diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/gzapi.js b/ayanova/src/api/gzapi.js
index d456b4bb..4e773274 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/gzapi.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/gzapi.js
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ export default {
         //post
         //ensure the route doesn't end in /0 which will happen if it's a new record
         //since the edit forms just send the url here with the ID regardless
+        //note: de-lodash was using lodash here endswith method
         if (route.endsWith("/0")) {
           route = route.slice(0, -2);
         }
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue b/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
index 37b3b4bb..0c0d9ad8 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
@@ -335,8 +335,9 @@ export default {
         if (isATwoTermQuery) {
           //check that both terms aren't tags
           if (
-            window.$gz._.startsWith(queryTerms[0], "..") &&
-            window.$gz._.startsWith(queryTerms[1], "..")
+            //note: de-lodashed here not sure if I need to add a null check or not
+           queryTerms[0].startsWith("..") &&
+           queryTerms[1].startsWith("..")
           ) {
             vm.errors.push(vm.$ay.t("ErrorPickListQueryInvalid"));
             return;
@@ -344,8 +345,8 @@ export default {
 
           //check that both aren't non-tags
           if (
-            !window.$gz._.startsWith(queryTerms[0], "..") &&
-            !window.$gz._.startsWith(queryTerms[1], "..")
+            !queryTerms[0].startsWith("..") &&
+            !queryTerms[1].startsWith("..")
           ) {
             vm.errors.push(vm.$ay.t("ErrorPickListQueryInvalid"));
             return;