diff --git a/api/models/Conversation.js b/api/models/Conversation.js
index a2a4d2fa82..2b786c9726 100644
--- a/api/models/Conversation.js
+++ b/api/models/Conversation.js
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ const convoSchema = mongoose.Schema(
   { timestamps: true }
 );
 
-convoSchema.plugin(mongoMeili, {
-  host: process.env.MEILI_HOST,
-  apiKey: process.env.MEILI_KEY,
-  indexName: 'convos', // Will get created automatically if it doesn't exist already
-  primaryKey: 'conversationId'
-});
+// convoSchema.plugin(mongoMeili, {
+//   host: process.env.MEILI_HOST,
+//   apiKey: process.env.MEILI_KEY,
+//   indexName: 'convos', // Will get created automatically if it doesn't exist already
+//   primaryKey: 'conversationId'
+// });
 
 const Conversation =
   mongoose.models.Conversation || mongoose.model('Conversation', convoSchema);
diff --git a/api/models/Message.js b/api/models/Message.js
index 70e82dfb73..288a03ee7e 100644
--- a/api/models/Message.js
+++ b/api/models/Message.js
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ const messageSchema = mongoose.Schema({
   }
 }, { timestamps: true });
 
-messageSchema.plugin(mongoMeili, {
-  host: process.env.MEILI_HOST,
-  apiKey: process.env.MEILI_KEY,
-  indexName: 'messages', // Will get created automatically if it doesn't exist already
-  primaryKey: 'messageId',
-});
+// messageSchema.plugin(mongoMeili, {
+//   host: process.env.MEILI_HOST,
+//   apiKey: process.env.MEILI_KEY,
+//   indexName: 'messages', // Will get created automatically if it doesn't exist already
+//   primaryKey: 'messageId',
+// });
 
 const Message = mongoose.models.Message || mongoose.model('Message', messageSchema);
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/Messages/index.jsx b/client/src/components/Messages/index.jsx
index f734e58cdf..e38daa679a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Messages/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Messages/index.jsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default function Messages({ messages, messageTree }) {
     console.log('scrollToBottom');
     messagesEndRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' });
     setShowScrollButton(false);
-  }, 750), [messagesEndRef]);
+  }, 750, { leading: true }), [messagesEndRef]);
 
   const handleScroll = () => {
     const { scrollTop, scrollHeight, clientHeight } = scrollableRef.current;
diff --git a/client/src/components/Nav/NavLinks.jsx b/client/src/components/Nav/NavLinks.jsx
index 010256de78..0adb3e739a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Nav/NavLinks.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Nav/NavLinks.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import Logout from './Logout';
 export default function NavLinks({ fetch, onSearchSuccess, clearSearch }) {
   return (
     <>
-      <SearchBar fetch={fetch} onSuccess={onSearchSuccess} clearSearch={clearSearch}/>
+      {/* <SearchBar fetch={fetch} onSuccess={onSearchSuccess} clearSearch={clearSearch}/> */}
       <ClearConvos />
       <DarkMode />
       <Logout />