diff --git a/modules/core/context.js b/modules/core/context.js
index 6f41a0a3a..c0041b7c9 100644
--- a/modules/core/context.js
+++ b/modules/core/context.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import { rendererBackground, rendererFeatures, rendererMap } from '../renderer';
 import { services } from '../services';
 import { uiInit } from '../ui/init';
 import { utilDetect } from '../util/detect';
-import { utilCallWhenIdle, utilKeybinding, utilRebind } from '../util';
+import { utilCallWhenIdle, utilKeybinding, utilRebind, utilStringQs } from '../util';
+
 
 
 export var areaKeys = {};
@@ -441,16 +442,16 @@ export function coreContext() {
     }
 
     /* Presets */
-    var presets;
     presets = presetIndex();
-    if (utilExternalPresets()) {
+    if (utilStringQs(window.location.hash).presets) {
         presets.fromExternal();
     } else {
         presets.init();
     }
+ 
     context.presets = function() { return presets; };
     
-    if (utilExternalValidationRules()) {
+    if (utilStringQs(window.location.hash).validations) {
         var validationsUrl = utilStringQs(window.location.hash).validations;
         d3_json(validationsUrl, function (err, mapcss) {
             if (err) return;
diff --git a/modules/presets/index.js b/modules/presets/index.js
index 0152fdb5c..7a71c5d63 100644
--- a/modules/presets/index.js
+++ b/modules/presets/index.js
@@ -3,18 +3,14 @@ import _forEach from 'lodash-es/forEach';
 import _reject from 'lodash-es/reject';
 import _uniq from 'lodash-es/uniq';
 
+import { json as d3_json } from 'd3-request';
+
 import { data } from '../../data/index';
 import { presetCategory } from './category';
 import { presetCollection } from './collection';
 import { presetField } from './field';
 import { presetPreset } from './preset';
-import { utilStringQs } from '../util';
-
-import { json as d3_json } from 'd3-request';
-import { 
-    select as d3_select,
-    selectAll as d3_selectAll 
-} from 'd3-selection';
+import { utilQsString } from '../util';
 
 export { presetCategory };
 export { presetCollection };
@@ -27,7 +23,7 @@ export function presetIndex() {
     // loading new data and returning defaults
 
     var all = presetCollection([]);
-    var _defaults = {};
+    var _defaults = { area: all, line: all, point: all, vertex: all, relation: all };
     var _fields = {};
     var _universal = [];
     var _recent = presetCollection([]);
@@ -123,10 +119,11 @@ export function presetIndex() {
                 areaKeys[key][value] = true;
             }
         });
+
         return areaKeys;
     };
 
-    all.build = function (d, visible) {
+    all.build = function(d, visibility) {
         if (d.fields) {
             _forEach(d.fields, function(d, id) {
                 _fields[id] = presetField(id, d);
@@ -142,7 +139,7 @@ export function presetIndex() {
 
         if (d.presets) {
             _forEach(d.presets, function(d, id) {
-                all.collection.push(presetPreset(id, d, _fields, visible));
+                all.collection.push(presetPreset(id, d, _fields, visibility));
             });
         }
 
@@ -154,16 +151,13 @@ export function presetIndex() {
 
         if (d.defaults) {
             var getItem = _bind(all.item, all);
-            _forEach(Object.keys(d.defaults), function (k) {
-                _defaults[k] = presetCollection(d.defaults[k].map(getItem));
-            });
-            // _defaults = {
-            //     area: presetCollection(d.defaults.area.map(getItem)),
-            //     line: presetCollection(d.defaults.line.map(getItem)),
-            //     point: presetCollection(d.defaults.point.map(getItem)),
-            //     vertex: presetCollection(d.defaults.vertex.map(getItem)),
-            //     relation: presetCollection(d.defaults.relation.map(getItem))
-            // };
+            _defaults = {
+                area: presetCollection(d.defaults.area.map(getItem)),
+                line: presetCollection(d.defaults.line.map(getItem)),
+                point: presetCollection(d.defaults.point.map(getItem)),
+                vertex: presetCollection(d.defaults.vertex.map(getItem)),
+                relation: presetCollection(d.defaults.relation.map(getItem))
+            };
         }
 
