diff --git a/src/objects/objectInteractions/Alerts.tsx b/src/objects/objectInteractions/Alerts.tsx
index 0875a22..8546363 100644
--- a/src/objects/objectInteractions/Alerts.tsx
+++ b/src/objects/objectInteractions/Alerts.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Add, ExpandMore } from "@mui/icons-material";
-import { Accordion, AccordionDetails, AccordionSummary, Box, Grid2, IconButton, List, ListItem, ListSubheader, Typography } from "@mui/material";
+import { Accordion, AccordionDetails, AccordionSummary, Box, Button, Grid2, IconButton, List, ListItem, ListSubheader, Typography } from "@mui/material";
 import { Component } from "models";
 import { describeMeasurement } from "pbHelpers/MeasurementDescriber";
 import { pond, quack } from "protobuf-ts/pond";
@@ -71,7 +71,13 @@ export default function Alerts(props: Props){
             Alerts
           </Typography>
           {addNew &&
-            <IconButton disabled={!permissions.includes(pond.Permission.PERMISSION_WRITE)} onClick={()=>{addNew()}} color="primary"><Add /></IconButton>
+            <Button 
+              disabled={!permissions.includes(pond.Permission.PERMISSION_WRITE)} 
+              onClick={()=>{addNew()}}
+              variant="contained" 
+              color="primary">
+                <Add /> Alert
+            </Button>
           }
         </ListSubheader>
         {alerts.map((alert, i) => (
diff --git a/src/objects/objectInteractions/Controls.tsx b/src/objects/objectInteractions/Controls.tsx
index 1dc04ff..0346c87 100644
--- a/src/objects/objectInteractions/Controls.tsx
+++ b/src/objects/objectInteractions/Controls.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import { Add } from "@mui/icons-material";
-import { Accordion, AccordionDetails, AccordionSummary, Divider, IconButton, List, ListItem, ListSubheader, Menu, MenuItem, Typography } from "@mui/material";
-import { Component, Device } from "models";
-import { pond } from "protobuf-ts/pond";
+import { Add, ExpandMore } from "@mui/icons-material";
+import { Accordion, AccordionDetails, AccordionSummary, Box, Button, Divider, IconButton, List, ListItem, ListSubheader, Menu, MenuItem, Typography } from "@mui/material";
+import { Component, Device, Interaction } from "models";
+import { interactionResultText } from "pbHelpers/Interaction";
+import { describeMeasurement } from "pbHelpers/MeasurementDescriber";
+import { pond, quack } from "protobuf-ts/pond";
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
 export interface Control {
@@ -39,11 +41,49 @@ export default function Controls(props: Props){
     setDeviceControls(map)
   },[controls])
 
+  const readableConditions = (control: Control) => {
+    let conditions: string = ""
+    let firstSource = control.sourceComponents[0]
+    control.conditions.forEach((condition, index) => {
+      let describer = describeMeasurement(condition.measurementType, firstSource.type(), firstSource.subType());
+      let type = describer.label();
+      let comparison =
+      condition.comparison === quack.RelationalOperator.RELATIONAL_OPERATOR_EQUAL_TO
+      ? "Exactly"
+      : condition.comparison === quack.RelationalOperator.RELATIONAL_OPERATOR_GREATER_THAN
+      ? "Above"
+      : "Below";
+      let value = describer.toDisplay(condition.value);
+      conditions = conditions + (index !== 0 ? " and " : "") + type + " " + comparison + " " + value + describer.GetUnit()
+    })
+    return conditions
+  };
+
   const controlAccordion = (control: Control) => {
+    let tempInteraction = Interaction.create()
+    tempInteraction.settings.result = control.result
+    let resultText = interactionResultText(tempInteraction, control.sinkComponent)
+
     return (
-      <Accordion>
-        <AccordionSummary>Show what the control does</AccordionSummary>
-        <AccordionDetails>show the components that are doing it</AccordionDetails>
+      <Accordion sx={{width: "100%"}}>
+        <AccordionSummary expandIcon={<ExpandMore />}>
+          <Box>
+            <Typography>
+              {resultText}:
+            </Typography>
+            <Typography>
+              {readableConditions(control)}
+            </Typography>
+          </Box>
+        </AccordionSummary>
+        <AccordionDetails>
+          <List>
+            <ListSubheader>Controlling Components</ListSubheader>
+            {control.sourceComponents.map((comp, i) => (
+              <ListItem key={i}>{comp.name()}</ListItem>
+            ))}
+          </List>
+        </AccordionDetails>
       </Accordion>
     )
   }
@@ -79,17 +119,20 @@ export default function Controls(props: Props){
       <List style={{ margin: 5 }}>
         <ListSubheader sx={{paddingY: 1, display: "flex", justifyContent: "space-between", alignItems: "center"}}>
           <Typography>
-            Alerts
+            Controls
           </Typography>
-          <IconButton 
-            disabled={!permissions.includes(pond.Permission.PERMISSION_WRITE)}
-            onClick={(e)=>{
-              setOpenDeviceMenu(true)
-              setAnchor(e.currentTarget)
-            }} 
-            color="primary">
-              <Add />
-          </IconButton>
+          {addNew &&
+            <Button 
+              disabled={!permissions.includes(pond.Permission.PERMISSION_WRITE)}
+              variant="contained"
+              onClick={(e)=>{
+                setOpenDeviceMenu(true)
+                setAnchor(e.currentTarget)
+              }} 
+              color="primary">
+                <Add />Control
+            </Button>
+          }
         </ListSubheader>
         {devices.map(device => (
           <React.Fragment key={device.id()}>
diff --git a/src/objects/objectInteractions/NewObjectInteraction.tsx b/src/objects/objectInteractions/NewObjectInteraction.tsx
index 889e061..8e76c25 100644
--- a/src/objects/objectInteractions/NewObjectInteraction.tsx
+++ b/src/objects/objectInteractions/NewObjectInteraction.tsx
@@ -996,6 +996,8 @@ export default function NewObjectInteraction(props: Props){
       })
       .catch(_err => {
         openSnack("there was a problem adding the interaction to the selected components");
+      }).finally(() => {
+        close(true)
       });
   };
 
