diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index 032cf0852..3b6c7eac0 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ app.get('/', (req, res, next)=>{
 		title       : 'Homepage',
 		description : 'Homepage'
 	};
-	console.log(req.account);
 
 	splitTextStyleAndMetadata(req.brew);
 	return next();
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index 2ab29f31b..da4fe3f06 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -420,6 +420,9 @@ const api = {
 		return true;
 	},
 	deleteBrew : async (req, res, next)=>{
+
+		console.log('starting to delete');
+		console.log(req.brew);
 		// Delete an orphaned stub if its Google brew doesn't exist
 		try {
 			await api.getBrew('edit')(req, res, ()=>{});
@@ -436,6 +439,7 @@ const api = {
 		let brew = req.brew;
 		const { googleId, editId } = brew;
 		const account = req.account;
+		//if in local, may test this with: const account = req.account || { username: 'a' };
 		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 shouldDeleteGoogleBrew = googleId && isOwner;