diff --git a/frontend/src/components/grid-items.svelte b/frontend/src/components/grid-items.svelte
index 330fb8e..1119a9c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/grid-items.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/grid-items.svelte
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
   export let items = [];
   export let columns = [];
   export let key = '';
+  export let path = [];
   export let activeKey = '';
-  export let activeChildKey = '';
+  export let activePath = [];
   export let level = 0;
   export let striped = true;
 
@@ -33,8 +34,13 @@
 
   function select(itemKey) {
     activeKey = itemKey;
-    activeChildKey = '';
-    dispatch('select', itemKey);
+    if (level === 0) {
+      activePath = [ itemKey ];
+    }
+    else {
+      activePath = [ ...path, itemKey ];
+    }
+    dispatch('select', { level, itemKey });
   }
 
   function closeAll() {
@@ -42,12 +48,6 @@
     dispatch('closeAll');
   }
 
-  function selectChild(itemKey, childKey) {
-    select(itemKey);
-    activeChildKey = childKey;
-    dispatch('selectChild', childKey);
-  }
-
   function toggleChildren(itemKey, shift) {
     childrenOpen[itemKey] = !childrenOpen[itemKey];
     if (shift) {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
   function doubleClick(itemKey) {
     toggleChildren(itemKey, false);
-    dispatch('trigger', itemKey);
+    dispatch('trigger', { level, itemKey });
   }
 
   function showContextMenu(evt, item) {
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@
   }
 </script>
 
-{#each _items as item (item[key])}
+{#each _items as item}
   <tr
     on:click={() => select(item[key])}
     on:dblclick={() => doubleClick(item[key])}
     on:contextmenu|preventDefault={evt => showContextMenu(evt, item)}
-    class:selected={activeKey === item[key] && !activeChildKey}
+    class:selected={!activePath[level + 1] && activePath.every(k => path.includes(k) || k === item[key]) && (activePath[level] === item[key])}
     class:striped
   >
     <td class="has-toggle">
@@ -120,12 +120,13 @@
       {columns}
       {key}
       {striped}
-      bind:activeKey={activeChildKey}
-      showHeaders={false}
+      path={[ ...path, item[key] ]}
       items={item.children}
       level={level + 1}
-      on:select={e => selectChild(item[key], e.detail)}
+      bind:activePath
       on:closeAll={closeAll}
+      on:select
+      on:trigger
     />
   {/if}
 {/each}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/grid.svelte b/frontend/src/components/grid.svelte
index 53d14df..4533a7b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/grid.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/grid.svelte
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
   export let items = [];
   export let actions = [];
   export let key = 'id';
-  export let activeKey = '';
-  export let activeChildKey = '';
-  export let showHeaders = true;
+  export let activePath = [];
   export let striped = true;
 </script>
 
@@ -25,19 +23,8 @@
   {/if}
 
   <table>
-    {#if showHeaders && columns.some(col => col.title)}
-      <thead>
-        <tr>
-          <th class="has-toggle"></th>
-          {#each columns as column}
-            <th scope="col">{column.title || ''}</th>
-          {/each}
-        </tr>
-      </thead>
-    {/if}
-
     <tbody>
-      <GridItems {items} {columns} {key} {striped} bind:activeKey bind:activeChildKey on:select on:selectChild on:trigger />
+      <GridItems {items} {columns} {key} {striped} bind:activePath on:select on:trigger />
     </tbody>
   </table>
 </div>
@@ -63,22 +50,4 @@
     width: 100%;
     background-color: #fff;
   }
-
-  table thead {
-    border-bottom: 2px solid #ccc;
-  }
-
-  th {
-    font-weight: 600;
-    text-align: left;
-  }
-
-  tr {
-    cursor: pointer;
-  }
-
-  th {
-    padding: 0.3rem;
-    text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  }
 </style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/icon.svelte b/frontend/src/components/icon.svelte
index 2308d8e..05b851e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/icon.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/icon.svelte
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@
   <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-clipboard"><path d="M16 4h2a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H6a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V6a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h2"></path><rect x="8" y="2" width="8" height="4" rx="1" ry="1"></rect></svg>
 {:else if name === 'edit'}
   <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-edit-3"><path d="M12 20h9"></path><path d="M16.5 3.5a2.121 2.121 0 0 1 3 3L7 19l-4 1 1-4L16.5 3.5z"></path></svg>
+{:else if name === 'check'}
+  <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-check-circle"><path d="M22 11.08V12a10 10 0 1 1-5.93-9.14"></path><polyline points="22 4 12 14.01 9 11.01"></polyline></svg>
 {/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/objectgrid.svelte b/frontend/src/components/objectgrid.svelte
index 6fec75b..eadf499 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/objectgrid.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/objectgrid.svelte
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 
   export let data = [];
   export let key = '_id';
-  export let showHeaders = false;
-  export let activeKey = '';
+  export let activePath = [];
 
   const columns = [
     { key: 'key', label: 'Key' },
@@ -20,10 +19,9 @@
     if (Array.isArray(data)) {
       for (const item of data) {
         const newItem = {};
-        newItem.key = key;
-        newItem.value = item[key];
+        newItem.key = item[key];
         newItem.type = getType(item[key]);
-        newItem.children = dissectObject(item, key);
+        newItem.children = dissectObject(item);
         newItem.menu = item.menu;
         items = [ ...items, newItem ];
       }
@@ -55,12 +53,12 @@
     }
   }
 