         for (var i = 0; i < all.collection.length; i++) {
@@ -177,22 +171,30 @@ export function presetIndex() {
                 }
             }
         }
-
-    };
-
-    all.fromExternal = function() {
-        var presetsUrl = utilStringQs(window.location.hash).presets;
-        d3_json(presetsUrl, function(err, presets) {
-            if (err) all.init();
-            all.build(presets, true);
-            all.build(data.presets, false);
-            all.areaKeys();
-        });
-        return all;
     };
 
     all.init = function() {
-		all.build(data.presets, true);
+        all.collection = [];
+        _recent.collection = [];
+        _fields = {};
+        _universal = [];
+        _index = { point: {}, vertex: {}, line: {}, area: {}, relation: {} };
+
+        all.build(data.presets);
+
+        return all;
+    };
+
+    all.fromExternal = function() {
+        var external = utilQsString(window.location.hash).presets;
+        d3_json(external, function(err, presets) {
+            if (err) {
+                all.init();
+            } else {
+                all.build(data.presets, false); // make default presets hidden to begin
+                all.build(presets, true); // make the external visible
+            }
+        });
         return all;
     };
 
@@ -207,12 +209,7 @@ export function presetIndex() {
     all.defaults = function(geometry, n) {
         var rec = _recent.matchGeometry(geometry).collection.slice(0, 4);
         var def = _uniq(rec.concat(_defaults[geometry].collection)).slice(0, n - 1);
-        var fin = _uniq(rec.concat(def).concat(all.item(geometry))).filter(function(d) { return d.visible(); });
-        return presetCollection(fin);
-    };
-
-    all.defaultTypes = function() {
-        return Object.keys(_defaults);
+        return presetCollection(_uniq(rec.concat(def).concat(all.item(geometry))));
     };
 
     all.choose = function(preset) {
diff --git a/modules/util/index.js b/modules/util/index.js
index a8d1ad6e0..0517ce874 100644
--- a/modules/util/index.js
+++ b/modules/util/index.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export { utilRebind } from './rebind';
 export { utilSetTransform } from './util';
 export { utilSessionMutex } from './session_mutex';
 export { utilStringQs } from './util';
-export { utilSuggestNames } from './suggest_names';
+// export { utilSuggestNames } from './suggest_names';
 export { utilTagText } from './util';
 export { utilTiler } from './tiler';
 export { utilTriggerEvent } from './trigger_event';
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 4600849c5..9b324a0c7 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -62,29 +62,29 @@
     <script src='spec/actions/straighten.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/actions/unrestrict_turn.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/actions/reflect.js'></script>
-    <script src='spec/actions/detach_node.js'></script>
+    <script src='spec/actions/detach_node.js'></script> -->
 
-    <script src='spec/behavior/hash.js'></script>
+    <!-- <script src='spec/behavior/hash.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/behavior/hover.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/behavior/select.js'></script>
-    <script src='spec/behavior/lasso.js'></script>
+    <script src='spec/behavior/lasso.js'></script> -->
 
-    <script src='spec/core/context.js'></script>
+    <!-- <script src='spec/core/context.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/core/difference.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/core/graph.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/core/history.js'></script>
-    <script src='spec/core/tree.js'></script>
+    <script src='spec/core/tree.js'></script> -->
 
-    <script src='spec/geo/extent.js'></script>
+    <!-- <script src='spec/geo/extent.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/geo/geo.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/geo/geom.js'></script>
-    <script src='spec/geo/vector.js'></script>
+    <script src='spec/geo/vector.js'></script> -->
 
-    <script src='spec/lib/locale.js'></script>
-
-    <script src='spec/modes/add_point.js'></script>
-    <script src='spec/modes/add_note.js'></script>
+    <!-- <script src='spec/lib/locale.js'></script> -->
 
+    <!-- <script src='spec/modes/add_point.js'></script>
+    <script src='spec/modes/add_note.js'></script> -->
+<!-- 
     <script src='spec/osm/changeset.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/osm/entity.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/osm/intersection.js'></script>
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@
     <script src='spec/osm/node.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/osm/note.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/osm/relation.js'></script>
-    <script src='spec/osm/way.js'></script>
+    <script src='spec/osm/way.js'></script> -->
 
