diff --git a/src/rtcSessionHelpers.ts b/src/rtcSessionHelpers.ts
index 07cc49fc..a88502af 100644
--- a/src/rtcSessionHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/rtcSessionHelpers.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async function makeFocusInternal(
   // Prioritize the .well-known/matrix/client, if available, over the configured SFU
   const domain = rtcSession.room.client.getDomain();
   if (localStorage.getItem("timo-focus-url")) {
-    const timoFocusUrl = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("timo-focus-url")!);
+    const timoFocusUrl = localStorage.getItem("timo-focus-url")!;
     const focusFromUrl: LivekitFocus = {
       type: "livekit",
       livekit_service_url: timoFocusUrl,
diff --git a/src/state/CallViewModel.ts b/src/state/CallViewModel.ts
index 62f00859..7c04aafa 100644
--- a/src/state/CallViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/state/CallViewModel.ts
@@ -459,8 +459,8 @@ function getRoomMemberFromRtcMember(
   return { id, member };
 }
 
+// TODO-MULTI-SFU Add all device syncing logic from useLivekit
 class Connection {
-  // TODO-MULTI-SFU Add all device syncing logic from useLivekit
   private readonly sfuConfig = getSFUConfigWithOpenID(
     this.client,
     this.serviceUrl,
@@ -521,13 +521,34 @@ class Connection {
           )
             .filter((f) => f.livekit_service_url === this.serviceUrl)
             .map((f) => f.membership);
-          return publishingMembers
-            .map((m) =>
-              participants.find(
-                (p) => p.identity === `${m.sender}:${m.deviceId}`,
-              ),
-            )
+
+          const publishingP = publishingMembers
+            .map((m) => {
+              logger.log(
+                "Publishing participants: all participants at: ",
+                this.livekitAlias,
+                this.serviceUrl,
+                participants,
+              );
+              return participants.find((p) => {
+                logger.log(
+                  "Publishing participants: compare",
+                  p.identity,
+                  "===",
+                  `${m.sender}:${m.deviceId}`,
+                );
+                return p.identity === `${m.sender}:${m.deviceId}`;
+              });
+            })
             .filter((p): p is RemoteParticipant => !!p);
+          logger.log(
+            "Publishing participants: find participants for url ",
+            this.serviceUrl,
+            publishingMembers,
+            "Publishing participants: ",
+            publishingP,
+          );
+          return publishingP;
         }),
       ),
       [],