diff --git a/src/components/app/ProjectPreviewSet.svelte b/src/components/app/ProjectPreviewSet.svelte
index e18a0129b..00b4d3576 100644
--- a/src/components/app/ProjectPreviewSet.svelte
+++ b/src/components/app/ProjectPreviewSet.svelte
@@ -42,20 +42,19 @@
                 goto(getProjectLink(project, true));
             }}
             delay={Math.random() * set.length * 50}
-            >{#if removeMeta}<div class="controls">
-                    {#if edit}<Button
-                            tip={edit.description}
-                            action={() =>
-                                edit ? edit.action(project) : undefined}
-                            >{edit.label}</Button
-                        >{/if}<ConfirmButton
+            ><div class="controls">
+                {#if edit}<Button
+                        tip={edit.description}
+                        action={() => (edit ? edit.action(project) : undefined)}
+                        >{edit.label}</Button
+                    >{/if}{#if removeMeta}<ConfirmButton
                         prompt={removeMeta.prompt}
                         tip={removeMeta.description}
                         action={() =>
                             removeMeta ? removeMeta.action() : undefined}
                         >{removeMeta.label}</ConfirmButton
-                    ></div
-                >{/if}<slot /></ProjectPreview
+                    >{/if}</div
+            ><slot /></ProjectPreview
         >
     {/each}
 </div>
diff --git a/src/db/ProjectsDatabase.ts b/src/db/ProjectsDatabase.ts
index 7761cf400..b2c407f0d 100644
--- a/src/db/ProjectsDatabase.ts
+++ b/src/db/ProjectsDatabase.ts
@@ -175,25 +175,27 @@ export default class ProjectsDatabase {
                 const serialized: SerializedProject[] = [];
                 const deleted: string[] = [];
                 const projectIDs: Set<string> = new Set();
-                snapshot.docChanges().forEach((change) => {
-                    const project = change.doc.data() as SerializedProject;
+
+                // First, go through the entire set, gathering the latest versions and remembering what project IDs we know
+                // so we can delete ones that are gone from the server.
+                snapshot.forEach((doc) => {
+                    const project = doc.data() as SerializedProject;
+                    serialized.push(project);
                     projectIDs.add(project.id);
+                });
+
+                // Next, go through the changes and see if any were explicitly removed, and if so, delete them.
+                snapshot.docChanges().forEach((change) => {
                     // Removed? Delete the local cache of the project.
-                    if (change.type === 'removed') {
-                        deleted.push(project.id);
-                    }
-                    // Add the project to the list of projects to track.
-                    else {
-                        serialized.push(project);
-                    }
+                    if (change.type === 'removed') deleted.push(change.doc.id);
                 });
 
                 // Deserialize the projects and track them, if they're not already tracked
                 for (const project of await this.deserializeAll(serialized))
                     this.track(project, true, PersistenceType.Online, true);
 
-                // Find all projects known locally that didn't appear in the query
-                // and were previously persisted.
+                // Find all projects 1) known locally, 2) that didn't appear in latest update
+                // 3) were previously marked as cloud persisted, and 4) aren't pending
                 for (const [
                     projectID,
                     history,
@@ -204,8 +206,9 @@ export default class ProjectsDatabase {
                     )
                         deleted.push(projectID);
 
-                // Delete the deleted
-                for (const id of deleted) await this.deleteLocalProject(id);
+                // Delete the deleted if the data was from the server.
+                if (!snapshot.metadata.fromCache)
+                    for (const id of deleted) await this.deleteLocalProject(id);
 
                 // Refresh stores after everything is added and deleted.
                 this.refreshEditableProjects();
@@ -239,7 +242,6 @@ export default class ProjectsDatabase {
     ): ProjectHistory | undefined {
         if (editable) {
             // If we're not tracking this yet, create a history and store the version given.
-            // If persisted, request a save.
             let history = this.projectHistories.get(project.id);
             if (history === undefined) {
                 history = new ProjectHistory(project, persist, saved);
@@ -248,9 +250,6 @@ export default class ProjectsDatabase {
                 // Update the editable projects
                 this.refreshEditableProjects();
 
-                // Defer a save.
-                // if (persist === PersistenceType.Online) this.saveSoon();
-
                 // Return the history
                 return history;
             }
diff --git a/src/db/firebase.ts b/src/db/firebase.ts
index 0c45426b5..bb5f95dd8 100644
--- a/src/db/firebase.ts
+++ b/src/db/firebase.ts
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ if (typeof process === 'undefined') {
             measurementId: PUBLIC_FIREBASE_MEASUREMENT_ID,
         };
 
+        const uninitialized = getApps().length === 0;
+
         // Initialize Firebase
-        const app =
-            getApps().length === 0 ? initializeApp(firebaseConfig) : getApp();
+        const app = uninitialized ? initializeApp(firebaseConfig) : getApp();
 
         auth = getAuth(app);
+
         firestore = getFirestore(app);
         functions = getFunctions(app);
         analytics = getAnalytics(app);
@@ -53,8 +55,8 @@ if (typeof process === 'undefined') {
             connectFunctionsEmulator(functions, 'localhost', 5001);
         }
     } catch (err) {
-        console.log('*** NO ACCESS TO FIREBASE ***');
-        console.log(err);
+        console.error('*** NO ACCESS TO FIREBASE ***');
+        console.error(err);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/routes/projects/+page.svelte b/src/routes/projects/+page.svelte
index 0b798b0bc..093347fa5 100644
--- a/src/routes/projects/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/projects/+page.svelte
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
             edit={{
                 description: $locale.ui.page.projects.button.unarchive,
                 action: (project) => Projects.archiveProject(project.id, false),
-                label: '👆🏻',
+                label: '↑🗑️',
             }}
             remove={(project) =>
                 $user && project.owner === $user.uid