diff --git a/cce_search/search.py b/cce_search/search.py
index 9be6b1b..e262495 100644
--- a/cce_search/search.py
+++ b/cce_search/search.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ def index():
         print("NO ARGUMENTS GIVEN. PLEASE GIVE ARGUMENTS")
     else:
         if request.args.get("renewal"):
-                print("UNIQUE. THERE IS RENEWAL. NEED TO BREAK FROM THIS UNLESS NO RESULTS SHOW")
                 results = ren_search(request.args['renewal'], request.args.get('page'),
                     request.args.get('per_page'))
                 paging = proc_pagination(results['data']['paging'], request.args.get('page'))    
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ def index():
         
         
         if request.args.get("registration") and unique == 0:
-                print("THERE IS REGISTRATION")
                 results = reg_search(request.args['registration'], request.args.get('page'),
                     request.args.get('per_page'))
                 paging = proc_pagination(results['data']['paging'], request.args.get('page'))
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@ def index():
         
         
         if request.args.get("author") and unique == 0:
-            print("THERE IS AN AUTHOR")
             results = search(request.args['author'], request.args.get('page'),
                     request.args.get('per_page'))
             paging = proc_pagination(results['data']['paging'],
@@ -58,7 +55,6 @@ def index():
         
         
         if request.args.get("publisher") and unique == 0:
-            print("THERE IS AN PUBLISHER")
             results = search(request.args['publisher'], request.args.get('page'),
                     request.args.get('per_page'))
             paging = proc_pagination(results['data']['paging'],
@@ -71,9 +67,12 @@ def index():
                            
         results = proc_results(results)
         print(results)
-
-    #breaks if there are few results, or if you click on last page
-    #makes me think there's an issue with a for loop that is rendering the results since the last result won't display?
+        
+        if results == []:
+            print("NO RESULTS")
+            noresults = 1
+            return render_template('search/index.html', noresults=noresults)
+    
     return render_template('search/index.html', results=results, term=title,
             paging=paging, search_type=search_type)
 
diff --git a/cce_search/templates/search/index.html b/cce_search/templates/search/index.html
index dec80b6..7683f60 100644
--- a/cce_search/templates/search/index.html
+++ b/cce_search/templates/search/index.html
@@ -2,20 +2,19 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
-
 {% if results %}
-
   {% include "search/paging.html" %}
-  
     {% for result in results %}
     <div class = "results">
         <!-- {% include "search/render_registration.html" %} -->
         {% include "search/new_registration.html" %}
     </div>
     {% endfor %}
-  
-
 {% else %}
+
+
+
+
 <div class="py-5 text-center">
   <div class = "content">
     <h1>Copyright Search</h1>
@@ -29,19 +28,14 @@
       <input type="text" name="renewal" placeholder="Renewal Number" autocomplete="off"><br>
       <button type="submit" class="btn btn-secondary">Search</button>
     </form>
+    {% if noresults %}
+    <br>
+    <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">No results found. Please try another search.</div>
+    {% endif %}
   </div>
 </div>
 
+
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if noresults %}
-    <div class = "results">
-      <h1>No Results Found.</h1>
-      <a href="/">Back To Search</a>
-    </div>
-{% endif %}
-
-
-{% include "search/paging.html" %}
-
 {% endblock %}