diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
index 1ee5d95e07..df46464334 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
@@ -394,7 +394,9 @@ MackieControlProtocol::switch_banks (uint32_t initial, bool force)
 	uint32_t strip_cnt = n_strips (false); // do not include locked strips
 					       // in this count
 
-	if (initial >= sorted.size()) {
+	if (initial >= sorted.size() && !force) {
+		DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::MackieControl, string_compose ("bank target %1 exceeds route range %2\n",
+		                                                   _current_initial_bank, sorted.size()));
 		/* too high, we can't get there */
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -403,6 +405,8 @@ MackieControlProtocol::switch_banks (uint32_t initial, bool force)
 		/* no banking - not enough routes to fill all strips and we're
 		 * not at the first one.
 		 */
+		DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::MackieControl, string_compose ("less routes (%1) than strips (%2) and we're at the end already (%3)\n",
+		                                                   sorted.size(), strip_cnt, _current_initial_bank));
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -437,6 +441,14 @@ MackieControlProtocol::switch_banks (uint32_t initial, bool force)
 		}
 
 	} else {
+		/* all strips need to be reset */
+		DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::MackieControl, string_compose ("clear all strips, bank target %1  is outside route range %2\n",
+		                                                   _current_initial_bank, sorted.size()));
+		for (Surfaces::iterator si = surfaces.begin(); si != surfaces.end(); ++si) {
+			vector<boost::shared_ptr<Route> > routes;
+			/* pass in an empty route list, so that all strips will be reset */
+			(*si)->map_routes (routes);
+		}
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1743,8 +1755,6 @@ MackieControlProtocol::set_subview_mode (SubViewMode sm, boost::shared_ptr<Route
 		set_flip_mode (Normal);
 	}
 
-	boost::shared_ptr<Route> old_route = _subview_route;
-
 	if (!subview_mode_would_be_ok (sm, r)) {
 
 		if (r) {
@@ -1787,14 +1797,12 @@ MackieControlProtocol::set_subview_mode (SubViewMode sm, boost::shared_ptr<Route
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	boost::shared_ptr<Route> old_route = _subview_route;
+
 	_subview_mode = sm;
+	_subview_route = r;
 
-	if (r) {
-		/* retain _subview_route even if it is reset to null implicitly */
-		_subview_route = r;
-	}
-
-	if (r != old_route) {
+	if (_subview_route != old_route) {
 		subview_route_connections.drop_connections ();
 
 		/* Catch the current subview route going away */
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mcp_buttons.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mcp_buttons.cc
index 5678bdfe12..1869d5e231 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mcp_buttons.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mcp_buttons.cc
@@ -726,8 +726,7 @@ MackieControlProtocol::plugin_release (Button &)
 LedState
 MackieControlProtocol::eq_press (Button &)
 {
-	boost::shared_ptr<Route> r = first_selected_route ();
-	set_subview_mode (EQ, r);
+	set_subview_mode (EQ, first_selected_route ());
 	return none; /* led state handled by set_subview_mode() */
 
 }
@@ -739,8 +738,7 @@ MackieControlProtocol::eq_release (Button &)
 LedState
 MackieControlProtocol::dyn_press (Button &)
 {
-	boost::shared_ptr<Route> r = first_selected_route ();
-	set_subview_mode (Dynamics, r);
+	set_subview_mode (Dynamics, first_selected_route ());
 	return none; /* led state handled by set_subview_mode() */
 }
 
@@ -922,8 +920,7 @@ MackieControlProtocol::track_release (Mackie::Button&)
 Mackie::LedState
 MackieControlProtocol::send_press (Mackie::Button&)
 {
-	boost::shared_ptr<Route> r = first_selected_route ();
-	set_subview_mode (Sends, r);
+	set_subview_mode (Sends, first_selected_route());
 	return none; /* led state handled by set_subview_mode() */
 }
 Mackie::LedState
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/strip.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/strip.cc
index e71c9a6798..7de5f74701 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/strip.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/strip.cc
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ Strip::set_route (boost::shared_ptr<Route> r, bool /*with_messages*/)
 	reset_saved_values ();
 
 	if (!r) {
+		DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::MackieControl, string_compose ("Surface %1 Strip %2 mapped to null route\n", _surface->number(), _index));
 		zero ();
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/surface.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/surface.cc
index 6941c68d29..24e82d59b5 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/surface.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/surface.cc
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ Surface::map_routes (const vector<boost::shared_ptr<Route> >& routes)
 	vector<boost::shared_ptr<Route> >::const_iterator r;
 	Strips::iterator s = strips.begin();
 
-	DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::MackieControl, string_compose ("Mapping %1 routes\n", routes.size()));
+	DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::MackieControl, string_compose ("Mapping %1 routes to %2 strips\n", routes.size(), strips.size()));
 
 	for (r = routes.begin(); r != routes.end() && s != strips.end(); ++s) {
 
@@ -953,6 +953,7 @@ Surface::map_routes (const vector<boost::shared_ptr<Route> >& routes)
 	}
 
 	for (; s != strips.end(); ++s) {
+		DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::MackieControl, string_compose ("strip %1 being set to null route\n", (*s)->index()));
 		(*s)->set_route (boost::shared_ptr<Route>());
 	}
 }