diff --git a/js/id/connection.js b/js/id/connection.js
index 101c7a9c8..531d89d54 100644
--- a/js/id/connection.js
+++ b/js/id/connection.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ iD.Connection = function() {
     function bboxFromAPI(box, tile, callback) {
         function done(err, parsed) {
              loadedTiles[tile.toString()] = true;
+             delete inflight[tile.toString()];
              callback(err, parsed);
          }
          inflight[tile.toString()] = loadFromURL(bboxUrl(box), done);
diff --git a/js/id/graph/graph.js b/js/id/graph/graph.js
index d1f5e4cc7..9b6de7219 100644
--- a/js/id/graph/graph.js
+++ b/js/id/graph/graph.js
@@ -128,11 +128,19 @@ iD.Graph.prototype = {
     },
 
     difference: function (graph) {
-        var result = [], entity, id;
+        var result = [], entity, oldentity, id;
 
         for (id in this.entities) {
             entity = this.entities[id];
-            if (entity !== graph.entities[id]) {
+            oldentity = graph.entities[id];
+            if (entity !== oldentity) {
+                if (entity && entity.type === 'way') {
+                    result = oldentity
+                        ? result
+                            .concat(_.difference(entity.nodes, oldentity.nodes))
+                            .concat(_.difference(oldentity.nodes, entity.nodes))
+                        : result.concat(entity.nodes);
+                }
                 result.push(id);
             }
         }
@@ -141,6 +149,7 @@ iD.Graph.prototype = {
             entity = graph.entities[id];
             if (entity && !this.entities.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
                 result.push(id);
+                if (entity.type === 'way') result = result.concat(entity.nodes);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/js/id/modes/add_area.js b/js/id/modes/add_area.js
index 33facb041..6977f2e15 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/add_area.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/add_area.js
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ iD.modes.AddArea = function() {
                 history.perform(
                     iD.actions.AddWay(way),
                     iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, datum.id),
-                    iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, datum.id),
-                    'started an area');
+                    iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, datum.id));
 
             } else {
                 // start from a new node
@@ -33,8 +32,7 @@ iD.modes.AddArea = function() {
                     iD.actions.AddWay(way),
                     iD.actions.AddNode(node),
                     iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, node.id),
-                    iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, node.id),
-                    'started an area');
+                    iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, node.id));
             }
 
             controller.enter(iD.modes.DrawArea(way.id));
diff --git a/js/id/modes/add_line.js b/js/id/modes/add_line.js
index bc87238ca..60f376181 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/add_line.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/add_line.js
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ iD.modes.AddLine = function() {
                 } else {
                     history.perform(
                         iD.actions.AddWay(way),
-                        iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, datum.id),
-                        'started a line');
+                        iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, datum.id));
                 }
 
             } else if (datum.type === 'way') {
@@ -46,8 +45,7 @@ iD.modes.AddLine = function() {
                     iD.actions.AddWay(way),
                     iD.actions.AddNode(node),
                     iD.actions.AddWayNode(datum.id, node.id, choice.index),
-                    iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, node.id),
-                    'started a line');
+                    iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, node.id));
 
             } else {
                 // begin a new way
@@ -56,8 +54,7 @@ iD.modes.AddLine = function() {
                 history.perform(
                     iD.actions.AddWay(way),
                     iD.actions.AddNode(node),
-                    iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, node.id),
-                    'started a line');
+                    iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, node.id));
             }
 
             controller.enter(iD.modes.DrawLine(way.id, direction));
diff --git a/js/id/modes/draw_area.js b/js/id/modes/draw_area.js
index d868a7620..75b84af65 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/draw_area.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/draw_area.js
@@ -42,22 +42,28 @@ iD.modes.DrawArea = function(wayId) {
             var datum = d3.select(d3.event.target).datum() || {};
 
             if (datum.id === tailId || datum.id === headId) {
-                history.replace(iD.actions.DeleteNode(node.id));
-                controller.enter(iD.modes.Select(way));
+                if (way.nodes.length > 3) {
+                    history.replace(iD.actions.DeleteNode(node.id));
+                    controller.enter(iD.modes.Select(way));
+                } else {
+                    // Areas with less than 3 nodes gets deleted
+                    history.replace(iD.actions.DeleteWay(way.id));
+                    controller.enter(iD.modes.Browse());
+                }
 
             } else if (datum.type === 'node' && datum.id !== node.id) {
                 // connect the way to an existing node
                 history.replace(
                     iD.actions.DeleteNode(node.id),
                     iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, datum.id, -1),
-                    'added to an area');
+                    way.nodes.length > 2 ? 'added to an area' : '');
 
                 controller.enter(iD.modes.DrawArea(wayId));
 
             } else {
                 history.replace(
                     iD.actions.Noop(),
-                    'added to an area');
+                    way.nodes.length > 2 ? 'added to an area' : '');
 
                 controller.enter(iD.modes.DrawArea(wayId));
             }
diff --git a/js/id/modes/draw_line.js b/js/id/modes/draw_line.js
index 9c3d4b38e..700944b18 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/draw_line.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/draw_line.js
@@ -42,12 +42,18 @@ iD.modes.DrawLine = function(wayId, direction) {
 
             if (datum.id === tailId) {
                 // connect the way in a loop
-                history.replace(
-                    iD.actions.DeleteNode(node.id),
-                    iD.actions.AddWayNode(wayId, tailId, index),
-                    'added to a line');
+                if (way.nodes.length > 2) {
+                    history.replace(
+                        iD.actions.DeleteNode(node.id),
+                        iD.actions.AddWayNode(wayId, tailId, index),
+                        'added to a line');
 
-                controller.enter(iD.modes.Select(way));
+                    controller.enter(iD.modes.Select(way));
+
+                } else {
+                    history.replace(iD.actions.DeleteWay(way.id));
+                    controller.enter(iD.modes.Browse());
+                }
 
             } else if (datum.id === headId) {
                 // finish the way