diff --git a/libs/surfaces/osc/osc_route_observer.cc b/libs/surfaces/osc/osc_route_observer.cc
index 7293ca1937..b4ec531db3 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/osc/osc_route_observer.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/osc/osc_route_observer.cc
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ OSCRouteObserver::OSCRouteObserver (boost::shared_ptr<Stripable> s, lo_address a
 
 		boost::shared_ptr<Track> track = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Track> (_strip);
 		if (track) {
-		track->monitoring_control()->Changed.connect (strip_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, bind (&OSCRouteObserver::send_monitor_status, this, track->monitoring_control()), OSC::instance());
-		send_monitor_status (track->monitoring_control());
+			track->monitoring_control()->Changed.connect (strip_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, bind (&OSCRouteObserver::send_monitor_status, this, track->monitoring_control()), OSC::instance());
+			send_monitor_status (track->monitoring_control());
 		}
 
 		boost::shared_ptr<AutomationControl> rec_controllable = _strip->rec_enable_control ();
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/osc/osc_select_observer.cc b/libs/surfaces/osc/osc_select_observer.cc
index 8b07932a11..bd726123ea 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/osc/osc_select_observer.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/osc/osc_select_observer.cc
@@ -157,10 +157,8 @@ OSCSelectObserver::OSCSelectObserver (boost::shared_ptr<Stripable> s, lo_address
 			change_message ("/select/comp_speed", _strip->comp_speed_controllable());
 		}
 		if (_strip->comp_mode_controllable ()) {
-			_strip->comp_mode_controllable ()->Changed.connect (strip_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (&OSCSelectObserver::change_message, this, X_("/select/comp_mode"), _strip->comp_mode_controllable()), OSC::instance());
-			change_message ("/select/comp_mode", _strip->comp_mode_controllable());
-			text_message ("/select/comp_mode_name", _strip->comp_mode_name(_strip->comp_mode_controllable()->get_value()));
-			text_message ("/select/comp_speed_name", _strip->comp_speed_name(_strip->comp_mode_controllable()->get_value()));
+			_strip->comp_mode_controllable ()->Changed.connect (strip_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (&OSCSelectObserver::comp_mode, this), OSC::instance());
+			comp_mode ();
 		}
 		if (_strip->comp_makeup_controllable ()) {
 			_strip->comp_makeup_controllable ()->Changed.connect (strip_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (&OSCSelectObserver::change_message, this, X_("/select/comp_makeup"), _strip->comp_makeup_controllable()), OSC::instance());
@@ -513,6 +511,14 @@ OSCSelectObserver::text_with_id (string path, uint32_t id, string name)
 	lo_message_free (msg);
 }
 
+void
+OSCSelectObserver::comp_mode ()
+{
+	change_message ("/select/comp_mode", _strip->comp_mode_controllable());
+	text_message ("/select/comp_mode_name", _strip->comp_mode_name(_strip->comp_mode_controllable()->get_value()));
+	text_message ("/select/comp_speed_name", _strip->comp_speed_name(_strip->comp_mode_controllable()->get_value()));
+}
+
 void
 OSCSelectObserver::eq_init()
 {
@@ -557,6 +563,7 @@ OSCSelectObserver::eq_init()
 void
 OSCSelectObserver::eq_end ()
 {
+	//need to check feedback for [13]
 	eq_connections.drop_connections ();
 	clear_strip ("/select/eq_hpf", 0);
 	clear_strip ("/select/eq_enable", 0);
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/osc/osc_select_observer.h b/libs/surfaces/osc/osc_select_observer.h
index 59409e3607..d751ec2b3e 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/osc/osc_select_observer.h
+++ b/libs/surfaces/osc/osc_select_observer.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class OSCSelectObserver
 
 	void name_changed (const PBD::PropertyChange& what_changed);
 	void change_message (std::string path, boost::shared_ptr<PBD::Controllable> controllable);
+	void comp_mode (void);
 	void change_message_with_id (std::string path, uint32_t id, boost::shared_ptr<PBD::Controllable> controllable);
 	void text_message (std::string path, std::string text);
 	void text_with_id (std::string path, uint32_t id, std::string name);