-  function dissectObject(object, exclude) {
+  function dissectObject(object) {
     const entries = [ ...Array.isArray(object) ? object.entries() : Object.entries(object) ];
-    return entries.filter(([ key ]) => key != exclude).map(([ key, value ]) => {
+    return entries.map(([ key, value ]) => {
       key = key + '';
       const type = getType(value);
-      const child = { key, value, type, menu: value.menu };
+      const child = { key, value, type, menu: value?.menu };
 
       if (type.startsWith('object') || type.startsWith('array')) {
         child.children = dissectObject(value);
@@ -74,10 +72,8 @@
 <Grid
   key="key"
   on:select
-  on:selectChild
   on:trigger
-  bind:activeKey
+  bind:activePath
   {columns}
   {items}
-  {showHeaders}
 />
diff --git a/frontend/src/organisms/connection/collection/find.svelte b/frontend/src/organisms/connection/collection/find.svelte
index db4c777..86039b5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/organisms/connection/collection/find.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/organisms/connection/collection/find.svelte
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
   let result = {};
   let submittedForm = {};
   let queryField;
-  let activeKey = '';
+  let activePath = '';
   let json = '';
   $: code = `db.${collection.key}.find(${form.query || '{}'}${form.fields && form.fields !== '{}' ? `, ${form.fields}` : ''}).sort(${form.sort})${form.skip ? `.skip(${form.skip})` : ''}${form.limit ? `.limit(${form.limit})` : ''};`;
 
   async function submitQuery() {
-    activeKey = '';
+    activePath = [];
     result = await FindItems(collection.hostKey, collection.dbKey, collection.key, JSON.stringify(form));
     if (result) {
       submittedForm = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(form));
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
   }
 
   function remove() {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-alert
-    alert('yet to be implemented');
+    // todo
   }
 
   function resetFocus() {
@@ -57,13 +56,15 @@
   }
 
   function openJson(itemId) {
-    const item = result?.results?.filter(i => i._id == itemId);
+    const item = result?.results?.find(i => i._id == itemId);
+    if (!item) {
+      return;
+    }
     json = JSON.stringify(item, undefined, 2);
   }
 
   export function performQuery(q) {
     form = { ...defaults, ...q };
-    console.log(form);
     submitQuery();
   }
 </script>
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@
   <div class="result">
     <div class="grid">
       {#key result}
-        <ObjectGrid data={result.results} bind:activeKey on:trigger={e => openJson(e.detail)} />
+        <ObjectGrid data={result.results} bind:activePath on:trigger={e => openJson(e.detail?.itemKey)} />
       {/key}
     </div>
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@
         {/key}
       </div>
       <div>
-        <button class="btn danger" on:click={remove} disabled={!activeKey}>
+        <button class="btn danger" on:click={remove} disabled={!activePath?.length}>
           <Icon name="-" />
         </button>
         <button class="btn" on:click={prev} disabled={!submittedForm.limit || (submittedForm.skip <= 0) || !result?.results?.length}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/organisms/connection/dblist.svelte b/frontend/src/organisms/connection/dblist.svelte
index b5c456c..ad2ae24 100644
--- a/frontend/src/organisms/connection/dblist.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/organisms/connection/dblist.svelte
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
   export let activeCollKey = '';
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher();
+  let dbAndCollKeys = [];
+  $: activeDbKey = dbAndCollKeys[0];
+  $: activeCollKey = dbAndCollKeys[1];
   $: host = hosts[activeHostKey];
   $: connection = $connections[activeHostKey];
   $: database = connection?.databases[activeDbKey];
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@
   async function openCollection(collKey) {
     busy.start();
     const stats = await OpenCollection(activeHostKey, activeDbKey, collKey);
+    $connections[activeHostKey].databases[activeDbKey].collections[collKey] = $connections[activeHostKey].databases[activeDbKey].collections[collKey] || {};
     $connections[activeHostKey].databases[activeDbKey].collections[collKey].stats = stats;
     busy.end();
   }
@@ -76,10 +80,10 @@
   <Grid
     striped={false}
     columns={[ { key: 'id' }, { key: 'collCount', right: true } ]}
-    items={Object.keys(connection.databases).map(dbKey => ({
+    items={Object.keys(connection.databases).sort().map(dbKey => ({
       id: dbKey,
       collCount: Object.keys(connection.databases[dbKey].collections || {}).length || '',
-      children: Object.keys(connection.databases[dbKey].collections).map(collKey => ({
+      children: Object.keys(connection.databases[dbKey].collections).sort().map(collKey => ({
         id: collKey,
         menu: [
           { label: `Drop ${collKey}…`, fn: () => dropCollection(dbKey, collKey) },
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@
           { label: 'New database…', fn: () => dispatch('newDatabase') },
           { label: 'New collection…', fn: () => dispatch('newCollection') },
         ],
-      })).sort((a, b) => a.id.localeCompare(b)) || [],
+      })) || [],
       menu: [
         { label: `Drop ${dbKey}…`, fn: () => dropDatabase(dbKey) },
         { separator: true },
@@ -121,9 +125,14 @@
         }
       }, disabled: !activeDbKey },
     ]}
-    bind:activeKey={activeDbKey}
-    bind:activeChildKey={activeCollKey}
-    on:select={e => openDatabase(e.detail)}
-    on:selectChild={e => openCollection(e.detail)}
+    bind:activePath={dbAndCollKeys}
+    on:select={e => {
+      if (e.detail?.level === 0) {
+        openDatabase(e.detail.itemKey);
+      }
+      else if (e.detail?.level === 1) {
+        openCollection(e.detail.itemKey);
+      }
+    }}
   />
 {/if}