diff --git a/nextjs/src/app/api/trpc/[trpc]/route.ts b/nextjs/src/app/api/trpc/[trpc]/route.ts
index 90a1044..452eccf 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/app/api/trpc/[trpc]/route.ts
+++ b/nextjs/src/app/api/trpc/[trpc]/route.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { fetchRequestHandler } from "@trpc/server/adapters/fetch";
 
 const handler = async (request: Request) => {
 
-  await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000)); // delay for testing
+  // await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000)); // delay for testing
   return fetchRequestHandler({
     endpoint: "/api/trpc",
     req: request,
diff --git a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates.tsx b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates.tsx
index db6d10e..391be89 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates.tsx
+++ b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/utils/useAuthoritativeUpdates.tsx
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ export function useAuthoritativeUpdates({
     useState(serverUpdatedAt);
   const [updateMonacoKey, setUpdateMonacoKey] = useState(1);
   const clientIsAuthoritative = useMemo(() => {
-    const authority = serverUpdatedAt <= clientDataUpdatedAt + 500;
-    console.log("client is authoritative", authority);
+    const authority = serverUpdatedAt <= clientDataUpdatedAt;
+    // const authority = serverUpdatedAt <= clientDataUpdatedAt + 500; // if it is close, it might be the second-to-last update changing the first (by file update delays), add some buffer...
+    // console.log("client is authoritative", authority);
     return authority;
-  }, [clientDataUpdatedAt, serverUpdatedAt]); // if it is close, it might be the second-to-last update changing the first (by file update delays), add some buffer...
+  }, [clientDataUpdatedAt, serverUpdatedAt]);
 
   const textUpdate = useCallback((t: string, updateMonaco: boolean = false) => {
     setText(t);