diff --git a/file-tools.rkt b/file-tools.rkt
index c1b663e..74fa7a5 100644
--- a/file-tools.rkt
+++ b/file-tools.rkt
@@ -211,13 +211,6 @@
   ; or a file (e.g., html) that has a pollen source file
   (ormap (λ(proc) (proc (->path x))) (list pollen-source? has-pollen-source?)))
 
-(define/contract (ptree-source? x)
-  (any/c . -> . boolean?)
-  (has-ext? x PTREE_SOURCE_EXT))
-
-(module+ test
-  (check-true (ptree-source? "foo.ptree"))
-  (check-false (ptree-source? "ptree.bar")))
 
 
 (define/contract (pollen-source? x)
diff --git a/ptree.rkt b/ptree.rkt
index 27c2b51..471ab9a 100644
--- a/ptree.rkt
+++ b/ptree.rkt
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 #lang racket/base
-(require racket/contract racket/match xml/path racket/bool)
+(require racket/contract racket/match xml/path racket/bool racket/rerequire)
 (require "tools.rkt" "world.rkt" "debug.rkt" "decode.rkt")
 
 (module+ test (require rackunit))
 
-(provide pnode? ptree? parent children previous next pnode->url ptree-source-decode path->pnode ptree->list file->ptree make-project-ptree current-ptree current-url-context)
+(provide pnode? ptree? ptree-source? parent children previous next pnode->url ptree-source-decode path->pnode ptree->list file->ptree make-project-ptree current-ptree current-url-context)
+
+(define/contract (ptree-source? x)
+  (any/c . -> . boolean?)
+  ((->path x) . has-ext? . PTREE_SOURCE_EXT))
+
+(module+ test
+  (check-true (ptree-source? (format "foo.~a" PTREE_SOURCE_EXT)))
+  (check-false (ptree-source? (format "~a.foo" PTREE_SOURCE_EXT))))
 
 (define/contract (pnode? x)
   (any/c . -> . boolean?)
@@ -48,6 +56,7 @@
   (pathish? . -> . ptree?)
   (define path (->path p))
   (message "Loading ptree file" (->string (file-name-from-path path)))
+  (dynamic-rerequire path)
   (dynamic-require path MAIN_POLLEN_EXPORT))
 
 (define/contract (directory->ptree dir)
diff --git a/render.rkt b/render.rkt
index 4decf7f..fc96907 100644
--- a/render.rkt
+++ b/render.rkt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         ;; and files without extension that correspond to p files
         [(needs-template? path) (render-with-template path #:force force)]
         ;; this will catch ptree files
-        [(ptree-source? path) (let ([ptree (dynamic-require path 'main)])
+        [(report (ptree-source? path)) (let ([ptree (dynamic-require path 'main)])
                                 (render-files-in-ptree ptree #:force force))]
         [(equal? FALLBACK_TEMPLATE (->string (file-name-from-path path)))
          (message "Render: using fallback template")]
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
 (define/contract (render-files-in-ptree ptree #:force [force #f])
   ((ptree?) (#:force boolean?) . ->* . void?)    
   ;; pass force parameter through 
-  (for-each (λ(i) (render i #:force force)) 
+  (for-each (λ(i) (render (report i) #:force force)) 
             ;; use dynamic-require to avoid requiring ptree.rkt every time render.rkt is required
             ((dynamic-require "ptree.rkt" 'all-pages) ptree)))
 
diff --git a/server-routes.rkt b/server-routes.rkt
index 4a12535..25a61d1 100644
--- a/server-routes.rkt
+++ b/server-routes.rkt
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 (define (body-wrapper content-xexpr)
   `(html 
     (head
-     (meta ((charset "UTF-8")))
-     (link ((rel "stylesheet") 
-            (type "text/css") 
-            (href ,(format "/~a" DASHBOARD_CSS)))))
+     (meta ([charset "UTF-8"]))
+     (link ([rel "stylesheet"] 
+            [type "text/css"] 
+            [href ,(format "/~a" DASHBOARD_CSS)])))
     (body
      ,content-xexpr (div ((id "pollen-logo"))))))
 
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@
                          
                          (cond ; in cell
                            [source  (cons (format "in/~a" source) "in")]
-                           [(or (has-ext? filename PTREE_SOURCE_EXT) (sourceish? filename))  (cons (format "in/~a" filename) "in")]
+                           [(or (ptree-source? filename) (sourceish? filename))  (cons (format "in/~a" filename) "in")]
                            [else empty-cell])
                          
                          (cond ; out cell 
                            [(directory-exists? (build-path dir filename)) (cons #f #f)]
-                           [(has-ext? filename PTREE_SOURCE_EXT) empty-cell]
+                           [(ptree-source? filename) empty-cell]
                            [else (cons (format "out/~a" filename) "out")]))))))
   
   (define (ineligible-path? x) (or (not (visible? x)) (member x RESERVED_PATHS)))  
@@ -188,12 +188,14 @@
     (define output-paths (map ->output-path xs))
     (define (unique-members xs) (set->list (list->set xs)))
     (define all-paths (unique-members output-paths))
-    (define built-directory-exists? (λ(f) (directory-exists? (build-path dir f))))
-    (define subdirectories (filter built-directory-exists? all-paths))
-    (define files (filter-not built-directory-exists? all-paths))
+    (define path-is-directory? (λ(f) (directory-exists? (build-path dir f))))
+    (define subdirectories (filter path-is-directory? all-paths))
+    (define files (filter-not path-is-directory? all-paths))
+    (define ptree-sources (filter ptree-source? files))
+    (define other-files (filter-not ptree-source? files))
     (define (sort-names xs) (sort xs #:key ->string string<?))
     ;; put subdirs in list ahead of files (so they appear at the top)
-    (append (sort-names subdirectories) (sort-names files)))
+    (append (sort-names subdirectories) (sort-names ptree-sources) (sort-names other-files)))
   
   (define project-paths (filter-not ineligible-path? (if (file-exists? dashfile)
                                                          (map ->path (ptree->list (file->ptree dashfile)))