diff --git a/plugins/bazaar/src/components/EditProjectDialog/EditProjectDialog.tsx b/plugins/bazaar/src/components/EditProjectDialog/EditProjectDialog.tsx
index 31865db767..0b2a8ef391 100644
--- a/plugins/bazaar/src/components/EditProjectDialog/EditProjectDialog.tsx
+++ b/plugins/bazaar/src/components/EditProjectDialog/EditProjectDialog.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ type Props = {
   handleEditClose: () => void;
   handleCardClose?: () => void;
   fetchBazaarProject: () => Promise<BazaarProject | null>;
-  fetchBazaarProjects?: () => void;
 };
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles({
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ export const EditProjectDialog = ({
   handleEditClose,
   handleCardClose,
   fetchBazaarProject,
-  fetchBazaarProjects,
 }: Props) => {
   const classes = useStyles();
   const bazaarApi = useApi(bazaarApiRef);
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ export const EditProjectDialog = ({
     await bazaarApi.deleteProject(bazaarProject.id);
 
     handleDeleteClose();
-    if (fetchBazaarProjects) fetchBazaarProjects();
+    fetchBazaarProject();
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/plugins/bazaar/src/components/EntityBazaarInfoContent/EntityBazaarInfoContent.tsx b/plugins/bazaar/src/components/EntityBazaarInfoContent/EntityBazaarInfoContent.tsx
index 1a4754ea70..e96fb9b4f1 100644
--- a/plugins/bazaar/src/components/EntityBazaarInfoContent/EntityBazaarInfoContent.tsx
+++ b/plugins/bazaar/src/components/EntityBazaarInfoContent/EntityBazaarInfoContent.tsx
@@ -57,29 +57,40 @@ export const EntityBazaarInfoContent = ({
       : [];
   });
 
+  const [userId, fetchUserId] = useAsyncFn(async () => {
+    return await (
+      await identity.getProfileInfo()
+    ).displayName;
+  });
+
   useEffect(() => {
     fetchMembers();
-  }, [fetchMembers]);
+    fetchUserId();
+  }, [fetchMembers, fetchUserId]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (members.value) {
-      const isBazaarMember =
-        members.value
-          ?.map((member: Member) => member.userId)
-          .indexOf(identity.getUserId()) >= 0;
+    if (userId.value) {
+      if (members.value) {
+        const isBazaarMember =
+          members.value
+            ?.map((member: Member) => member.userId)
+            .indexOf(userId.value) >= 0;
 
-      setIsMember(isBazaarMember);
+        setIsMember(isBazaarMember);
+      }
     }
-  }, [bazaarProject, members, identity]);
+  }, [bazaarProject, members, identity, userId.value]);
 
   const handleMembersClick = async () => {
-    if (!isMember) {
-      await bazaarApi.addMember(bazaarProject?.id!, identity.getUserId());
-    } else {
-      await bazaarApi.deleteMember(bazaarProject!.id, identity.getUserId());
+    if (userId.value) {
+      if (!isMember) {
+        await bazaarApi.addMember(bazaarProject?.id!, userId.value);
+      } else {
+        await bazaarApi.deleteMember(bazaarProject!.id, userId.value);
+      }
+      setIsMember(!isMember);
+      fetchMembers();
     }
-    setIsMember(!isMember);
-    fetchMembers();
   };
 
   const links: IconLinkVerticalProps[] = [
diff --git a/plugins/bazaar/src/components/HomePageBazaarInfoCard/HomePageBazaarInfoCard.tsx b/plugins/bazaar/src/components/HomePageBazaarInfoCard/HomePageBazaarInfoCard.tsx
index 2d2a37f217..06872467f5 100644
--- a/plugins/bazaar/src/components/HomePageBazaarInfoCard/HomePageBazaarInfoCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/bazaar/src/components/HomePageBazaarInfoCard/HomePageBazaarInfoCard.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import {
 
 import { ConfirmationDialog } from '../ConfirmationDialog/ConfirmationDialog';
 import { CardContentFields } from '../CardContentFields/CardContentFields';
-
 import { LinkProjectDialog } from '../LinkProjectDialog';
 import {
   fetchCatalogItems,
@@ -62,14 +61,12 @@ import { parseBazaarResponse } from '../../util/parseMethods';
 
 type Props = {
   initProject: BazaarProject;
-  fetchBazaarProjects: () => Promise<BazaarProject[]>;
   handleClose: () => void;
   initEntity: Entity;
 };
 
 export const HomePageBazaarInfoCard = ({
   initProject,
-  fetchBazaarProjects,
   handleClose,
   initEntity,
 }: Props) => {
@@ -104,33 +101,41 @@ export const HomePageBazaarInfoCard = ({
     return fetchProjectMembers(bazaarApi, bazaarProject.value ?? initProject);
   });
 
