diff --git a/packages/php-wasm/web-service-worker/src/initialize-service-worker.ts b/packages/php-wasm/web-service-worker/src/initialize-service-worker.ts
index c693faba70..6c6872256d 100644
--- a/packages/php-wasm/web-service-worker/src/initialize-service-worker.ts
+++ b/packages/php-wasm/web-service-worker/src/initialize-service-worker.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ export async function convertFetchEventToPHPRequest(event: FetchEvent) {
 				message,
 			}
 		);
-		phpResponse = await broadcastMessageAwaitReply(message, scope);
+		const requestId = await broadcastMessageExpectReply(message, scope);
+		phpResponse = await awaitReply(self, requestId);
 
 		// X-frame-options gets in a way when PHP is
 		// being displayed in an iframe.
@@ -209,18 +210,8 @@ export async function convertFetchEventToPHPRequest(event: FetchEvent) {
  * @param  scope   Target worker thread scope.
  * @returns The request ID to receive the reply.
  */
-export async function broadcastMessageAwaitReply(message: any, scope: string) {
+export async function broadcastMessageExpectReply(message: any, scope: string) {
 	const requestId = getNextRequestId();
-	console.log(
-		'broadcastMessageAwaitReply(',
-		message,
-		scope,
-		') {requestId: ',
-		requestId,
-		'}'
-	);
-	const responsePromise = awaitReply(self, requestId);
-
 	for (const client of await self.clients.matchAll({
 		// Sometimes the client that triggered the current fetch()
 		// event is considered uncontrolled in Google Chrome. This
@@ -241,11 +232,7 @@ export async function broadcastMessageAwaitReply(message: any, scope: string) {
 			requestId,
 		});
 	}
-
-	console.log('pre await responsePromise');
-	const response = await responsePromise;
-	console.log('post await responsePromise', response);
-	return response;
+	return requestId;
 }
 
 interface ServiceWorkerConfiguration {
diff --git a/packages/php-wasm/web-service-worker/src/messaging.ts b/packages/php-wasm/web-service-worker/src/messaging.ts
index b9e366076c..00cd1209bf 100644
--- a/packages/php-wasm/web-service-worker/src/messaging.ts
+++ b/packages/php-wasm/web-service-worker/src/messaging.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,69 @@
-const DEFAULT_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT = 5000;
+const DEFAULT_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT = 25000;
 
 let lastRequestId = 0;
 
+/**
+ * Posts a message branded with a unique `requestId` to the given `target`.
+ * Then returns the `requestId` so it can be used to await a reply.
+ * Effectively, it implements the request/response dynamics on
+ * of JavaScript's `postMessage`
+ *
+ * @example
+ *
+ * In the main app:
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * import { postMessageExpectReply, awaitReply } from 'php-wasm-browser';
+ * const iframeWindow = iframe.contentWindow;
+ * const requestId = postMessageExpectReply(iframeWindow, {
+ *    type: "get_php_version"
+ * });
+ * const response = await awaitReply(iframeWindow, requestId);
+ * console.log(response);
+ * // "8.0.24"
+ * ```
+ *
+ * In the iframe:
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * import { responseTo } from 'php-wasm-browser';
+ * window.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
+ *    let response = '8.0.24';
+ *    if(event.data.type === 'get_php_version') {
+ *       response = '8.0.24';
+ *    } else {
+ *       throw new Error(`Unexpected message type: ${event.data.type}`);
+ *    }
+ *
+ *    // When `requestId` is present, the other thread expects a response:
+ *    if (event.data.requestId) {
+ *       const response = responseTo(event.data.requestId, response);
+ *       window.parent.postMessage(response, event.origin);
+ *    }
+ * });
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @param  target          An object that has a `postMessage` method.
+ * @param  message         A key-value object that can be serialized to JSON.
+ * @param  postMessageArgs Additional arguments to pass to `postMessage`.
+ * @returns The message ID for awaitReply().
+ */
+export function postMessageExpectReply(
+	target: PostMessageTarget,
+	message: Record<string, any>,
+	...postMessageArgs: any[]
+): number {
+	const requestId = getNextRequestId();
+	target.postMessage(
+		{
+			...message,
+			requestId,
+		},
+		...postMessageArgs
+	);
+	return requestId;
+}
+
 export function getNextRequestId() {
 	return ++lastRequestId;
 }
@@ -23,11 +85,8 @@ export function awaitReply(
 	requestId: number,
 	timeout: number = DEFAULT_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT
 ): Promise<any> {
-	console.log(`called awaitReply(..., ${requestId}, ${timeout})`);
 	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-		console.log('I am in a promise', { requestId });
 		const responseHandler = (event: MessageEvent) => {
-			console.log('responseHandler(', event, ')');
 			if (
 				event.data.type === 'response' &&
 				event.data.requestId === requestId
@@ -39,14 +98,11 @@ export function awaitReply(
 		};
 
