diff --git a/web/lib/firebase/contracts.ts b/web/lib/firebase/contracts.ts
index 1646bd09..f41d6902 100644
--- a/web/lib/firebase/contracts.ts
+++ b/web/lib/firebase/contracts.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,18 @@ export async function listContracts(creatorId: string): Promise<Contract[]> {
   return snapshot.docs.map((doc) => doc.data() as Contract)
 }
 
+export async function listTaggedContractsCaseInsensitive(
+  tag: string
+): Promise<Contract[]> {
+  const q = query(
+    contractCollection,
+    where('lowercaseTags', 'array-contains', tag.toLowerCase()),
+    orderBy('createdTime', 'desc')
+  )
+  const snapshot = await getDocs(q)
+  return snapshot.docs.map((doc) => doc.data() as Contract)
+}
+
 export async function listAllContracts(): Promise<Contract[]> {
   const q = query(contractCollection, orderBy('createdTime', 'desc'))
   const snapshot = await getDocs(q)
diff --git a/web/pages/tag/[tag].tsx b/web/pages/tag/[tag].tsx
index df9fd943..34c8f138 100644
--- a/web/pages/tag/[tag].tsx
+++ b/web/pages/tag/[tag].tsx
@@ -1,39 +1,33 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { SearchableGrid } from '../../components/contract/contracts-list'
 import { Page } from '../../components/page'
 import { Title } from '../../components/title'
 import { useContracts } from '../../hooks/use-contracts'
-import { Contract, listAllContracts } from '../../lib/firebase/contracts'
-
-export async function getStaticProps() {
-  const contracts = await listAllContracts().catch((_) => [])
-  return {
-    props: {
-      contracts,
-    },
-
-    revalidate: 60, // regenerate after a minute
-  }
-}
-
-export async function getStaticPaths() {
-  return { paths: [], fallback: 'blocking' }
-}
+import {
+  Contract,
+  listTaggedContractsCaseInsensitive,
+} from '../../lib/firebase/contracts'
 
 export default function TagPage(props: { contracts: Contract[] }) {
   const router = useRouter()
   const { tag } = router.query as { tag: string }
 
-  const contracts = useContracts()
+  // mqp: i wrote this in a panic to make the page literally work at all so if you
+  // want to e.g. listen for new contracts you may want to fix it up
+  const [contracts, setContracts] = useState<Contract[] | 'loading'>('loading')
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (tag != null) {
+      listTaggedContractsCaseInsensitive(tag).then(setContracts)
+    }
+  }, [tag])
 
-  const taggedContracts = (contracts ?? props.contracts).filter((contract) =>
-    contract.lowercaseTags.includes(tag.toLowerCase())
-  )
+  if (contracts === 'loading') return <></>
 
   return (
     <Page>
       <Title text={`#${tag}`} />
-      <SearchableGrid contracts={taggedContracts} />
+      <SearchableGrid contracts={contracts} />
     </Page>
   )
 }