diff --git a/src/app/_components/Lobby/_subcomponents/SetUpCard/SetUpCard.tsx b/src/app/_components/Lobby/_subcomponents/SetUpCard/SetUpCard.tsx
index 43a45b4..508849e 100644
--- a/src/app/_components/Lobby/_subcomponents/SetUpCard/SetUpCard.tsx
+++ b/src/app/_components/Lobby/_subcomponents/SetUpCard/SetUpCard.tsx
@@ -91,13 +91,27 @@ const SetUpCard: React.FC<ISetUpProps> = ({
 
         const temporaryErrors: IDeckValidationFailures = connectedUser.importDeckErrors;
         // Determine if a blocking error exists (ignoring NotImplemented and temporary errors)
+        // we want two errors that won't trigger the
 
         if (Object.keys(deckErrors).length > 0) {
             // Show a short inline error message and store the full list
             setDisplayerror(true);
             setDeckErrorSummary('Deck is invalid.');
             setDeckErrorDetails(deckErrors);
-            setBlockError(true)
+            setBlockError(true);
+
+            // Check if any errors other than the specified ones exist
+            const hasOtherErrors = Object.keys(deckErrors).some(key =>
+                key !== DeckValidationFailureReason.MinMainboardSizeNotMet &&
+                key !== DeckValidationFailureReason.MaxSideboardSizeExceeded
+            );
+
+            // Only open modal if there are validation errors besides the two excluded types
+            if (hasOtherErrors) {
+                setErrorModalOpen(true);
+            } else {
+                setErrorModalOpen(false);
+            }
         }else{
             setDeckErrorSummary(null);
             setDeckErrorDetails(undefined);
@@ -110,6 +124,7 @@ const SetUpCard: React.FC<ISetUpProps> = ({
             setDisplayerror(true);
             setDeckErrorSummary('Couldn\'t import. Deck is invalid.');
             setDeckErrorDetails(temporaryErrors);
+            setErrorModalOpen(true);
         }
     }, [connectedUser]);
 
diff --git a/src/app/_components/_sharedcomponents/Chat/Chat.tsx b/src/app/_components/_sharedcomponents/Chat/Chat.tsx
index bdaab2f..a3fa083 100644
--- a/src/app/_components/_sharedcomponents/Chat/Chat.tsx
+++ b/src/app/_components/_sharedcomponents/Chat/Chat.tsx
@@ -24,28 +24,33 @@ const Chat: React.FC<IChatProps> = ({
     // TODO: Standardize these chat types
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     const formatMessage = (message: any, index: number) => {
-        if (message.hasOwnProperty('alert')) {
-            return (
-                <Typography key={index} sx={styles.alertText}>
-                    {message.alert.message.join('')}
-                </Typography>
-            )
-        } else if (message[0].type === 'playerChat') {
+        try {
+            if (message.hasOwnProperty('alert')) {
+                return (
+                    <Typography key={index} sx={styles.alertText}>
+                        {message.alert.message.join('')}
+                    </Typography>
+                )
+            } else if (message[0].type === 'playerChat') {
+                return (
+                    <Typography key={index} sx={styles.messageText}>
+                        <Typography component="span" sx={{ color: connectedPlayer === message[0].id ? 'var(--initiative-blue)' : 'var(--initiative-red)' }}>
+                            {message[0].name}
+                        </Typography>:
+                        {message.slice(1).join('')}
+                    </Typography>
+                )
+            }
+            const stringMessage = message.map((item: IChatObject | string) => typeof item === 'object' ? item?.name : item).join('');
             return (
                 <Typography key={index} sx={styles.messageText}>
-                    <Typography component="span" sx={{ color: connectedPlayer === message[0].id ? 'var(--initiative-blue)' : 'var(--initiative-red)' }}>
-                        {message[0].name}
-                    </Typography>:
-                    {message.slice(1).join('')}
+                    {stringMessage}
                 </Typography>
             )
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Error formatting message:', error);
+            return null;
         }
-        const stringMessage = message.map((item: IChatObject | string) => typeof item === 'object' ? item?.name : item).join('');
-        return (
-            <Typography key={index} sx={styles.messageText}>
-                {stringMessage}
-            </Typography>
-        )
     }
 
     useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/_contexts/Game.context.tsx b/src/app/_contexts/Game.context.tsx
index 1866caf..d23e6da 100644
--- a/src/app/_contexts/Game.context.tsx
+++ b/src/app/_contexts/Game.context.tsx
@@ -139,20 +139,20 @@ export const GameProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
                 switch (cardSelectionZones[0]) {
                     case 'resources':
                         openPopup('pile', {
-                            uuid: `${connectedPlayer}-resources`,
+                            uuid: `${connectedPlayerId}-resources`,
                             title: 'Your Resources',
                             subtitle: menuTitle,
-                            cards: gameState?.players[connectedPlayer]?.cardPiles['resources'],
+                            cards: gameState?.players[connectedPlayerId]?.cardPiles['resources'],
                             source: PopupSource.PromptState,
                             buttons: buttons,
                         });
                         break;
                     case 'discard':
                         openPopup('pile', {
-                            uuid: `${connectedPlayer}-discard`,
+                            uuid: `${connectedPlayerId}-discard`,
                             title: 'Your Discard',
                             subtitle: menuTitle,
-                            cards: gameState?.players[connectedPlayer]?.cardPiles['discard'],
+                            cards: gameState?.players[connectedPlayerId]?.cardPiles['discard'],
                             source: PopupSource.PromptState,
                             buttons: buttons,
                         });