+  const [userId, fetchUserId] = useAsyncFn(async () => {
+    return await (
+      await identity.getProfileInfo()
+    ).displayName;
+  });
+
   useEffect(() => {
     fetchMembers();
     fetchBazaarProject();
     fetchCatalogEntities();
-  }, [fetchMembers, fetchBazaarProject, fetchCatalogEntities]);
+    fetchUserId();
+  }, [fetchMembers, fetchBazaarProject, fetchCatalogEntities, fetchUserId]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (members.value) {
-      const isBazaarMember =
-        members?.value
-          ?.map((member: Member) => member.userId)
-          .indexOf(identity.getUserId()) >= 0;
-      setIsMember(isBazaarMember);
+    if (userId.value) {
+      if (members.value) {
+        const isBazaarMember =
+          members?.value
+            ?.map((member: Member) => member.userId)
+            .indexOf(userId.value) >= 0;
+        setIsMember(isBazaarMember);
+      }
     }
-  }, [bazaarProject.value, members, identity]);
+  }, [bazaarProject.value, members, identity, userId.value]);
 
   const handleMembersClick = async () => {
-    if (!isMember) {
-      await bazaarApi.addMember(bazaarProject.value!.id, identity.getUserId());
-    } else {
-      await bazaarApi.deleteMember(
-        bazaarProject.value!.id,
-        identity.getUserId(),
-      );
+    if (userId.value) {
+      if (!isMember) {
+        await bazaarApi.addMember(bazaarProject.value!.id, userId.value);
+      } else {
+        await bazaarApi.deleteMember(bazaarProject.value!.id, userId.value);
+      }
+      setIsMember(!isMember);
+      fetchMembers();
     }
-    setIsMember(!isMember);
-    fetchMembers();
   };
 
   const getEntityPageLink = () => {
@@ -236,7 +241,6 @@ export const HomePageBazaarInfoCard = ({
           handleEditClose={() => setOpenEdit(false)}
           handleCardClose={handleClose}
           fetchBazaarProject={fetchBazaarProject}
-          fetchBazaarProjects={fetchBazaarProjects}
         />
 
         <CardHeader
diff --git a/plugins/bazaar/src/components/ProjectCard/ProjectCard.tsx b/plugins/bazaar/src/components/ProjectCard/ProjectCard.tsx
index 973ea54638..a558d347a5 100644
--- a/plugins/bazaar/src/components/ProjectCard/ProjectCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/bazaar/src/components/ProjectCard/ProjectCard.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ export const ProjectCard = ({
       <Dialog fullWidth onClose={handleClose} open={openCard}>
         <HomePageBazaarInfoCard
           initProject={project}
-          fetchBazaarProjects={fetchBazaarProjects}
           handleClose={handleClose}
           initEntity={catalogEntities[0] || null}
         />
diff --git a/plugins/bazaar/src/components/ProjectDialog/ProjectDialog.tsx b/plugins/bazaar/src/components/ProjectDialog/ProjectDialog.tsx
index 7542c4ccca..08c43d1c2e 100644
--- a/plugins/bazaar/src/components/ProjectDialog/ProjectDialog.tsx
+++ b/plugins/bazaar/src/components/ProjectDialog/ProjectDialog.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ export const ProjectDialog = ({
             }}
             inputType="description"
             helperText="please enter a description"
-            placeholder="Describe who you are and what skills you are looking for"
           />
 
           <InputSelector
diff --git a/plugins/bazaar/src/util/fetchMethods.ts b/plugins/bazaar/src/util/fetchMethods.ts
index ddc3d14031..015abae210 100644
--- a/plugins/bazaar/src/util/fetchMethods.ts
+++ b/plugins/bazaar/src/util/fetchMethods.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 import { sortMembers } from './sortMethods';
-import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { parseMember } from './parseMethods';
 import { BazaarProject, Member } from '../types';
 import { BazaarApi } from '../api';
@@ -38,9 +37,7 @@ export const fetchProjectMembers = async (
   return [];
 };
 
-export const fetchCatalogItems = async (
-  catalogApi: CatalogApi,
-): Promise<Entity[]> => {
+export const fetchCatalogItems = async (catalogApi: any): Promise<Entity[]> => {
   const entities = await catalogApi.getEntities({
     filter: {
       kind: ['Component', 'Resource'],
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c805e9647a..c38a29c6b3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -16999,9 +16999,9 @@ human-signals@^2.1.0:
   integrity sha512-B4FFZ6q/T2jhhksgkbEW3HBvWIfDW85snkQgawt07S7J5QXTk6BkNV+0yAeZrM5QpMAdYlocGoljn0sJ/WQkFw==
 
 humanize-duration@^3.25.1, humanize-duration@^3.26.0, humanize-duration@^3.27.0:
-  version "3.27.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/humanize-duration/-/humanize-duration-3.27.1.tgz#2cd4ea4b03bd92184aee6d90d77a8f3d7628df69"
-  integrity sha512-jCVkMl+EaM80rrMrAPl96SGG4NRac53UyI1o/yAzebDntEY6K6/Fj2HOjdPg8omTqIe5Y0wPBai2q5xXrIbarA==
+  version "3.27.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/humanize-duration/-/humanize-duration-3.27.0.tgz#3f781b7cf8022ad587f76b9839b60bc2b29636b2"
+  integrity sha512-qLo/08cNc3Tb0uD7jK0jAcU5cnqCM0n568918E7R2XhMr/+7F37p4EY062W/stg7tmzvknNn9b/1+UhVRzsYrQ==
 
 humanize-ms@^1.2.1:
   version "1.2.1"