diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index f64be64..845b0bb 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "rambler",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
-  "homepage": ".",
+  "homepage": "https://berkeleyhci.github.io/rambler",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/BerkeleyHCI/rambler.git"
diff --git a/app/public/index.html b/app/public/index.html
index cf7e058..c092e86 100644
--- a/app/public/index.html
+++ b/app/public/index.html
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@
     <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true" />
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#FFFFFF" />
     <meta name="description" content="Rambler" />
-    <!-- <link rel="icon" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/favicon.ico" /> -->
-    <!-- <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/logo192.png" /> -->
-    <!--
-      manifest.json provides metadata used when your web app is installed on a
-      user's mobile device or desktop. See https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/web-app-manifest/
-    -->
     <link rel="manifest" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/manifest.json" />
     <!--
       Notice the use of %PUBLIC_URL% in the tags above.
diff --git a/app/src/App.js b/app/src/App.js
index a9f6dda..6908264 100644
--- a/app/src/App.js
+++ b/app/src/App.js
@@ -1711,16 +1711,17 @@ class App extends Component {
     super(props);
     let pId = localStorage.getItem("pId");
     if (!pId) {
-      pId = prompt("Please enter your participant ID");
-      // if not a valid uuidv4-formatted string, make up a new one.
-      if (
-        !pId ||
-        !pId.match(/^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-4[0-9a-f]{3}-[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/)
-      ) {
-        pId = uuidv4();
-        alert("Invalid ID, using " + pId + " instead.");
-      }
+      pId = uuidv4();
       localStorage.setItem("pId", pId);
+      // pId = prompt("Please enter your participant ID");
+      // if not a valid uuidv4-formatted string, make up a new one.
+      // if (
+      //   !pId ||
+      //   !pId.match(/^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-4[0-9a-f]{3}-[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/)
+      // ) {
+      //   pId = uuidv4();
+      //   alert("Invalid ID, using " + pId + " instead.");
+      // }
     }
     this.state = {
       pId: pId,