diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
deleted file mode 100644
index ffd2870b7..000000000
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-nodejs 16.18.0
diff --git a/src/router/index.ts b/src/router/index.ts
index 38611c984..a1ee052a2 100644
--- a/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/src/router/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createRouter, createWebHistory, RouteRecordRaw } from "vue-router";
-import { useAppStore } from "../store/app";
+import { db } from "@/db";
 
 const routes: Array<RouteRecordRaw> = [
   {
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ const routes: Array<RouteRecordRaw> = [
     name: "home",
     component: () =>
       import(/* webpackChunkName: "start" */ "../views/DiscoverView.vue"),
-    beforeEnter: (to, from, next) => {
-      const appStore = useAppStore();
-      const isAuthenticated = appStore.condition === "registered";
-      if (isAuthenticated) {
+    beforeEnter: async (to, from, next) => {
+      await db.open();
+      const num_accounts = await db.accounts.count();
+      if (num_accounts > 0) {
         next();
       } else {
         next({ name: "start" });
diff --git a/src/store/app.ts b/src/store/app.ts
index 0aefd7e09..f5e82cbbc 100644
--- a/src/store/app.ts
+++ b/src/store/app.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 export const useAppStore = defineStore({
   id: "app",
   state: () => ({
-    _condition:
-      typeof localStorage["condition"] == "undefined"
-        ? "uninitialized"
-        : localStorage["condition"],
     _lastView:
       typeof localStorage["lastView"] == "undefined"
         ? "/start"
@@ -18,16 +14,9 @@ export const useAppStore = defineStore({
         : localStorage.getItem("projectId"),
   }),
   getters: {
-    condition: (state) => state._condition,
     projectId: (state): string => state._projectId as string,
   },
   actions: {
-    reset() {
-      localStorage.removeItem("condition");
-    },
-    setCondition(newCondition: string) {
-      localStorage.setItem("condition", newCondition);
-    },
     async setProjectId(newProjectId: string) {
       localStorage.setItem("projectId", newProjectId);
     },
diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index 098f35b7b..a202dfa56 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -168,6 +168,17 @@
         </button>
       </form>
     </dialog>
+
+    <div v-bind:class="computedAlertClassNames()">
+      <button
+        class="close-button bg-slate-200 w-8 leading-loose rounded-full absolute top-2 right-2"
+        @click="onClickClose()"
+      >
+        <fa icon="xmark"></fa>
+      </button>
+      <h4 class="font-bold pr-5">{{ alertTitle }}</h4>
+      <p>{{ alertMessage }}</p>
+    </div>
   </section>
 </template>
 
@@ -176,7 +187,6 @@ import { Options, Vue } from "vue-class-component";
 import { useClipboard } from "@vueuse/core";
 import { deriveAddress, generateSeed, newIdentifier } from "../libs/crypto";
 import { db } from "../db";
-import { useAppStore } from "@/store/app";
 //import { testServerRegisterUser } from "../test";
 
 @Options({
@@ -203,46 +213,68 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
 
   // 'created' hook runs when the Vue instance is first created
   async created() {
-    const appCondition = useAppStore().condition;
-    if (appCondition == "uninitialized") {
-      this.mnemonic = generateSeed();
-      [this.address, this.privateHex, this.publicHex, this.derivationPath] =
-        deriveAddress(this.mnemonic);
-
-      const newId = newIdentifier(
-        this.address,
-        this.publicHex,
-        this.privateHex,
-        this.derivationPath
-      );
+    await db.open();
+    const num_accounts = await db.accounts.count();
+    if (num_accounts === 0) {
       try {
-        await db.open();
-        const num_accounts = await db.accounts.count();
-        if (num_accounts === 0) {
-          await db.accounts.add({
-            dateCreated: new Date(),
-            derivationPath: this.derivationPath,
-            identity: JSON.stringify(newId),
-            mnemonic: this.mnemonic,
-            publicKeyHex: newId.keys[0].publicKeyHex,
-          });
-        }
-        useAppStore().setCondition("registered");
+        this.mnemonic = generateSeed();
+        [this.address, this.privateHex, this.publicHex, this.derivationPath] =
+          deriveAddress(this.mnemonic);
+
+        const newId = newIdentifier(
+          this.address,
+          this.publicHex,
+          this.privateHex,
+          this.derivationPath
+        );
+        await db.accounts.add({
+          dateCreated: new Date(),
+          derivationPath: this.derivationPath,
+          identity: JSON.stringify(newId),
+          mnemonic: this.mnemonic,
+          publicKeyHex: newId.keys[0].publicKeyHex,
+        });
       } catch (err) {
+        this.alertMessage =
+          "Clear your cache and start over. Root Cause: " + err;
+        this.alertTitle = "Error Creating Account";
+        this.isAlertVisible = true;
         console.log(err);
       }
     }
-    await db.open();
-    const num_accounts = await db.accounts.count();
-    if (num_accounts === 0) {
-      console.log("Problem!  Should have a profile!");
-    } else {
-      const accounts = await db.accounts.toArray();
-      const identity = JSON.parse(accounts[0].identity);
-      this.address = identity.did;
-      this.publicHex = identity.keys[0].publicKeyHex;
-      this.derivationPath = identity.keys[0].meta.derivationPath;
-    }
+
+    const accounts = await db.accounts.toArray();
+    const identity = JSON.parse(accounts[0].identity);
+    this.address = identity.did;
+    this.publicHex = identity.keys[0].publicKeyHex;
+    this.derivationPath = identity.keys[0].meta.derivationPath;
+  }
+
+  alertMessage = "";
+  alertTitle = "";
+  isAlertVisible = false;
+
+  public onClickClose() {
+    this.isAlertVisible = false;
+    this.alertTitle = "";
+    this.alertMessage = "";
+  }
+
+  public computedAlertClassNames() {
+    return {
+      hidden: !this.isAlertVisible,
+      "dismissable-alert": true,
+      "bg-slate-100": true,
+      "p-5": true,
+      rounded: true,
+      "drop-shadow-lg": true,
+      absolute: true,
+      "top-3": true,
+      "inset-x-3": true,
+      "transition-transform": true,
+      "ease-in": true,
+      "duration-300": true,
+    };
   }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/views/ImportAccountView.vue b/src/views/ImportAccountView.vue
index b2dfb5cdd..873856681 100644
--- a/src/views/ImportAccountView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ImportAccountView.vue
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 import { Options, Vue } from "vue-class-component";
 import { deriveAddress, newIdentifier } from "../libs/crypto";
 import { db } from "@/db";
-import { useAppStore } from "@/store/app";
 
 @Options({
   components: {},
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ export default class ImportAccountView extends Vue {
             publicKeyHex: newId.keys[0].publicKeyHex,
           });
         }
-        useAppStore().setCondition("registered");
         this.$router.push({ name: "account" });
       } catch (err) {
         console.log("Error!");