diff --git a/project.task.yaml b/project.task.yaml
index 763accab7..54ae41de1 100644
--- a/project.task.yaml
+++ b/project.task.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 tasks:
+- test alerts on all pages -- or refactor to new "notify" (since AlertMessage refactoring may require a change, et. ContactQRScanShowView)
 - .2 bug - on contacts view, click on "to" & "from" and nothing happens
 - 01 add a location for a project via map pin :
   - add with a "location" field containing this: { "geo":{ "@type":"GeoCoordinates", "latitude":40.883944, "longitude":-111.884787 } }
diff --git a/src/router/index.ts b/src/router/index.ts
index 7ce59c4e8..292157343 100644
--- a/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/src/router/index.ts
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ const router = createRouter({
 
 const errorHandler = (error, to, from) => {
   // Handle the error here
-  console.error(error, to, from);
-  console.log("XXXXX");
+  console.error("Caught in top level error handler:", error, to, from);
 
   // You can also perform additional actions, such as displaying an error message or redirecting the user to a specific page
 };
diff --git a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
index 08a6b9170..c932a4996 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
       :dotsOptions="{ type: 'square' }"
       class="flex justify-center"
     />
-    <AlertMessage
-      :alertTitle="alertTitle"
-      :alertMessage="alertMessage"
-    ></AlertMessage>
   </section>
 </template>
 
@@ -32,18 +28,15 @@ import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
 import * as R from "ramda";
 import { SimpleSigner } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import * as didJwt from "did-jwt";
-import AlertMessage from "@/components/AlertMessage";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav";
+import { Account } from "@/db/tables/accounts";
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
 const Buffer = require("buffer/").Buffer;
-alertTitle = "";
-alertMessage = "";
 
 @Component({
   components: {
     QRCodeVue3,
-    AlertMessage,
     QuickNav,
   },
 })
@@ -55,7 +48,10 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
   public async getIdentity(activeDid) {
     await accountsDB.open();
     const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-    const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === activeDid, accounts);
+    const account: Account | undefined = R.find(
+      (acc) => acc.did === activeDid,
+      accounts,
+    );
     const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
 
     if (!identity) {
@@ -66,15 +62,6 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
     return identity;
   }
 
-  public async getHeaders(identity) {
-    const token = await accessToken(identity);
-    const headers = {
-      "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
-    };
-    return headers;
-  }
-
   async created() {
     await db.open();
     const settings = await db.settings.get(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY);
diff --git a/src/views/StartView.vue b/src/views/StartView.vue
index c3144d6d2..6c1a0ca86 100644
--- a/src/views/StartView.vue
+++ b/src/views/StartView.vue
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         @click="onClickDerive()"
         class="block w-full text-center text-md uppercase bg-slate-500 text-white px-1.5 py-2 rounded-md mt-2"
       >
-        Derive from Existing Account
+        Derive New Address from Seed Imported Previously
       </a>
     </div>
   </section>