diff --git a/www/__tests__/notifScheduler.test.ts b/www/__tests__/notifScheduler.test.ts
index 8b74fe7ba..a002171b4 100644
--- a/www/__tests__/notifScheduler.test.ts
+++ b/www/__tests__/notifScheduler.test.ts
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ describe('updateScheduledNotifs', () => {
     const scheduledPromise: Promise<any> = Promise.resolve();
     // create an empty array of mock notifs from cordova plugin
     let mockNotifs = [];
+    // create the expected result
+    const expectedResultcheduleNotifs = [
+      { key: 'November 19, 2023', val: '9:00 PM' },
+      { key: 'November 17, 2023', val: '9:00 PM' },
+      { key: 'November 15, 2023', val: '9:00 PM' },
+      { key: 'November 14, 2023', val: '9:00 PM' },
+    ];
 
     // mock the cordova plugin
     jest
@@ -267,13 +274,11 @@ describe('updateScheduledNotifs', () => {
     await updateScheduledNotifs(reminderSchemes, isScheduling, setIsScheduling, scheduledPromise);
     const scheduledNotifs = await getScheduledNotifs(isScheduling, scheduledPromise);
 
-    expect(setIsScheduling).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
-    expect(logDebug).toHaveBeenCalledWith('After cancelling, there are no scheduled notifications');
-    expect(logDebug).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      'After scheduling, there are 4 scheduled notifications at 21:00 first is November 19, 2023 at 9:00 PM',
-    );
-    expect(setIsScheduling).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
     expect(scheduledNotifs).toHaveLength(4);
+    expect(scheduledNotifs[0].key).toEqual(expectedResultcheduleNotifs[0].key);
+    expect(scheduledNotifs[1].key).toEqual(expectedResultcheduleNotifs[1].key);
+    expect(scheduledNotifs[2].key).toEqual(expectedResultcheduleNotifs[2].key);
+    expect(scheduledNotifs[3].key).toEqual(expectedResultcheduleNotifs[3].key);
   });
 
   it('should resolve without scheduling if notifications are already scheduled', async () => {
diff --git a/www/js/splash/notifScheduler.ts b/www/js/splash/notifScheduler.ts
index 15adb2521..a81257782 100644
--- a/www/js/splash/notifScheduler.ts
+++ b/www/js/splash/notifScheduler.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@ export const getScheduledNotifs = function (isScheduling: boolean, scheduledProm
         anywhere from 0-n of the scheduled notifs are displayed 
         if actively scheduling, wait for the scheduledPromise to resolve before fetching prevents such errors
         */
+    console.log('test log: isScheduling during getScheduledNotifs', isScheduling);
+    console.log('test log: scheduledPromise during getScheduledNotifs', scheduledPromise);
     if (isScheduling) {
+      console.log(
+        'test log: requesting fetch while still actively scheduling, waiting on scheduledPromise',
+      );
       logDebug('requesting fetch while still actively scheduling, waiting on scheduledPromise');
       scheduledPromise.then(() => {
         getNotifs().then((notifs: object[]) => {
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@ export const getScheduledNotifs = function (isScheduling: boolean, scheduledProm
         });
       });
     } else {
+      console.log('test log: not actively scheduling, fetching');
       getNotifs().then((notifs: object[]) => {
         resolve(notifs);
       });