diff --git a/load.js b/load.js
index 87bdb77..e81a6b4 100644
--- a/load.js
+++ b/load.js
@@ -13,47 +13,40 @@ let itemLists = new Map();
  * Load item set from local DB. Calls init() on success.
  */
 async function load_local(init_func) {
-    if (!itemMap) {
-        let get_tx = db.transaction(['item_db', 'set_db'], 'readonly');
-        let sets_store = get_tx.objectStore('set_db');
-        let get_store = get_tx.objectStore('item_db');
-        let request = get_store.getAll();
-        request.onerror = function(event) {
-            console.log("Could not read local item db...");
-        }
-        request.onsuccess = function(event) {
-            console.log("Successfully read local item db.");
-            items = request.result;
-            //console.log(items);
-            let request2 = sets_store.openCursor();
-    
-            sets = {};
-            request2.onerror = function(event) {
-                console.log("Could not read local set db...");
-            }
-    
-            request2.onsuccess = function(event) {
-                let cursor = event.target.result;
-                if (cursor) {
-                    sets[cursor.primaryKey] = cursor.value;
-                    cursor.continue();
-                }
-                else {
-                    console.log("Successfully read local set db.");
-                    //console.log(sets);
-                    init_maps();
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        await get_tx.complete;
-        db.close();
-    } else {
-        console.log("Item and Set dbs already loaded!");
+    let get_tx = db.transaction(['item_db', 'set_db'], 'readonly');
+    let sets_store = get_tx.objectStore('set_db');
+    let get_store = get_tx.objectStore('item_db');
+    let request = get_store.getAll();
+    request.onerror = function(event) {
+        console.log("Could not read local item db...");
     }
+    request.onsuccess = function(event) {
+        console.log("Successfully read local item db.");
+        items = request.result;
+        //console.log(items);
+        let request2 = sets_store.openCursor();
 
-    if (itemMap) {
-        init_func();
+        sets = {};
+        request2.onerror = function(event) {
+            console.log("Could not read local set db...");
+        }
+
+        request2.onsuccess = function(event) {
+            let cursor = event.target.result;
+            if (cursor) {
+                sets[cursor.primaryKey] = cursor.value;
+                cursor.continue();
+            }
+            else {
+                console.log("Successfully read local set db.");
+                //console.log(sets);
+                init_maps();
+            }
+        }
     }
+    await get_tx.complete;
+    db.close();
+    init_func();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/load_ing.js b/load_ing.js
index c69bb02..83cc13a 100644
--- a/load_ing.js
+++ b/load_ing.js
@@ -21,35 +21,29 @@ let recipeIDMap;
  */
 async function ing_load_local(init_func) {
     console.log("IngMap is: \n " + ingMap);
-    if (!ingMap) {
-        let get_tx = idb.transaction(['ing_db', 'recipe_db'], 'readonly');
-        let ings_store = get_tx.objectStore('ing_db');
-        let recipes_store = get_tx.objectStore('recipe_db');
-        let request3 = ings_store.getAll();
-        request3.onerror = function(event) {
-            console.log("Could not read local ingredient db...");
-        }
-        request3.onsuccess = function(event) {
-            console.log("Successfully read local ingredient db.");
-            ings = request3.result;
-            let request4 = recipes_store.getAll();
-            request4.onerror = function(event) {
-                console.log("Could not read local recipe db...");
-            }
-            request4.onsuccess = function(event) {
-                console.log("Successfully read local recipe db.");
-                recipes = request4.result;
-                init_ing_maps();
-            }
-        }
-        await get_tx.complete;
-        idb.close();
-    } else {
-        console.log("Ingredient and Recipe dbs already loaded!");
+    let get_tx = idb.transaction(['ing_db', 'recipe_db'], 'readonly');
+    let ings_store = get_tx.objectStore('ing_db');
+    let recipes_store = get_tx.objectStore('recipe_db');
+    let request3 = ings_store.getAll();
+    request3.onerror = function(event) {
+        console.log("Could not read local ingredient db...");
     }
-    if (ingMap) {
-        init_func();
+    request3.onsuccess = function(event) {
+        console.log("Successfully read local ingredient db.");
+        ings = request3.result;
+        let request4 = recipes_store.getAll();
+        request4.onerror = function(event) {
+            console.log("Could not read local recipe db...");
+        }
+        request4.onsuccess = function(event) {
+            console.log("Successfully read local recipe db.");
+            recipes = request4.result;
+            init_ing_maps();
+        }
     }
+    await get_tx.complete;
+    idb.close();
+    init_func();
 }
 
 function clean_ing(ing) {