diff --git a/src/components/app.js b/src/components/app.js
index 584ab33c..1fc5764b 100644
--- a/src/components/app.js
+++ b/src/components/app.js
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ class App extends React.Component {
     this._onURLChanged();
 
     this.props.dispatch(actions.initialize())
-    this.props.dispatch(actions.requestCells())
+
+    /*
+      first request includes query straight off the url bar for now,
+      
+    */
+    this.props.dispatch(actions.requestCells(window.location.search))
 
   }