diff --git a/src/views/ContactsView.vue b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
index 63417f12..8eeb7225 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
@@ -241,8 +241,9 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
   showGiveNumbers = false;
   showGiveTotals = true;
   showGiveConfirmed = true;
+  alertTitle = "";
+  alertMessage = "";
 
-  // 'created' hook runs when the Vue instance is first created
   async created() {
     await db.open();
     const settings = await db.settings.get(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY);
@@ -267,10 +268,9 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
     const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
 
     if (!identity) {
-      console.error(
+      throw new Error(
         "Attempted to load Give records with no identity available.",
       );
-      return;
     }
 
     // load all the time I have given
@@ -782,10 +782,6 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
     }
   }
 
-  // This same popup code is in many files.
-  alertTitle = "";
-  alertMessage = "";
-
   public showGiveAmountsClassNames() {
     return {
       "bg-slate-500": this.showGiveTotals,
diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 45bde507..827ab925 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@
         </li>
       </ul>
     </div>
+    <AlertMessage
+      :alertTitle="alertTitle"
+      :alertMessage="alertMessage"
+    ></AlertMessage>
   </section>
-  <AlertMessage
-    :alertTitle="alertTitle"
-    :alertMessage="alertMessage"
-  ></AlertMessage>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
       this.allAccounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
       await db.open();
       const settings = await db.settings.get(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY);
-      console.log(settings);
       this.apiServer = settings?.apiServer || "";
       this.activeDid = settings?.activeDid || "";
       this.allContacts = await db.contacts.toArray();