diff --git a/django/applications/catmaid/control/data_view.py b/django/applications/catmaid/control/data_view.py
index eee6972ef8..2f03d405d6 100644
--- a/django/applications/catmaid/control/data_view.py
+++ b/django/applications/catmaid/control/data_view.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def get_data_view( request, data_view_id ):
     # Build a stack group index, if stack groups should be made available
     stackgroup_index = defaultdict(list)
     stackgroups_of = defaultdict(list)
-    if show_stackgroups:
+    if False and show_stackgroups:
         # Get all
         stackgroups = StackGroup.objects.filter(project__in=projects)
         for sg in stackgroups:
diff --git a/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/init.js b/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/init.js
index 8238ab3657..12a8e20951 100644
--- a/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/init.js
+++ b/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/init.js
@@ -1157,12 +1157,19 @@ var project;
       var useExistingViewer = typeof stackViewer !== 'undefined';
       var labelupload = '';
 
-      if( e.hasOwnProperty('labelupload_url') && e.tile_source_type === 2 ) {
+      var selectedMirrorIdx = 0;
+      var selectedMirror = e.mirrors[selectedMirrorIdx];
+
+      if( e.hasOwnProperty('labelupload_url') && selectedMirror.tile_source_type === 2 ) {
         labelupload = e.labelupload_url;
       }
 
-      var tilesource = CATMAID.getTileSource(e.tile_source_type,
-          e.image_base, e.file_extension, e.tile_width, e.tile_height);
+      var tilesource = CATMAID.getTileSource(
+          selectedMirror.tile_source_type,
+          selectedMirror.image_base,
+          selectedMirror.file_extension,
+          selectedMirror.tile_width,
+          selectedMirror.tile_height);
 
       var stack = new CATMAID.Stack(
           e.sid,
@@ -1174,7 +1181,7 @@ var project;
           e.num_zoom_levels,
           -2,
           labelupload, // TODO: if there is any
-          e.metadata,
+          e.description,
           e.orientation,
           tilesource );
 
@@ -1200,21 +1207,6 @@ var project;
       if (!useExistingViewer) {
         stackViewer.addLayer( "TileLayer", tilelayer );
 
-        $.each(e.overlay, function(key, value) {
-          var tilesource = CATMAID.getTileSource( value.tile_source_type,
-              value.image_base, value.file_extension, value.tile_width, value.tile_height );
-          var layer_visibility = parseInt(value.default_opacity) > 0;
-          var tilelayer2 = new tilelayerConstructor(
-                  stackViewer,
-                  value.title,
-                  stack,
-                  tilesource,
-                  layer_visibility,
-                  value.default_opacity / 100,
-                  false);
-          stackViewer.addLayer( value.title, tilelayer2 );
-        });
-
         project.addStackViewer( stackViewer );
 
         // refresh the overview handler to also register the mouse events on the buttons
diff --git a/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/stack-viewer.js b/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/stack-viewer.js
index 5bdc590fb2..b50f53f5ac 100644
--- a/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/stack-viewer.js
+++ b/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/stack-viewer.js
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@
     this._view.appendChild( this._horr );
     this.showReferenceLines(StackViewer.Settings.session.display_stack_reference_lines);
 
-    if (primaryStack.metadata.length > 0) {
-      this.addLayer('Stack metadata', new CATMAID.MetadataLayer(this, primaryStack.metadata));
+    if (primaryStack.description.length > 0) {
+      this.addLayer('Stack description', new CATMAID.MetadataLayer(this, primaryStack.description));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/stack.js b/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/stack.js
index 23e3eb3aab..185bb561ab 100644
--- a/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/stack.js
+++ b/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/stack.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       num_zoom_levels,      //!< {int} that defines the number of available non-artificial zoom levels
       max_zoom_level,       //!< {int} that defines the maximum available zoom level
       labelupload_url,      //!< {String} that defines the label upload URL for labels (for tile_source_type==2)
-      metadata,         //!< {String} of arbitrary meta data
+      description,         //!< {String} of arbitrary meta data
       orientation,         //!< {Integer} orientation (0: xy, 1: xz, 2: yz)
       tileSource
     ) {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     self.MIN_S = max_zoom_level;
 
     self.labelupload_url = labelupload_url;
-    this.metadata = metadata;
+    this.description = description;
     self.orientation = orientation;
     self.tileSource = tileSource;