diff --git a/frontend/src/App.svelte b/frontend/src/App.svelte
index f8a9018..3af4a68 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/App.svelte
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     const current = $slab;
     try {
       if (!current) {
-        const s = $captureSession.state;
+        const s = captureSession.state;
         const results = s.capture.k === 'measure' ? s.capture.results : null;
         const d = results
           ? draft({
diff --git a/frontend/src/capture/PhotosReady.svelte b/frontend/src/capture/PhotosReady.svelte
index b04d86a..c6ee47c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/capture/PhotosReady.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/capture/PhotosReady.svelte
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
   export let session: CaptureSession;
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher<{ continue: void }>();
 
-  $: state = $session.state;
-  $: items = $session.lineup();
+  $: state = session.state;
+  $: items = session.lineup();
   $: measure = state.capture.k === 'measure' ? state.capture : null;
   $: results = measure?.results ?? null;
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/capture/SessionCapture.svelte b/frontend/src/capture/SessionCapture.svelte
index 59958f4..e39b031 100644
--- a/frontend/src/capture/SessionCapture.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/capture/SessionCapture.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   export let session: CaptureSession;
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher<{ 'photos-ready': void }>();
 
-  $: state = $session.state;
+  $: state = session.state;
   $: cap = state.capture;
   $: kind = cap.k;