diff --git a/src/hmndata/snippet_helper.go b/src/hmndata/snippet_helper.go
index 0fa1acb..33e6bda 100644
--- a/src/hmndata/snippet_helper.go
+++ b/src/hmndata/snippet_helper.go
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ func FetchSnippets(
 		}
 		iSnippetIDs := itSnippetIDs.ToSlice()
 
+		// special early-out: no snippets found for these tags at all
+		if len(iSnippetIDs) == 0 {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+
 		q.IDs = make([]int, len(iSnippetIDs))
 		for i := range iSnippetIDs {
 			q.IDs[i] = iSnippetIDs[i].(*snippetIDRow).SnippetID
diff --git a/src/templates/src/project_homepage.html b/src/templates/src/project_homepage.html
index 58745e8..54a9d86 100644
--- a/src/templates/src/project_homepage.html
+++ b/src/templates/src/project_homepage.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 				<img alt="{{ .Project.Name }}" src="{{ .Project.Logo }}">
 			{{ else }}
 				<div class="bg--dim w-100 aspect-ratio--1x1 relative">
-					<div class="aspect-ratio--object flex justify-center items-center f3 b c--dimmest">{{ .Project.Name }}</div>
+					<div class="aspect-ratio--object flex justify-center items-center f3 b c--dimmest tc">{{ .Project.Name }}</div>
 				</div>
 			{{ end }}
 		</div>
diff --git a/src/website/podcast.go b/src/website/podcast.go
index 50e2cbf..e7152c3 100644
--- a/src/website/podcast.go
+++ b/src/website/podcast.go
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ func PodcastIndex(c *RequestContext) ResponseData {
 		return FourOhFour(c)
 	}
 
-	canEdit, err := CanEditProject(c, c.CurrentUser, podcastResult.Podcast.ProjectID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return c.ErrorResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-	}
+	canEdit := c.CurrentUserCanEditCurrentProject
 
 	baseData := getBaseDataAutocrumb(c, podcastResult.Podcast.Title)
 
@@ -78,10 +75,7 @@ func PodcastEdit(c *RequestContext) ResponseData {
 		return c.ErrorResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 	}
 
-	canEdit, err := CanEditProject(c, c.CurrentUser, podcastResult.Podcast.ProjectID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return c.ErrorResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-	}
+	canEdit := c.CurrentUserCanEditCurrentProject
 
 	if podcastResult.Podcast == nil || !canEdit {
 		return FourOhFour(c)
@@ -112,10 +106,7 @@ func PodcastEditSubmit(c *RequestContext) ResponseData {
 		return c.ErrorResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 	}
 
-	canEdit, err := CanEditProject(c, c.CurrentUser, podcastResult.Podcast.ProjectID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return c.ErrorResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-	}
+	canEdit := c.CurrentUserCanEditCurrentProject
 
 	if podcastResult.Podcast == nil || !canEdit {
 		return FourOhFour(c)
@@ -218,11 +209,7 @@ func PodcastEpisode(c *RequestContext) ResponseData {
 		return FourOhFour(c)
 	}
 
-	canEdit, err := CanEditProject(c, c.CurrentUser, podcastResult.Podcast.ProjectID)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to check if user can edit podcast. Assuming they can't.") // NOTE(asaf): No need to return an error response here if it failed.
-		canEdit = false
-	}
+	canEdit := c.CurrentUserCanEditCurrentProject
 
 	editUrl := ""
 	if canEdit {
@@ -268,10 +255,7 @@ func PodcastEpisodeNew(c *RequestContext) ResponseData {
 		return c.ErrorResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 	}
 
-	canEdit, err := CanEditProject(c, c.CurrentUser, podcastResult.Podcast.ProjectID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return c.ErrorResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-	}
+	canEdit := c.CurrentUserCanEditCurrentProject
 
 	if podcastResult.Podcast == nil || !canEdit {
 		return FourOhFour(c)
@@ -311,10 +295,7 @@ func PodcastEpisodeEdit(c *RequestContext) ResponseData {
 		return c.ErrorResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 	}
 
