diff --git a/python/eeg2bids.py b/python/eeg2bids.py
index f6a43c0..75ea34f 100644
--- a/python/eeg2bids.py
+++ b/python/eeg2bids.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 # Create socket listener.
 sio = socketio.Server(async_mode='eventlet', cors_allowed_origins=[])
 app = socketio.WSGIApp(sio)
+loris_api = LorisAPI()
 
 
 # Create Loris API handler.
@@ -71,27 +72,22 @@ def set_loris_credentials(sid, data):
     sio.emit('loris_projects', loris_api.get_projects())
 
 
-@sio.event
 def get_loris_sites(sid):
-    print('get_loris_sites has ran!')
     sio.emit('loris_sites', loris_api.get_sites())
 
-
+    
 @sio.event
 def get_loris_projects(sid):
-    print('get_loris_projects has ran!')
     sio.emit('loris_projects', loris_api.get_projects())
 
 
 @sio.event
 def get_loris_subprojects(sid, project):
-    print('get_loris_subprojects has ran!')
     sio.emit('loris_subprojects', loris_api.get_subprojects(project))
 
 
 @sio.event
 def get_loris_visits(sid, project):
-    print('get_loris_visits has ran!')
     sio.emit('loris_visits', loris_api.get_visits(project))
 
 
@@ -117,18 +113,18 @@ def ieeg_get_header(sid, data):
 def get_metadata(sid, data):
     # data = { file_path: 'path to metadata file' }
     print('metadata file:', data)
-
+    
     if not data['file_path']:
         print('No file path found.')
         response = {
             'error': 'No file path found.',
         }
-    else:
+    else :    
         try:
             with open(data['file_path']) as fd:
                 reader = csv.DictReader(fd, delimiter="\t", quotechar='"')
                 response = {
-                    'metadata': {rows['Field']: rows['Value'] for rows in reader}
+                    'metadata': {rows['Field']:rows['Value'] for rows in reader}
                 }
         except IOError:
             print("Could not read the metadata file.")
diff --git a/python/libs/loris_api.py b/python/libs/loris_api.py
index da4b065..f4b9180 100644
--- a/python/libs/loris_api.py
+++ b/python/libs/loris_api.py
@@ -8,30 +8,19 @@ class LorisAPI:
     username = ''
     password = ''
 
-    # url = 'https://inhance-dev.loris.ca/api/v0.0.3/'
-    # username = 'admin'
-    # password = 'LORISitb2021!'
     token = ''
 
     def __init__(self):
         # self.login()
-        # self.get_projects()
-        # self.get_sites()
-        # self.save_instrument()
-        # self.get_project('Pumpernickel')
-        # self.create_candidate()
-        # visit = self.get_visit(317604, 'Visit 01', 'Data Coordinating Center', 'Stale', 'Pumpernickel')
-        # print(visit)
-        # self.start_next_stage(317604, 'Visit 01', 'Data Coordinating Center', 'Stale', 'Pumpernickel', "2021-03-06")
 
     def login(self):
         resp = json.loads(requests.post(
-            url=self.url + 'login',
-            json={
-                'username': self.username,
+            url = self.url + 'login',
+            json = {
+                'username': self.username, 
                 'password': self.password
             },
-            verify=False
+            verify = False
         ).content.decode('ascii'))
 
         if resp.get('error'):
diff --git a/src/jsx/Configuration.js b/src/jsx/Configuration.js
index af5057e..a4b3a5f 100644
--- a/src/jsx/Configuration.js
+++ b/src/jsx/Configuration.js
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ const Configuration = (props) => {
     Object.keys(state).map((key) => appContext.setTask(key, state[key].get));
   }, []);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    Object.keys(state).map((key) => appContext.setTask(key, state[key].get));
+  }, []);
+
   /**
    * Similar to componentDidMount and componentDidUpdate.
    */
@@ -683,7 +687,7 @@ const Configuration = (props) => {
             />
           </div>
         }
-        {state.participantEntryMode.get === 'loris' &&
+        {state.participantEntryMode.get == 'loris' &&
           <>
             <div className='small-pad'>
               <label className="label" htmlFor={props.id}>
@@ -732,7 +736,7 @@ const Configuration = (props) => {
             />
           </>
         }
-        {state.participantEntryMode.get === 'manual' &&
+        {state.participantEntryMode.get == 'manual' &&
           <>
             <div className='small-pad'>
               <TextInput id='participantID'