diff --git a/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx b/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx
index f0e2d9407..618a64ecd 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ const BrewRenderer = (props)=>{
 	};
 
 	const renderedStyle = useMemo(()=>renderStyle(), [props.style, props.themeBundle]);
-	renderedPages = useMemo(()=>renderPages(), [props.text, displayOptions]);
+	renderedPages = useMemo(()=>renderPages(), [props.text, centerPage, displayOptions]);
 
 	return (
 		<>
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/sharePage/sharePage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/sharePage/sharePage.jsx
index 7a14234a7..99ef3e35c 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/sharePage/sharePage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/sharePage/sharePage.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ const { both: RecentNavItem } = RecentNavItems;
 import Account from '@navbar/account.navitem.jsx';
 import BrewRenderer from '../../brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx';
 
+import request from '../../utils/request-middleware.js';
+
 import { DEFAULT_BREW_LOAD } from '../../../../server/brewDefaults.js';
 import { printCurrentBrew, fetchThemeBundle } from '@shared/helpers.js';
 
@@ -36,19 +38,30 @@ const SharePage = (props)=>{
 		}
 	};
 
+	const fetchUpdatedBrew = async ()=>{
+		const response = await request
+			.get(`/api/fetch/${currentBrew.shareId}`)
+			.catch((error)=>{
+				console.log('error at fetching updated brew: ', error);
+			});
+		if(response.ok && !!response.body.brew) {
+			setCurrentBrew(response.body.brew);
+		}
+	};
+
 	useEffect(()=>{
 		document.addEventListener('keydown', handleControlKeys);
 		fetchThemeBundle(undefined, setThemeBundle, currentBrew.renderer, currentBrew.theme);
 
-        // listen for changes in the brew version
+		// listen for changes in the brew version
 		const eventSource = new EventSource('/stream');
 		eventSource.addEventListener('message', (evt)=>{
 			const messageData = JSON.parse(evt.data);
 
 			if(messageData.eventType == 'brewUpdated'){
 				if(messageData.shareId == currentBrew.shareId && messageData.version != currentBrew.version) {
-					console.log(`brew has been updated, viewing ${currentBrew.version}, new version is ${messageData.version}`);
 					console.log('should fetch brew');
+					fetchUpdatedBrew();
 				}
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index 714c4beba..49767c09d 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import express from 'express';
 import config  from './config.js';
 import path from 'path';
 import fs      from 'fs-extra';
+import { splitTextStyleAndMetadata } from '../shared/helpers.js';
 
 import api from './homebrew.api.js';
 const { homebrewApi, getBrew, getCSS } = api;
@@ -135,6 +136,15 @@ export default async function createApp(vite) {
 	app.get('/robots.txt', (req, res)=>{
 		return res.sendFile(`robots.txt`, { root: process.cwd() });
 	});
+	//serve brew for sharepage rerender
+	app.get('/api/fetch/:id', asyncHandler(getBrew('share')), asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
+		const { brew } = req;
+		brew.authors.includes(req.account?.username)
+			? sanitizeBrew(brew, 'shareAuthor')
+			: sanitizeBrew(brew, 'share');
+		splitTextStyleAndMetadata(brew);
+		res.json({ brew });
+	}));
 
 	//Serve brew metadata
 	app.get('/metadata/:id', asyncHandler(getBrew('share')), (req, res)=>{
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index 210b7f71a..09b8b2677 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -577,9 +577,9 @@ const api = {
 router.use(dbCheck);
 
 router.post('/api', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.newBrew));
-router.put('/api/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.getBrew('edit', false)), asyncHandler(api.updateBrew));
+router.put('/api/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.getBrew('edit', false)), asyncHandler(api.updateBrew)); //alt endpoint, unused
 router.put('/api/update/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.getBrew('edit', false)), asyncHandler(api.updateBrew));
-router.delete('/api/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.deleteBrew));
+router.delete('/api/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.deleteBrew)); //alt endpoint, unused
 router.get('/api/remove/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.deleteBrew));
 router.get('/api/theme/:renderer/:id', asyncHandler(api.getThemeBundle));