 		const failOntimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-			console.log('failOntimeout()');
 			reject(new Error('Request timed out'));
 			messageTarget.removeEventListener('message', responseHandler);
 		}, timeout);
 
-		console.log('pre messageTarget.addEventListener');
 		messageTarget.addEventListener('message', responseHandler);
-		console.log('post messageTarget.addEventListener');
 	});
 }
 
@@ -76,6 +132,10 @@ export interface MessageResponse<T> {
 	response: T;
 }
 
+interface PostMessageTarget {
+	postMessage(message: any, ...args: any[]): void;
+}
+
 interface IsomorphicEventTarget {
 	addEventListener(type: string, listener: (event: any) => void): void;
 	removeEventListener(type: string, listener: (event: any) => void): void;
diff --git a/packages/php-wasm/web/src/lib/api.ts b/packages/php-wasm/web/src/lib/api.ts
index d1e428d05b..fc9071d249 100644
--- a/packages/php-wasm/web/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/packages/php-wasm/web/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -148,11 +148,9 @@ function setupTransferHandlers() {
 			'exitCode' in obj &&
 			'httpStatusCode' in obj,
 		serialize(obj: PHPResponse): [PHPResponseData, Transferable[]] {
-			console.log('Serializing');
 			return [obj.toRawData(), []];
 		},
 		deserialize(responseData: PHPResponseData): PHPResponse {
-			console.log('Deerializing');
 			return PHPResponse.fromRawData(responseData);
 		},
 	});
diff --git a/packages/php-wasm/web/src/lib/web-php-endpoint.ts b/packages/php-wasm/web/src/lib/web-php-endpoint.ts
index aef14f3dba..73f6a00a3a 100644
--- a/packages/php-wasm/web/src/lib/web-php-endpoint.ts
+++ b/packages/php-wasm/web/src/lib/web-php-endpoint.ts
@@ -93,10 +93,7 @@ export class WebPHPEndpoint implements IsomorphicLocalPHP {
 
 	/** @inheritDoc @php-wasm/universal!RequestHandler.request */
 	request(request: PHPRequest, redirects?: number): Promise<PHPResponse> {
-		console.log('Got request', request, { redirects });
-		const resp = _private.get(this)!.php.request(request, redirects);
-		console.log(resp.then((r) => console.log(r)));
-		return resp;
+		return _private.get(this)!.php.request(request, redirects);
 	}
 
 	/** @inheritDoc @php-wasm/web!WebPHP.run */
diff --git a/packages/playground/blueprints/src/lib/compile.ts b/packages/playground/blueprints/src/lib/compile.ts
index a760195d43..a867a21298 100644
--- a/packages/playground/blueprints/src/lib/compile.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/blueprints/src/lib/compile.ts
@@ -92,10 +92,8 @@ export function compileBlueprint(
 				}
 
 				for (const { run, step } of compiled) {
-					console.log('before run', { run, step });
 					const result = await run(playground);
 					onStepCompleted(result, step);
-					console.log('after run', { result, step });
 				}
 				try {
 					await (playground as any).goTo(
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@ export function compileBlueprint(
 			} finally {
 				progress.finish();
 			}
-			console.log('Fnished');
 		},
 	};
 }
diff --git a/packages/playground/blueprints/src/lib/steps/login.ts b/packages/playground/blueprints/src/lib/steps/login.ts
index 10dc80a27d..d8fb2a984f 100644
--- a/packages/playground/blueprints/src/lib/steps/login.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/blueprints/src/lib/steps/login.ts
@@ -36,14 +36,9 @@ export const login: StepHandler<LoginStep> = async (
 	progress
 ) => {
 	progress?.tracker.setCaption(progress?.initialCaption || 'Logging in');
-	console.log('Before request');
-	playground.request({
-		url: '/wp-login.php',
-	});
 	await playground.request({
 		url: '/wp-login.php',
 	});
-	console.log('after request');
 
 	await playground.request({
 		url: '/wp-login.php',
diff --git a/packages/playground/client/src/index.ts b/packages/playground/client/src/index.ts
index fb51565714..fc132d12bd 100644
--- a/packages/playground/client/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/client/src/index.ts
@@ -108,21 +108,15 @@ async function doStartPlaygroundWeb(
 
