diff --git a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/lecture/[lectureDay]/EditLecture.tsx b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/lecture/[lectureDay]/EditLecture.tsx
index c2666af..6b2e09d 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/lecture/[lectureDay]/EditLecture.tsx
+++ b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/lecture/[lectureDay]/EditLecture.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import LectureButtons from "./LectureButtons";
 import { useCourseContext } from "../../context/courseContext";
 import { useLocalCourseSettingsQuery } from "@/hooks/localCourse/localCoursesHooks";
 import { Lecture } from "@/models/local/lecture";
+import { useAuthoritativeUpdates } from "../../utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates";
 
 export default function EditLecture({ lectureDay }: { lectureDay: string }) {
   const { courseName } = useCourseContext();
@@ -27,24 +28,15 @@ export default function EditLecture({ lectureDay }: { lectureDay: string }) {
     .flatMap(({ lectures }) => lectures.map((lecture) => lecture))
     .find((l) => l.date === lectureDay);
 
-  const startingText = getLectureTextOrDefault(lecture, lectureDay);
-
-  const [text, setText] = useState(startingText);
-  const [updateMonacoKey, setUpdateMonacoKey] = useState(1);
+  const { clientIsAuthoritative, text, textUpdate, monacoKey } =
+    useAuthoritativeUpdates({
+      serverUpdatedAt: serverDataUpdatedAt,
+      startingText: getLectureTextOrDefault(lecture, lectureDay),
+    });
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
 
-  const [clientDataUpdatedAt, setClientDataUpdatedAt] =
-    useState(serverDataUpdatedAt);
-
-  const textUpdate = useCallback((t: string) => {
-    setText(t);
-    setClientDataUpdatedAt(Date.now());
-  }, []);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     const delay = 500;
-    const clientIsAuthoritative = serverDataUpdatedAt <= clientDataUpdatedAt;
-    console.log("client is authoritative", clientIsAuthoritative);
 
     const handler = setTimeout(() => {
       try {
@@ -58,8 +50,7 @@ export default function EditLecture({ lectureDay }: { lectureDay: string }) {
               console.log(
                 "client not authoritative, updating client with server data"
               );
-              textUpdate(lectureToString(lecture));
-              setUpdateMonacoKey((k) => k + 1);
+              textUpdate(lectureToString(lecture), true);
             } else {
               console.log(
                 "client not authoritative, but no lecture on server, this is a bug"
@@ -76,18 +67,22 @@ export default function EditLecture({ lectureDay }: { lectureDay: string }) {
     return () => {
       clearTimeout(handler);
     };
-  }, [courseName, lecture, settings, text, textUpdate, updateLecture]);
+  }, [
+    clientIsAuthoritative,
+    courseName,
+    lecture,
+    settings,
+    text,
+    textUpdate,
+    updateLecture,
+  ]);
 
   return (
     <div className="h-full flex flex-col">
       <EditLectureTitle lectureDay={lectureDay} />
       <div className="sm:columns-2 min-h-0 flex-1">
         <div className="flex-1 h-full">
-          <MonacoEditor
-            key={updateMonacoKey}
-            value={text}
-            onChange={textUpdate}
-          />
+          <MonacoEditor key={monacoKey} value={text} onChange={textUpdate} />
         </div>
         <div className="h-full sm:block none overflow-auto">
           <div className="text-red-300">{error && error}</div>
diff --git a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/assignment/[assignmentName]/EditAssignment.tsx b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/assignment/[assignmentName]/EditAssignment.tsx
index b0bc08b..89db0d7 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/assignment/[assignmentName]/EditAssignment.tsx
+++ b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/assignment/[assignmentName]/EditAssignment.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   LocalAssignment,
   localAssignmentMarkdown,
 } from "@/models/local/assignment/localAssignment";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import AssignmentPreview from "./AssignmentPreview";
 import { getModuleItemUrl } from "@/services/urlUtils";
 import { useCourseContext } from "@/app/course/[courseName]/context/courseContext";
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { AssignmentSubmissionType } from "@/models/local/assignment/assignmentSu
 import { LocalCourseSettings } from "@/models/local/localCourseSettings";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { AssignmentButtons } from "./AssignmentButtons";
+import { useAuthoritativeUpdates } from "@/app/course/[courseName]/utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates";
 
 export default function EditAssignment({
   moduleName,
@@ -34,31 +35,22 @@ export default function EditAssignment({
     useAssignmentQuery(moduleName, assignmentName);
   const updateAssignment = useUpdateAssignmentMutation();
 
