diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/lib/garden/index.ts b/apps/frontend/src/lib/garden/index.ts
index 76d07225..3f954dfb 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/lib/garden/index.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/lib/garden/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { sha256 } from "js-sha256";
 
 export const flowerSize = (size: number): string => {
-  console.log(size);
   if (size > 200) {
     return "large";
   } else if (size > 100) {
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/people/[username].tsx b/apps/frontend/src/pages/people/[username].tsx
index 01743700..f6c5cd4c 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/people/[username].tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/people/[username].tsx
@@ -204,13 +204,16 @@ const UserProfilePage: React.FC = () => {
   const [chipId, setChipId] = useState("");
   const { socket } = useSocket();
 
+
+  // useEffect gates
+  const [ fetchedChipId, setFetchedChipId] = useState(false);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const fetchChipIp = async () => {
       const user = await storage.getUser();
       const session = await storage.getSession();
       const unregisteredUser = await storage.getUnregisteredUser();
       if (user && session && !unregisteredUser) {
-        console.log('pre admin', user.userData)
         if (user && connection?.user?.username && (
           user.userData.username === "stevenelleman" ||
           user.userData.username === "andrew" ||
@@ -222,7 +225,10 @@ const UserProfilePage: React.FC = () => {
         }
       }
     }
-    fetchChipIp();
+    if (!fetchedChipId) {
+      fetchChipIp();
+      setFetchedChipId(true);
+    }
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {