diff --git a/backend/api/src/search-location.ts b/backend/api/src/search-location.ts
index 323c3ae4..89c8f94a 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/search-location.ts
+++ b/backend/api/src/search-location.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 import { APIHandler } from './helpers/endpoint'
+import {geodbHost} from "common/constants";
 
 export const searchLocation: APIHandler<'search-location'> = async (body) => {
   const { term, limit } = body
   const apiKey = process.env.GEODB_API_KEY
-  console.log('GEODB_API_KEY', apiKey)
 
   if (!apiKey) {
     return { status: 'failure', data: 'Missing GEODB API key' }
   }
-  const host = 'wft-geo-db.p.rapidapi.com'
-  const baseUrl = `https://${host}/v1/geo`
+  const baseUrl = `https://${geodbHost}/v1/geo`
   const url = `${baseUrl}/cities?namePrefix=${term}&limit=${
     limit ?? 10
   }&offset=0&sort=-population`
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ export const searchLocation: APIHandler<'search-location'> = async (body) => {
       method: 'GET',
       headers: {
         'X-RapidAPI-Key': apiKey,
-        'X-RapidAPI-Host': host,
+        'X-RapidAPI-Host': geodbHost,
       },
     })
     if (!res.ok) {
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ export const searchLocation: APIHandler<'search-location'> = async (body) => {
     }
 
     const data = await res.json()
-    // console.log('GEO DB', data)
+
     return { status: 'success', data: data }
   } catch (error: any) {
     console.log('failure', error)
diff --git a/backend/api/src/search-near-city.ts b/backend/api/src/search-near-city.ts
index 21c0609a..3b6a6d8a 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/search-near-city.ts
+++ b/backend/api/src/search-near-city.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { APIHandler } from './helpers/endpoint'
+import { geodbHost } from 'common/constants'
 
 export const searchNearCity: APIHandler<'search-near-city'> = async (body) => {
   const { cityId, radius } = body
@@ -11,27 +12,29 @@ const searchNearCityMain = async (cityId: string, radius: number) => {
   if (!apiKey) {
     return { status: 'failure', data: 'Missing GEODB API key' }
   }
-  const host = 'wft-geo-db.p.rapidapi.com'
-  const baseUrl = `https://${host}/v1/geo`
-  const url = `${baseUrl}/cities/${cityId}/nearbyCities?radius=${radius}&offset=0&sort=-population&limit=100`
+  const baseUrl = `https://${geodbHost}/v1/geo`
+  // Limit to 10 cities for now for free plan, was 100 before (may need to buy plan)
+  const url = `${baseUrl}/cities/${cityId}/nearbyCities?radius=${radius}&offset=0&sort=-population&limit=10`
 
   try {
     const res = await fetch(url, {
       method: 'GET',
       headers: {
         'X-RapidAPI-Key': apiKey,
-        'X-RapidAPI-Host': host,
+        'X-RapidAPI-Host': geodbHost,
       },
     })
 
     if (!res.ok) {
-      throw new Error(`HTTP error! Status: ${res.status}`)
+      throw new Error(`HTTP error! Status: ${res.status} ${await res.text()}`)
     }
 
     const data = await res.json()
+    console.log('searchNearCityMain', data)
 
     return { status: 'success', data: data }
   } catch (error) {
+    console.log('failure', error)
     return { status: 'failure', data: error }
   }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/constants.ts b/common/src/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b228adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+export const geodbHost = 'wft-geo-db.p.rapidapi.com'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/hooks/use-nearby-locations.ts b/web/hooks/use-nearby-locations.ts
index fcf1ce56..809c93f5 100644
--- a/web/hooks/use-nearby-locations.ts
+++ b/web/hooks/use-nearby-locations.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export function useNearbyCities(
         cityId: referenceCityId,
         radius,
       }).then((result) => {
+        console.log('search-near-city', result)
         if (thisSearchCount == searchCount.current) {
           if (result.status === 'failure') {
             setNearbyCities(null)