-  const [assignmentText, setAssignmentText] = useState(
-    localAssignmentMarkdown.toMarkdown(assignment)
-  );
-
-  const [updateMonacoKey, setUpdateMonacoKey] = useState(1);
-  const [clientDataUpdatedAt, setClientDataUpdatedAt] =
-    useState(serverDataUpdatedAt);
-
-  const textUpdate = useCallback((t: string) => {
-    setAssignmentText(t);
-    setClientDataUpdatedAt(Date.now());
-  }, []);
+  const { clientIsAuthoritative, text, textUpdate, monacoKey } =
+    useAuthoritativeUpdates({
+      serverUpdatedAt: serverDataUpdatedAt,
+      startingText: localAssignmentMarkdown.toMarkdown(assignment),
+    });
 
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
   const [showHelp, setShowHelp] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const delay = 500;
-    const clientIsAuthoritative = serverDataUpdatedAt <= clientDataUpdatedAt;
-    console.log("client is authoritative", clientIsAuthoritative);
 
     const handler = setTimeout(() => {
       try {
         const updatedAssignment: LocalAssignment =
-          localAssignmentMarkdown.parseMarkdown(assignmentText);
+          localAssignmentMarkdown.parseMarkdown(text);
         if (
           localAssignmentMarkdown.toMarkdown(assignment) !==
           localAssignmentMarkdown.toMarkdown(updatedAssignment)
@@ -89,8 +81,7 @@ export default function EditAssignment({
             console.log(
               "client not authoritative, updating client with server data"
             );
-            textUpdate(localAssignmentMarkdown.toMarkdown(assignment));
-            setUpdateMonacoKey((k) => k + 1);
+            textUpdate(localAssignmentMarkdown.toMarkdown(assignment), true);
           }
         }
         setError("");
@@ -105,10 +96,12 @@ export default function EditAssignment({
   }, [
     assignment,
     assignmentName,
-    assignmentText,
+    clientIsAuthoritative,
     courseName,
     moduleName,
     router,
+    text,
+    textUpdate,
     updateAssignment,
   ]);
 
@@ -121,11 +114,7 @@ export default function EditAssignment({
           </pre>
         )}
         <div className="flex-1 h-full">
-          <MonacoEditor
-            key={updateMonacoKey}
-            value={assignmentText}
-            onChange={textUpdate}
-          />
+          <MonacoEditor key={monacoKey} value={text} onChange={textUpdate} />
         </div>
         <div className="flex-1 h-full">
           <div className="text-red-300">{error && error}</div>
diff --git a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/page/[pageName]/EditPage.tsx b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/page/[pageName]/EditPage.tsx
index 46fa15b..0a846bb 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/page/[pageName]/EditPage.tsx
+++ b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/page/[pageName]/EditPage.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import ClientOnly from "@/components/ClientOnly";
 import { getModuleItemUrl } from "@/services/urlUtils";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { useCourseContext } from "@/app/course/[courseName]/context/courseContext";
+import { useAuthoritativeUpdates } from "@/app/course/[courseName]/utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates";
 
