diff --git a/blockchain/Multi.go b/blockchain/Multi.go
index 75f3ec0..778c23c 100644
--- a/blockchain/Multi.go
+++ b/blockchain/Multi.go
@@ -274,12 +274,9 @@ func (multi *MultiStore) IngestBlock(header *MultiBlockchainHeader, blockNumber
 	// decode it
 	decoded, status, err := DecodeBlockRaw(raw)
 	if failIfInvalid && err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("---- block invalid -----")
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("updated")
-
 	// store the transferred block in the cache
 	err = multi.WriteBlock(header.PublicKey, header.Version, blockNumber, raw)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -293,13 +290,6 @@ func (multi *MultiStore) IngestBlock(header *MultiBlockchainHeader, blockNumber
 		multi.UpdateBlockchainStatistics(header, decoded.RecordsDecoded)
 	}
 
-	for _, recordRaw := range decoded.RecordsRaw {
-		if recordRaw.Type == 0 {
-			fmt.Println("Profile update detected")
-		}
-	}
-	fmt.Println("---------")
-
 	// update the blockchain header
 	multi.WriteBlockchainHeader(header)
 
diff --git a/webapi/File.go b/webapi/File.go
index f50b86f..7d8201a 100644
--- a/webapi/File.go
+++ b/webapi/File.go
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ func blockRecordFileToAPI(input blockchain.BlockRecordFile) (output apiFile) {
 
 		case blockchain.TagSharedByCount:
 			output.Metadata = append(output.Metadata, apiFileMetadata{Type: tag.Type, Name: "Shared By Count", Number: tag.Number()})
+			// if a file has 0 peers sharing then do not add it to the list.
+			if tag.Number() == 0 {
+				return apiFile{}
+			}
 
 		case blockchain.TagSharedByGeoIP:
 			output.Metadata = append(output.Metadata, apiFileMetadata{Type: tag.Type, Name: "Shared By GeoIP", Text: tag.Text()})