diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index af033f1b..9f049b7c 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import '../app.postcss';
 import { AppShell, AppBar, initializeStores } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
 // Initialize the stores for Drawer, Modal, and Toast so they work throughout the app.
 initializeStores();
-import { Modal } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+// import { Modal } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
 import type {
     ModalComponent
     } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ if (log_lvl > 1) {
     console.log(`$slct = `, $slct);
 }
 
+// This should only be temporary.
+if (!$ae_loc.app_cfg) {
+    $ae_loc.app_cfg = {};
+}
+
 // IDB caches - Check if the last reload timestamp for $ae_loc.last_idb_reload is no more than 15 minutes ago.
 let default_idb_reload_time = 120 * 60 * 1000; // 15 minutes?
 let trusted_idb_reload_time = 4 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 4 hours or 120 minutes?