diff --git a/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx b/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx
index d87e720c1..918fdb5c9 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx
@@ -188,27 +188,24 @@ const BrewRenderer = (props)=>{
 		document.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click'));
 	};
 
-	let brewThemeRendererPath  = props?.renderer ? props.renderer : 'Legacy';
-	// Correct for casing vs theme.json
-	if(brewThemeRendererPath == 'legacy') { brewThemeRendererPath = 'Legacy'; }
-	if(props?.theme && (props?.theme[0] === '#')) {
-		brewThemeRendererPath = 'Brew';
-	}
+	let brewThemeRendererPath  = `${props?.renderer ? _.upperFirst(props.renderer) : 'V3'}`;
+
 	let themePath     = props.theme ?? '5ePHB';
 	const Themes = { ...staticThemes, ...props.userThemes };
-	const baseThemePath = (themePath && themePath[0] !== '#') ? Themes[brewThemeRendererPath][themePath].baseTheme : 'Brew';
+	let staticOrUserParent; 
+	let baseThemePath = null;
 
-	// Override static theme values if a Brew theme.
-
-	if(themePath && themePath[0] === '#') {
-		themePath = themePath.slice(1);
+	if (!Themes[brewThemeRendererPath].hasOwnProperty(themePath)) {
 		brewThemeRendererPath = '';
+		staticOrUserParent = `/cssParent/${themePath}`;
+		baseThemePath = 'Brew';
 	} else {
+		baseThemePath = Themes[brewThemeRendererPath][themePath].baseTheme
 		brewThemeRendererPath += '/';
+		staticOrUserParent = `/css/${brewThemeRendererPath}${baseThemePath}`;
+		
 	}
 
-	const staticOrUserParent = (props.theme && props?.theme[0] == '#') ? `/cssParent/${themePath}` : `/css/${brewThemeRendererPath}${baseThemePath}`;
-
 	return (
 		<>
 			{/*render dummy page while iFrame is mounting.*/}
@@ -238,7 +235,7 @@ const BrewRenderer = (props)=>{
 					tabIndex={-1}
 					style={{ height: state.height }}>
 
-					<link href={`/css/${props?.renderer ? props.renderer : 'Legacy'}/Blank`}  type='text/css' rel='stylesheet'/>
+					<link href={`/css/${props?.renderer ? props.renderer : 'V3'}/Blank`}  type='text/css' rel='stylesheet'/>
 					{baseThemePath &&
 						<link href={staticOrUserParent}  type='text/css'  rel='stylesheet'/>
 					}
diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
index 14a61800b..8f236b833 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ const MetadataEditor = createClass({
 			});
 		};
 
-		const currentThemePath = this.props.metadata?.theme && this.props.metadata.theme[0] === '#' ? 'Brew' : this.props.metadata.renderer;
-//		const currentTheme = mergedThemes[`${_.upperFirst(currentThemePath)}`][this.props.metadata.theme];
+		const currentThemePath = this.props.metadata?.theme && Themes[_.upperFirst(this.props.metadata.renderer)].hasOwnProperty(this.props.metadata?.theme) ? this.props.metadata.renderer : 'Brew';
 		const currentTheme = mergedThemes[`${_.upperFirst(currentThemePath)}`].hasOwnProperty(this.props.metadata.theme) ? mergedThemes[`${_.upperFirst(currentThemePath)}`][this.props.metadata.theme] : { name: `!!! THEME MISSING !!! ID=${this.props.metadata.theme.slice(1)}`};
 		let dropdown;
 
diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/snippetbar/snippetbar.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/snippetbar/snippetbar.jsx
index 80f7fc7b2..445ca2748 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/snippetbar/snippetbar.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/snippetbar/snippetbar.jsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const Snippetbar = createClass({
 
 	compileSnippets : function(rendererPath, themePath, snippets) {
 		let compiledSnippets = snippets;
-		const baseSnippetsPath = themePath && (themePath[0] === '#') ? false : Themes[rendererPath][themePath].baseSnippets;
+		const baseSnippetsPath = themePath && (Themes[rendererPath].hasOwnProperty(themePath)) ? Themes[rendererPath][themePath].baseSnippets : false;
 
 		const objB = _.keyBy(compiledSnippets, 'groupName');
 
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index f7da4f898..1fdd707fb 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ const api = {
 
 		if(brews) {
 			for await (const brew of brews) {
-				userThemes.Brew[`#${brew.shareId}`] = {
+				userThemes.Brew[brew.shareId] = {
 					name         : brew.title,
 					renderer     : 'V3',
 					baseTheme    : '',
 					baseSnippets : false,
 					author       : brew.authors[0],
-					path         : `#${brew.shareId}`,
+					path         : brew.shareId,
 					thumbnail    : brew.thumbnail.length > 0 ? brew.thumbnail : '/assets/naturalCritLogoWhite.svg'
 				};
 			}
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ const api = {
 		const brew = req.brew;
 		splitTextStyleAndMetadata(brew);
 		res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/css');
-		const themePath = req.brew.theme[0] != '#' ? `/css/${req.brew.renderer}/${req.brew.theme}` : `/css/${req.brew.theme.slice(1)}`;
+		const themePath = themes[_.upperFirst(req.brew.renderer)].hasOwnProperty(req.brew.theme) ? `/css/${req.brew.renderer}/${req.brew.theme}` : `/css/${req.brew.theme}`;
 		// Drop Parent theme if it has already been loaded.
 		// This assumes the continued use of the V3/5ePHB and V3/Blank themes for the app.
 		const parentThemeImport = ((req.brew.theme != '5ePHB') && (req.brew.theme != 'Blank')) ? `@import url(\"${themePath}\");\n\n`:'';
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ const api = {
 		const brew = req.brew;
 		splitTextStyleAndMetadata(brew);
 		res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/css');
-		const themePath = req.brew.theme[0] != '#' ? `/css/${req.brew.renderer}/${req.brew.theme}` : `/css/${req.brew.theme.slice(1)}`;
+		const themePath = themes[_.upperFirst(req.brew.renderer)].hasOwnProperty(req.brew.theme) ? `/css/${req.brew.renderer}/${req.brew.theme}` : `/css/${req.brew.theme}`;
 		const parentThemeImport = `@import url(\"${themePath}\");\n\n`;
 		const themeLocationComment = `/*  From Brew: ${req.protocol}://${req.get('host')}/share/${req.brew.shareId} */\n\n`;
 		return res.status(200).send(req.brew.renderer == 'legacy' ? '' : `${parentThemeImport}${themeLocationComment}`);
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.spec.js b/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
index 945af7a04..5704d01fa 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ brew`);
 	describe('getBrewThemeWithUserParent', ()=>{
 		it('should collect parent theme and brew style - returning as css with user-theme parent imported.', async ()=>{
 			const toBrewPromise = (brew)=>new Promise((res)=>res({ toObject: ()=>brew }));
-			model.get = jest.fn(()=>toBrewPromise({ title: 'test brew', renderer: 'V3',  shareId: 'iAmAUserTheme', theme: '#IamATheme', style: 'I Have a style!' }));
+			model.get = jest.fn(()=>toBrewPromise({ title: 'test brew', renderer: 'V3',  shareId: 'iAmAUserTheme', theme: 'IamATheme', style: 'I Have a style!' }));
 			const fn = api.getBrew('share', true);
 			const req = { brew: {}, get: ()=>{return 'localhost';}, protocol: 'https' };
 			const next = jest.fn();