diff --git a/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako b/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako
index 5bd0e619..00b9ce9e 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
        :checkable="checkable"
        % if grid.checkboxes:
        :checked-rows.sync="checkedRows"
+       @click="rowClick"
        % endif
        % if grid.check_handler:
        @check="${grid.check_handler}"
@@ -446,6 +447,20 @@
               }
               return uuids
           },
+
+          // when a user clicks a row, handle as if they clicked checkbox.
+          // note that this method is only used if table is "checkable"
+          rowClick(row) {
+              let i = this.checkedRows.indexOf(row)
+              if (i >= 0) {
+                  this.checkedRows.splice(i, 1)
+              } else {
+                  this.checkedRows.push(row)
+              }
+              % if grid.check_handler:
+              this.${grid.check_handler}(this.checkedRows, row)
+              % endif
+          },
       }
   }
 
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/base.mako b/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/base.mako
index 099fca16..28ff4f6e 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/base.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/base.mako
@@ -114,9 +114,7 @@
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="buefy()">
-  ## Buefy (last known good @ 0.8.2)
-  ## ${h.javascript_link('https://unpkg.com/buefy/dist/buefy.min.js')}
-  ${h.javascript_link('https://unpkg.com/buefy@0.8.2/dist/buefy.min.js')}
+  ${h.javascript_link('https://unpkg.com/buefy@0.8.6/dist/buefy.min.js')}
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="fontawesome()">