-	canEdit, err := CanEditProject(c, c.CurrentUser, podcastResult.Podcast.ProjectID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return c.ErrorResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-	}
+	canEdit := c.CurrentUserCanEditCurrentProject
 
 	if podcastResult.Podcast == nil || len(podcastResult.Episodes) == 0 || !canEdit {
 		return FourOhFour(c)
@@ -360,10 +341,7 @@ func PodcastEpisodeSubmit(c *RequestContext) ResponseData {
 		return c.ErrorResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 	}
 
-	canEdit, err := CanEditProject(c, c.CurrentUser, podcastResult.Podcast.ProjectID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return c.ErrorResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-	}
+	canEdit := c.CurrentUserCanEditCurrentProject
 
 	if podcastResult.Podcast == nil || (isEdit && len(podcastResult.Episodes) == 0) || !canEdit {
 		return FourOhFour(c)
diff --git a/src/website/projects.go b/src/website/projects.go
index f8395e6..e8397eb 100644
--- a/src/website/projects.go
+++ b/src/website/projects.go
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ func updateProject(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, user *models.User, payload *P
 			blurb = $?,
 			description = $?,
 			descparsed = $?,
-			lifecycle = $?,
+			lifecycle = $?
 		`,
 		payload.Name,
 		payload.Blurb,
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ func updateProject(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, user *models.User, payload *P
 		payload.Lifecycle,
 	)
 	if user.IsStaff {
-		qb.Add(`hidden = $?`, payload.Hidden)
+		qb.Add(`, hidden = $?`, payload.Hidden)
 	}
 	qb.Add(`WHERE id = $?`, payload.ProjectID)
 
@@ -857,21 +857,17 @@ func GetFormImage(c *RequestContext, fieldName string) (FormImage, error) {
 	return res, nil
 }
 
-func CanEditProject(c *RequestContext, user *models.User, projectId int) (bool, error) {
+func CanEditProject(user *models.User, owners []*models.User) bool {
 	if user != nil {
 		if user.IsStaff {
-			return true, nil
+			return true
 		} else {
-			owners, err := hmndata.FetchProjectOwners(c.Context(), c.Conn, projectId)
-			if err != nil {
-				return false, err
-			}
 			for _, owner := range owners {
 				if owner.ID == user.ID {
-					return true, nil
+					return true
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return false, nil
+	return false
 }
diff --git a/src/website/routes.go b/src/website/routes.go
index 16da39b..fd5ba7f 100644
--- a/src/website/routes.go
+++ b/src/website/routes.go
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ func NewWebsiteRoutes(longRequestContext context.Context, conn *pgxpool.Pool) ht
 
 				c.CurrentProject = &p.Project
 				c.UrlContext = hmndata.UrlContextForProject(c.CurrentProject)
+				c.CurrentUserCanEditCurrentProject = CanEditProject(c.CurrentUser, p.Owners)
 
 				if !p.Project.Personal {
 					return c.Redirect(c.UrlContext.RewriteProjectUrl(c.URL()), http.StatusSeeOther)
@@ -485,7 +486,6 @@ func LoadCommonWebsiteData(c *RequestContext) (bool, ResponseData) {
 				panic(oops.New(err, "failed to fetch HMN project"))
 			}
 			c.CurrentProject = &dbProject.Project
-			owners = dbProject.Owners
 		}
 
 		if c.CurrentProject == nil {
@@ -494,11 +494,12 @@ func LoadCommonWebsiteData(c *RequestContext) (bool, ResponseData) {
 
 		canEditProject := false
 		if c.CurrentUser != nil {
-			canEditProject = c.CurrentUser.IsStaff
-			if !canEditProject {
+			if c.CurrentUser.IsStaff {
+				canEditProject = true
+			} else {
 				for _, o := range owners {
 					if o.ID == c.CurrentUser.ID {
-						c.CurrentUserCanEditCurrentProject = true
+						canEditProject = true
 						break
 					}
 				}