseinit(FluidManipulationClient.prServerString(name));
 		id = name;
 		this.cache;
 	}
diff --git a/release-packaging/Classes/FluidDataSetQuery.sc b/release-packaging/Classes/FluidDataSetQuery.sc
index fa16da4..c66a121 100644
--- a/release-packaging/Classes/FluidDataSetQuery.sc
+++ b/release-packaging/Classes/FluidDataSetQuery.sc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ FluidDataSetQuery : FluidManipulationClient {
 
 	init {|uid|
 		id = uid;
+		this.baseinit(uid);
 	}
 
 	addColumn{|column, action|
diff --git a/release-packaging/Classes/FluidLabelSet.sc b/release-packaging/Classes/FluidLabelSet.sc
index 585c008..cd715fa 100644
--- a/release-packaging/Classes/FluidLabelSet.sc
+++ b/release-packaging/Classes/FluidLabelSet.sc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ FluidLabelSet : FluidManipulationClient {
 	}
 
 	init { |name|
+		this.baseinit(FluidManipulationClient.prServerString(name));
 		id = name;
 		this.cache;
 	}
diff --git a/release-packaging/Classes/FluidManipulationClient.sc b/release-packaging/Classes/FluidManipulationClient.sc
index 62e4d79..5449e07 100644
--- a/release-packaging/Classes/FluidManipulationClient.sc
+++ b/release-packaging/Classes/FluidManipulationClient.sc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ FluidManipulationClient {
 		if(server.serverRunning.not,{
 			(this.asString + "– server not running").error; ^nil
 		});
-		^super.newCopyArgs(server ?? {Server.default}).baseinit(objectID,*args)
+		^super.newCopyArgs(server ?? {Server.default});//.baseinit(objectID,*args)
 	}
 
 	makeDef { |defName,objectID,args|
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ FluidManipulationClient {
 
 FluidDataClient : FluidManipulationClient {
 
-	classvar synthControls;
+	var synthControls;
 
 	var <id;
 	var parameters;
@@ -147,16 +147,17 @@ FluidDataClient : FluidManipulationClient {
 
 	*new1{ |server, params|
 		var uid = UniqueID.next;
-		params = params ?? {[]};
-		if(params.size > 0 and: synthControls.isNil) {synthControls = params.unlace[0]};
 		^super.new(server, uid, *params) !? { |inst| inst.init(uid, params) }
 	}
 
 	init { |uid, params|
 		id = uid;
+		params = params ?? {[]};
+		if(params.size > 0 and: synthControls.isNil) {synthControls = params.unlace[0]};
 		parameters = ().putPairs(params);
 		parameterDefaults = parameters.copy;
 		this.makePropertyMethods;
+		this.baseinit(uid,*params);
 	}
 
 	makePropertyMethods{
@@ -204,10 +205,20 @@ FluidRTDataClient : FluidDataClient
 
 
 	*new1{|server, params|
+		params = params ?? {[]};
+		^super.new1(server,params)
+	}
+
+
+	init { |uid, params|
+		id = uid;
 		params = params ?? {[]};
 		if(params.size > 0) {synthControls = params.unlace[0]}{synthControls=[]};
 		params = params ++ [\inBus,Bus.control,\outBus,Bus.control,\inBuffer,-1,\outBuffer,-1];
-		^super.new1(server,params)
+		parameters = ().putPairs(params);
+		parameterDefaults = parameters.copy;
+		this.makePropertyMethods;
+		this.baseinit(uid,*params);
 	}
 
 	makeDef {|defName,uid,args|
diff --git a/release-packaging/HelpSource/Guides/FluidDataTools.schelp b/release-packaging/HelpSource/Guides/FluidDataTools.schelp
index 0c5c754..01589f3 100644
--- a/release-packaging/HelpSource/Guides/FluidDataTools.schelp
+++ b/release-packaging/HelpSource/Guides/FluidDataTools.schelp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ section:: Containers
 Map id labels to data points, or to other labels
 
 link::Classes/FluidDataSet::
+
 link::Classes/FluidLabelSet::