diff --git a/jam-ui/src/components/page/JKPeopleFilter.js b/jam-ui/src/components/page/JKPeopleFilter.js
index a21f34155..3c1d72efe 100644
--- a/jam-ui/src/components/page/JKPeopleFilter.js
+++ b/jam-ui/src/components/page/JKPeopleFilter.js
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ function JKPeopleFilter() {
   const [genres, setGenres] = useState([]);
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
-  //const currentPage = useRef(0);
-  //const nextPage = useRef(0);
   const page = useRef(0);
 
   const params = useRef({});
@@ -143,20 +141,12 @@ function JKPeopleFilter() {
 
   const submitForm = event => {
     event.preventDefault();
-    //currentPage.current = 0;
-    //nextPage.current = 0;
     page.current = 0;
     dispatch(resetState());
     handleSubmit(onSubmit)();
     setShow(false);
   };
 
-
-  const isBeforeSecondPageLoad = () => {
-    //return currentPage.current === 0 && nextPage.current === 1
-    return page.current === 0
-  }
-
   const onSubmit = (data) => {
     let genres = [];
     let joined_within_days = '';
@@ -175,11 +165,7 @@ function JKPeopleFilter() {
     params.current = { ...data, genres, joined_within_days, active_within_days };
 
     try {
-      //currentPage.current = nextPage.current
-
-      //if(currentPage.current === 0 && nextPage.current === 0){
       if(page.current === 0){
-        //dispatch(fetchPeople({ data: params.current, page: nextPage.current, limit: perPageLimit }));
         dispatch(fetchPeople({ data: params.current, page: page.current, limit: perPageLimit }));
         page.current += 1
       }else{
@@ -188,7 +174,6 @@ function JKPeopleFilter() {
         }
         if(hasOffset){
           dispatch(preFetchPeople({ data: params.current, page: page.current, limit: perPageLimit }));
-          //nextPage.current = nextPage.current + 1;  
           page.current += 1;
         }
       }
@@ -203,16 +188,11 @@ function JKPeopleFilter() {
       if(people.length === 0 && page.current === 1 && !getValues("from_location")){
         //no results found. let's fetch again with from_location enabled
         setValue('from_location', true);
-        //nextPage.current = 0
-        //currentPage.current = 0
         page.current = 0
         submitPageQuery()
       }else{
-        //nextPage.current = currentPage.current + 1
-        //if (isBeforeSecondPageLoad() && hasOffset) {
         if (page.current === 1 && hasOffset) {
           dispatch(preFetchPeople({ data: params.current, page: page.current, limit: perPageLimit }));
-          //nextPage.current = nextPage.current + 1;
           page.current += 1; 
         }
       }
@@ -223,7 +203,6 @@ function JKPeopleFilter() {
   useEffect(() => {
     fetchGenres();
     fetchInstruments();
-    //currentPage.current = 0
     submitPageQuery()
   }, []);
 
@@ -232,8 +211,6 @@ function JKPeopleFilter() {
     if (resetFilter) {
       clearFilterOpts();
       dispatch(resetState());
-      //currentPage.current = 0;
-      //nextPage.current = 0;
       page.current = 0;
       handleSubmit(onSubmit)();
       setResetFilter(false);
@@ -456,7 +433,7 @@ function JKPeopleFilter() {
                       people={people} 
                       goNextPage={goNextPage} 
                       hasNext={showLoadMore} 
-                      isLoading={loadingStatus === 'loading' && people.length !== 0} 
+                      isLoading={loadingStatus === 'loading'} 
                     />
                   </div>
                 </Row>
diff --git a/jam-ui/src/store/features/peopleSlice.js b/jam-ui/src/store/features/peopleSlice.js
index 45e049ce2..24276e0ec 100644
--- a/jam-ui/src/store/features/peopleSlice.js
+++ b/jam-ui/src/store/features/peopleSlice.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const initialState = {
   prefetched: [],
   status: 'idel',
   error: null,
-  //totalPages: 0,
   hasOffset: false
 }
 
@@ -68,11 +67,7 @@ export const peopleSlice = createSlice({
     },
     loadPrefetched: (state, action) => {
       if(state.prefetched.length > 0){
-        //const records = new Set([...state.people, ...state.prefetched]);
         const records = [...state.people, ...state.prefetched];
-        //const unique = [];
-        //records.map(x => unique.filter(a => a.id === x.id).length > 0 ? null : unique.push(x))
-        //state.people = unique
         state.people = records;
       }
       state.prefetched = []
@@ -84,13 +79,8 @@ export const peopleSlice = createSlice({
       state.status = 'loading'
     })
     .addCase(fetchPeople.fulfilled, (state, action) => {
-      //const records = new Set([...state.people, ...action.payload.musicians]);
       const records = [...state.people, ...action.payload.musicians];
-      //const unique = [];
-      //records.map(x => unique.filter(a => a.id === x.id).length > 0 ? null : unique.push(x))
-      //state.people      = unique
       state.people      = records
-      //state.totalPages  = action.payload.page_count
       state.hasOffset   = !!action.payload.offset
       state.status      = 'succeeded'
       console.log('******fetchPeople.fulfilled -> state.people', state.people);
@@ -100,19 +90,18 @@ export const peopleSlice = createSlice({
       state.error  = action.error.message
     })
     .addCase(preFetchPeople.pending, (state, action) => {
+      state.status = 'loading'
     })
     .addCase(preFetchPeople.fulfilled, (state, action) => {
-      //const records = new Set([...state.prefetched, ...action.payload.musicians]);
       const records = [...state.prefetched, ...action.payload.musicians];
-      //const unique  = [];
-      //records.map(x => unique.filter(a => a.id === x.id).length > 0 ? null : unique.push(x))
-      //state.prefetched  = unique
       state.prefetched  = records
-      //state.totalPages  = action.payload.page_count
       state.hasOffset   = !!action.payload.offset
+      state.status      = 'succeeded'
       console.log('******preFetchPeople.fulfilled -> state.prefetched', state.prefetched);
     })
     .addCase(preFetchPeople.rejected, (state, action) => {
+      state.error  = action.error.message
+      state.status = 'failed'
     })
     .addCase(acceptFriendRequest.fulfilled, (state, action) => {
     })