diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 4b90b04e..f620cfc6 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## v1.16.3 - 2020-02-13
+* fix: getIPFS called same time or from different closures in browser
+* fix: ghost chat member list, with no auth opens
+
 ## v1.16.2 - 2020-02-05
 * chore: update ipfs & orbitdb
 * fix: Verify legacy muport DID properly
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ec80c1ce..5d1b5532 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "3box",
-  "version": "1.16.2",
+  "version": "1.16.3",
   "description": "Interact with user data",
   "main": "lib/3box.js",
   "directories": {
diff --git a/src/3box.js b/src/3box.js
index 2132d775..29a6d0f4 100644
--- a/src/3box.js
+++ b/src/3box.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const PINNING_NODE = config.pinning_node
 const ADDRESS_SERVER_URL = config.address_server_url
 const IPFS_OPTIONS = config.ipfs_options
 
-let globalIPFS // , ipfsProxy, cacheProxy, iframeLoadedPromise
+let globalIPFS, globalIPFSPromise // , ipfsProxy, cacheProxy, iframeLoadedPromise
 
 /*
 if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof document !== 'undefined') {
@@ -509,8 +509,20 @@ class Box extends BoxApi {
    * @return    {IPFS}                           the ipfs instance
    */
   static async getIPFS (opts = {}) {
-    const ipfs = globalIPFS || await initIPFS(opts.ipfs, opts.iframeStore, opts.ipfsOptions)
-    globalIPFS = ipfs
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+      globalIPFS = window.globalIPFS
+      globalIPFSPromise = window.globalIPFSPromise
+    }
+
+    if (!globalIPFS && !globalIPFSPromise) {
+      globalIPFSPromise = initIPFS(opts.ipfs, opts.iframeStore, opts.ipfsOptions)
+    }
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') window.globalIPFSPromise = globalIPFSPromise
+
+    if (!globalIPFS) globalIPFS = await globalIPFSPromise
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') window.globalIPFS = globalIPFS
+
+    const ipfs = globalIPFS
     const pinningNode = opts.pinningNode || PINNING_NODE
     ipfs.swarm.connect(pinningNode, () => {})
     return ipfs
diff --git a/src/ghost.js b/src/ghost.js
index 71de9fd7..38032f0c 100644
--- a/src/ghost.js
+++ b/src/ghost.js
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ class GhostThread extends EventEmitter {
     this._3id = threeId
     // announce to other peers that we are online
     this.listMembers().then(members => {
-      members.map(({ id }) => {
-        this._announce(this._threeIdToPeerId(id))
+      this._room.getPeers().map(id => {
+        this._announce(id)
       })
     })
   }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class GhostThread extends EventEmitter {
    */
   async _userJoined (did, peerID) {
     const members = await this.listMembers()
-    if (!members.includes(did) && (this._3id && this._3id.DID !== did)) {
+    if (!members.includes(did) && (!this._3id || this._3id.DID !== did)) {
       this._members[did] = peerID
       this._members[peerID] = did
       this.emit('user-joined', 'joined', did, peerID)