diff --git a/BOARD.txt b/BOARD.txt
index 545aa92..a45f658 100644
--- a/BOARD.txt
+++ b/BOARD.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ opt. maintain history between sessions
 history (forward) (useful?)
 search in page (ugh)
 remember scroll pos in history
+identity management
+"previous/next" pages
+directory view for file scheme
 
 
 
diff --git a/bebop/browser/gemini.py b/bebop/browser/gemini.py
index fcae206..e05be8b 100644
--- a/bebop/browser/gemini.py
+++ b/bebop/browser/gemini.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ def open_gemini_url(
     if use_cache and url in browser.cache:
         browser.load_page(browser.cache[url])
         browser.current_url = url
-        browser.set_status(url)
         return url
 
     logging.info(
@@ -232,7 +231,6 @@ def _handle_successful_response(browser: Browser, response: Response, url: str):
         browser.load_page(page)
         browser.current_url = url
         browser.cache[url] = page
-        browser.set_status(url)
         return url
     elif filepath:
         try:
diff --git a/bebop/fs.py b/bebop/fs.py
index 6e09c59..af2146e 100644
--- a/bebop/fs.py
+++ b/bebop/fs.py
@@ -39,12 +39,11 @@ def get_downloads_path() -> Path:
                 if line.startswith("XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="):
                     download_path = line.rstrip().split("=", maxsplit=1)[1]
                     download_path = download_path.strip('"')
-                    download_path = download_path.replace("$HOME", expanduser("~"))
-                    break
+                    home = expanduser("~")
+                    download_path = download_path.replace("$HOME", home)
+                    return Path(download_path)
     except OSError:
         pass
-    if download_path:
-        return Path(download_path)
     return Path.home()