 export default function EditPage({
   moduleName,
@@ -21,69 +22,61 @@ export default function EditPage({
 }: {
   pageName: string;
   moduleName: string;
-}) {
-  const [_, { dataUpdatedAt }] = usePageQuery(moduleName, pageName);
-
-  return (
-    <InnerEditPage
-      key={dataUpdatedAt}
-      pageName={pageName}
-      moduleName={moduleName}
-    ></InnerEditPage>
-  );
-}
-
-function InnerEditPage({
-  moduleName,
-  pageName,
-}: {
-  pageName: string;
-  moduleName: string;
 }) {
   const router = useRouter();
   const { courseName } = useCourseContext();
-  const [page, pageQuery] = usePageQuery(moduleName, pageName);
-  const updatePage = useUpdatePageMutation();
-  const [pageText, setPageText] = useState(
-    localPageMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(page)
+  const [page, { dataUpdatedAt }] = usePageQuery(
+    moduleName,
+    pageName
   );
+  const updatePage = useUpdatePageMutation();
+
+  const { clientIsAuthoritative, text, textUpdate, monacoKey } =
+    useAuthoritativeUpdates({
+      serverUpdatedAt: dataUpdatedAt,
+      startingText: localPageMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(page),
+    });
+
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
   const [settings] = useLocalCourseSettingsQuery();
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    console.log("page data updated on sever", pageQuery.dataUpdatedAt);
-  }, [pageQuery.dataUpdatedAt]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     const delay = 500;
     const handler = setTimeout(() => {
       try {
-        const updatedPage = localPageMarkdownUtils.parseMarkdown(pageText);
+        const updatedPage = localPageMarkdownUtils.parseMarkdown(text);
         if (
           localPageMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(page) !==
           localPageMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(updatedPage)
         ) {
-          console.log("updating page");
-          updatePage
-            .mutateAsync({
-              page: updatedPage,
-              moduleName,
-              pageName: updatedPage.name,
-              previousModuleName: moduleName,
-              previousPageName: pageName,
-              courseName,
-            })
-            .then(() => {
-              if (updatedPage.name !== pageName)
-                router.replace(
-                  getModuleItemUrl(
-                    courseName,
-                    moduleName,
-                    "page",
-                    updatedPage.name
-                  )
-                );
-            });
+          if (clientIsAuthoritative) {
+            console.log("updating page");
+            updatePage
+              .mutateAsync({
+                page: updatedPage,
+                moduleName,
+                pageName: updatedPage.name,
+                previousModuleName: moduleName,
+                previousPageName: pageName,
+                courseName,
+              })
+              .then(() => {
+                if (updatedPage.name !== pageName)
+                  router.replace(
+                    getModuleItemUrl(
+                      courseName,
+                      moduleName,
+                      "page",
+                      updatedPage.name
+                    )
+                  );
+              });
+          } else {
+            console.log(
+              "client not authoritative, updating client with server data"
+            );
+            textUpdate(localPageMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(page), true);
+          }
         }
         setError("");
       } catch (e: any) {
@@ -94,13 +87,23 @@ function InnerEditPage({
     return () => {
       clearTimeout(handler);
     };
-  }, [courseName, moduleName, page, pageName, pageText, router, updatePage]);
+  }, [
+    clientIsAuthoritative,
+    courseName,
+    moduleName,
+    page,
+    pageName,
+    router,
+    text,
+    textUpdate,
+    updatePage,
+  ]);
 
   return (
     <div className="h-full flex flex-col">
       <div className="columns-2 min-h-0 flex-1">
         <div className="flex-1 h-full">
-          <MonacoEditor value={pageText} onChange={setPageText} />
+          <MonacoEditor key={monacoKey} value={text} onChange={textUpdate} />
         </div>
         <div className="h-full">
           <div className="text-red-300">{error && error}</div>
diff --git a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/quiz/[quizName]/EditQuiz.tsx b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/quiz/[quizName]/EditQuiz.tsx
index ec2cde3..0d0f48b 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/quiz/[quizName]/EditQuiz.tsx
+++ b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/[moduleName]/quiz/[quizName]/EditQuiz.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 import { MonacoEditor } from "@/components/editor/MonacoEditor";
 import { quizMarkdownUtils } from "@/models/local/quiz/utils/quizMarkdownUtils";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import QuizPreview from "./QuizPreview";
 import { QuizButtons } from "./QuizButton";
 import ClientOnly from "@/components/ClientOnly";
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   useQuizQuery,
   useUpdateQuizMutation,
 } from "@/hooks/localCourse/quizHooks";
+import { useAuthoritativeUpdates } from "../../../../utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates";
 
 const helpString = `QUESTION REFERENCE
 ---
@@ -61,22 +62,6 @@ export default function EditQuiz({
 }: {
   quizName: string;
   moduleName: string;
-}) {
-  const [_, { dataUpdatedAt }] = useQuizQuery(moduleName, quizName);
-  return (
-    <InnerEditQuiz
-      key={dataUpdatedAt}
-      quizName={quizName}
-      moduleName={moduleName}
-    />
-  );
-}
-export function InnerEditQuiz({
-  moduleName,
-  quizName,
-}: {
-  quizName: string;
-  moduleName: string;
 }) {
   const router = useRouter();
   const { courseName } = useCourseContext();
@@ -85,34 +70,25 @@ export function InnerEditQuiz({
     quizName
   );
   const updateQuizMutation = useUpdateQuizMutation();
-  const [quizText, setQuizText] = useState(quizMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(quiz));
+  const { clientIsAuthoritative, text, textUpdate, monacoKey } =
+    useAuthoritativeUpdates({
+      serverUpdatedAt: serverDataUpdatedAt,
+      startingText: quizMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(quiz),
+    });
 
