diff --git a/src/models/config/mod.rs b/src/models/config/mod.rs
index 745a76d..0574f3d 100644
--- a/src/models/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/models/config/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 use twilight_model::id::Id;
 use twilight_model::id::marker::{ApplicationMarker, GuildMarker};
diff --git a/src/server/guild/editing.rs b/src/server/guild/editing.rs
index 07dcd0a..d8b2000 100644
--- a/src/server/guild/editing.rs
+++ b/src/server/guild/editing.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use json_patch::Patch;
 use mongodb::bson::doc;
 use mongodb::bson::oid::ObjectId;
-use serde_json::{Map, Value};
+use serde::Serialize;
 use tokio::sync::{Mutex, RwLock};
 use tracing::{error, warn};
 use twilight_model::id::Id;
@@ -11,18 +12,22 @@ use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::models::config::GuildConfig;
 use crate::server::guild::ws::{Connection, OutboundAction, OutboundMessage};
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct Change {
+    pub author_id: Id<UserMarker>,
+    pub changes: Patch
+}
+
 struct GuildEditingState {
     pub connections: Vec<Arc<Connection>>,
-    pub changes: Value,
-    pub edited_by: BTreeSet<Id<UserMarker>>
+    pub changes: Vec<Change>,
 }
 
 impl Default for GuildEditingState {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             connections: vec![],
-            changes: Value::Object(Map::new()),
-            edited_by: Default::default(),
+            changes: vec![],
         }
     }
 }
@@ -59,14 +64,16 @@ impl GuildsEditing {
 
     pub async fn marge_changes(
         &self,
-        author: Id<UserMarker>,
+        author_id: Id<UserMarker>,
         guild_id: Id<GuildMarker>,
-        changes: Value
+        changes: Patch
     ) -> Option<()> {
         let guild = self.get_guild(guild_id).await?;
         let mut guild_lock = guild.lock().await;
-        json_patch::merge(&mut guild_lock.changes, &changes);
-        guild_lock.edited_by.insert(author);
+        guild_lock.changes.push(Change {
+            author_id,
+            changes
+        });
         Some(())
     }
 
@@ -75,7 +82,55 @@ impl GuildsEditing {
         list_lock.get(&guild_id).cloned()
     }
 
-    pub async fn broadcast_changes(&self, context: &Arc<Context>, guild_id: Id<GuildMarker>) -> Option<()> {
+    pub async fn broadcast_users(&self, guild_id: Id<GuildMarker>) -> Option<()> {
+        let guild = self.get_guild(guild_id).await?;
+        let guild_lock = guild.lock().await;
+
+        let users = guild_lock.connections
+            .iter().map(|connection| connection.user_id)
+            .collect::<Vec<Id<UserMarker>>>();
+
+        for connection in &guild_lock.connections {
+            let _ = connection.tx.send(OutboundAction::Message(OutboundMessage::OverwriteUsers(users.to_owned())));
+        }
+
+        Some(())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn broadcast_change(
+        &self, guild_id: Id<GuildMarker>, author_id: Id<UserMarker>, changes: Patch
+    ) -> Option<()> {
+        let guild = self.get_guild(guild_id).await?;
+        let guild_lock = guild.lock().await;
+
+        for connection in &guild_lock.connections {
+            let _ = connection.tx.send(OutboundAction::Message(OutboundMessage::PushChange(Change {
+                author_id,
+                changes: changes.to_owned()
+            })));
+        }
+
+        Some(())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get_initialization_data(&self, context: &Arc<Context>, guild_id: Id<GuildMarker>)
+        -> Option<(GuildConfig, Vec<Change>, Vec<Id<UserMarker>>)> {
+        let config = context.mongodb
+            .get_config(guild_id)
+            .await
+            .inspect_err(|error| error!(name: "mongodb error", ?error))
+            .ok()?;
+
+        let guild = self.get_guild(guild_id).await?;
+        let guild_lock = guild.lock().await;
+        let users = guild_lock.connections
+            .iter().map(|connection| connection.user_id)
+            .collect::<Vec<Id<UserMarker>>>();
+
+        Some((config.to_owned(), guild_lock.changes.to_owned(), users))
+    }
+
+    pub async fn broadcast_config_overwrite(&self, context: &Arc<Context>, guild_id: Id<GuildMarker>) -> Option<()> {
         let config = context.mongodb
             .get_config(guild_id)
             .await
@@ -89,10 +144,9 @@ impl GuildsEditing {
             .collect::<Vec<Id<UserMarker>>>();
 
         for connection in &guild_lock.connections {
-            let _ = connection.tx.send(OutboundAction::Message(OutboundMessage::UpdateConfigurationData {
+            let _ = connection.tx.send(OutboundAction::Message(OutboundMessage::OverwriteConfigurationData {
                 saved_config: config.to_owned(),
                 changes: guild_lock.changes.to_owned(),
-                users: users.to_owned(),
             }));
         }
 
@@ -112,9 +166,14 @@ impl GuildsEditing {
         let mut new_config = serde_json::to_value(config)
             .inspect_err(|error| error!(name: "cannot convert guild config to value", ?error))
             .ok()?;
-        json_patch::merge(&mut new_config, &guild_lock.changes);
+        for patch in &guild_lock.changes {
+            json_patch::patch(&mut new_config, &patch.changes)
+                .inspect_err(|error| error!(name: "error applying patch to guild config", ?patch, ?error))
+                .ok()?;
+        }
+
         let new_config: GuildConfig = serde_json::from_value(new_config)
-            .inspect_err(|error| error!(name: "cannot marge edits with guild config", ?error))
+            .inspect_err(|error| error!(name: "cannot serialize config after applying patches", ?error))
             .ok()?;
 
         if new_config.guild_id != guild_id {
@@ -138,8 +197,7 @@ impl GuildsEditing {
             .ok()?;
         context.mongodb.configs_cache.remove(&guild_id);
 
