diff --git a/rooms/room.go b/rooms/room.go
index 8777fde..5c9d61d 100644
--- a/rooms/room.go
+++ b/rooms/room.go
@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ func (r *Room)InitMaps() {
 // if you are speaking - change nothing
 // if nobody is speaking, set this person as a first speaker
 func (r *Room) RaiseHand(p PersonId, gesture HandGesture) Room {
-	// TODO This is temporary
-	// if (r.CurrentSpeaker == p) {
-	// 	// if person already speaking, should first end speaking
-	// 	return *r
-	// }
+	if (r.CurrentSpeaker == p) {
+		// if person already speaking, should first end speaking
+		return *r
+	}
 	r.ParticipantHands[p] = gesture
 	if r.CurrentSpeaker == PersonId(0) {
 		r.CurrentSpeaker = p
diff --git a/routes/login_page.go b/routes/login_page.go
index 4a0875d..6ac7fae 100644
--- a/routes/login_page.go
+++ b/routes/login_page.go
@@ -227,8 +227,10 @@ func joinRoomHandler(templateFs *embed.FS,
 				Id:           rooms.RandomPersonId(),
 			}
 			err := roomsM.Update(context.TODO(), room.Name, func(fromRoom rooms.Room) (toRoom rooms.Room) {
+				log.Printf("/login/join about to modify room %+v", fromRoom)
 				toRoom = fromRoom
 				toRoom.AllKnownPeople = append(toRoom.AllKnownPeople, person)
+				log.Printf("/login/join will save %+v", toRoom)
 				return toRoom
 			})
 			if err != nil {
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ func joinRoomHandler(templateFs *embed.FS,
 		// and we've checked password
 
 		err = roomsM.Update(context.TODO(), room.Name, func(fromRoom rooms.Room) (toRoom rooms.Room) {
+			toRoom = fromRoom
 			toRoom.Paricipants = append(toRoom.Paricipants, person.Id)
 			return toRoom
 		})
diff --git a/routes/room_page.go b/routes/room_page.go
index 19bf940..935c5c0 100644
--- a/routes/room_page.go
+++ b/routes/room_page.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package routes
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"context"
 	"embed"
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
@@ -33,7 +32,10 @@ func registerPageRoutes(
 	http.Handle(raiseHandPath, // ending in / captures all following path sections, i.e gesture num
 		authedPageMiddleware(
 			sessionSM,
-			http.StripPrefix(raiseHandPath, raiseGestureHandRoute(templateFs, roomsM))))
+			http.StripPrefix(raiseHandPath, raiseGestureHandRoute(roomsM))))
+
+	http.Handle("/rooms/releaseHand",
+		authedPageMiddleware(sessionSM, releaseHandRoute(roomsM)))
 
 	http.Handle(subscribeRoomPath,
 		authedPageMiddleware(
@@ -94,7 +96,6 @@ func streamingRoomStates(
 
 // if currently speaking? i guess first lower the hand and then raise new
 func raiseGestureHandRoute(
-	templateFs *embed.FS,
 	roomsM rooms.RoomManager,
 ) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ func raiseGestureHandRoute(
 			return
 		}
 		var outerClosureRoom rooms.Room
-		err = roomsM.Update(context.TODO(), session.RoomId, func(fromRoom rooms.Room) (toRoom rooms.Room) {
+		err = roomsM.Update(r.Context(), session.RoomId, func(fromRoom rooms.Room) (toRoom rooms.Room) {
 			toRoom = fromRoom.RaiseHand(session.PersonId, gesture)
 			outerClosureRoom = toRoom
 			return toRoom
@@ -130,6 +131,30 @@ func raiseGestureHandRoute(
 	}
 }
 
+func releaseHandRoute(
+	roomsM rooms.RoomManager,
+) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		session, found := getContextSession(r.Context())
+		if !found {
+			log.Printf("/rooms/releaseHand session not found, should be impossible")
+			// TODO return error i guess
+			return
+		}
+		err := roomsM.Update(r.Context(), session.RoomId, func(fromRoom rooms.Room) (toRoom rooms.Room) {
+			toRoom = fromRoom
+			toRoom.ReleaseHand(session.PersonId)
+			return toRoom
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("/rooms/releaseHand error saving hand: %s\n", err)
+			return
+			// TODO return error i guess
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+	}
+}
+
 func roomPageRoute(
 	templateFs *embed.FS,
 	roomsM rooms.RoomManager,
diff --git a/routes/static/out.css b/routes/static/out.css
index e213bda..fc5a8ed 100644
--- a/routes/static/out.css
+++ b/routes/static/out.css
@@ -598,6 +598,10 @@ video {
   border-width: 2px;
 }
 
+.border-4 {
+  border-width: 4px;
+}
+
 .border-black {
   --tw-border-opacity: 1;
   border-color: rgb(0 0 0 / var(--tw-border-opacity));
@@ -608,6 +612,11 @@ video {
   border-color: rgb(29 78 216 / var(--tw-border-opacity));
 }
 
+.border-yellow-700 {
+  --tw-border-opacity: 1;
+  border-color: rgb(161 98 7 / var(--tw-border-opacity));
+}
+
 .bg-amber-400 {
   --tw-bg-opacity: 1;
   background-color: rgb(251 191 36 / var(--tw-bg-opacity));
diff --git a/routes/templates/room.gohtml b/routes/templates/room.gohtml
index 7f7834d..4c03452 100644
--- a/routes/templates/room.gohtml
+++ b/routes/templates/room.gohtml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         id="roomTextContainer"
         class="bg-blue-200"
         hx-ext="sse"
-        sse-connect="/rooms/subscribe?roomName=test"
+        sse-connect="/rooms/subscribe?roomName={{ .Room.Name }}"
       >
         {{ block "simpleRoomShow" .Room }}
         <!-- TODO use template, not block, have only 'loader' in base place -->
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
           {{ .Name }}
         </button>
         {{ end }}
+        <button hx-get="/rooms/releaseHand"
+          class="bg-white rounded border-yellow-700 border-4"
+                >
+          Release Hand
+        </button>
       </div>
     </div>
   </body>