diff --git a/frontend/app/Router.js b/frontend/app/Router.js
index ab41173bd..dc1ee6ad6 100644
--- a/frontend/app/Router.js
+++ b/frontend/app/Router.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import { fetchList as fetchMetadata } from 'Duck/customField';
 import { fetchList as fetchSiteList } from 'Duck/site';
 import { fetchList as fetchAnnouncements } from 'Duck/announcements';
 import { fetchList as fetchAlerts } from 'Duck/alerts';
-import { fetchWatchdogStatus } from 'Duck/watchdogs';
 import { dashboardService } from "App/services";
 import { withStore } from 'App/mstore'
 
@@ -107,7 +106,6 @@ const ONBOARDING_REDIRECT_PATH = routes.onboarding(OB_DEFAULT_TAB);
   fetchSiteList,
   fetchAnnouncements,
   fetchAlerts,
-  fetchWatchdogStatus,
 })
 class Router extends React.Component {
   state = {
@@ -132,7 +130,6 @@ class Router extends React.Component {
             this.props.fetchMetadata() 
             this.props.fetchAnnouncements();
             this.props.fetchAlerts();
-            this.props.fetchWatchdogStatus();
           }, 100);
         })
       })
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/BugFinder/SessionsMenu/SessionsMenu.js b/frontend/app/components/BugFinder/SessionsMenu/SessionsMenu.js
index 36dd5f83f..d81ff1a7f 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/BugFinder/SessionsMenu/SessionsMenu.js
+++ b/frontend/app/components/BugFinder/SessionsMenu/SessionsMenu.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react'
+import React from 'react'
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import cn from 'classnames';
 import { SideMenuitem, SavedSearchList, Progress, Popup } from 'UI'
 import stl from './sessionMenu.css';
-import {  fetchWatchdogStatus } from 'Duck/watchdogs';
 import { clearEvents } from 'Duck/filters';
 import { issues_types } from 'Types/session/issue'
 import { fetchList as fetchSessionList } from 'Duck/sessions';
@@ -11,18 +10,12 @@ import { useModal } from 'App/components/Modal';
 import SessionSettings from 'Shared/SessionSettings/SessionSettings'
 
 function SessionsMenu(props) {
-  const { activeTab, keyMap, wdTypeCount, toggleRehydratePanel } = props;
-  const { hideModal, showModal } = useModal();
+  const { activeTab } = props;
+  const { showModal } = useModal();
 
   const onMenuItemClick = (filter) => {
     props.onMenuItemClick(filter)
   }
-  
-  const capturingAll = props.captureRate && props.captureRate.get('captureAll');
-
-  // useEffect(() => {
-  //   showModal(<SessionSettings />, {});
-  // }, [])
 
   return (
     <div className={stl.wrapper}>
@@ -49,9 +42,6 @@ function SessionsMenu(props) {
           />          
         )}         */}
       </div>
-      {/* <div className="text-sm color-gray-medium cursor-pointer mb-4" style={{ textDecoration: 'underline dotted'}} onClick={() => showModal(<SessionSettings />, {})}>
-        Capture, Listing, and Timezone Settings
-      </div> */}
       
       <div>
         <SideMenuitem
@@ -96,5 +86,5 @@ export default connect(state => ({
   filters: state.getIn([ 'filters', 'appliedFilter' ]),
   sessionsLoading: state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'fetchLiveListRequest', 'loading' ]),
 }), { 
-  fetchWatchdogStatus, clearEvents, fetchSessionList
+  clearEvents, fetchSessionList
 })(SessionsMenu);
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Header/SiteDropdown.js b/frontend/app/components/Header/SiteDropdown.js
index 38fe6ec57..5e560567f 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Header/SiteDropdown.js
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Header/SiteDropdown.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import NewSiteForm from '../Client/Sites/NewSiteForm';
 import { clearSearch } from 'Duck/search';
 import { fetchList as fetchIntegrationVariables } from 'Duck/customField';
 import { fetchList as fetchAlerts } from 'Duck/alerts';
-import {  fetchWatchdogStatus } from 'Duck/watchdogs';
 import { withStore } from 'App/mstore'
 
 @withStore
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ import { withStore } from 'App/mstore'
   clearSearch,
   fetchIntegrationVariables,
   fetchAlerts,
-  fetchWatchdogStatus,
 })
 export default class SiteDropdown extends React.PureComponent {
   state = { showProductModal: false }
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ export default class SiteDropdown extends React.PureComponent {
     this.props.clearSearch();
     this.props.fetchIntegrationVariables();
     this.props.fetchAlerts();
-    this.props.fetchWatchdogStatus();
 
     mstore.initClient();
   }
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionSettings/SessionSettings.tsx b/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionSettings/SessionSettings.tsx
index 52e3d9ce8..409ede776 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionSettings/SessionSettings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionSettings/SessionSettings.tsx
@@ -8,14 +8,10 @@ import DefaultTimezone from './components/DefaultTimezone';
 import CaptureRate from './components/CaptureRate';
 
 function SessionSettings(props) {
-    const { settingsStore } = useStore();
-    const sessionSettings = useObserver(() => settingsStore.sessionSettings)
-
-
     return useObserver(() => (
         <div className="bg-white box-shadow h-screen" style={{ width: '450px'}}>
             <div className="p-6">
-                <h1 className="text-2xl">Session Settings</h1>
+                <h1 className="text-2xl">Sessions Settings</h1>
             </div>
             
             <div className="p-6 border-b py-8">
diff --git a/frontend/app/mstore/settingsStore.ts b/frontend/app/mstore/settingsStore.ts
index 0a666f75d..d3da8fd10 100644
--- a/frontend/app/mstore/settingsStore.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/mstore/settingsStore.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
 export default class SettingsStore {
     loadingCaptureRate: boolean = false;
     sessionSettings: SessionSettings = new SessionSettings()
+    captureRateFetched: boolean = false;
     constructor() {
         makeAutoObservable(this, {
             sessionSettings: observable,
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export default class SettingsStore {
                     captureRate: data.rate,
                     captureAll: data.captureAll
                 })
+                this.captureRateFetched = true;
             }).finally(() => {
                 this.loadingCaptureRate = false;
             })