diff --git a/copyparty/httpcli.py b/copyparty/httpcli.py
index 03e645c9..0f0b0d09 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpcli.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpcli.py
@@ -1179,12 +1179,14 @@ class HttpCli(object):
         if rem == ".hist":
             hidden = ["up2k."]
 
+        is_ls = "ls" in self.uparam
+
         dirs = []
         files = []
         for fn in vfs_ls:
             base = ""
             href = fn
-            if self.absolute_urls and vpath:
+            if not is_ls and self.absolute_urls and vpath:
                 base = "/" + vpath + "/"
                 href = base + fn
 
@@ -1221,30 +1223,20 @@ class HttpCli(object):
             except:
                 ext = "%"
 
-            item = [margin, quotep(href), html_escape(fn), sz, ext, dt]
+            item = {
+                "lead": margin,
+                "href": quotep(href),
+                "name": fn,
+                "sz": sz,
+                "ext": ext,
+                "dt": dt,
+                "ts": inf.st_mtime,
+            }
             if is_dir:
                 dirs.append(item)
             else:
                 files.append(item)
 
-        logues = [None, None]
-        for n, fn in enumerate([".prologue.html", ".epilogue.html"]):
-            fn = os.path.join(abspath, fn)
-            if os.path.exists(fsenc(fn)):
-                with open(fsenc(fn), "rb") as f:
-                    logues[n] = f.read().decode("utf-8")
-
-        if False:
-            # this is a mistake
-            md = None
-            for fn in [x[2] for x in files]:
-                if fn.lower() == "readme.md":
-                    fn = os.path.join(abspath, fn)
-                    with open(fn, "rb") as f:
-                        md = f.read().decode("utf-8")
-
-                    break
-
         srv_info = []
 
         try:
@@ -1273,16 +1265,26 @@ class HttpCli(object):
         except:
             pass
 
+        srv_info = "</span> /// <span>".join(srv_info)
+
+        if is_ls:
+            [x.pop("name") for y in [dirs, files] for x in y]
+            ret = json.dumps({"dirs": dirs, "files": files, "srvinf": srv_info})
+            self.reply(ret.encode("utf-8", "replace"))
+            return True
+
+        logues = [None, None]
+        for n, fn in enumerate([".prologue.html", ".epilogue.html"]):
+            fn = os.path.join(abspath, fn)
+            if os.path.exists(fsenc(fn)):
+                with open(fsenc(fn), "rb") as f:
+                    logues[n] = f.read().decode("utf-8")
+
         ts = ""
         # ts = "?{}".format(time.time())
 
         dirs.extend(files)
 
-        if "ls" in self.uparam:
-            ret = json.dumps(dirs)
-            self.reply(ret.encode("utf-8", "replace"))
-            return True
-
         html = self.conn.tpl_browser.render(
             vdir=quotep(self.vpath),
             vpnodes=vpnodes,
@@ -1294,7 +1296,7 @@ class HttpCli(object):
             prologue=logues[0],
             epilogue=logues[1],
             title=html_escape(self.vpath),
-            srv_info="</span> /// <span>".join(srv_info),
+            srv_info=srv_info,
         )
         self.reply(html.encode("utf-8", "replace"))
         return True
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.html b/copyparty/web/browser.html
index ff995edb..c473306b 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.html
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <tbody>
 
 {%- for f in files %}
-<tr><td>{{ f[0] }}</td><td><a href="{{ f[1] }}">{{ f[2] }}</a></td><td>{{ f[3] }}</td><td>{{ f[4] }}</td><td>{{ f[5] }}</td></tr>
+<tr><td>{{ f.lead }}</td><td><a href="{{ f.href }}">{{ f.name|e }}</a></td><td>{{ f.sz }}</td><td>{{ f.ext }}</td><td>{{ f.dt }}</td></tr>
 {%- endfor %}
 
         </tbody>
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.js b/copyparty/web/browser.js
index 32949f79..5a29db4f 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.js
@@ -834,16 +834,18 @@ function autoplay_blocked() {
 			window.location = this.top;
 			return;
 		}
+
+		ebi('srv_info').innerHTML = res.srvinf;
+		var nodes = res.dirs.concat(res.files);
 		var top = this.top;
 		var html = [];
-		for (var a = 0; a < res.length; a++) {
-			var ln = '<tr><td>' + res[a][0] + '</td><td><a href="' +
-				top + res[a][1] + '">' + res[a][2] + '</a></td>';
+		for (var a = 0; a < nodes.length; a++) {
+			var r = nodes[a],
+				ln = '<tr><td>' + r.lead + '</td><td><a href="' +
+					top + r.href + '">' + esc(decodeURIComponent(r.href)) + '</a>';
 
-			for (var b = 3; b < res[a].length; b++) {
-				ln += '<td>' + res[a][b] + '</td>';
-			}
-			html.push(ln + '</tr>')
+			ln = [ln, r.sz, r.ext, r.dt].join('</td><td>');
+			html.push(ln + '</td></tr>');
 		}
 		html = html.join('\n');
 		ebi('files').tBodies[0].innerHTML = html;
diff --git a/copyparty/web/up2k.js b/copyparty/web/up2k.js
index 74ecf38f..4dc57260 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/up2k.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/up2k.js
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ function up2k_init(have_crypto) {
 
             var tr = document.createElement('tr');
             tr.innerHTML = '<td id="f{0}n"></td><td id="f{0}t">hashing</td><td id="f{0}p" class="prog"></td>'.format(st.files.length);
-            tr.getElementsByTagName('td')[0].innerHTML = linksplit(esc(entry.purl + entry.name)).join(' ');
+            tr.getElementsByTagName('td')[0].innerHTML = fsearch ? entry.name : linksplit(esc(entry.purl + entry.name)).join(' ');
             ebi('u2tab').appendChild(tr);
 
             st.files.push(entry);