diff --git a/src/components/content/carousels/templates/CourseTemplate.js b/src/components/content/carousels/templates/CourseTemplate.js
index 972fe11..c7e2379 100644
--- a/src/components/content/carousels/templates/CourseTemplate.js
+++ b/src/components/content/carousels/templates/CourseTemplate.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const CourseTemplate = ({ course }) => {
     const { zaps, zapsLoading, zapsError, refetchZaps } = useCoursesZapsQuery({ event: course })
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (!zaps || !zaps.length > 0) return;
+        if (!zaps || zapsLoading || zapsError) return;
 
         let total = 0;
         zaps.forEach((zap) => {
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ const CourseTemplate = ({ course }) => {
             }
         });
         setZapAmount(total);
-    }, [course, zaps]);
+    }, [course, zaps, zapsLoading, zapsError]);
+
+    if (zapsLoading) return <div>Loading...</div>;
+    if (zapsError) return <div>Error: {zapsError}</div>;
 
     return (
         <div
diff --git a/src/components/content/carousels/templates/ResourceTemplate.js b/src/components/content/carousels/templates/ResourceTemplate.js
index 92a40d6..73e05c3 100644
--- a/src/components/content/carousels/templates/ResourceTemplate.js
+++ b/src/components/content/carousels/templates/ResourceTemplate.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const ResourceTemplate = ({ resource }) => {
   const { returnImageProxy } = useImageProxy();
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!zaps || !zaps.length > 0) return;
+    if (!zaps || zapsLoading || zapsError) return;
 
     let total = 0;
     zaps.forEach((zap) => {
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ const ResourceTemplate = ({ resource }) => {
       }
     });
     setZapAmount(total);
-  }, [resource, zaps]);
+  }, [resource, zaps, zapsLoading, zapsError]);
+
+  if (zapsLoading) return <div>Loading...</div>;
+    if (zapsError) return <div>Error: {zapsError}</div>;
 
   return (
     <div
diff --git a/src/components/content/carousels/templates/WorkshopTemplate.js b/src/components/content/carousels/templates/WorkshopTemplate.js
index 451b8a4..2628765 100644
--- a/src/components/content/carousels/templates/WorkshopTemplate.js
+++ b/src/components/content/carousels/templates/WorkshopTemplate.js
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ const WorkshopTemplate = ({workshop}) => {
     const { zaps, zapsLoading, zapsError, refetchZaps } = useWorkshopsZapsQuery({event: workshop});
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (!zaps || !zaps.length > 0) return;
-        
+        if (!zaps || zapsLoading || zapsError) return;
+
         let total = 0;
         zaps.forEach((zap) => {
             // If the zap matches the event or the parameterized event, then add the zap to the total
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const WorkshopTemplate = ({workshop}) => {
             }
         });
         setZapAmount(total);
-    }, [zaps, workshop]);
+    }, [zaps, workshop, zapsLoading, zapsError]);
 
     if (zapsLoading) return <div>Loading...</div>;
     if (zapsError) return <div>Error: {zapsError}</div>;