diff --git a/R/db.R b/R/db.R
index 6e6d1886..8967822b 100644
--- a/R/db.R
+++ b/R/db.R
@@ -219,72 +219,9 @@ create_table <- function(data_list, db, table) {
         DBI::dbExecute(conn, paste0('ALTER TABLE "', table, '" ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;'))
     })
 
-    message("Table created (or already exists) in your Supabase database.")
+    message(paste("Table", table, "created in the database."))
 }
 
-check_and_add_columns <- function(data_local, db, table) {
-    pool::poolWithTransaction(db, function(conn) {
-        existing_cols <- DBI::dbListFields(conn, table)
-        new_cols <- setdiff(names(data_local), existing_cols)
-        for (col in new_cols) {
-            r_type <- typeof(data_local[[col]])
-            sql_type <- r_to_sql_type(r_type)
-            query <- paste0('ALTER TABLE "', table, '" ADD COLUMN "', col, '" ', sql_type, ';')
-            DBI::dbExecute(conn, query)
-        }
-    })
-}
-
-# Less secure approach - vulnerable to SQL injection
-# database_uploading <- function(data_list, db, table) {
-#     if(is.null(db)) {
-#         return(warning("Databasing is not in use"))
-#     }
-#
-#     tryCatch({
-#         pool::poolWithTransaction(db, function(conn) {
-#             # Get the actual columns in the table
-#             existing_cols <- DBI::dbListFields(conn, table)
-#
-#             # Filter data_list to only include existing columns
-#             data_list <- data_list[names(data_list) %in% existing_cols]
-#
-#             # Prepare the update query
-#             cols <- names(data_list)
-#             update_cols <- setdiff(cols, "session_id")
-#
-#             # Create value string, properly escaping and quoting values
-#             values <- sapply(data_list, function(x) {
-#                 if (is.character(x)) {
-#                     paste0("'", gsub("'", "''", x), "'")
-#                 } else if (is.numeric(x)) {
-#                     as.character(x)
-#                 } else {
-#                     "NULL"
-#                 }
-#             })
-#             values_str <- paste(values, collapse = ", ")
-#
-#             update_set <- paste(sapply(update_cols, function(col) {
-#                 paste0('"', col, '" = EXCLUDED."', col, '"')
-#             }), collapse = ", ")
-#
-#             update_query <- paste0(
-#                 'INSERT INTO "', table, '" ("', paste(cols, collapse = '", "'), '") ',
-#                 'VALUES (', values_str, ') ',
-#                 'ON CONFLICT (session_id) DO UPDATE SET ',
-#                 update_set
-#             )
-#
-#             # Execute the query
-#             DBI::dbExecute(conn, update_query)
-#         })
-#     }, error = function(e) {
-#         warning("Error in database operation: ", e$message)
-#         print(e)  # Print the full error for debugging
-#     })
-# }
-
 # Solution found in this issue:
 # https://github.com/r-dbi/DBI/issues/193
 sqlInterpolateList <- function(conn, sql, vars=list(), list_vars=list()) {
@@ -303,56 +240,6 @@ sqlInterpolateList <- function(conn, sql, vars=list(), list_vars=list()) {
     DBI::sqlInterpolate(conn, sql, .dots=vars)
 }
 
-# database_uploading <- function(data_list, db, table) {
-#     if(is.null(db)) {
-#         return(warning("Databasing is not in use"))
-#     }
-#
-#     tryCatch({
-#         pool::poolWithTransaction(db, function(conn) {
-#             # Get the actual columns in the table
-#             existing_cols <- DBI::dbListFields(conn, table)
-#
-#             # Filter data_list to only include existing columns
-#             data_list <- data_list[names(data_list) %in% existing_cols]
-#
-#             # Ensure session_id is the first column
-#             cols <- c("session_id", setdiff(names(data_list), "session_id"))
-#             data_list <- data_list[cols]
-#
-#             # Prepare the placeholders
-#             placeholders <- paste0("?", names(data_list))
-#
-#             # Prepare the update set
-#             update_cols <- setdiff(cols, "session_id")
-#             update_set <- paste(sapply(update_cols, function(col) {
-#                 sprintf('"%s" = EXCLUDED."%s"', col, col)
-#             }), collapse = ", ")
-#
-#             # Prepare the SQL query template
-#             query_template <- sprintf(
-#                 'INSERT INTO "%s" ("%s") VALUES (%s) ON CONFLICT (session_id) DO UPDATE SET %s',
-#                 table,
-#                 paste(cols, collapse = '", "'),
-#                 paste(placeholders, collapse = ", "),
-#                 update_set
-#             )
-#
-#             # Use sqlInterpolateList to safely insert values
-#             query <- sqlInterpolateList(
-#                 conn,
-#                 query_template,
-#                 list_vars = data_list
-#             )
-#
-#             # Execute the query
-#             DBI::dbExecute(conn, query)
-#         })
-#     }, error = function(e) {
-#         warning("Error in database operation: ", e$message)
-#         print(e)  # Print the full error for debugging
-#     })
-
 database_uploading <- function(data_list, db, table, changed_fields) {
     if(is.null(db)) {
         return(warning("Databasing is not in use"))
diff --git a/R/server.R b/R/server.R
index 4c14d627..59a61179 100644
--- a/R/server.R
+++ b/R/server.R
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ sd_server <- function(
     }
 
     update_data <- function(data_list, changed_fields = NULL, time_last = FALSE) {
-        if (is.null(changed_fields)) {
+        if (length(changed_fields) == 0) {
             changed_fields = names(data_list)
         }
         if (time_last) {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ sd_server <- function(
     )
     all_data <- do.call(shiny::reactiveValues, initial_data)
 
-    # Database table initialization
+    # Initialize database table
     if (!ignore_mode) {
         table_exists <- pool::poolWithTransaction(db$db, function(conn) {
             DBI::dbExistsTable(conn, db$table)
@@ -208,8 +208,6 @@ sd_server <- function(
         if (!table_exists) {
             create_table(initial_data, db$db, db$table)
         }
-        # Check if there are any new columns, update DB accordingly
-        check_and_add_columns(initial_data, db$db, db$table)
     }
 
     # Reactive expression that returns a list of the latest data