diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
index 76a648ca4..84158e755 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
-import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import cn from 'classnames';
+
 import PermalinkButton from 'coral-plugin-permalinks/PermalinkButton';
-
 import AuthorName from 'coral-plugin-author-name/AuthorName';
-
 import TagLabel from 'coral-plugin-tag-label/TagLabel';
 import Content from 'coral-plugin-commentcontent/CommentContent';
 import PubDate from 'coral-plugin-pubdate/PubDate';
@@ -19,8 +17,8 @@ import {
 } from 'coral-plugin-best/BestButton';
 import Slot from 'coral-framework/components/Slot';
 import LoadMore from './LoadMore';
-import IgnoredCommentTombstone from './IgnoredCommentTombstone';
 import {TopRightMenu} from './TopRightMenu';
+import IgnoredCommentTombstone from './IgnoredCommentTombstone';
 import {EditableCommentContent} from './EditableCommentContent';
 import {getActionSummary, iPerformedThisAction} from 'coral-framework/utils';
 import {getEditableUntilDate} from './util';
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ const ActionButton = ({children}) => {
   );
 };
 
-class Comment extends React.Component {
+export default class Comment extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
 
@@ -449,10 +447,6 @@ class Comment extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
-const mapStateToProps = ({comment}) => ({classNames: comment.classNames});
-
-export default connect(mapStateToProps, null)(Comment);
-
 // return whether the comment is editable
 function commentIsStillEditable (comment) {
   const editing = comment && comment.editing;
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
index 131b56255..ae210013d 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
 import LoadMore from './LoadMore';
 import NewCount from './NewCount';
-
 import Comment from '../containers/Comment';
-import SuspendedAccount from './SuspendedAccount';
-import RestrictedMessageBox
-  from 'coral-framework/components/RestrictedMessageBox';
 import ViewingOptions from './ViewingOptions';
+import SuspendedAccount from './SuspendedAccount';
 import Slot from 'coral-framework/components/Slot';
 import InfoBox from 'coral-plugin-infobox/InfoBox';
 import {can} from 'coral-framework/services/perms';
 import {ModerationLink} from 'coral-plugin-moderation';
+import RestrictedMessageBox
+  from 'coral-framework/components/RestrictedMessageBox';
+import t, {timeago} from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 import CommentBox from 'coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox';
 import QuestionBox from 'coral-plugin-questionbox/QuestionBox';
 import IgnoredCommentTombstone from './IgnoredCommentTombstone';
 
-import t, {timeago} from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
-
 class Stream extends React.Component {
   setActiveReplyBox = (reactKey) => {
     if (!this.props.auth.user) {
@@ -28,6 +26,7 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
 
   render() {
     const {
+      classNames,
       root: {asset, asset: {comments}, comment, me},
       postComment,
       addNotification,
@@ -36,10 +35,10 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
       deleteAction,
       showSignInDialog,
       addCommentTag,
-      removeCommentTag,
-      pluginProps,
       ignoreUser,
       auth: {loggedIn, user},
+      removeCommentTag,
+      pluginProps,
       commentCountCache,
       editName
     } = this.props;
@@ -159,6 +158,7 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
                   return commentIsIgnored(comment)
                     ? <IgnoredCommentTombstone key={comment.id} />
                     : <Comment
+                        classNames={classNames}
                         data={this.props.data}
                         root={this.props.root}
                         disableReply={!open}
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js
index f2f5f67db..1cccf2a2b 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
   assetUrl: state.stream.assetUrl,
   activeTab: state.embed.activeTab,
   previousTab: state.embed.previousTab,
+  classNames: state.comment.classNames
 });
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) =>
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js b/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js
index 02ee8c3a7..3e54ee5fa 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import plugins from 'pluginsConfig';
 import {getDefinitionName, mergeDocuments} from 'coral-framework/utils';
 import {loadTranslations} from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
+console.log(plugins)
 export const pluginReducers = merge(
   ...plugins
     .filter((o) => o.module.reducer)
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/reducers/index.js b/client/coral-framework/reducers/index.js
index d5b66bbae..a25daee5c 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/reducers/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/reducers/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import user from './user';
 import asset from './asset';
 import {reducer as commentBox} from '../../coral-plugin-commentbox';
 import {pluginReducers} from '../helpers/plugins';
-
+console.log(pluginReducers)
 export default {
   auth,
   user,
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicFilter.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicFilter.js
index e91320b4b..f8c588316 100644
--- a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicFilter.js
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/components/OffTopicFilter.js
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ class OffTopicFilter extends React.Component {
       const idx = this.props.comment.classNames.indexOf(this.cn);
       this.props.removeClassName(idx);
     }
-    props.closeViewingOptions();
+    this.props.closeViewingOptions();
   }
 
   render() {
     return (
       <div className={styles.viewingOption}>
         <label>
-          <input type="checkbox" onChange={this.handleChange}/>
+          <input type="checkbox" onChange={this.handleChange} checked={true}/>
           Hide Off-Topic Comments
         </label>
       </div>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class OffTopicFilter extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
-const mapStateToProps = ({comment}) => ({comment});
+const mapStateToProps = ({comment, offTopicFilter}) => ({comment, offTopicFilter});
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) =>
   bindActionCreators({addClassName, removeClassName, closeViewingOptions}, dispatch);
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/index.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/index.js
index cd591de28..b6f9a7f5b 100644
--- a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/index.js
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/index.js
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import OffTopicCheckbox from './components/OffTopicCheckbox';
 import OffTopicTag from './components/OffTopicTag';
 import OffTopicFilter from './components/OffTopicFilter';
 import translations from './translations.json';
+import reducer from './reducer';
 
 export default {
   translations,
+  reducer,
   slots: {
     commentInputDetailArea: [OffTopicCheckbox],
     streamViewingOptions: [OffTopicFilter],
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/reducer.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/reducer.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5673b1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-offtopic/client/reducer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const initialState = {
+  filter: true
+};
+
+export default function offTopic (state = initialState, action) {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    default :
+      return state;
+  }
+}