-    <script src='spec/presets/category.js'></script>
-    <script src='spec/presets/collection.js'></script>
-    <script src='spec/presets/index.js'></script> -->
-    <script src='spec/presets/preset.js'></script>
+    <!-- <script src='spec/presets/category.js'></script>
+    <script src='spec/presets/collection.js'></script> -->
+    <script src='spec/presets/index.js'></script>
+    <!-- <script src='spec/presets/preset.js'></script> -->
 
     <!-- <script src='spec/renderer/background_source.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/renderer/features.js'></script>
diff --git a/test/spec/presets/index.js b/test/spec/presets/index.js
index 51a2613ed..e09536077 100644
--- a/test/spec/presets/index.js
+++ b/test/spec/presets/index.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ describe('iD.presetIndex', function() {
                     geometry: ['point', 'area']
                 }
             }
+
         };
 
         it('whitelists keys for presets with area geometry', function() {
@@ -156,50 +157,48 @@ describe('iD.presetIndex', function() {
         });
     });
 
-    describe('#overwrite', function() {
-        it('overwrites iD presets with provided list of presets', function() {
-            var testPresets = {
-                presets: {
-                    'amenity/fuel/shell': {
-                        tags: { 'amenity': 'fuel' },
-                        geometry: ['point','area'],
-                        suggestion: true
-                    },
-                    'highway/foo': {
-                        tags: { 'highway': 'foo' },
-                        geometry: ['area']
-                    },
-                    'leisure/track': {
-                        tags: { 'leisure': 'track' },
-                        geometry: ['line', 'area']
-                    },
-                    'natural': {
-                        tags: { 'natural': '*' },
-                        geometry: ['point', 'vertex', 'area']
-                    },
-                    'natural/peak': {
-                        tags: { 'natural': 'peak' },
-                        geometry: ['point', 'vertex']
-                    },
-                    'natural/tree_row': {
-                        tags: { 'natural': 'tree_row' },
-                        geometry: ['line']
-                    },
-                    'natural/wood': {
-                        tags: { 'natural': 'wood' },
-                        geometry: ['point', 'area']
-                    }
-                }
-            };
-            var currentPresets = iD.Context().presets();
-            var overwrittenPresets = iD.Context().presets().overwrite(testPresets);
-            expect(currentPresets).to.not.eql(overwrittenPresets);
-        });
-    });
-
     describe('#build', function () {
         it('builds presets from provided', function() {
+            var surfShop = iD.Node({ tags: { amenity: 'shop', 'shop:type': 'surf' }}),
+                graph = iD.Graph([surfShop]),
+                presets = iD.Context().presets(),
+                morePresets = {
+                    presets: {
+                        'amenity/shop/surf': {
+                            tags: { amenity: 'shop', 'shop:type': 'surf' },
+                            geometry: ['point', 'area']
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
 
+            expect(presets.match(surfShop, graph)).to.eql(undefined); // no surfshop preset yet...
+            presets.build(morePresets, true);
+            expect(presets.match(surfShop, graph).addTags).to.eql({amenity: 'shop', 'shop:type': 'surf' });
+        });
+        it('configures presets\' initial visibility', function() {
+            var surfShop = iD.Node({ tags: { amenity: 'shop', 'shop:type': 'surf' }}),    
+                firstStreetJetty = iD.Node({ tags: { man_made: 'jetty' }}),
+                entities = [surfShop, firstStreetJetty],
+                graph = iD.Graph(entities),
+                presets = iD.Context().presets(),
+                morePresets = {
+                    presets: {
+                        'amenity/shop/surf': {
+                            tags: { amenity: 'shop', 'shop:type': 'surf' },
+                            geometry: ['point', 'area']
+                        },
+                        'man_made/jetty': {
+                            tags: { man_made: 'jetty' },
+                            geometry: [ 'point' ]
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
+
+            presets.build(morePresets, false);
+            entities.forEach(function(entity) {
+                var preset = presets.match(entity, graph);
+                expect(preset.visible()).to.be.false;
+            });
         });
     });