-        guild_lock.changes = Value::Object(Map::new());
-        guild_lock.edited_by.clear();
+        guild_lock.changes = vec![];
 
         Some(())
     }
diff --git a/src/server/guild/ws.rs b/src/server/guild/ws.rs
index 267be3c..e1c0b10 100644
--- a/src/server/guild/ws.rs
+++ b/src/server/guild/ws.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use futures_util::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
+use json_patch::Patch;
 use mongodb::bson::oid::ObjectId;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use serde_json::Value;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender;
 use tokio_stream::wrappers::UnboundedReceiverStream;
-use tracing::{error, info};
+use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 use twilight_model::id::Id;
 use twilight_model::id::marker::UserMarker;
 use twilight_model::user::CurrentUserGuild;
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::database::redis::PartialGuild;
 use crate::models::config::GuildConfig;
 use crate::ok_or_return;
-use crate::server::guild::editing::GuildsEditing;
+use crate::server::guild::editing::{Change, GuildsEditing};
 use crate::server::session::AuthorizationInformation;
 
 macro_rules! close {
@@ -28,14 +28,17 @@ macro_rules! unwrap_or_close_and_return {
     ($target: expr, $tx: expr, $reason: expr) => {
         match $target {
             Ok(value) => value,
-            Err(_) => {
-                close!($tx, $reason);
+            Err(err) => {
+                let reason = $reason;
+                tracing::warn!(name: "connection closed due to error", ?err, ?reason);
+                close!($tx, reason);
                 return
             }
         }
     };
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum CloseReason {
     MessageIsNotString,
     CannotParseJSON,
@@ -97,26 +100,33 @@ pub async fn handle_connection(
                         Message::close_with(reason.code(), reason.text())
                     ).await;
                     guilds_editing.remove_connection(guild_id, session_id).await;
-                    guilds_editing.broadcast_changes(&context, guild_id).await;
+                    guilds_editing.broadcast_users(guild_id).await;
                 }
             }
         }
         let _ = ws_tx.close().await;
     });
 
+
+    guilds_editing.broadcast_users(guild_id).await;
+
     guilds_editing.add_connection(guild_id, Connection {
         user_id: info.user.id,
         session_id,
         tx: tx.to_owned(),
     }).await;
 
-    let _ = tx.send(OutboundAction::Message(OutboundMessage::Initialization {
-        cached: ok_or_return!(context.redis.get_guild(guild.id).await, Ok),
-        oauth2: guild.to_owned(),
-        session_id
-    }));
-
-    guilds_editing.broadcast_changes(&context, guild_id).await;
+    if let Some((saved_config, changes, users)) =
+        guilds_editing.get_initialization_data(&context, guild_id).await {
+        let _ = tx.send(OutboundAction::Message(OutboundMessage::Initialization {
+            cached: ok_or_return!(context.redis.get_guild(guild.id).await, Ok),
+            oauth2: guild.to_owned(),
+            saved_config,
+            changes,
+            users,
+            session_id
+        }));
+    }
 
     while let Some(result) = ws_rx.next().await {
         let message = match result {
@@ -136,12 +146,12 @@ pub async fn handle_connection(
     }
 
     guilds_editing.remove_connection(guild_id, session_id).await;
-    guilds_editing.broadcast_changes(&context, guild_id).await;
+    guilds_editing.broadcast_users(guild_id).await;
 }
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(tag = "action", content = "data")]
 enum InboundMessage {
-    GuildConfigUpdate(Value),
+    GuildConfigUpdate(Patch),
     ApplyChanges
 }
 
@@ -151,13 +161,17 @@ pub enum OutboundMessage {
     Initialization {
         oauth2: CurrentUserGuild,
         cached: PartialGuild,
-        session_id: ObjectId
-    },
-    UpdateConfigurationData {
+        session_id: ObjectId,
         saved_config: GuildConfig,
-        changes: Value,
+        changes: Vec<Change>,
         users: Vec<Id<UserMarker>>
-    }
+    },
+    OverwriteConfigurationData {
+        saved_config: GuildConfig,
+        changes: Vec<Change>
+    },
+    OverwriteUsers(Vec<Id<UserMarker>>),
+    PushChange(Change)
 }
 
 pub enum OutboundAction {
@@ -183,8 +197,8 @@ async fn on_message(
 
     match message {
         InboundMessage::GuildConfigUpdate(changes) => {
-            let _ = guilds_editing.marge_changes(info.user.id, guild.id, changes).await;
-            let _ = guilds_editing.broadcast_changes(&context, guild.id).await;
+            let _ = guilds_editing.marge_changes(info.user.id, guild.id, changes.to_owned()).await;
+            let _ = guilds_editing.broadcast_change(guild.id, info.user.id, changes).await;
         }
         InboundMessage::ApplyChanges => {
             info!(
@@ -193,7 +207,7 @@ async fn on_message(
                 guild_id = %guild.id
             );
             guilds_editing.apply_changes(&context, guild.id).await;
-            let _ = guilds_editing.broadcast_changes(&context, guild.id).await;
+            let _ = guilds_editing.broadcast_config_overwrite(&context, guild.id).await;
             let _ = context.redis.announce_config_update(guild.id).await
                 .inspect_err(|error| {
                     error!(name: "error sending guild_id to redis update announcer", ?error, %guild.id)