diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index b91dc224..03c99508 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -1154,6 +1154,7 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
         } catch (error) {
           if (error.status === 404) {
             // this is ok: the profile is not yet created
+            logger.info("Note that axios may have logged an error but it just doesn't exist.");
           } else {
             databaseUtil.logConsoleAndDb(
               "Error loading profile: " + errorStringForLog(error),
diff --git a/src/views/ClaimAddRawView.vue b/src/views/ClaimAddRawView.vue
index c63c33ad..80da9a90 100644
--- a/src/views/ClaimAddRawView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ClaimAddRawView.vue
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
-import { AxiosInstance } from "axios";
 
 import QuickNav from "../components/QuickNav.vue";
 import { NotificationIface, USE_DEXIE_DB } from "../constants/app";
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ export default class ClaimAddRawView extends Vue {
   $notify!: (notification: NotificationIface, timeout?: number) => void;
   $route!: RouteLocationNormalizedLoaded;
   $router!: Router;
-  axios!: AxiosInstance;
 
   accountIdentityStr: string = "null";
   activeDid = "";