diff --git a/gui/src/buffer.rs b/gui/src/buffer.rs
index ecdae4c..943c4d6 100644
--- a/gui/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/gui/src/buffer.rs
@@ -8,15 +8,25 @@ pub enum Buffer {
     File(FileBuffer),
 }
 
+// TODO remove public
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct FileBuffer {
-    pub path: Option<PathBuf>,
     pub content: text_editor::Content, // This causes a bug because [`Content`] can create exact replicas of a text
-                                       // editor so scrolling and cursor locations are the same on each. Currently the only way I see
-                                       // this changing is making a custom text editor widget.
+    // editor so scrolling and cursor locations are the same on each. Currently the only way I see
+    // this changing is making a custom text editor widget.
+    dirty: bool,
+    pub path: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 impl FileBuffer {
+    pub fn new(content: text_editor::Content, path: Option<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            content,
+            path,
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn to_file(&self) -> File {
         (self.path.clone(), self.content.text().to_string())
     }
@@ -25,8 +35,9 @@ impl FileBuffer {
 impl From<File> for FileBuffer {
     fn from((path, content): File) -> Self {
         Self {
-            path,
             content: text_editor::Content::with_text(&content),
+            path,
+            ..Default::default()
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/gui/src/lib.rs b/gui/src/lib.rs
index aa45180..9e220ec 100644
--- a/gui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/gui/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-use iced::{application, exit, font, widget::column, Element, Task, Theme};
+use iced::{application, exit, font, futures::FutureExt, widget::column, Element, Task, Theme};
+use kuiper_lsp::client::LSPClient;
 use slotmap::{DefaultKey, SlotMap};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ impl Kuiper {
             Task::batch(vec![
                 font::load(iced_aw::BOOTSTRAP_FONT_BYTES).map(Message::FontLoaded),
                 font::load(iced_aw::NERD_FONT_BYTES).map(Message::FontLoaded),
+                // TODO lazy load lsp start up
+                Task::perform(LSPClient::initialize(), lsp::Message::Initalize)
+                    .map(Message::LanguageServer),
             ]),
         )
     }
@@ -64,10 +68,21 @@ impl Kuiper {
                 if let Some(action) = toolbar::update(message) {
                     match action {
                         toolbar::Action::InsertFileBuffer(buffer) => {
+                            let path = buffer.path.clone().unwrap();
                             let key = self.data.insert(buffer.into());
                             self.panes
                                 .active_pane_mut()
                                 .map(|pane| pane.insert_buffer(key));
+
+                            // Blindly tell lsp every file is opened we want to send to it
+                            // if let Some(client) = &mut self.lsp_client {
+                            //     return Task::perform(
+                            //         client.did_open(path),
+                            //         lsp::Syncronize::DidOpen,
+                            //     )
+                            //     .map(lsp::Message::Syncronize)
+                            //     .map(Message::LanguageServer);
+                            // }
                         }
                         toolbar::Action::SetWorkspacePath(path) => {
                             self.workspace_folder = Some(path);
@@ -114,7 +129,7 @@ impl Kuiper {
                                 //     Task::perform(shutdown(client.clone().socket.clone()), |_| {
                                 //         Message::LanguageServer(LanguageServer::Shutdown())
                                 //     });
-                                tracing::info!("Shutting down lsp");
+                                // tracing::info!("Shutting down lsp");
                                 // tasks.push(task);
                             }
 
diff --git a/gui/src/lsp.rs b/gui/src/lsp.rs
index 00babcf..24d87d5 100644
--- a/gui/src/lsp.rs
+++ b/gui/src/lsp.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub enum Message {
 pub enum Syncronize {
     DidClose,
     DidChange,
-    DidOpen(),
+    DidOpen(Result<(), kuiper_lsp::Error>),
 }
 
 pub fn update(lsp_client: &mut Option<LSPClient>, message: Message) -> Task<Message> {
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ pub fn update(lsp_client: &mut Option<LSPClient>, message: Message) -> Task<Mess
         },
         Message::Shutdown => {
             if let Some(client) = lsp_client {
+                // TODO it doesn't currently work lmao
+                // this is a future, but we're in a non-async block
                 client.shutdown();
-                todo!("Implement LSP shutdown");
             }
         }
         Message::Syncronize(sync) => {
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ pub fn update(lsp_client: &mut Option<LSPClient>, message: Message) -> Task<Mess
                     Syncronize::DidChange => {
                         eprintln!("DidChange not implemented");
                     }
-                    Syncronize::DidOpen() => {
+                    Syncronize::DidOpen(_) => {
                         eprintln!("DidOpen not implemented");
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/lsp/src/client.rs b/lsp/src/client.rs
index 0724c19..0a83368 100644
--- a/lsp/src/client.rs
+++ b/lsp/src/client.rs
@@ -150,34 +150,23 @@ impl LSPClient {
     pub async fn did_change() -> Result<ServerSocket, crate::Error> {
         todo!()
     }
-    pub async fn did_open(
-        path: PathBuf,
-        mut server: ServerSocket,
-    ) -> Result<ServerSocket, crate::Error> {
+    pub async fn did_open(&mut self, path: PathBuf) -> Result<(), crate::Error> {
         let text = tokio::fs::read_to_string(path.clone()).await.unwrap();
         // TODO We already have the text else where in the program,
         // so we shouldn't need to re-read it.
         let uri = Url::from_file_path(path).unwrap();
 
-        match server.did_open(DidOpenTextDocumentParams {
-            text_document: TextDocumentItem {
-                uri,
-                language_id: "rust".into(),
-                version: 0,
-                text,
-            },
-        }) {
-            Ok(_) => Ok(server.clone()),
-            Err(e) => Err(e).context(LspSnafu),
-        }
+        self.socket
+            .did_open(DidOpenTextDocumentParams {
+                text_document: TextDocumentItem {
+                    uri,
+                    language_id: "rust".into(),
+                    version: 0,
+                    text,
+                },
+            })
+            .context(LspSnafu)?;
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
-
-// impl Drop for LSPClient {
-//     fn drop(&mut self) {
-//         error!("we are dropping");
-//         Runtime::new()
-//             .expect("Create tokio runtime")
-//             .block_on(shutdown(self.socket.clone()));
-//     }
-// }