diff --git a/assets/js/src/components/Counter.js b/assets/js/src/components/Counter.js
index 0ca25ba9..0b9a0d8c 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/components/Counter.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/components/Counter.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const Counter = (props) => {
 
   // start fetching hits from API once slug is set
   useEffect(() => {
-    return fetch(`/api/hits/?slug=${encodeURIComponent(props.slug)}`)
+    fetch(`/api/hits/?slug=${encodeURIComponent(props.slug)}`)
       .then((response) => response.json())
       .then((data) => setHits(data.hits || 0));
   }, [props.slug]);
diff --git a/assets/js/src/components/RepositoryGrid.js b/assets/js/src/components/RepositoryGrid.js
index a20aa6f9..e156991e 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/components/RepositoryGrid.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/components/RepositoryGrid.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const RepositoryGrid = () => {
   // start fetching repos from API immediately
   useEffect(() => {
     // API endpoint (sort by stars, limit to 12)
-    return fetch("/api/projects/?top&limit=12")
+    fetch("/api/projects/?top&limit=12")
       .then((response) => response.json())
       .then((data) => setRepos(data || []));
   }, []);
diff --git a/assets/js/src/components/ThemeToggle.js b/assets/js/src/components/ThemeToggle.js
index 57cf776a..5911136d 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/components/ThemeToggle.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/components/ThemeToggle.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const ThemeToggle = () => {
   const [dark, setDark] = useState(isDark());
   const [saved, setSaved] = useState(!!getDarkPref());
 
-  // real-time switching between modes based on system if preference isn't set (and it's supported by OS/browser)
+  // real-time switching between modes based on user's system if preference isn't set (and it's supported by OS/browser)
   const matchCallback = useCallback((e) => setDark(e.matches), []);
   useEffect(() => {
     try {