 	// Connect the Comlink client and wait until the
 	// playground is ready.
-	console.log('Pre consume API');
 	const playground = consumeAPI<PlaygroundClient>(
 		iframe.contentWindow!
 	) as PlaygroundClient;
-	console.log('Post consume API');
 	await playground.isConnected();
-	console.log('isConnected()');
 	progressTracker.pipe(playground);
 	const downloadPHPandWP = progressTracker.stage();
 	await playground.onDownloadProgress(downloadPHPandWP.loadingListener);
-	console.log('downloadProgress()');
 	await playground.isReady();
-	console.log('ready()');
 	downloadPHPandWP.finish();
-	console.log('finish()');
 	return playground;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/playground/remote/project.json b/packages/playground/remote/project.json
index 1512f90179..15085c5793 100644
--- a/packages/playground/remote/project.json
+++ b/packages/playground/remote/project.json
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 				},
 				"development-for-website": {
 					"buildTarget": "playground-remote:build:development",
-					"hmr": true
+					"hmr": true,
+					"logLevel": "silent"
 				},
 				"production": {
 					"buildTarget": "playground-remote:build:production",
diff --git a/packages/playground/remote/service-worker.ts b/packages/playground/remote/service-worker.ts
index bc3ad5391c..81ff1d62ac 100644
--- a/packages/playground/remote/service-worker.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/remote/service-worker.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ declare const self: ServiceWorkerGlobalScope;
 
 import { getURLScope, removeURLScope } from '@php-wasm/scopes';
 import {
+	awaitReply,
 	convertFetchEventToPHPRequest,
 	initializeServiceWorker,
 	seemsLikeAPHPRequestHandlerPath,
 	cloneRequest,
-	broadcastMessageAwaitReply,
+	broadcastMessageExpectReply,
 } from '@php-wasm/web-service-worker';
 import { isUploadedFilePath } from './src/lib/is-uploaded-file-path';
 
@@ -104,12 +105,13 @@ async function rewriteRequest(
 
 async function getScopedWpDetails(scope: string): Promise<WPModuleDetails> {
 	if (!scopeToWpModule[scope]) {
-		scopeToWpModule[scope] = await broadcastMessageAwaitReply(
+		const requestId = await broadcastMessageExpectReply(
 			{
 				method: 'getWordPressModuleDetails',
 			},
 			scope
 		);
+		scopeToWpModule[scope] = await awaitReply(self, requestId);
 	}
 	return scopeToWpModule[scope];
 }
diff --git a/packages/playground/remote/src/lib/boot-playground-remote.ts b/packages/playground/remote/src/lib/boot-playground-remote.ts
index 3331c8a6bc..5ad0246719 100644
--- a/packages/playground/remote/src/lib/boot-playground-remote.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/remote/src/lib/boot-playground-remote.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export async function bootPlaygroundRemote() {
 		serviceWorkerVersion
 	);
 	setupPostMessageRelay(wpFrame, getOrigin(await playground.absoluteUrl));
-	// wpFrame.src = await playground.pathToInternalUrl('/');
+	wpFrame.src = await playground.pathToInternalUrl('/');
 
 	setAPIReady();
 
diff --git a/packages/playground/website/project.json b/packages/playground/website/project.json
index 7b1f5da520..4ed4832499 100644
--- a/packages/playground/website/project.json
+++ b/packages/playground/website/project.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 			"options": {
 				"commands": [
 					"nx dev playground-remote --configuration=development-for-website",
-					"sleep 1; nx dev:standalone playground-website --hmr --output-style=stream-without-prefixes"
+					"nx dev:standalone playground-website --hmr --output-style=stream-without-prefixes"
 				],
 				"parallel": true,
 				"color": true