diff --git a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/lecture/[lectureDay]/EditLecture.tsx b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/lecture/[lectureDay]/EditLecture.tsx
index 6b2e09d..d4563ad 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/lecture/[lectureDay]/EditLecture.tsx
+++ b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/lecture/[lectureDay]/EditLecture.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export default function EditLecture({ lectureDay }: { lectureDay: string }) {
           } else {
             if (lecture) {
               console.log(
-                "client not authoritative, updating client with server data"
+                "client not authoritative, updating client with server lecture"
               );
               textUpdate(lectureToString(lecture), true);
             } else {
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 89db0d7..fb6af7d 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
@@ -35,11 +35,17 @@ export default function EditAssignment({
     useAssignmentQuery(moduleName, assignmentName);
   const updateAssignment = useUpdateAssignmentMutation();
 
-  const { clientIsAuthoritative, text, textUpdate, monacoKey } =
-    useAuthoritativeUpdates({
-      serverUpdatedAt: serverDataUpdatedAt,
-      startingText: localAssignmentMarkdown.toMarkdown(assignment),
-    });
+  const {
+    clientIsAuthoritative,
+    text,
+    textUpdate,
+    monacoKey,
+    serverUpdatedAt,
+    clientDataUpdatedAt,
+  } = useAuthoritativeUpdates({
+    serverUpdatedAt: serverDataUpdatedAt,
+    startingText: localAssignmentMarkdown.toMarkdown(assignment),
+  });
 
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
   const [showHelp, setShowHelp] = useState(false);
@@ -79,7 +85,11 @@ export default function EditAssignment({
               });
           } else {
             console.log(
-              "client not authoritative, updating client with server data"
+              "client not authoritative, updating client with server assignment",
+              "client updated",
+              clientDataUpdatedAt,
+              "server updated",
+              serverUpdatedAt
             );
             textUpdate(localAssignmentMarkdown.toMarkdown(assignment), true);
           }
@@ -96,10 +106,12 @@ export default function EditAssignment({
   }, [
     assignment,
     assignmentName,
+    clientDataUpdatedAt,
     clientIsAuthoritative,
     courseName,
     moduleName,
     router,
+    serverUpdatedAt,
     text,
     textUpdate,
     updateAssignment,
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 9765cee..c6df51b 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
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export default function EditPage({
               });
           } else {
             console.log(
-              "client not authoritative, updating client with server data"
+              "client not authoritative, updating client with server page"
             );
             textUpdate(localPageMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(page), true);
           }
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 0d0f48b..46bda51 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
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export default function EditQuiz({
               });
           } else {
             console.log(
-              "client not authoritative, updating client with server data"
+              "client not authoritative, updating client with server quiz"
             );
             textUpdate(quizMarkdownUtils.toMarkdown(quiz), true);
           }
diff --git a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates.tsx b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates.tsx
index 0254919..5895e73 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates.tsx
+++ b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates.tsx
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ export function useAuthoritativeUpdates({
     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);
@@ -27,11 +22,13 @@ export function useAuthoritativeUpdates({
 
   return useMemo(
     () => ({
-      clientIsAuthoritative,
+      clientIsAuthoritative: serverUpdatedAt <= clientDataUpdatedAt,
+      serverUpdatedAt,
+      clientDataUpdatedAt,
       textUpdate,
       text,
       monacoKey: updateMonacoKey,
     }),
-    [clientIsAuthoritative, text, textUpdate, updateMonacoKey]
+    [clientDataUpdatedAt, serverUpdatedAt, text, textUpdate, updateMonacoKey]
   );
 }