diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/layout.js b/app/assets/javascripts/layout.js
index 600fe6164..534995c09 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/layout.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/layout.js
@@ -568,11 +568,11 @@
 
             $notify.slideDown(2000).delay(2000).slideUp(2000, function() {
                 // reset data
-                $('h2', $notify).text('');
-                $('p', $notify).text('');
-                $('div.detail', $notify).html('');
-                $('#avatar', $notify).attr('src', '');
-                $('#avatar', $notify).hide();
+                // $('h2', $notify).text('');
+                // $('p', $notify).text('');
+                // $('div.detail', $notify).html('');
+                // $('#avatar', $notify).attr('src', '');
+                // $('#avatar', $notify).hide();
             });
         };
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar.js b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar.js
index 8135c424a..d953ffa34 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar.js
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@
 
         function initializeFriendsPanel() {
 
+            // THIS IS TEST CODE TO GENERATE BACK TO BACK NOTIFICATIONS
+            // for (var x=0; x < 3; x++) {
+            //     app.notify({
+            //       "title": "Friend is now online",
+            //       "text": "Test",
+            //       "icon_url": context.JK.resolveAvatarUrl("")
+            //     });
+            // }
+
             $('#sidebar-search-header').hide();
 
             var url = "/api/users/" + context.JK.currentUserId + "/friends"