diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx
index 7f614c2c4..5756b0df1 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const BrewItem = createClass({
 		if(!this.props.brew.shareId) return;
 
 		let shareLink = this.props.brew.shareId;
-		if(this.props.brew.googleId) {
+		if(this.props.brew.googleId && !this.props.brew.stubbed) {
 			shareLink = this.props.brew.googleId + shareLink;
 		}
 
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
index 9ef33f165..f8ac70a5d 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
@@ -210,9 +210,7 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 			});
 
 		this.savedBrew = res.body;
-		if(transfer) {
-			history.replaceState(null, null, `/edit/${this.savedBrew.editId}`);
-		}
+		history.replaceState(null, null, `/edit/${this.savedBrew.editId}`);
 
 		this.setState((prevState)=>({
 			brew : _.merge({}, prevState.brew, {
@@ -340,7 +338,7 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 	},
 
 	processShareId : function() {
-		return this.state.brew.googleId ?
+		return this.state.brew.googleId && !this.state.brew.stubbed ?
 					 this.state.brew.googleId + this.state.brew.shareId :
 					 this.state.brew.shareId;
 	},
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/sharePage/sharePage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/sharePage/sharePage.jsx
index 372dbbc2c..c983512ad 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/sharePage/sharePage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/sharePage/sharePage.jsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const SharePage = createClass({
 	},
 
 	processShareId : function() {
-		return this.props.brew.googleId ?
+		return this.props.brew.googleId && !this.props.brew.stubbed ?
 					 this.props.brew.googleId + this.props.brew.shareId :
 					 this.props.brew.shareId;
 	},
diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index 5558de264..da81dbd42 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -189,19 +189,19 @@ app.get('/user/:username', async (req, res, next)=>{
 				console.error(err);
 			});
 
-		for (const brew of brews) {
-			const match = googleBrews.findIndex((b)=>b.editId === brew.editId);
-			if(match !== -1) {
-				brew.googleId = googleBrews[match].googleId;
-				brew.stubbed = true;
-				brew.pageCount = googleBrews[match].pageCount;
-				brew.renderer = googleBrews[match].renderer;
-				brew.version = googleBrews[match].version;
-				googleBrews.splice(match, 1);
-			}
-		}
-
 		if(googleBrews && googleBrews.length > 0) {
+			for (const brew of brews.filter((brew)=>brew.googleId)) {
+				const match = googleBrews.findIndex((b)=>b.editId === brew.editId);
+				if(match !== -1) {
+					brew.googleId = googleBrews[match].googleId;
+					brew.stubbed = true;
+					brew.pageCount = googleBrews[match].pageCount;
+					brew.renderer = googleBrews[match].renderer;
+					brew.version = googleBrews[match].version;
+					googleBrews.splice(match, 1);
+				}
+			}
+
 			googleBrews = googleBrews.map((brew)=>({ ...brew, authors: [req.account.username] }));
 			brews = _.concat(brews, googleBrews);
 		}
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index e6f304aa4..a7225beab 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const getBrew = (accessType)=>{
 			// If we can't find the google brew and there is a google id for the brew, throw an error.
 			if(!googleBrew) throw googleError;
 			// Combine the Homebrewery stub with the google brew, or if the stub doesn't exist just use the google brew
-			stub = stub ? _.assign(excludeStubProps(stub), excludeGoogleProps(googleBrew)) : googleBrew;
+			stub = stub ? _.assign({ ...excludeStubProps(stub), stubbed: true }, excludeGoogleProps(googleBrew)) : googleBrew;
 		}
 
 		// If after all of that we still don't have a brew, throw an exception
@@ -257,17 +257,15 @@ const deleteGoogleBrew = async (account, id, editId, res)=>{
 };
 
 const deleteBrew = async (req, res)=>{
-	const { brew, account } = req;
-	if(brew.googleId) {
-		const googleDeleted = await deleteGoogleBrew(account, brew.googleId, brew.editId, res)
-			.catch((err)=>{
-				console.error(err);
-				res.status(500).send(err);
-			});
-		if(!googleDeleted) return;
-	}
+	let brew = req.brew;
+	const { googleId, editId } = brew;
+	const account = req.account;
+	const isOwner = account && (brew.authors.length === 0 || brew.authors[0] === account.username);
+	// If the user is the owner and the file is saved to google, mark the google brew for deletion
+	const deleteGoogleBrew = googleId && isOwner;
 
 	if(brew._id) {
+		brew = _.assign(await HomebrewModel.findOne({ _id: brew._id }), brew);
 		if(account) {
 			// Remove current user as author
 			brew.authors = _.pull(brew.authors, account.username);
@@ -282,6 +280,13 @@ const deleteBrew = async (req, res)=>{
 					throw { status: 500, message: 'Error while removing' };
 				});
 		} else {
+			if(deleteGoogleBrew) {
+				// When there are still authors remaining, we delete the google brew but store the full brew in the Homebrewery database
+				brew.googleId = undefined;
+				brew.textBin = zlib.deflateRawSync(brew.text);
+				brew.text = undefined;
+			}
+
 			// Otherwise, save the brew with updated author list
 			await brew.save()
 				.catch((err)=>{
@@ -289,6 +294,14 @@ const deleteBrew = async (req, res)=>{
 				});
 		}
 	}
+	if(deleteGoogleBrew) {
+		const deleted = await deleteGoogleBrew(account, googleId, editId, res)
+			.catch((err)=>{
+				console.error(err);
+				res.status(500).send(err);
+			});
+		if(!deleted) return;
+	}
 
 	res.status(204).send();
 };