diff --git a/nodes/core/core/58-debug.html b/nodes/core/core/58-debug.html
index c421c0604..5eab64fad 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/58-debug.html
+++ b/nodes/core/core/58-debug.html
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@
                     url: "debug/"+this.id+"/"+(this.active?"enable":"disable"),
                     type: "POST",
                     success: function(resp, textStatus, xhr) {
+                        var historyEvent = {
+                            t:'edit',
+                            node:node,
+                            changes:{
+                                active: !node.active
+                            },
+                            dirty:node.dirty,
+                            changed:node.changed
+                        };
+                        node.changed = true;
+                        RED.nodes.dirty(true);
+                        RED.history.push(historyEvent);
+
                         if (xhr.status == 200) {
                             RED.notify(node._("debug.notification.activated",{label:label}),"success");
                         } else if (xhr.status == 201) {
diff --git a/nodes/core/core/58-debug.js b/nodes/core/core/58-debug.js
index 4e8588322..514ce09e0 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/58-debug.js
+++ b/nodes/core/core/58-debug.js
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             var seenAts = [];
             try {
                 msg.format = msg.msg.constructor.name || "Object";
+                // Handle special case of msg.req/res objects from HTTP In node
+                if (msg.format === "IncomingMessage" || msg.format === "ServerResponse") {
+                    msg.format = "Object";
+                }
             } catch(err) {
                 msg.format = "Object";
             }
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                         msg.msg = msg.msg.slice(0,debuglength);
                     }
                 }
-                if (isArray || (msg.format === "Object")) {
+                if (isArray || msg.format === "Object") {
                     msg.msg = safeJSONStringify(msg.msg, function(key, value) {
                         if (key === '_req' || key === '_res') {
                             return "[internal]"
diff --git a/red/api/comms.js b/red/api/comms.js
index cb785e239..6f5618ecf 100644
--- a/red/api/comms.js
+++ b/red/api/comms.js
@@ -132,14 +132,14 @@ function start() {
                             if (anonymousUser) {
                                 log.audit({event: "comms.auth",user:anonymousUser});
                                 completeConnection(anonymousUser.permissions,false);
+                                //TODO: duplicated code - pull non-auth message handling out
+                                if (msg.subscribe) {
+                                    handleRemoteSubscription(ws,msg.subscribe);
+                                }
                             } else {
                                 log.audit({event: "comms.auth.fail"});
                                 completeConnection(null,false);
                             }
-                            //TODO: duplicated code - pull non-auth message handling out
-                            if (msg.subscribe) {
-                                handleRemoteSubscription(ws,msg.subscribe);
-                            }
                         }
                     }
                 });
diff --git a/red/runtime/nodes/index.js b/red/runtime/nodes/index.js
index 20634c1d9..7d7cc4dd3 100644
--- a/red/runtime/nodes/index.js
+++ b/red/runtime/nodes/index.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 var when = require("when");
 var path = require("path");
 var fs = require("fs");
+var clone = require("clone");
 
 var registry = require("./registry");
 var credentials = require("./credentials");
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ function createNode(node,def) {
     }
     var creds = credentials.get(id);
     if (creds) {
+        creds = clone(creds);
         //console.log("Attaching credentials to ",node.id);
         // allow $(foo) syntax to substitute env variables for credentials also...
         for (var p in creds) {
diff --git a/red/runtime/nodes/registry/localfilesystem.js b/red/runtime/nodes/registry/localfilesystem.js
index 6de9c1044..f8ed507a4 100644
--- a/red/runtime/nodes/registry/localfilesystem.js
+++ b/red/runtime/nodes/registry/localfilesystem.js
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ function getLocalFile(file) {
  * @return an array of fully-qualified paths to .js files
  */
 function getLocalNodeFiles(dir) {
+    dir = path.resolve(dir);
+
     var result = [];
     var files = [];
     try {
@@ -218,7 +220,7 @@ function getNodeFiles(disableNodePathScan) {
 
     if (settings.coreNodesDir) {
         nodeFiles = getLocalNodeFiles(path.resolve(settings.coreNodesDir));
-        var defaultLocalesPath = path.resolve(path.join(settings.coreNodesDir,"core","locales"));
+        var defaultLocalesPath = path.join(settings.coreNodesDir,"core","locales");
         i18n.registerMessageCatalog("node-red",defaultLocalesPath,"messages.json");
     }
 
diff --git a/test/red/runtime/nodes/registry/localfilesystem_spec.js b/test/red/runtime/nodes/registry/localfilesystem_spec.js
index 50abf0f3b..53477b482 100644
--- a/test/red/runtime/nodes/registry/localfilesystem_spec.js
+++ b/test/red/runtime/nodes/registry/localfilesystem_spec.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ describe("red/nodes/registry/localfilesystem",function() {
         for (var i=0;i<shouldHaveNodes.length;i++) {
             nodes.should.have.a.property(shouldHaveNodes[i]);
             nodes[shouldHaveNodes[i]].should.have.a.property('file');
+	        nodes[shouldHaveNodes[i]].file.should.equal(path.resolve(nodes[shouldHaveNodes[i]].file));
             nodes[shouldHaveNodes[i]].should.have.a.property('module',module||'node-red');
             nodes[shouldHaveNodes[i]].should.have.a.property('name',shouldHaveNodes[i]);
         }
@@ -96,7 +97,18 @@ describe("red/nodes/registry/localfilesystem",function() {
             checkNodes(nm.nodes,['TestNode5'],['TestNode1']);
             done();
         });
-        it("Finds nodes in settings.nodesDir (array)",function(done) {
+	    it("Finds nodes in settings.nodesDir (string,relative path)",function(done) {
+		    var relativeUserDir = path.join("test","red","runtime","nodes","resources","userDir");
+		    localfilesystem.init({i18n:{registerMessageCatalog:function(){}},events:{emit:function(){}},settings:{nodesDir:relativeUserDir,coreNodesDir:__dirname}});
+		    var nodeList = localfilesystem.getNodeFiles(true);
+		    nodeList.should.have.a.property("node-red");
+		    var nm = nodeList['node-red'];
+		    nm.should.have.a.property('name','node-red');
+		    nm.should.have.a.property("nodes");
+		    checkNodes(nm.nodes,['TestNode5'],['TestNode1']);
+		    done();
+	    });
+	    it("Finds nodes in settings.nodesDir (array)",function(done) {
             localfilesystem.init({i18n:{registerMessageCatalog:function(){}},events:{emit:function(){}},settings:{nodesDir:[userDir],coreNodesDir:__dirname}});
             var nodeList = localfilesystem.getNodeFiles(true);
             nodeList.should.have.a.property("node-red");