diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
index f88b3877f..f8c99f531 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ const EditPage = (props)=>{
 	};
 
 	const handleGoogleClick = ()=>{
-		if(global.account !== currentBrew.authors[0]) {
-			setalertOwnershipToTransfer(true);
+		if(currentBrew.authors.length > 0 && global.account?.username !== currentBrew.authors[0]) {
+			setAlertOwnershipToTransfer(true);
 			return;
 		}
 		if(!global.account?.googleId) {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ const EditPage = (props)=>{
 		setAlertTrashedGoogleBrew(false);
 		setAlertNoGoogleToTransfer(false);
 		setConfirmGoogleTransfer(false);
-		setalertOwnershipToTransfer(false);
+		setAlertOwnershipToTransfer(false);
 	};
 
 	const toggleGoogleStorage = (e)=>{
@@ -234,12 +234,11 @@ const EditPage = (props)=>{
 		<Nav.item className='googleDriveStorage' onClick={handleGoogleClick}>
 			<img src={googleDriveIcon} className={saveGoogle ? '' : 'inactive'} alt='Google Drive icon' />
 
-
-
 			{alertOwnershipToTransfer && (
 				<div className='errorContainer'>
-					You must be the Owner to transfer between the Homebrewery and Google Drive!
-					The owner of this file is {currentBrew.authors[0]}
+					You must be the Owner to transfer between the Homebrewery and Google Drive! 
+					The owner of this file is {currentBrew.authors[0]}.
+					<br></br>
 					<div className='confirm' onClick={closeAlerts}> Okay </div>
 				</div>
 			)}
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
index 2b3c9e4d3..e4f30e7d5 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ const NewPage = (props)=>{
 		localStorage.removeItem(BREWKEY);
 		localStorage.removeItem(STYLEKEY);
 		localStorage.removeItem(METAKEY);
+		window.onbeforeunload = null;
 		window.location = `/edit/${savedBrew.editId}`;
 	};