diff --git a/src/api/API.ts b/src/api/API.ts
index 8067199..301bf5a 100644
--- a/src/api/API.ts
+++ b/src/api/API.ts
@@ -527,8 +527,12 @@ export class API {
     );
     const resp = await fetch(request);
     await checkResponse(resp);
-    const data = (await resp.json()) as { data: NewTOTPResp };
-    return data.data;
+    try {
+      const data = (await resp.json()) as { data: NewTOTPResp };
+      return data.data;
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
   }
 
   async deleteTOTP(baseMount: string, name: string): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/main.tsx b/src/main.tsx
index d04177a..faf4ab8 100644
--- a/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/main.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { playground } from "./playground";
 import { render } from "preact";
 import { settings } from "./globalSettings";
 import i18next from "i18next";
+import { prePageChecks } from "./pageUtils";
 
 async function onLoad(): Promise<void> {
   document.documentElement.dir = settings.pageDirection;
@@ -70,6 +71,19 @@ async function onLoad(): Promise<void> {
       }
     }
   }, 5000);
+
+
+  // DO NOT DO THIS
+  // THIS IS BAD
+  // I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS
+  // WE NEED A BETTER WAY
+  // THIS IS **TRASH**
+  // DO NOT
+  // BAD
+  setInterval(async () => {
+    if (["/set_language", "/set_vault_url", "/unseal", "/login", "/me", "/pw_gen"].includes(getCurrentUrl())) return;
+    await prePageChecks(api, settings);
+  }, 1000)
 }
 
 document.addEventListener(
diff --git a/src/pageUtils.ts b/src/pageUtils.ts
index 5b98b5c..84b6590 100644
--- a/src/pageUtils.ts
+++ b/src/pageUtils.ts
@@ -5,34 +5,42 @@ import ClipboardJS from "clipboard";
 import UIkit from "uikit";
 import i18next from "i18next";
 
-async function prePageChecksReal(api: API, settings: Settings) {
+async function prePageChecksReal(api: API, settings: Settings): Promise<boolean> {
   if (settings.language.length == 0) {
+    console.log("set languge")
     route("/set_language", true);
-    throw new Error("Language Not Set");
+    return true
   }
 
-  if (!settings.apiURL) {
-    route("/set_vault_url", true);
-    throw new Error("Vault URL Not Set");
+  if (settings.apiURL.length == 0) {
+    route("/set_vault_url", false);
+    return true
   }
 
   const sealStatus = await api.getSealStatus();
   if (sealStatus.sealed) {
     route("/unseal", true);
-    throw new Error("Vault Sealed");
+    return true
   }
 
   try {
     await api.lookupSelf();
   } catch (e) {
     route("/login", true);
-    throw e;
+    return true;
   }
+  return false;
 }
 
+// ?????????????????????????????
+// return trues if checks failed
+// return false if checks passed 
+// ?????????????????????????????
 export async function prePageChecks(api: API, settings: Settings): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
-    await prePageChecksReal(api, settings);
+    if (await prePageChecksReal(api, settings)) {
+      return false;
+    }
   } catch (e) {
     console.log("OHNO", e);
     return false;
diff --git a/src/pages.tsx b/src/pages.tsx
index fa6388c..2714999 100644
--- a/src/pages.tsx
+++ b/src/pages.tsx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export const Main = () => (
     <TOTPNew path="/secrets/totp/new/:baseMount" settings={settings} api={api} />
     <TOTPNewGenerated path="/secrets/totp/new_generated/:baseMount" settings={settings} api={api} />
     <TOTPDelete
-      path="/secrets/totp/delete/:version/:baseMount/:item"
+      path="/secrets/totp/delete/:baseMount/:item"
       settings={settings}
       api={api}
     />
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.ts b/src/settings/Settings.ts
index 7a46e05..37f3e09 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class Settings {
 
   get apiURL(): string | null {
     const apiurl = this.storage.getItem("apiURL") || "";
-    return apiurl.length > 0 ? apiurl : null;
+    return apiurl;
   }
   set apiURL(value: string) {
     this.storage.setItem("apiURL", value);
diff --git a/src/ui/pages/Home.tsx b/src/ui/pages/Home.tsx
index 0ec4dbe..2608557 100644
--- a/src/ui/pages/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/pages/Home.tsx
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ type HomeState = {
 
 export class Home extends Component<DefaultPageProps, HomeState> {
   async componentDidMount() {
-    if (!(await prePageChecks(this.props.api, this.props.settings))) return;
-
     let selfTokenInfo: TokenInfo;
     try {
       selfTokenInfo = await this.props.api.lookupSelf();