diff --git a/src/objects/objectInteractions/Notifications.tsx b/src/objects/objectInteractions/Notifications.tsx
index aa2e410..6cc65e8 100644
--- a/src/objects/objectInteractions/Notifications.tsx
+++ b/src/objects/objectInteractions/Notifications.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ export default function Notifications(props: Props){
 
   return (
     <List style={{ margin: 5 }}>
-      <ListSubheader>Notifications</ListSubheader>
+      <ListSubheader>
+        <Typography sx={{paddingY: 2}}>
+          Notifications
+        </Typography>
+      </ListSubheader>
       {recentNotifications && (
         <React.Fragment>
           {recentNotifications.map((notification, i) => (
diff --git a/src/objects/objectInteractions/ObjectInteractions.tsx b/src/objects/objectInteractions/ObjectInteractions.tsx
index bec7c1b..d50adb9 100644
--- a/src/objects/objectInteractions/ObjectInteractions.tsx
+++ b/src/objects/objectInteractions/ObjectInteractions.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Box, Button, Card, Typography } from "@mui/material";
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import Alerts, { Alert } from "./Alerts";
 import Controls, { Control } from "./Controls";
 import { Component, Device, Interaction } from "models";
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ interface Props {
   objectType: pond.ObjectType
   devices: Device[];
   permissions: pond.Permission[]
-  refreshCallback?: () => {}
 }
 
 export default function ObjectInteractions(props: Props) {
-  const { linkedComponents, componentDevices, devices, objectKey, objectType, refreshCallback, permissions } = props
+  const { linkedComponents, componentDevices, devices, objectKey, objectType, permissions } = props
   const [{as}] = useGlobalState()
   //list of alerts, each alert contains a list of interactions with matching conditions
   const [alerts, setAlerts] = useState<Alert[]>([]);
@@ -86,8 +85,8 @@ export default function ObjectInteractions(props: Props) {
     }
   }
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const newInteractions: Interaction[] = [];
+  const load = useCallback(()=>{
+const newInteractions: Interaction[] = [];
     const interactionSourceMap = new Map<string, string>();
     const sinkOptions: Component[] = [];
     const alerts: Alert[] = [];
@@ -183,7 +182,11 @@ export default function ObjectInteractions(props: Props) {
     }).catch(err => {
       console.error("Interaction fetch error:", err)
     }) 
-  }, [linkedComponents, interactionsAPI, componentDevices, as]);
+  },[linkedComponents, interactionsAPI, componentDevices, as])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    load()
+  }, [load]);
 
 
 
@@ -193,8 +196,8 @@ export default function ObjectInteractions(props: Props) {
         open={openNewInteraction} 
         onClose={(refresh) => {
           setOpenNewInteraction(false)
-          if(refresh && refreshCallback){
-            refreshCallback()
+          if(refresh){
+            load()
           }
         }}
         linkedComponents={linkedComponents}