diff --git a/teachertool/src/state/reducer.ts b/teachertool/src/state/reducer.ts
index 14e2234725ee..7dff79b9e5eb 100644
--- a/teachertool/src/state/reducer.ts
+++ b/teachertool/src/state/reducer.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default function reducer(state: AppState, action: Action): AppState {
             };
         }
         case "SET_RUBRIC": {
-            updateStoredRubricAsync(state.rubric, action.rubric); // fire and forget, we don't need to wait for this to finish.
+            /*await*/ updateStoredRubricAsync(state.rubric, action.rubric); // fire and forget, we don't need to wait for this to finish.
             return {
                 ...state,
                 rubric: action.rubric,
diff --git a/teachertool/src/transforms/tryLoadLastActiveRubricAsync.ts b/teachertool/src/transforms/tryLoadLastActiveRubricAsync.ts
index d96f8d07c1f1..e8229cebd8d6 100644
--- a/teachertool/src/transforms/tryLoadLastActiveRubricAsync.ts
+++ b/teachertool/src/transforms/tryLoadLastActiveRubricAsync.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export async function tryLoadLastActiveRubricAsync() {
         lastActiveRubric.criteria = lastActiveRubric.criteria.filter(validateCriteriaInstance);
 
         if (lastActiveRubric.criteria.length !== initialCriteriaCount) {
-            postNotification(makeNotification("Some criteria could not be loaded.", 2000));
+            postNotification(makeNotification(lf("Some criteria could not be loaded."), 2000));
         }
 
         dispatch(Actions.setRubric(lastActiveRubric));