diff --git a/client/components/Profile.js b/client/components/Profile.js
index 0cc53bd..96afd0a 100644
--- a/client/components/Profile.js
+++ b/client/components/Profile.js
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ class Profile extends React.Component {
 
         this.setVerified = this.setVerified.bind(this);
         this.setRank = this.setRank.bind(this);
+        this.grabUserAndFriends = this.grabUserAndFriends.bind(this);
     }
 
     componentDidMount() {
-        this.props.getUser(this.props.match.params.id)
         this.props.getLevels()
-        this.props.getFriends(this.props.match.params.id)
+        this.grabUserAndFriends(this.props.match.params.id);
 
         let completedLevels = 0
         if (this.props.user.levels && this.props.user.id) (completedLevels = this.props.user.levels.length)
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ class Profile extends React.Component {
         else if (completedLevels <= 9){ this.setRank('Private'); }
         else if (completedLevels <= 14){ this.setRank('Specialist'); }
         else if (completedLevels <= 16){ this.setRank('Code Cracker'); }
+    }
 
-        this.props.getFriends()
-
+    async grabUserAndFriends(userId){
+        await this.props.getUser(userId);
+        await this.props.getFriends(this.props.user);
     }
 
     setVerified(bool){
@@ -59,9 +61,8 @@ class Profile extends React.Component {
                 <div id="profileContainer">
                     <h1>{this.props.user.username}</h1>
                     {(this.props.auth.id === this.props.user.id) && (verified ? <EditProfile setVerified={this.setVerified} /> : <VerifyPassword setVerified={this.setVerified} />) }
-                     {this.props.auth.id !== this.props.user.id &&
-                (<button>Add Friend</button>)}
-                   <h4 style={{display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", justifyContent: "center"}}>
+                    {(this.props.auth.id !== this.props.user.id) && (<button>Add Friend</button>)}
+                    <h4 style={{display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", justifyContent: "center"}}>
                         <div style={{display: "flex", justifyContent: "center"}}>Next Level:</div>
                         {this.props.levels[completedLevels] &&
                         <div id="profile-level-link"><Link to={`/level/${completedLevels+1}`}>
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ const mapState = (state) => ({
 const mapDispatch = (dispatch) => ({
   getUser: (id) => dispatch(fetchUser(id)),
   getLevels: () => dispatch(fetchLevels()),
-  getFriends: (id) => dispatch(fetchFriends(id))
+  getFriends: (user) => dispatch(fetchFriends(user))
 });
 
 export default connect(mapState, mapDispatch)(Profile);
diff --git a/client/store/level.js b/client/store/level.js
index be61ebf..8d4e6bc 100644
--- a/client/store/level.js
+++ b/client/store/level.js
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export const nextLevel = (id) => async (dispatch) => {
 		});
 		dispatch(setLevel(data));
 		return data;
-		//changeCode(data.startingJS);
 	} catch (levelError) {
 		console.log('These are not the ducks you are looking for', levelError);
 	}
diff --git a/client/store/user.js b/client/store/user.js
index 8fa4746..e1b9c5f 100644
--- a/client/store/user.js
+++ b/client/store/user.js
@@ -52,12 +52,15 @@ export const verifyUser = (id, enteredPass) => async () =>{
     }
 }
 
-export const fetchFriends = (id) => async (dispatch) => {
+export const fetchFriends = (user) => async (dispatch) => {
     try {
-      const token = window.localStorage.getItem('token');
-    const { data } = await axios.get(`/api/users/${id}/friends`, { headers: { authorization: token } });
-    console.log('friends:', data)
-    dispatch(setFriends(data));
+        const token = window.localStorage.getItem('token');
+        // const user = await axios.get(`/api/users/${id}`, { headers: { authorization: token } });
+        const budArray = await axios.get(`/api/users/${user.id}/friends`, { headers: { authorization: token } });
+        console.log('user: ', user)
+        // user.data.friends = budArray.data;
+        console.log('friends: ', budArray.data)
+        dispatch(setFriends(budArray.data));
     } catch (e) {
       console.log(e)
     }
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ export default function( state = {}, action ) {
         case SET_USER:
             return action.user;
         case SET_FRIENDS:
-            return action.friends
+            return {...user, friends: action.friends }
         default:
             return state
     }
diff --git a/server/api/users.js b/server/api/users.js
index b794aef..f60d4b5 100644
--- a/server/api/users.js
+++ b/server/api/users.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ router.put('/update/:id', requireToken, userIsUser, async (req, res, next) => {
 
 router.get('/:id/friends', requireToken, async(req, res, next) => {
   try {
-    // doesn't work
+    // doesn't work OR DOES IT???
     const friends = await req.user.getFriends()
     res.json(friends)
   } catch (err) {