diff --git a/frontend-next/src/app/app/page.js b/frontend-next/src/app/app/page.js
index b35b67d..1ac9d45 100644
--- a/frontend-next/src/app/app/page.js
+++ b/frontend-next/src/app/app/page.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Drawer from '@mui/material/Drawer';
 
 // Firebase Imports
 import { auth, database } from "../../../firebase-config";
-import { ref, onValue, set } from "firebase/database";
+import { ref, get, set } from "firebase/database";
 import { useAuthState } from "react-firebase-hooks/auth"
 
 // Component Imports
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function Home() {
   // Authentication Verification / Redirection if Profile Data not Filled out
   useEffect(() => {
     if (authUser && authLoading === false) {
-        onValue(ref(database, `users/${authUser.uid}`), (userData) => {
+        get(ref(database, `users/${authUser.uid}`)).then((userData) => {
             userData = userData.val();
             if (userData) {
                 setUser({...userData});
diff --git a/frontend-next/src/app/chat/page.js b/frontend-next/src/app/chat/page.js
index 37a37d6..1aa692b 100644
--- a/frontend-next/src/app/chat/page.js
+++ b/frontend-next/src/app/chat/page.js
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ function Chat() {
   
   // Authentication Verification / Redirection if Profile Data not Filled out
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (authUser && authLoading === false) {
-        onValue(ref(database, `users/${authUser.uid}`), (userData) => {
+    if (authUser && authLoading === false && !user) {
+        get(ref(database, `users/${authUser.uid}`)).then((userData) => {
             userData = userData.val();
             if (userData) {
                 setUser(userData);
diff --git a/frontend-next/src/app/dm/page.js b/frontend-next/src/app/dm/page.js
index 815da34..f339609 100644
--- a/frontend-next/src/app/dm/page.js
+++ b/frontend-next/src/app/dm/page.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function Chat() {
   // Authentication Verification / Redirection if Profile Data not Filled out
   useEffect(() => {
     if (authUser && authLoading === false) {
-      onValue(ref(database, `users/${authUser.uid}`), (userData) => {
+      get(ref(database, `users/${authUser.uid}`)).then((userData) => {
           userData = userData.val();
           if (userData) {
               setUser(userData);
diff --git a/frontend-next/src/app/user/page.js b/frontend-next/src/app/user/page.js
index eb84533..7e2b9b2 100644
--- a/frontend-next/src/app/user/page.js
+++ b/frontend-next/src/app/user/page.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function UserProfile() {
     if (authUser && authLoading === false) {
       const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(document.location.search);
       var userUID = searchParams.get("uid")
-      onValue(ref(database, `users/${authUser.uid}`), (userData) => {
+      get(ref(database, `users/${authUser.uid}`)).then((userData) => {
           userData = userData.val();
           if (userData) {
             if (userData.uid == userUID) {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function UserProfile() {
   useEffect(() => {
     const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(document.location.search);
     var userUID = searchParams.get("uid")
-    onValue(ref(database, "/users/" + userUID), (snapshot) => {
+    get(ref(database, "/users/" + userUID)).then((snapshot) => {
       setProfileData(snapshot.val());
 
       // Populates array with user's interests
diff --git a/frontend-next/src/components/app/map/geo.js b/frontend-next/src/components/app/map/geo.js
index 040c447..f230319 100644
--- a/frontend-next/src/components/app/map/geo.js
+++ b/frontend-next/src/components/app/map/geo.js
@@ -77,25 +77,31 @@ export function Geo({ loc, zoom, moveable, user }) {
   
