diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.11.{1,2}.0
+---
+* make settings aware of message counter
+
 0.11.0.0
 ---
 * newHistoryChannel' can now take meta without data
diff --git a/Plot-ho-matic.cabal b/Plot-ho-matic.cabal
--- a/Plot-ho-matic.cabal
+++ b/Plot-ho-matic.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                Plot-ho-matic
-version:             0.11.1.0
+version:             0.11.2.0
 synopsis:            Real-time line plotter for generic data
 license:             BSD3
 license-file:        LICENSE
diff --git a/examples/SetExample.hs b/examples/SetExample.hs
--- a/examples/SetExample.hs
+++ b/examples/SetExample.hs
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
 
   void $ CC.forkIO upstreamProcess
 
-  let refresh :: IO ()
-      refresh = do
+  let refresh :: Int -> IO ()
+      refresh _ = do
         putStrLn "downstream sending refresh request"
         CC.putMVar upMsg Nothing
 
diff --git a/src/SetHo.hs b/src/SetHo.hs
--- a/src/SetHo.hs
+++ b/src/SetHo.hs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import SetHo.LookupTree ( newLookupTreeview )
 
 -- | fire up the the GUI
-runSetter :: String -> DTree -> IO (Maybe (Int, DTree)) -> IO () -> (Int -> DTree -> IO ()) -> IO ()
+runSetter :: String -> DTree -> IO (Maybe (Int, DTree)) -> (Int -> IO ()) -> (Int -> DTree -> IO ()) -> IO ()
 runSetter rootName initialValue userPollForNewMessage sendRequest userCommit = do
   statsEnabled <- GHC.Stats.getGCStatsEnabled
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
   _ <- on buttonRefresh Gtk.buttonActivated $ do
     counter <- readIORef counterRef
     putStrLn $ "sending settings request " ++ show counter
-    sendRequest
+    sendRequest counter
 
   _ <- on buttonTakeUpstream Gtk.buttonActivated takeLatestUpstream