diff --git a/node_common/data/methods/get-slates-by-ids.js b/node_common/data/methods/get-slates-by-ids.js
index 1f9a6b87..b94860f7 100644
--- a/node_common/data/methods/get-slates-by-ids.js
+++ b/node_common/data/methods/get-slates-by-ids.js
@@ -1,27 +1,10 @@
 import { runQuery } from "~/node_common/data/utilities";
 
-export default async ({ id }) => {
+export default async ({ ids }) => {
   return await runQuery({
     label: "GET_SLATES_BY_IDS",
     queryFn: async (DB) => {
-      const query = await DB.select("*").from("slates").whereIn("id", [
-        //NOTE(tara): slates in localhost for testing
-        "857ad84d-7eff-4861-a988-65c84b62fc23",
-        "81fa0b39-0e96-4c7f-8587-38468bb67cb3",
-        "c4e8dad7-4ba0-4f25-a92a-c73ef5522d29",
-        "df05cb1f-2ecf-4872-b111-c4b8493d08f8",
-        "435035e6-dee4-4bbf-9521-64c219a527e7",
-        "ac907aa3-2fb2-46fd-8eba-ec8ceb87b5eb",
-
-        //NOTE(tara): slates in prod
-        // "d2861ac4-fc41-4c07-8f21-d0bf06be364c",
-        // "9c2c458c-d92a-4e81-a4b6-bf6ab4607470",
-        // "7f461144-0647-43d7-8294-788b37ae5979",
-        // "f72c2594-b8ac-41f6-91e0-b2da6788ae23",
-        // "a0d6e2f2-564d-47ed-bf56-13c42634703d",
-        // "0ba92c73-92e7-4b00-900e-afae4856c9ea",
-      ]);
-
+      const query = await DB.select("*").from("slates").whereIn("id", ids);
       if (!query || query.error) {
         return [];
       }
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 129ac35b..c2116111 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -240,23 +240,33 @@ app.prepare().then(async () => {
       publicOnly: true,
     });
 
-    const exploreSlates = await Data.getSlatesByIds("id", [
-      //NOTE(tara): slates in localhost for testing
-      "857ad84d-7eff-4861-a988-65c84b62fc23",
-      "81fa0b39-0e96-4c7f-8587-38468bb67cb3",
-      "c4e8dad7-4ba0-4f25-a92a-c73ef5522d29",
-      "df05cb1f-2ecf-4872-b111-c4b8493d08f8",
-      "435035e6-dee4-4bbf-9521-64c219a527e7",
-      "ac907aa3-2fb2-46fd-8eba-ec8ceb87b5eb",
+    let exploreSlates = [];
 
-      //NOTE(tara): slates in prod
-      // "d2861ac4-fc41-4c07-8f21-d0bf06be364c",
-      // "9c2c458c-d92a-4e81-a4b6-bf6ab4607470",
-      // "7f461144-0647-43d7-8294-788b37ae5979",
-      // "f72c2594-b8ac-41f6-91e0-b2da6788ae23",
-      // "a0d6e2f2-564d-47ed-bf56-13c42634703d",
-      // "0ba92c73-92e7-4b00-900e-afae4856c9ea",
-    ]);
+    if (Environment.IS_PRODUCTION) {
+      exploreSlates = await Data.getSlatesByIds({
+        ids: [
+          //NOTE(tara): slates in prod
+          "d2861ac4-fc41-4c07-8f21-d0bf06be364c",
+          "9c2c458c-d92a-4e81-a4b6-bf6ab4607470",
+          "7f461144-0647-43d7-8294-788b37ae5979",
+          "f72c2594-b8ac-41f6-91e0-b2da6788ae23",
+          "a0d6e2f2-564d-47ed-bf56-13c42634703d",
+          "0ba92c73-92e7-4b00-900e-afae4856c9ea",
+        ],
+      });
+    } else {
+      exploreSlates = await Data.getSlatesByIds({
+        ids: [
+          //NOTE(tara): slates in localhost for testing
+          "857ad84d-7eff-4861-a988-65c84b62fc23",
+          "81fa0b39-0e96-4c7f-8587-38468bb67cb3",
+          "c4e8dad7-4ba0-4f25-a92a-c73ef5522d29",
+          "df05cb1f-2ecf-4872-b111-c4b8493d08f8",
+          "435035e6-dee4-4bbf-9521-64c219a527e7",
+          "ac907aa3-2fb2-46fd-8eba-ec8ceb87b5eb",
+        ],
+      });
+    }
 
     return app.render(req, res, "/_/profile", {
       viewer,