diff --git a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
index 860f5e40..0c2a5b50 100644
--- a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
+++ b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ WIFI change 5g channel to 52,56,60 and 2g channel to 8
 	recheck before doing as it seems to vary, maybe someone else's is auto switching
 
 
-todo: manually go through every form and look for errors in console and make sure it all works properly	
-	*all* forms, leave no stone unturned, sb no surprises beyond this point
+todo: datagrid offset out of whack on filter change of grid list or create new 
+	it should reset paging any time the filter has changed from the prior in use
+
+todo: datetime should support keyboard entry if typing
 
 todo: if dbid in url query parameter of contact form on server it should include that in the message
 	also something needs to be fixed there, it's been in notes forever
diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/enums.js b/ayanova/src/api/enums.js
index 1aaa45e7..4ed7da40 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/enums.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/enums.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default {
     // eslint-disable-next-line
     let res = await window.$gz.api.get("enum-list/list/" + enumKey);
     //We never expect there to be no data here
-    if (!res.data) {
+    if (!res.hasOwnProperty("data")) {
       throw res;
     }
     return res.data;
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/gz-data-table.vue b/ayanova/src/components/gz-data-table.vue
index 084b001e..5483ef48 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/gz-data-table.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/gz-data-table.vue
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ export default {
       });
     },
 
-    listViewChanged: function() {
+    listViewChanged: async function() {
       let vm = this;
 
       //If listview had changed it can only have changed *away* from the unsaved filter item if it's present so just remove the unsaved filter item if it exists
@@ -442,37 +442,29 @@ export default {
       //   return n.id == -1;
       // });
 
+      //first prevent the following changes from triggering a fetch
+      vm.loading = true;
+      //always go back to page one on a change of data list view
+      vm.dataTablePagingOptions.page = 1;
+
       for (let i = vm.selectLists.listViews.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
         if (vm.selectLists.listViews[i].id === -1) {
           vm.selectLists.listViews.splice(i, 1);
         }
       }
 
-      let ShouldGetData = vm.dataTablePagingOptions.page == 1;
-
       if (vm.listViewId == 0) {
         //default view, no saved, no cached
         vm.listView = undefined;
-
         saveFormSettings(vm);
-        if (ShouldGetData) {
-          vm.getDataFromApi();
-        } else {
-          vm.dataTablePagingOptions.page = 1;
-        }
-        //
       } else if (vm.listViewId > 0) {
-        (async function() {
-          await fetchListView(vm);
-
-          saveFormSettings(vm);
-          if (ShouldGetData) {
-            vm.getDataFromApi();
-          } else {
-            vm.dataTablePagingOptions.page = 1;
-          }
-        })();
+        await fetchListView(vm);
+        saveFormSettings(vm);
       }
+
+      //fetch data because listview has changed
+      vm.loading = false;
+      vm.getDataFromApi();
     },
     gridCellButtonClick(key, i) {
       //translate key to actual object type from header data
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue b/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
index 44461508..77640e9d 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ export default {
 
         vm.fetching = false;
         //We never expect there to be no data here
-        if (!res.data) {
+        if (!res.hasOwnProperty("data")) {
           throw res;
         }
         vm.searchResults = res.data;
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/tag-picker.vue b/ayanova/src/components/tag-picker.vue
index 0cf65ca0..3e3af287 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/tag-picker.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/tag-picker.vue
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export default {
         let res = await window.$gz.api.get("tag-list/list?query=" + val); //roles
 
         //We never expect there to be no data here
-        if (!res.data) {
+        if (!res.hasOwnProperty("data")) {
           throw res;
         }
         //adding this to the property will automatically have it cached by the autocomplete component
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/adm-license.vue b/ayanova/src/views/adm-license.vue
index ec9b3cb6..d6a6b23c 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/adm-license.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/adm-license.vue
@@ -559,14 +559,14 @@ async function initForm(vm) {
   await fetchTranslatedText(vm);
   let res = await window.$gz.api.get("license");
   //We never expect there to be no data here
-  if (!res.data) {
+  if (!res.hasOwnProperty("data")) {
     throw res;
   }
   vm.currentLicenseInfo = res.data.license;
 
   res = await window.$gz.api.get("license/database-empty");
   //We never expect there to be no data here
-  if (!res.data) {
+  if (!res.hasOwnProperty("data")) {
     throw res;
   }
   vm.dbIsEmpty = res.data;
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/ay-about.vue b/ayanova/src/views/ay-about.vue
index 50c615bf..37ff0a2b 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/ay-about.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/ay-about.vue
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ async function fetchTranslatedText(vm) {
 async function getServerInfo(vm) {
   let res = await window.$gz.api.get("server-info");
   //We never expect there to be no data here
-  if (!res.data) {
+  if (!res.hasOwnProperty("data")) {
     throw res;
   } else {
     vm.serverInfo = res.data;
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/ay-evaluate.vue b/ayanova/src/views/ay-evaluate.vue
index 6c25b67c..47ac8748 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/ay-evaluate.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/ay-evaluate.vue
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export default {
         //Does the database need to be erased?
         let res = await window.$gz.api.get("license/database-empty");
         //We never expect there to be no data here
-        if (!res.data) {
+        if (!res.hasOwnProperty("data")) {
           throw res;
         }
         if (res.data != true) {