diff --git a/zubhub_backend/docker-compose.yml b/zubhub_backend/docker-compose.yml
index bc10ea2ed..e378e447f 100644
--- a/zubhub_backend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/zubhub_backend/docker-compose.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: ./compose/media/dev/Dockerfile
     restart: on-failure
     volumes:
+      - ./media:/home/media
       - media_data:/home/media/media_store
       - ./compose/media/requirements.txt:/home/requirements.txt:ro
     ports:
diff --git a/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/views.py b/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/views.py
index 2016f64f9..c99ebe158 100644
--- a/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/views.py
+++ b/zubhub_backend/zubhub/creators/views.py
@@ -80,9 +80,12 @@ def get(self, request, format=None):
 class UserProfileAPIView(RetrieveAPIView):
     """
     Fetch Profile of user with given username.
-
     Requires username of user.
     Returns user profile.
+
+    Note that this schema returns the full user profile, but the api sometimes
+    returns a minimal version of the user profile, omitting certain fields that
+    are not neccessary or are sensitive.
     """
 
     queryset = Creator.objects.filter(is_active=True)
@@ -91,10 +94,10 @@ class UserProfileAPIView(RetrieveAPIView):
     throttle_classes = [GetUserRateThrottle, SustainedRateThrottle]
 
     def get_serializer_class(self):
-        if self.kwargs.get("username") == self.request.user.username:
-            return CreatorSerializer
-        else:
+        if self.request and self.kwargs.get("username") != self.request.user.username:
             return CreatorMinimalSerializer
+        else:
+            return CreatorSerializer
 
 
 class RegisterCreatorAPIView(RegisterView):
diff --git a/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/assets/js/styles/views/login/loginStyles.js b/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/assets/js/styles/views/login/loginStyles.js
index d42465e83..8f70b778d 100644
--- a/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/assets/js/styles/views/login/loginStyles.js
+++ b/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/assets/js/styles/views/login/loginStyles.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ const styles = theme => ({
     alignItems: 'center',
   },
   dividerText: {
+    whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
     [theme.breakpoints.up('1600')]: {
       fontSize: '1.2rem',
     },
diff --git a/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/views/PageWrapper.jsx b/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/views/PageWrapper.jsx
index dc7605667..507afdb99 100644
--- a/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/views/PageWrapper.jsx
+++ b/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/views/PageWrapper.jsx
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ function PageWrapper(props) {
                     name="q"
                     id="q"
                     type="search"
-                    defaultValue={props.location.search && getQueryParams(props.location.search).query}
+                    defaultValue={getQueryParams(window.location.href).get('q')}
                     className={clsx(
                       classes.searchFormInputStyle,
                       'search-form-input',