diff --git a/Source/Connection.cpp b/Source/Connection.cpp
index 0d80c469e..f28868609 100644
--- a/Source/Connection.cpp
+++ b/Source/Connection.cpp
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ StringArray Connection::getMessageFormated()
         formatedMessage.add("symbol:");
         formatedMessage.add(String(args[0].getSymbol()));
     } else if (name == "list") {
-        formatedMessage.add("list:");
+        formatedMessage.add("list (" + String(args.size()) + "):");
         for (auto& arg : args) {
             if (arg.isFloat()) {
                 formatedMessage.add(String(arg.getFloat()));
diff --git a/Source/Dialogs/ConnectionMessageDisplay.h b/Source/Dialogs/ConnectionMessageDisplay.h
index 11c3b0bad..a56485791 100644
--- a/Source/Dialogs/ConnectionMessageDisplay.h
+++ b/Source/Dialogs/ConnectionMessageDisplay.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ConnectionMessageDisplay
 
         auto halfEditorWidth = getParentComponent()->getWidth() / 2;
         auto fontStyle = haveMessage ? FontStyle::Semibold : FontStyle::Regular;
-        auto textFont = Font(haveMessage ? Fonts::getSemiBoldFont() : Fonts::getCurrentFont());
+        auto textFont = Font(haveMessage ? Fonts::getSemiBoldFont() : Fonts::getDefaultFont());
         textFont.setSizeAndStyle(14, FontStyle::Regular, 1.0f, 0.0f);
 
         int stringWidth;
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ class ConnectionMessageDisplay
 
             messageItemsWithFormat.add(TextStringWithMetrics(stringItem, fontStyle, stringWidth));
 
-            if (fontStyle != FontStyle::Monospace) {
-                // set up font for next item/s - use monospace for values / lists etc
-                fontStyle = FontStyle::Monospace;
-                textFont = Font(Fonts::getMonospaceFont());
+            if (fontStyle != FontStyle::Regular) {
+                // set up font for next item/s -regular font to support extended character
+                fontStyle = FontStyle::Regular;
+                textFont = Font(Fonts::getDefaultFont());
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Source/Object.cpp b/Source/Object.cpp
index f11d0c78c..7b51b9f56 100644
--- a/Source/Object.cpp
+++ b/Source/Object.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,10 @@ void Object::applyBounds()
 }
 void Object::updateBounds()
 {
-    if (gui) {
+    // only update if we have a gui and the object isn't been moved by the user
+    // otherwise PD hasn't been informed of the new position 'while' we are dragging
+    // so we don't need to update the bounds when an object is being interacted with
+    if (gui && !isObjectMouseActive) {
         // Get the bounds of the object in Pd
         auto newBounds = gui->getPdBounds();
 
@@ -863,6 +866,10 @@ void Object::mouseUp(MouseEvent const& e)
         openHelpPatch();
     }
 
+    auto objects = cnv->getSelectionOfType<Object>();
+    for (auto* obj : objects)
+        obj->isObjectMouseActive = false;
+
     if (ds.wasResized) {
 
         cnv->objectGrid.clearAll();
@@ -969,6 +976,8 @@ void Object::mouseDrag(MouseEvent const& e)
             if (!obj->gui)
                 continue;
 
+            obj->isObjectMouseActive = true;
+
             // Create undo step when we start resizing
             if (!ds.wasResized) {
                 auto* objPtr = static_cast<t_gobj*>(obj->getPointer());
@@ -1050,6 +1059,7 @@ void Object::mouseDrag(MouseEvent const& e)
             int i = 0;
             for (auto* selected : selection) {
                 selected->originalBounds = selected->getBounds().withPosition(mouseDownObjectPositions[i]);
+                selected->isObjectMouseActive = true;
                 i++;
             }
 
@@ -1061,7 +1071,7 @@ void Object::mouseDrag(MouseEvent const& e)
         // FIXME: stop the mousedrag event from blocking the objects from redrawing, we shouldn't need to do this? JUCE bug?
         if (ds.componentBeingDragged) {
             for (auto* object : selection) {
-
+                object->isObjectMouseActive = true;
                 auto newPosition = object->originalBounds.getPosition() + dragDistance;
 
                 object->setBufferedToImage(true);
diff --git a/Source/Object.h b/Source/Object.h
index f54b8cb7b..159a35b54 100644
--- a/Source/Object.h
+++ b/Source/Object.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ class Object : public Component
     bool showActiveState = false;
     float activeStateAlpha = 0.0f;
 
+    bool isObjectMouseActive = false;
+
     Image activityOverlayImage;
 
     ObjectDragState& ds;
diff --git a/Source/Objects/IEMHelper.h b/Source/Objects/IEMHelper.h
index b631387cc..197343b9f 100644
--- a/Source/Objects/IEMHelper.h
+++ b/Source/Objects/IEMHelper.h
@@ -279,27 +279,28 @@ class IEMHelper {
 
     void updateLabel(std::unique_ptr<ObjectLabel>& label)
     {
-        int fontHeight = getFontHeight();
-
-        const String text = getExpandedLabelText();
+        const String text = ::getValue<String>(labelText);
 
         if (text.isNotEmpty()) {
             if (!label) {
                 label = std::make_unique<ObjectLabel>(object);
+                object->cnv->addChildComponent(label.get());
             }
 
             auto bounds = getLabelBounds();
 
-            bounds.translate(0, fontHeight / -2.0f);
+            bounds.translate(0, bounds.getHeight() / -2.0f);
 
-            label->setFont(Font(fontHeight));
+            label->setFont(Font(bounds.getHeight()));
             label->setBounds(bounds);
             label->setText(text, dontSendNotification);
 
             label->setColour(Label::textColourId, getLabelColour());
 
-            object->cnv->addAndMakeVisible(label.get());
+            label->setVisible(true);
         } else {
+            if (label)
+                label->setVisible(false);
             label.reset(nullptr);
         }
     }