diff --git a/frontend/src/html/header.html b/frontend/src/html/header.html
index 0597d8a16..9e2f66c0b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/html/header.html
+++ b/frontend/src/html/header.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       <div class="top">monkey see</div>
       monkeytype
 
-      <div class="bottom">5 year anniversary!</div>
+      <!-- <div class="bottom">5 year anniversary!</div> -->
     </h1>
   </a>
   <nav>
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/elements/merch-banner.ts b/frontend/src/ts/elements/merch-banner.ts
index 15d1320a3..f303abb36 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/elements/merch-banner.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/elements/merch-banner.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { LocalStorageWithSchema } from "../utils/local-storage-with-schema";
 import * as Notifications from "./notifications";
 
 const closed = new LocalStorageWithSchema({
-  key: "merchBannerClosed2",
+  key: "merchBannerClosed3",
   schema: z.boolean(),
   fallback: false,
 });
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export function showIfNotClosedBefore(): void {
       `New merch store now open, including a limited edition metal keycap! <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://mktp.co/merch">monkeytype.store</a>`,
       1,
       "./images/merch3.png",
-      true,
+      false,
       () => {
         closed.set(true);
       },
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
index c9a30331b..5e75590a5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ $(".pageTest").on("click", "#testConfig .numbersMode.textButton", () => {
 
 $("header").on("click", "nav #startTestButton, #logo", () => {
   if (ActivePage.get() === "test") restart();
-  Result.showConfetti();
+  // Result.showConfetti();
 });
 
 // ===============================