diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index daddf79d..c9b48bd5 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ async fn actually_send_ephemeral_request(
         url_string = format!("http://{}", url_string);
     }
 
-    println!("Sending request to {}", url_string);
-
     let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
         .redirect(Policy::none())
         // .danger_accept_invalid_certs(true)
diff --git a/src-web/components/HeaderEditor.tsx b/src-web/components/HeaderEditor.tsx
index c277bbb9..04c83637 100644
--- a/src-web/components/HeaderEditor.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/HeaderEditor.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const validateHttpHeader = (v: string) => {
     return true;
   }
 
-  const hi = v.replace(/\$\{\[\s*[^\]\s]+\s*]}/gi, 'fo');
-  console.log('V', v, '-->', hi);
-  return v.match(/^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+$/) !== null;
+  // Template strings are not allowed so we replace them with a valid example string
+  const withoutTemplateStrings = v.replace(/\$\{\[\s*[^\]\s]+\s*]}/gi, '123');
+  return withoutTemplateStrings.match(/^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+$/) !== null;
 };
diff --git a/src-web/components/RecentRequestsDropdown.tsx b/src-web/components/RecentRequestsDropdown.tsx
index 2b2f4c36..8dee9450 100644
--- a/src-web/components/RecentRequestsDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/RecentRequestsDropdown.tsx
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ export function RecentRequestsDropdown() {
   const dropdownRef = useRef<DropdownRef>(null);
   const activeRequest = useActiveRequest();
   const activeWorkspaceId = useActiveWorkspaceId();
-  const recentRequestIds = useRecentRequests();
   const requests = useRequests();
   const routes = useAppRoutes();
+  const allRecentRequestIds = useRecentRequests();
+  const recentRequestIds = useMemo(() => allRecentRequestIds.slice(1), [allRecentRequestIds]);
 
   // Toggle the menu on Cmd+k
   useKey('k', (e) => {
diff --git a/src-web/hooks/useRecentRequests.ts b/src-web/hooks/useRecentRequests.ts
index 68368685..3eebf982 100644
--- a/src-web/hooks/useRecentRequests.ts
+++ b/src-web/hooks/useRecentRequests.ts
@@ -14,23 +14,26 @@ export function useRecentRequests() {
     [],
   );
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setLSState(history);
-  }, [history, setLSState]);
-
+  // Load local storage state on initial render
   useEffectOnce(() => {
     if (lsState) {
       setHistory(lsState);
     }
   });
 
+  // Update local storage state when history changes
   useEffect(() => {
-    setHistory((h: string[]) => {
-      if (activeRequestId === null) return h;
-      const withoutCurrentRequest = h.filter((id) => id !== activeRequestId);
+    setLSState(history);
+  }, [history, setLSState]);
+
+  // Set history when active request changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setHistory((currentHistory: string[]) => {
+      if (activeRequestId === null) return currentHistory;
+      const withoutCurrentRequest = currentHistory.filter((id) => id !== activeRequestId);
       return [activeRequestId, ...withoutCurrentRequest];
     });
   }, [activeRequestId, setHistory]);
 
-  return history.slice(1);
+  return history;
 }