diff --git a/chat_client/app.py b/chat_client/app.py
index 96ad43dd..8272eb9b 100644
--- a/chat_client/app.py
+++ b/chat_client/app.py
@@ -114,9 +114,10 @@ async def custom_http_exception_handler(request, exc):
         allow_methods=["*"],
         allow_headers=["*"],
     )
-    static_suffix = (
-        "/build" if os.environ.get("KLAT_ENV", "dev").upper() == "PROD" else ""
-    )
+    # static_suffix = (
+    #     "/build" if os.environ.get("KLAT_ENV", "dev").upper() == "PROD" else ""
+    # )
+    static_suffix = ""
     chat_app.mount(
         "/css",
         StaticFiles(directory=f"chat_client/static/css{static_suffix}"),
diff --git a/chat_server/sio.py b/chat_server/sio.py
index 4216b2ab..bbb41dd5 100644
--- a/chat_server/sio.py
+++ b/chat_server/sio.py
@@ -234,7 +234,12 @@ async def user_message(sid, data):
 
         mongo_queries.add_shout(data=new_shout_data)
         if is_announcement == "0" and data.get("prompt_id"):
-            is_ok = MongoDocumentsAPI.PROMPTS.add_shout_to_prompt(data)
+            is_ok = MongoDocumentsAPI.PROMPTS.add_shout_to_prompt(
+                prompt_id=data["prompt_id"],
+                user_id=data["userID"],
+                message_id=data["message_id"],
+                prompt_state=data["promptState"],
+            )
             if is_ok:
                 await sio.emit(
                     "new_prompt_message",
@@ -312,6 +317,8 @@ async def prompt_completed(sid, data):
     """
     prompt_id = data["context"]["prompt"]["prompt_id"]
 
+    LOG.info(f"setting {prompt_id = } as completed")
+
     MongoDocumentsAPI.PROMPTS.set_completed(
         prompt_id=prompt_id, prompt_context=data["context"]
     )
@@ -704,6 +711,7 @@ async def emit_error(
     """
     if not context:
         context = {}
+    LOG.error(message)
     await sio.emit(
         context.pop("callback_event", "klatchat_sio_error"),
         data={"msg": message},
diff --git a/services/klatchat_observer/controller.py b/services/klatchat_observer/controller.py
index f8a3b141..c6e71647 100644
--- a/services/klatchat_observer/controller.py
+++ b/services/klatchat_observer/controller.py
@@ -712,19 +712,19 @@ def handle_saving_prompt_data(self, body: dict):
     @create_mq_callback()
     def on_stt_response(self, body: dict):
         """Handles receiving STT response"""
-        LOG.info(f"Received STT Response: {body}")
+        LOG.debug(f"Received STT Response: {body}")
         self.sio.emit("stt_response", data=body)
 
     @create_mq_callback()
     def on_tts_response(self, body: dict):
         """Handles receiving TTS response"""
-        LOG.info(f"Received TTS Response: {body}")
+        LOG.debug(f"Received TTS Response: {body}")
         self.sio.emit("tts_response", data=body)
 
     @create_mq_callback()
     def on_subminds_state(self, body: dict):
         """Handles receiving subminds state message"""
-        LOG.info(f"Received submind state: {body}")
+        LOG.debug(f"Received submind state: {body}")
         body["msg_type"] = "subminds_state"
         self.sio.emit("broadcast", data=body)
 
diff --git a/utils/database_utils/mongo_utils/queries/dao/prompts.py b/utils/database_utils/mongo_utils/queries/dao/prompts.py
index c09731f3..f1ec6c55 100644
--- a/utils/database_utils/mongo_utils/queries/dao/prompts.py
+++ b/utils/database_utils/mongo_utils/queries/dao/prompts.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def get_prompts(
 
     def add_shout_to_prompt(
         self, prompt_id: str, user_id: str, message_id: str, prompt_state: PromptStates
-    ):
+    ) -> bool:
         prompt = self.get_item(item_id=prompt_id)
         if prompt and prompt["is_completed"] == "0":
             if (
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ def add_shout_to_prompt(
                         data={f"data.{store_key}": store_data},
                         data_action="push" if store_type == list else "set",
                     )
+            return True
 
     def _add_participant(self, prompt_id: str, user_id: str):
         return self._execute_query(