diff --git a/src/app/api/judging/route.js b/src/app/api/judging/route.js
index fd361d49b..8ae1aa549 100644
--- a/src/app/api/judging/route.js
+++ b/src/app/api/judging/route.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export async function GET() {
 
   try {
     const teamsSnapshot = await getDocs(
-      query(collection(db, "teams"), where("status", "==", "qualify"))
+      query(collection(db, "teams"), where("status", "==", 1))
     );
     teamsSnapshot.forEach((doc) => {
       const { links, name, rounds, table } = doc.data();
@@ -50,11 +50,7 @@ export async function GET() {
     });
 
     const judgesSnapshot = await getDocs(
-      query(
-        collection(db, "users"),
-        where("role", "array-contains", "judges"),
-        where("status", "==", "accept")
-      )
+      query(collection(db, "users"), where("roles.judges", "==", 1))
     );
     judgesSnapshot.forEach((doc) => {
       const { affiliation, name } = doc.data();
diff --git a/src/components/dynamic/ProtectedPage.jsx b/src/components/dynamic/ProtectedPage.jsx
index d2490e4bc..8f2146be2 100644
--- a/src/components/dynamic/ProtectedPage.jsx
+++ b/src/components/dynamic/ProtectedPage.jsx
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ const ProtectedPage = ({ children }) => {
   const bypass = ROUTES[pathName].bypass;
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (bypass) {
+      setConfirmed(true);
+      return;
+    }
     if (RELEASES.DYNAMIC[pathName] > new Date()) {
       setError({
         code: 423,
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ const ProtectedPage = ({ children }) => {
       {error && (
         <Error code={error.code} error={error.error} message={error.message} />
       )}
-      {(confirmed || bypass) && (
+      {confirmed && (
         <>
           <title>{title}</title>
           <div className="flex justify-center items-start w-full bg-hackathon-page h-screen pt-12 lg:pt-0 z-0">
diff --git a/src/components/dynamic/admin/services/judging/Judging.jsx b/src/components/dynamic/admin/services/judging/Judging.jsx
index 6acd82596..c3ea4e9de 100644
--- a/src/components/dynamic/admin/services/judging/Judging.jsx
+++ b/src/components/dynamic/admin/services/judging/Judging.jsx
@@ -6,17 +6,11 @@ import Toolbar from "./Toolbar.jsx";
 
 const Judging = () => {
   const [data, setData] = useState(null);
-  const [judges, setJudges] = useState(null);
 
   return (
     <div className="h-full font-poppins flex flex-col py-4 gap-3">
       <Title title="Judging" />
-      <Toolbar
-        data={data}
-        setData={setData}
-        judges={judges}
-        setJudges={setJudges}
-      />
+      <Toolbar data={data} setData={setData} />
       <Table data={data} />
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/dynamic/admin/services/judging/Toolbar.jsx b/src/components/dynamic/admin/services/judging/Toolbar.jsx
index 41e9ac974..5df7b73a4 100644
--- a/src/components/dynamic/admin/services/judging/Toolbar.jsx
+++ b/src/components/dynamic/admin/services/judging/Toolbar.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ import axios from "axios";
 
 const tags = ["professor", "industry", "student"];
 
-const Toolbar = ({ data, setData, judges, setJudges }) => {
+const Toolbar = ({ data, setData }) => {
   const router = useRouter();
 
+  const [judges, setJudges] = useState(null);
   const [popup, setPopup] = useState({
     title: "",
     text: "",
diff --git a/src/components/dynamic/user/Team.jsx b/src/components/dynamic/user/Team.jsx
index e1129a78d..892165c67 100644
--- a/src/components/dynamic/user/Team.jsx
+++ b/src/components/dynamic/user/Team.jsx
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ const Team = ({ user, setUser }) => {
   };
 
   const handleJoin = () => {
-    console.log(id);
     if (id.team === "") {
       toast("❌ Enter a Valid Team ID");
       return;