-  const [updateMonacoKey, setUpdateMonacoKey] = useState(1);
-  const [clientDataUpdatedAt, setClientDataUpdatedAt] =
-    useState(serverDataUpdatedAt);
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
   const [showHelp, setShowHelp] = useState(false);
 
-  const textUpdate = useCallback((t: string) => {
-    setQuizText(t);
-    setClientDataUpdatedAt(Date.now());
-  }, []);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     const delay = 1000;
-    const clientIsAuthoritative = serverDataUpdatedAt <= clientDataUpdatedAt;
-    console.log("client is authoritative", clientIsAuthoritative);
-
     const handler = setTimeout(async () => {
       try {
         if (
           quizMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(quiz) !==
-          quizMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(
-            quizMarkdownUtils.parseMarkdown(quizText)
-          )
+          quizMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(quizMarkdownUtils.parseMarkdown(text))
         ) {
           if (clientIsAuthoritative) {
-            const updatedQuiz = quizMarkdownUtils.parseMarkdown(quizText);
+            const updatedQuiz = quizMarkdownUtils.parseMarkdown(text);
             await updateQuizMutation
               .mutateAsync({
                 quiz: updatedQuiz,
@@ -137,8 +113,7 @@ export function InnerEditQuiz({
             console.log(
               "client not authoritative, updating client with server data"
             );
-            textUpdate(quizMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(quiz));
-            setUpdateMonacoKey((k) => k + 1);
+            textUpdate(quizMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(quiz), true);
           }
         }
         setError("");
@@ -151,19 +126,17 @@ export function InnerEditQuiz({
       clearTimeout(handler);
     };
   }, [
-    clientDataUpdatedAt,
+    clientIsAuthoritative,
     courseName,
     moduleName,
     quiz,
     quizName,
-    quizText,
     router,
-    serverDataUpdatedAt,
+    text,
     textUpdate,
     updateQuizMutation,
   ]);
 
-  console.log("updateMonacoKey", updateMonacoKey);
   return (
     <div className="h-full flex flex-col align-middle px-1">
       <div className={"min-h-96 h-full flex flex-row w-full"}>
@@ -173,11 +146,7 @@ export function InnerEditQuiz({
           </pre>
         )}
         <div className="flex-1 h-full">
-          <MonacoEditor
-            key={updateMonacoKey}
-            value={quizText}
-            onChange={textUpdate}
-          />
+          <MonacoEditor key={monacoKey} value={text} onChange={textUpdate} />
         </div>
         <div className="flex-1 h-full">
           <div className="text-red-300">{error && error}</div>
diff --git a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates.tsx b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..139b549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"use client";
+import { useState, useMemo, useCallback } from "react";
+
+export function useAuthoritativeUpdates({
+  serverUpdatedAt,
+  startingText,
+}: {
+  serverUpdatedAt: number;
+  startingText: string;
+}) {
+  const [text, setText] = useState(startingText);
+  const [clientDataUpdatedAt, setClientDataUpdatedAt] =
+    useState(serverUpdatedAt);
+  const [updateMonacoKey, setUpdateMonacoKey] = useState(1);
+
+  const clientIsAuthoritative = useMemo(
+    () => serverUpdatedAt <= clientDataUpdatedAt,
+    [clientDataUpdatedAt, serverUpdatedAt]
+  );
+
+  console.log("client is authoritative", clientIsAuthoritative);
+  const textUpdate = useCallback((t: string, updateMonaco: boolean = false) => {
+    setText(t);
+    setClientDataUpdatedAt(Date.now());
+    if (updateMonaco) setUpdateMonacoKey((t) => t + 1);
+  }, []);
+
+  return useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      clientIsAuthoritative,
+      textUpdate,
+      text,
+      monacoKey: updateMonacoKey,
+    }),
+    [clientIsAuthoritative, text, textUpdate, updateMonacoKey]
+  );
+}