diff --git a/client/coral-framework/mocks.json b/client/coral-framework/mocks.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce455e922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-framework/mocks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+  "query": [
+    {
+      "item_id": "assetTest",
+      "type": "asset",
+      "data": {
+        "url": "http://coralproject.net"
+      },
+      "related": {
+        "comment": [
+          "abc",
+          "def"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "item_id": "abc",
+      "type": "comment",
+      "data": {
+        "content": "Sample comment"
+      },
+      "related":{
+        "child": [
+          "xyz"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "item_id": "xyz",
+      "type": "comment",
+      "data": {
+        "content": "Sample reply"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "item_id": "def",
+      "type": "comment",
+      "data": {
+        "content": "Another reply"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js b/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js
index c797f0a8f..fe45feb0c 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/store/actions/items.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* Item Actions */
 
 import { fromJS } from 'immutable'
+import mocks from '../../mocks.json'
 
 /**
  * Action name constants
@@ -88,21 +89,26 @@ export const appendItemRelated = (item_id, property, value) => {
 * @dispatches
 *   A set of items to the item store
 */
-export function getItemsQuery (query, rootId) {
+export function getItemsQuery (rootId) {
   return (dispatch) => {
-    return fetch('/v1/exec/view/' + rootId)
-      .then(
-        response => {
-          return response.ok ? response.json() : Promise.reject(response.status + ' ' + response.statusText)
-        }
-      )
-      .then((json) => {
-        let items = json.results[0].Docs
-        for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
-          dispatch(addItem(items[i]))
-        }
-        return (items)
-      })
+    // return fetch('/v1/exec/view/' + rootId)
+    //   .then(
+    //     response => {
+    //       return response.ok ? response.json() : Promise.reject(response.status + ' ' + response.statusText)
+    //     }
+    //   )
+    //   .then((json) => {
+    //     let items = json.results[0].Docs
+    //     for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
+    //       dispatch(addItem(items[i]))
+    //     }
+    //     return (items)
+    //   })
+    console.log('Loading mock data', mocks);
+    let mockData = mocks.query
+    for (var i=0; i < mockData.length; i++ ) {
+      dispatch(addItem(mockData[i]))
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyButton.js b/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyButton.js
index 9a786e223..33c6d4c3f 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyButton.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyButton.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ const ReplyButton = (props) => <button
     className={name + '-reply-button'}
     onClick={(e) => props.updateItem(props.item_id || props.parent_id, 'showReply', true)}>
     <i className={name + '-icon material-icons'}
-      aria-hidden={true}>{lang.t('reply')}</i>
-    Reply
+      aria-hidden={true}>reply</i>
+    {lang.t('reply')}
 </button>
 
 export default ReplyButton
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 289f5488d..632135005 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "start": "./bin/www",
-    "embed-start":"node client/coral-embed-stream/dev-server.js"
+    "embed-start": "node client/coral-embed-stream/dev-server.js"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     "exports-loader": "^0.6.3",
     "immutable": "^3.8.1",
     "imports-loader": "^0.6.5",
+    "json-loader": "^0.5.4",
     "pym.js": "^1.1.1",
     "react": "15.3.2",
     "react-dom": "15.3.2",