diff --git a/src/components/content/carousels/CoursesCarousel.js b/src/components/content/carousels/CoursesCarousel.js
index dd8e479..6b6c324 100644
--- a/src/components/content/carousels/CoursesCarousel.js
+++ b/src/components/content/carousels/CoursesCarousel.js
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ export default function CoursesCarousel() {
         const fetch = async () => {
             try {
                 const fetchedCourses = await fetchCourses();
+                console.log('fetchedCourses:', fetchedCourses);
                 if (fetchedCourses && fetchedCourses.length > 0) {
                     // First process the courses to be ready for display
                     const processedCourses = fetchedCourses.map(course => parseEvent(course));
+                    console.log('processedCourses:', processedCourses);
 
                     // Fetch zaps for all processed courses at once
                     const allZaps = await fetchZapsForEvents(processedCourses);
diff --git a/src/components/forms/CourseForm.js b/src/components/forms/CourseForm.js
index 0b2c753..9903753 100644
--- a/src/components/forms/CourseForm.js
+++ b/src/components/forms/CourseForm.js
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ const CourseForm = () => {
                     ]);
                 }
 
-                processedLessons.push({ id: lesson.d, noteId: lesson.id });
+                processedLessons.push({ id: lesson?.d });
             }
 
             // Step 2: Create and publish course
diff --git a/src/components/zaps/ZapDisplay.js b/src/components/zaps/ZapDisplay.js
index 1c2d62f..d740e18 100644
--- a/src/components/zaps/ZapDisplay.js
+++ b/src/components/zaps/ZapDisplay.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const ZapDisplay = ({ zapAmount, event }) => {
             <p className="text-xs cursor-pointer" onClick={(e) => op.current.toggle(e)}>
                 <i className="pi pi-bolt text-yellow-300"></i> 
 
-                {zapAmount ? zapAmount : <ProgressSpinner />}
+                {zapAmount || zapAmount === 0 ? zapAmount : <ProgressSpinner />}
             </p>
             <OverlayPanel className='w-[40%] h-[40%]' ref={op}>
                 <ZapForm event={event} />
diff --git a/src/hooks/useNostr.js b/src/hooks/useNostr.js
index 23e4939..4fca34a 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNostr.js
+++ b/src/hooks/useNostr.js
@@ -414,12 +414,13 @@ export function useNostr() {
     }, [subscribe]);
 
     const fetchCourses = useCallback(async () => {
-        const filter = [{ kinds: [30023], authors: [AUTHOR_PUBKEY] }];
-        const hasRequiredTags = (tags) => {
-            const hasPlebDevs = tags.some(([tag, value]) => tag === "t" && value === "plebdevs");
-            const hasCourse = tags.some(([tag, value]) => tag === "t" && value === "course");
-            return hasPlebDevs && hasCourse;
-        };
+        const filter = [{ kinds: [30004], authors: [AUTHOR_PUBKEY] }];
+        // Do we need required tags for courses? community instead?
+        // const hasRequiredTags = (tags) => {
+        //     const hasPlebDevs = tags.some(([tag, value]) => tag === "t" && value === "plebdevs");
+        //     const hasCourse = tags.some(([tag, value]) => tag === "t" && value === "course");
+        //     return hasPlebDevs && hasCourse;
+        // };
 
         return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             let courses = [];
@@ -427,9 +428,10 @@ export function useNostr() {
                 filter,
                 {
                     onevent: (event) => {
-                        if (hasRequiredTags(event.tags)) {
-                            courses.push(event);
-                        }
+                        // if (hasRequiredTags(event.tags)) {
+                            // courses.push(event);
+                        // }
+                        courses.push(event);
                     },
                     onerror: (error) => {
                         console.error('Error fetching courses:', error);
diff --git a/src/utils/nostr.js b/src/utils/nostr.js
index 8771f28..d138b8b 100644
--- a/src/utils/nostr.js
+++ b/src/utils/nostr.js
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ export const parseEvent = (event) => {
         }
     });
 
+    // if published_at is an empty string, then set it to event.created_at
+    if (!eventData.published_at) {
+        eventData.published_at = event.created_at;
+    }
+
     return eventData;
 };