diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/JamServer.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/JamServer.js
index 093afe2b2..06d5a7bc2 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/JamServer.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/JamServer.js
@@ -377,12 +377,12 @@
       try {
         const url = new URL(loggedInResp);
         const redirectTo =  new URLSearchParams(url.search).get("redirect-to");
-        console.log("_DEBUG_ handleLoggedInResponse redirecting to", loggedInResp);
+        console.log("** handleLoggedInResponse redirecting to", loggedInResp);
         if (redirectTo) {
           window.location.href = redirectTo;
         }
       } catch (e) {
-        console.log("error in handleLoggedInResponse", e);
+        console.log("** error in handleLoggedInResponse", e);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb
index 5dd71b747..a58e17e05 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb
@@ -459,27 +459,28 @@
         // this is a hack to create a session from a custom URL scheme
         // an example custom URL would be: https://www.jamkazam.com/client#/createSession/custom~yes|privacy~2|description~hello|inviteeIds~1,2,3,4
 
-        var hash = decodeURIComponent(window.location.hash)
-
-        console.log("** handleCustomUrlScheme hash **", hash);
-        
-        if(hash === '' || !hash.includes("custom~yes")){ // if there is no hash or the hash does not contain custom~yes,
-          return;
-        }
-
         var maxAttempts = 10;
 
         var screenLoadInterval = setInterval(() => {
-          if(hash.includes("#/createSession")){
-            if (JK.createScheduledSessionScreen) {
-              JK.createScheduledSessionScreen.createSessionByCustomUrlScheme(hash); // this will create a session
-              clearInterval(screenLoadInterval);
-            }else{
-              console.log("** attempting to create session by custom URL scheme", maxAttempts);
-              maxAttempts--;
-              if(maxAttempts <= 0){
+          
+          var hash = decodeURIComponent(window.location.hash)
+
+          console.log("** handleCustomUrlScheme hash **", hash);
+        
+          if(hash.includes("custom~yes")){ // if the hash contains the custom yes flag
+            
+            if(hash.includes("#/createSession")){ // if the hash contains the createSession flag
+              
+              if (JK.createScheduledSessionScreen) {
+                JK.createScheduledSessionScreen.createSessionByCustomUrlScheme(hash); // this will create a session
                 clearInterval(screenLoadInterval);
-              } 
+              }else{
+                console.log("** attempting to create session by custom URL scheme", maxAttempts);
+                maxAttempts--;
+                if(maxAttempts <= 0){
+                  clearInterval(screenLoadInterval);
+                } 
+              }
             }
           }
         }, 1000); // check every second