diff --git a/seed/loopbackMigration.js b/seed/loopbackMigration.js
index 75f8910337..02dd993b9c 100644
--- a/seed/loopbackMigration.js
+++ b/seed/loopbackMigration.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-process-exit */
 require('dotenv').load();
 var Rx = require('rx'),
-    uuid = require('node-uuid'),
-    assign = require('lodash/object/assign'),
-    mongodb = require('mongodb'),
-    secrets = require('../config/secrets');
+  uuid = require('node-uuid'),
+  assign = require('lodash/object/assign'),
+  mongodb = require('mongodb'),
+  secrets = require('../config/secrets');
 
 var MongoClient = mongodb.MongoClient;
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ function createConnection(URI) {
         return observer.onError(err);
       }
       observer.onNext(database);
+      observer.onCompleted();
     });
   });
 }
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ function createQuery(db, collection, options, batchSize) {
         return observer.onError(err);
       }
       if (!doc) {
+        console.log('onCompleted');
         return observer.onCompleted();
       }
       observer.onNext(doc);
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ var storyCount = dbObservable
     };
   })
   .flatMap(function(dats) {
-    return insertMany(dats.db, 'stories', dats.stories, { w: 1 });
+    return insertMany(dats.db, 'story', dats.stories, { w: 1 });
   })
   .count();
 
@@ -168,16 +170,18 @@ Rx.Observable.combineLatest(
       userCount: userCount * 20,
       storyCount: storyCount * 20
     };
-  }
-)
+  })
   .subscribe(
-    function(countObj) {
-      count = countObj;
-    },
-    function(err) {
-      console.error('an error occured', err, err.stack);
-    },
-    function() {
-      console.log('finished with ', count);
-    }
-  );
+  function(countObj) {
+    console.log('next');
+    count = countObj;
+  },
+  function(err) {
+    console.error('an error occured', err, err.stack);
+  },
+  function() {
+
+    console.log('finished with ', count);
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+);
diff --git a/server/boot/challengeMap.js b/server/boot/challengeMap.js
index 280768366c..3b7adf2489 100644
--- a/server/boot/challengeMap.js
+++ b/server/boot/challengeMap.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
 
     var completedChallengeList = noDuplicatedChallenges
       .map(function(challenge) {
-        return challenge.id;
+        return (challenge.id || challenge._id); // backwards compatibility
       });
     var challengeList = utils.
       getChallengeMapForDisplay(completedChallengeList);
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
     Object.keys(challengeList).forEach(function(key) {
       challengeList[key].completed = challengeList[key]
         .challenges.filter(function(elem) {
-        return completedChallengeList.indexOf(elem.id) > -1;
+        return completedChallengeList.indexOf(elem.id || elem._id) > -1;
+          //backwards compatibility hack
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/server/boot/user.js b/server/boot/user.js
index b6d98849a6..f36fbe56a2 100644
--- a/server/boot/user.js
+++ b/server/boot/user.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var _ = require('lodash'),
   crypto = require('crypto'),
   nodemailer = require('nodemailer'),
   moment = require('moment'),
-  debug = require('debug')('freecc:cntr:userController'),
+  //debug = require('debug')('freecc:cntr:userController'),
 
   secrets = require('../../config/secrets');
 
@@ -123,15 +123,12 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   */
 
   function returnUser (req, res, next) {
-    debug(req.params.username);
     User.findOne(
       { where: { 'username': req.params.username.toLowerCase() } },
       function(err, user) {
         if (err) {
-          debug('Username err: ', err);
           return next(err);
         }
-        debug(user);
         if (user) {
           user.progressTimestamps =
             user.progressTimestamps.sort(function(a, b) {
diff --git a/server/views/challengeMap/show.jade b/server/views/challengeMap/show.jade
index f77286eb4e..e80b209312 100644
--- a/server/views/challengeMap/show.jade
+++ b/server/views/challengeMap/show.jade
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ block content
                         .col-xs-12
                             ol
                                 for challenge in challengeBlock.challenges
-                                    if completedChallengeList.indexOf(challenge.id) > -1
+                                    if completedChallengeList.indexOf(challenge.id || challenge._id) > -1
                                         .row
                                             .hidden-xs.col-sm-3.col-md-2.text-primary.ion-checkmark-circled.padded-ionic-icon.text-center.large-p.negative-10
                                             .col-xs-12.col-sm-9.col-md-10