diff --git a/web/components/contract-search.tsx b/web/components/contract-search.tsx
index fac02d74..9a4da597 100644
--- a/web/components/contract-search.tsx
+++ b/web/components/contract-search.tsx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export function ContractSearch(props: {
 
   const indexName = `${indexPrefix}contracts-${sort}`
 
-  if (IS_PRIVATE_MANIFOLD) {
+  if (IS_PRIVATE_MANIFOLD || process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_EMULATE) {
     return (
       <ContractSearchFirestore
         querySortOptions={querySortOptions}
diff --git a/web/components/outcome-label.tsx b/web/components/outcome-label.tsx
index 6daa855b..054ebfd2 100644
--- a/web/components/outcome-label.tsx
+++ b/web/components/outcome-label.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function FreeResponseOutcomeLabel(props: {
   if (resolution === 'CANCEL') return <CancelLabel />
   if (resolution === 'MKT') return <MultiLabel />
 
-  const chosen = contract.answers.find((answer) => answer.id === resolution)
+  const chosen = contract.answers?.find((answer) => answer.id === resolution)
   if (!chosen) return <AnswerNumberLabel number={resolution} />
   return (
     <FreeResponseAnswerToolTip text={chosen.text}>
diff --git a/web/pages/contract-search-firestore.tsx b/web/pages/contract-search-firestore.tsx
index c9a7a666..8cd80f7a 100644
--- a/web/pages/contract-search-firestore.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/contract-search-firestore.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import {
   useInitialQueryAndSort,
 } from 'web/hooks/use-sort-and-query-params'
 
+const MAX_CONTRACTS_RENDERED = 100
+
 export default function ContractSearchFirestore(props: {
   querySortOptions?: {
     defaultSort: Sort
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ export default function ContractSearchFirestore(props: {
     }
   }
 
+  matches = matches.slice(0, MAX_CONTRACTS_RENDERED)
+
   const showTime = ['close-date', 'closed'].includes(sort)
     ? 'close-date'
     : sort === 'resolve-date'