diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index aa9e9a77..ddb5fe27 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1330,9 +1330,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@rollup/plugin-typescript": {
-      "version": "8.2.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rollup/plugin-typescript/-/plugin-typescript-8.2.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-QL/LvDol/PAGB2O0S7/+q2HpSUNodpw7z6nGn9BfoVCPOZ0r4EALrojFU29Bkoi2Hr2jgTocTejJ5GGWZfOxbQ==",
+      "version": "8.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://flipplib.jfrog.io/artifactory/api/npm/flipp-npm/@rollup/plugin-typescript/-/plugin-typescript-8.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-vBB3+liXuYD8J+N2xON3iCxj5os=",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@rollup/pluginutils": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9c2e2c28..a641548b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^14.0.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^8.0.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-replace": "^2.4.2",
-    "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^8.2.5",
+    "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^8.3.0",
     "@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.3.1",
     "carbon-icons-svelte": "^10.21.0",
     "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/src/routes/courses/[id]/attendance.svelte b/src/routes/courses/[id]/attendance.svelte
index 2f9bd95c..0b1059db 100644
--- a/src/routes/courses/[id]/attendance.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/courses/[id]/attendance.svelte
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
       ? $attendance[student.id][lesson.id] || {}
       : {};
 
+    /* 
+    This validation is useless. We shouldn't assume we already have an attendance item id 
+    because it might be a new attendance.
     if (!attendanceItem.id) {
       $snackbarStore.open = true;
       $snackbarStore.severity = SNACKBAR_SEVERITY.ERROR;
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@
 
       return;
     }
+    */
 
     const data = {
       id: attendanceItem.id,
@@ -85,9 +89,10 @@
         console.error(`res.error`, res.error);
         $snackbarStore.open = true;
         $snackbarStore.severity = SNACKBAR_SEVERITY.ERROR;
-        $snackbarStore.message = "Something isn't right.";
+        $snackbarStore.message =
+          "Something isn't right.  Please reload and take attendance again";
       } else {
-        console.log('res', JSON.stringify(res));
+        // console.log('res', JSON.stringify(res));
         const { id, is_present } = res.data[0];
         if ($attendance[student.id]) {
           $attendance[student.id][lesson.id] = {