diff --git a/src/firebase.js b/src/firebase.js
index 8a080fcc..d568e2c8 100644
--- a/src/firebase.js
+++ b/src/firebase.js
@@ -1,56 +1,60 @@
-import { initializeApp } from 'firebase/app'
-// import { getFunctions, connectFunctionsEmulator } from "firebase/functions";
-// import "firebase/compat/database";
-
-const deployedOnTestServer = process.env.REACT_APP_DEV_DEPLOYMENT;
-
-const prodConfig = {
-  // see https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials?project=cioos-metadata-form
-  // and https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials?project=cioos-metadata-form-dev-258dc
-  // for api key location which is then stored in a github secret and added to several
-  // github actions to support testing and deployment.
-  // see https://firebase.google.com/docs/projects/api-keys for a discussion of why we 
-  // don't need to restrict api keys for firebase but might in some situations.
-  // To prevent the future foot gun, we are restricting the key now.
-  apiKey: process.env.REACT_APP_GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEY,
-  authDomain: "cioos-metadata-form-8d942.firebaseapp.com",
-  databaseURL: "https://cioos-metadata-form-8d942-default-rtdb.firebaseio.com",
-  projectId: "cioos-metadata-form-8d942",
-  storageBucket: "cioos-metadata-form-8d942.appspot.com",
-  messagingSenderId: "467286137979",
-  appId: "1:467286137979:web:250b09e3db2a56716016de",
-  measurementId: "G-BEMJG40RHN",
-};
-
-const devConfig = {
-  apiKey: process.env.REACT_APP_GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEY_DEV,
-  authDomain: "cioos-metadata-form-dev-258dc.firebaseapp.com",
-  databaseURL: "https://cioos-metadata-form-dev-258dc-default-rtdb.firebaseio.com",
-  projectId: "cioos-metadata-form-dev-258dc",
-  storageBucket: "cioos-metadata-form-dev-258dc.appspot.com",
-  messagingSenderId: "141560007794",
-  appId: "1:141560007794:web:861d99b02210ea4d17c6eb",
-  measurementId: "G-BSKRHNR1EW",
-};
-
-
-const config = process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" && !deployedOnTestServer
-  ? prodConfig
-  : devConfig
-
-if (window.location.hostname === "localhost" && deployedOnTestServer) {
-  config.databaseURL = "http://localhost:9001?ns=cioos-metadata-form"
-}
-
-const App = initializeApp(config);
-
-// // uncomment below to use firebase emulator for local development
-// if (window.location.hostname === "localhost" && deployedOnTestServer) {
-//   const functions = getFunctions(App);
-//   connectFunctionsEmulator(functions, "127.0.0.1", 5001);
-//   connectFunctionsEmulator(functions, "127.0.0.1", 5002);
-// }
-
-
-export default App;
-
+import { initializeApp } from 'firebase/app'
+// import { getFunctions, connectFunctionsEmulator } from "firebase/functions";
+// import "firebase/compat/database";
+// import { getDatabase, ref, set } from "firebase/database";
+
+const deployedOnTestServer = process.env.REACT_APP_DEV_DEPLOYMENT;
+
+const prodConfig = {
+  // see https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials?project=cioos-metadata-form-8d942
+  // and https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials?project=cioos-metadata-form-dev-258dc
+  // for api key location which is then stored in a github secret and added to several
+  // github actions to support testing and deployment.
+  // see https://firebase.google.com/docs/projects/api-keys for a discussion of why we 
+  // don't need to restrict api keys for firebase but might in some situations.
+  // To prevent the future foot gun, we are restricting the key now.
+  apiKey: process.env.REACT_APP_GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEY,
+  authDomain: "cioos-metadata-form-8d942.firebaseapp.com",
+  databaseURL: "https://cioos-metadata-form-8d942-default-rtdb.firebaseio.com",
+  projectId: "cioos-metadata-form-8d942",
+  storageBucket: "cioos-metadata-form-8d942.appspot.com",
+  messagingSenderId: "467286137979",
+  appId: "1:467286137979:web:250b09e3db2a56716016de",
+  measurementId: "G-BEMJG40RHN",
+};
+
+const devConfig = {
+  apiKey: process.env.REACT_APP_GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEY_DEV,
+  authDomain: "cioos-metadata-form-dev-258dc.firebaseapp.com",
+  databaseURL: "https://cioos-metadata-form-dev-258dc-default-rtdb.firebaseio.com",
+  projectId: "cioos-metadata-form-dev-258dc",
+  storageBucket: "cioos-metadata-form-dev-258dc.appspot.com",
+  messagingSenderId: "141560007794",
+  appId: "1:141560007794:web:861d99b02210ea4d17c6eb",
+  measurementId: "G-BSKRHNR1EW",
+};
+
+
+const config = process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" && !deployedOnTestServer
+  ? prodConfig
+  : devConfig
+
+if (window.location.hostname === "localhost" && deployedOnTestServer) {
+  config.databaseURL = "http://localhost:9001?ns=cioos-metadata-form"
+}
+
+const App = initializeApp(config);
+
+// // uncomment below to use firebase emulator for local development
+// if (window.location.hostname === "localhost" && deployedOnTestServer) {
+//   const db = getDatabase();
+//   set(ref(db), null);
+
+//   const functions = getFunctions(App);
+//   connectFunctionsEmulator(functions, "127.0.0.1", 5001);
+//   connectFunctionsEmulator(functions, "127.0.0.1", 5002);
+// }
+
+
+export default App;
+