 
     // Load Nearby Markers
-    var nearbyMarkers = NearbyMarkers(loc);
-    if (nearbyMarkers) {
-      var nearbyMarkers = Object.values(nearbyMarkers).map((roomObj) => {
-        return (<Marker
-          key={roomObj.path + "-" + roomObj.name}
-          anchor={[roomObj.latitude, roomObj.longitude]}
-          onClick={() => {window.location.href = "/chat?room=" + roomObj.path + "/" + roomObj.name + "-" + roomObj.timestamp;}}
-          style={{pointerEvents:'auto'} /* So stupid */}
-          onMouseOver={() => {setHoverText(roomObj.name);setHovering(true);setHoverAnchor([roomObj.latitude, roomObj.longitude])}}
-          onMouseOut={() => {setHovering(false)}}
-        >
-          <ChatBubbleTwoToneIcon color="secondary" fontSize="large"/>
-        </Marker>)
+    var nearbyMarkers = null;
+    if (location) {
+      const path = String(loc.latitude.toFixed(2)).replace(".", "") +"/" +String(loc.longitude.toFixed(2)).replace(".", "") +"/";
+      get(ref(database, `/rooms/${path}`)).then((snapshot) => {
+        if (snapshot.exists()) {
+          nearbyMarkers = snapshot.val();
+          if (nearbyMarkers) {
+            var nearbyMarkers = Object.values(nearbyMarkers).map((roomObj) => {
+              return (<Marker
+                key={roomObj.path + "-" + roomObj.name}
+                anchor={[roomObj.latitude, roomObj.longitude]}
+                onClick={() => {window.location.href = "/chat?room=" + roomObj.path + "/" + roomObj.name + "-" + roomObj.timestamp;}}
+                style={{pointerEvents:'auto'} /* So stupid */}
+                onMouseOver={() => {setHoverText(roomObj.name);setHovering(true);setHoverAnchor([roomObj.latitude, roomObj.longitude])}}
+                onMouseOut={() => {setHovering(false)}}
+              >
+                <ChatBubbleTwoToneIcon color="secondary" fontSize="large"/>
+              </Marker>)
+            })
+          }
+        }
       })
     }
-
   }
 
-
   if (!loc) {
     return <div>Getting Location...</div>;
   } else {
diff --git a/frontend-next/src/components/app/sidebar/dm.js b/frontend-next/src/components/app/sidebar/dm.js
index 09b98c6..c32e99c 100644
--- a/frontend-next/src/components/app/sidebar/dm.js
+++ b/frontend-next/src/components/app/sidebar/dm.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export function Sidebar({user, chatRoomObj}) {
   
   var path = chatRoomObj.UIDs[0] < chatRoomObj.UIDs[1] ? chatRoomObj.UIDs[0] + "-" + chatRoomObj.UIDs[1] : chatRoomObj.UIDs[1] + "-" + chatRoomObj.UIDs[0];
   var activeUsers = []
-  onValue(ref(database, `/dms/${path}/users/online`), (snapshot) => {
+  get(ref(database, `/dms/${path}/users/online`)).then((snapshot) => {
     if (snapshot.exists()) {
       var activeUsersJSON = snapshot.val();
       for (var activeUser in activeUsersJSON)
diff --git a/frontend-next/src/components/app/sidebar/home.js b/frontend-next/src/components/app/sidebar/home.js
index 611b3cf..5638e46 100644
--- a/frontend-next/src/components/app/sidebar/home.js
+++ b/frontend-next/src/components/app/sidebar/home.js
@@ -89,26 +89,28 @@ function classNames(...classes) {
  * @returns {Object} - App Page Sidebar Component
  */
 export function Sidebar({user,location,loadingLoc}) {
-  const [friends, setFriends] = useState([])
+  const [friends, setFriends] = useState(null)
   const [friendRequests, setFriendRequests] = useState(null)
   const [dms, setDMs] = useState((<div>No DMs</div>))
-  const [myRoomArr, setMyRoomArr] = useState([])
+  const [myRoomArr, setMyRoomArr] = useState(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    var myRoomArr = [];
-    // Add myRooms to Sidebar
-    for (var room in user.rooms) {
-      get(ref(database, `/rooms/${user.rooms[room].path}/${user.rooms[room].name}-${user.rooms[room].timestamp}`)).then((snapshot) => {
-        var newRoom = (
-          <ChatRoomSidebar
-            roomObj={snapshot.val()}
-            key={snapshot.val().timestamp}
-          />
-        );
-        myRoomArr.push(newRoom);
-      })
+    if (user && myRoomArr == null) {
+      var myRoomArr = [];
+      // Add myRooms to Sidebar
+      for (var room in user.rooms) {
+        get(ref(database, `/rooms/${user.rooms[room].path}/${user.rooms[room].name}-${user.rooms[room].timestamp}`)).then((snapshot) => {
+          var newRoom = (
+            <ChatRoomSidebar
+              roomObj={snapshot.val()}
+              key={snapshot.val().timestamp}
+            />
+          );
+          myRoomArr.push(newRoom);
+        })
+      }
+      setMyRoomArr(myRoomArr)
     }
-    setMyRoomArr(myRoomArr)
   }, [])
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ export function Sidebar({user,location,loadingLoc}) {
       }
        
     })
-  }, [user])
+  }, [])
 
   return (
     <div className="h-dvh bg-[aliceblue] pt-2 pb-2 pl-2 pr-1">