diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e8466ff..7b2a263 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	"type": "module",
 	"scripts": {
 		"build": "rollup -c",
+		"watch": "rollup -cw",
 		"prepare": "npm run build"
 	},
 	"author": "",
diff --git a/rollup.config.js b/rollup.config.js
index 2f98fcd..f2cdd83 100644
--- a/rollup.config.js
+++ b/rollup.config.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const configs = [
 		  format: 'umd',
 		  name: 'BareMux',
 		  sourcemap: true,
-		  exports: 'auto',
+		  exports: 'named',
 		},
 		plugins: commonPlugins(),
 	},
diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 5c07e21..89a6ebc 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -107,10 +107,14 @@ export class BareMuxConnection {
 		this.worker = new WorkerConnection(workerPath);
 	}
 
+	async getTransport(): Promise<string> {
+		return (await this.worker.sendMessage({ type: "get" })).name;
+	}
+
 	async setTransport(path: string, options: any[]) {
 		await this.setManualTransport(`
 			const { default: BareTransport } = await import("${path}");
-			return new BareTransport(${options.map(x => JSON.stringify(x)).join(", ")});
+			return [new BareTransport(${options.map(x => JSON.stringify(x)).join(", ")}), "${path}"];
 		`);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/connection.ts b/src/connection.ts
index b007d22..37167f5 100644
--- a/src/connection.ts
+++ b/src/connection.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,8 @@ import { BareHeaders, TransferrableResponse } from "./baretypes";
 
 type SWClient = { postMessage: typeof MessagePort.prototype.postMessage };
 
-function tryGetPort(client: SWClient): Promise<MessagePort> {
-	let channel = new MessageChannel();
-	return new Promise(resolve => {
-		client.postMessage({ type: "getPort", port: channel.port2 }, [channel.port2]);
-		channel.port1.onmessage = event => {
-			resolve(event.data)
-		}
-	});
-}
-
 export type WorkerMessage = {
-	type: "fetch" | "websocket" | "set",
+	type: "fetch" | "websocket" | "set" | "get",
 	fetch?: {
 		remote: string,
 		method: string,
@@ -36,8 +26,9 @@ export type WorkerRequest = {
 }
 
 export type WorkerResponse = {
-	type: "fetch" | "websocket" | "set" | "error",
+	type: "fetch" | "websocket" | "set" | "get" | "error",
 	fetch?: TransferrableResponse,
+	name?: string,
 	error?: Error,
 }
 
@@ -46,6 +37,28 @@ type BroadcastMessage = {
 	path?: string,
 }
 
+async function searchForPort(): Promise<MessagePort> {
+	// @ts-expect-error
+	const clients: SWClient[] = await self.clients.matchAll({ type: "window", includeUncontrolled: true });
+	const promise: Promise<MessagePort> = Promise.race([...clients.map((x: SWClient) => tryGetPort(x)), new Promise((_, reject) => setTimeout(reject, 1000, new Error("")))]) as Promise<MessagePort>;
+	try {
+		return await promise;
+	} catch {
+		console.warn("bare-mux: failed to get a bare-mux SharedWorker MessagePort within 1s, retrying");
+		return await searchForPort();
+	}
+}
+
+function tryGetPort(client: SWClient): Promise<MessagePort> {
+	let channel = new MessageChannel();
+	return new Promise(resolve => {
+		client.postMessage({ type: "getPort", port: channel.port2 }, [channel.port2]);
+		channel.port1.onmessage = event => {
+			resolve(event.data)
+		}
+	});
+}
+
 function createPort(path: string, channel: BroadcastChannel): MessagePort {
 	const worker = new SharedWorker(path, "bare-mux-worker");
 	// uv removes navigator.serviceWorker so this errors
@@ -77,12 +90,12 @@ export class WorkerConnection {
 		if (self.clients) {
 			// running in a ServiceWorker
 			// ask a window for the worker port
-			// @ts-expect-error
-			const clients: Promise<SWClient[]> = self.clients.matchAll({ type: "window", includeUncontrolled: true });
-			this.port = clients.then(clients => Promise.any(clients.map((x: SWClient) => tryGetPort(x))));
+			this.port = searchForPort();
 		} else if (workerPath && SharedWorker) {
 			// running in a window, was passed a workerPath
 			// create the SharedWorker and help other bare-mux clients get the workerPath
+
+			if (!workerPath.startsWith("/") && !workerPath.includes("://")) throw new Error("Invalid URL. Must be absolute or start at the root.");
 			this.port = createPort(workerPath, this.channel);
 		} else if (SharedWorker) {
 			// running in a window, was not passed a workerPath
diff --git a/src/snapshot.ts b/src/snapshot.ts
index b466625..0cee3cd 100644
--- a/src/snapshot.ts
+++ b/src/snapshot.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const WebSocket = globalThis.WebSocket;
 export const Request = globalThis.Request;
 export const Response = globalThis.Response;
 export const XMLHttpRequest = globalThis.XMLHttpRequest;
+export const SharedWorker = globalThis.SharedWorker;
 
 export const WebSocketFields = {
   prototype: {
diff --git a/src/worker.ts b/src/worker.ts
index 501b8be..e62e415 100644
--- a/src/worker.ts
+++ b/src/worker.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { BareTransport } from "./baretypes";
 import { WorkerMessage, WorkerResponse } from "./connection"
 
 let currentTransport: BareTransport | null = null;
+let currentTransportName: string = "";
 
 function noClients(): Error {
 	// @ts-expect-error mdn error constructor: new Error(message, options)
@@ -21,13 +22,17 @@ function handleConnection(port: MessagePort) {
 
 				// @ts-expect-error
 				const func = new AsyncFunction(message.client);
-				currentTransport = await func();
-				console.log("set transport to ", currentTransport);
+				const [newTransport, name] = await func();
+				currentTransport = newTransport;
+				currentTransportName = name;
+				console.log("set transport to ", currentTransport, name);
 
 				port.postMessage(<WorkerResponse>{ type: "set" });
 			} catch (err) {
 				port.postMessage(<WorkerResponse>{ type: "error", error: err });
 			}
+		} else if (message.type === "get") {
+			port.postMessage(<WorkerResponse>{ type: "get", name: currentTransportName });
 		} else if (message.type === "fetch") {
 			try {
 				if (!currentTransport) throw noClients();