diff --git a/app/lib/LevelLoader.coffee b/app/lib/LevelLoader.coffee
index d4f225a38..2dbd1e6a4 100644
--- a/app/lib/LevelLoader.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/LevelLoader.coffee
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ module.exports = class LevelLoader extends CocoClass
     @loadDependenciesForSession @session
 
   loadSession: ->
-    if @level.get('type', true) in ['hero', 'hero-ladder', 'hero-coop']
+    if @level.get('type', true) in ['hero', 'hero-ladder', 'hero-coop', 'course']
       @sessionDependenciesRegistered = {}
 
     if @sessionID
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ module.exports = class LevelLoader extends CocoClass
         @listenToOnce @opponentSession, 'sync', @loadDependenciesForSession
 
   loadDependenciesForSession: (session) ->
+    console.log "Loading dependencies for session: ", session
     if me.id isnt session.get 'creator'
       session.patch = session.save = -> console.error "Not saving session, since we didn't create it."
     else if codeLanguage = utils.getQueryVariable 'codeLanguage'
@@ -171,10 +172,13 @@ module.exports = class LevelLoader extends CocoClass
       @consolidateFlagHistory() if @session.loaded
     if @level.get('type', true) in ['course'] # course-ladder is hard to handle because there's 2 sessions
       heroConfig = me.get('heroConfig')
+      console.log "Course mode, loading custom hero: ", heroConfig
       return if not heroConfig
       url = "/db/thang.type/#{heroConfig.thangType}/version"
       if heroResource = @maybeLoadURL(url, ThangType, 'thang')
+        console.log "Pushing resource: ", heroResource
         @worldNecessities.push heroResource
+        @sessionDependenciesRegistered[session.id] = true
       return
     return unless @level.get('type', true) in ['hero', 'hero-ladder', 'hero-coop']
     heroConfig = session.get('heroConfig')
@@ -341,6 +345,7 @@ module.exports = class LevelLoader extends CocoClass
     true
 
   onWorldNecessitiesLoaded: ->
+    console.log "World necessities loaded."
     @initWorld()
     @supermodel.clearMaxProgress()
     @trigger 'world-necessities-loaded'