diff --git a/protocol-designer/src/components/LiquidPlacementModal.js b/protocol-designer/src/components/LiquidPlacementModal.js
index 1ce2f3bf81a..190d17bb742 100644
--- a/protocol-designer/src/components/LiquidPlacementModal.js
+++ b/protocol-designer/src/components/LiquidPlacementModal.js
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state: BaseState): SP => {
   wellContents = wellContentsSelectors.getWellContentsAllLabware(state)[
     labwareId
   ]
-  console.log('liquidplacementmodal', { wellContents })
 
   return {
     selectedWells,
diff --git a/protocol-designer/src/components/steplist/SubstepRow.js b/protocol-designer/src/components/steplist/SubstepRow.js
index 6441677ab4f..b2d4af0f392 100644
--- a/protocol-designer/src/components/steplist/SubstepRow.js
+++ b/protocol-designer/src/components/steplist/SubstepRow.js
@@ -43,12 +43,13 @@ export const PillTooltipContents = (
   const hasMultipleIngreds = props.ingreds
     ? Object.keys(props.ingreds).length > 1
     : false
+
   return (
     <div className={styles.liquid_tooltip_contents}>
       <table>
         <tbody>
           {props.ingreds &&
-            map(props.ingreds, (ingred, groupId) => (
+            map(props.ingreds, (ingred: number, groupId): React.Node => (
               <tr key={groupId} className={styles.ingred_row}>
                 <td>
                   <div
@@ -61,11 +62,11 @@ export const PillTooltipContents = (
                 </td>
                 {hasMultipleIngreds && (
                   <td className={styles.ingred_percentage}>
-                    {formatPercentage(ingred.volume, totalLiquidVolume)}
+                    {formatPercentage(ingred, totalLiquidVolume)}
                   </td>
                 )}
                 <td className={styles.ingred_partial_volume}>
-                  {formatVolume(ingred.volume, 2)}µl
+                  {formatVolume(ingred, 2)}µl
                 </td>
               </tr>
             ))}
diff --git a/protocol-designer/src/file-data/selectors/commands.js b/protocol-designer/src/file-data/selectors/commands.js
index dd5c20695c3..c57f6e06acd 100644
--- a/protocol-designer/src/file-data/selectors/commands.js
+++ b/protocol-designer/src/file-data/selectors/commands.js
@@ -91,7 +91,19 @@ export const getInitialRobotState: BaseState => StepGeneration.RobotState = crea
       moduleLocations: modules,
       pipetteLocations: pipettes,
     })
-    robotState.liquidState.labware = labwareLiquidState
+    // console.log('initial robot liq state, raw', {
+    //   ...robotState.liquidState.labware,
+    // })
+
+    // TODO IMMEDIATELY: this SHOULD be adding only empty labware keys (eg `trashId: {}` is not in labwareLiquidState)
+    // Trace better and see if you can do it more elegantly.
+    // Before, it was `robotState.liquidState.labware = labwareLiquidState`
+    robotState.liquidState.labware = {
+      ...robotState.liquidState.labware,
+      ...labwareLiquidState,
+    }
+
+    // console.log('initial robot state', robotState)
     return robotState
   }
 )
diff --git a/protocol-designer/src/step-generation/getNextRobotStateAndWarnings/dispenseUpdateLiquidState.js b/protocol-designer/src/step-generation/getNextRobotStateAndWarnings/dispenseUpdateLiquidState.js
index 04cab80e646..3c2a815afea 100644
--- a/protocol-designer/src/step-generation/getNextRobotStateAndWarnings/dispenseUpdateLiquidState.js
+++ b/protocol-designer/src/step-generation/getNextRobotStateAndWarnings/dispenseUpdateLiquidState.js
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ export function dispenseUpdateLiquidState(
     well
   )
   const liquidLabware = prevLiquidState.labware[labware]
-  // TODO IMMEDIATELY left off here
-  console.log('dispenseUpdateLiquidState', { liquidLabware })
 
   // remove liquid from pipette tips,
   // create intermediate object where sources are updated tip liquid states
diff --git a/protocol-designer/src/top-selectors/well-contents/index.js b/protocol-designer/src/top-selectors/well-contents/index.js
index 59a960c0fea..6b38a564090 100644
--- a/protocol-designer/src/top-selectors/well-contents/index.js
+++ b/protocol-designer/src/top-selectors/well-contents/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect'
 import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty'
-import mapValues from 'lodash/mapValues'
 import min from 'lodash/min'
 import pick from 'lodash/pick'
 import reduce from 'lodash/reduce'
@@ -72,20 +71,21 @@ export const getAllWellContentsForActiveItem: Selector<WellContentsByLabware> =
   timelineFrameBeforeActiveItem,
   (labwareEntities, timelineFrame) => {
     const liquidState = timelineFrame.robotState.liquidState.labware
-    const wellContentsByLabwareId = mapValues(
-      liquidState,
+    const wellContentsByLabwareId = Object.keys(labwareEntities).reduce(
       (
-        labwareLiquids: StepGeneration.SingleLabwareLiquidState,
+        acc: WellContentsByLabware,
         labwareId: string
-      ) => {
-        const contentz = _wellContentsForLabware(
-          labwareLiquids,
+      ): WellContentsByLabware => {
+        const liquids = liquidState[labwareId]
+        const contents = _wellContentsForLabware(
+          liquids,
           labwareEntities[labwareId].def
         )
-        console.log('getAllWellContentsForActiveItem', { contentz, labwareId })
-        return contentz
-      }
+        return { ...acc, [labwareId]: contents }
+      },
+      {}
     )
+
     return wellContentsByLabwareId
   }
 )