diff --git a/server/SocketAuthority.js b/server/SocketAuthority.js
index c2104ef3..6ef4523b 100644
--- a/server/SocketAuthority.js
+++ b/server/SocketAuthority.js
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ class SocketAuthority {
     this.clients = {}
   }
 
-  // returns an array of User.toJSONForPublic with `connections` for the # of socket connections
-  //  a user can have many socket connections
+  /**
+   * returns an array of User.toJSONForPublic with `connections` for the # of socket connections
+   *  a user can have many socket connections
+   * @returns {object[]}
+   */
   getUsersOnline() {
     const onlineUsersMap = {}
     Object.values(this.clients).filter(c => c.user).forEach(client => {
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ class SocketAuthority {
         onlineUsersMap[client.user.id].connections++
       } else {
         onlineUsersMap[client.user.id] = {
-          ...client.user.toJSONForPublic(this.Server.playbackSessionManager.sessions, Database.libraryItems),
+          ...client.user.toJSONForPublic(this.Server.playbackSessionManager.sessions),
           connections: 1
         }
       }
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ class SocketAuthority {
           delete this.clients[socket.id]
         } else {
           Logger.debug('[SocketAuthority] User Offline ' + _client.user.username)
-          this.adminEmitter('user_offline', _client.user.toJSONForPublic(this.Server.playbackSessionManager.sessions, Database.libraryItems))
+          this.adminEmitter('user_offline', _client.user.toJSONForPublic(this.Server.playbackSessionManager.sessions))
 
           const disconnectTime = Date.now() - _client.connected_at
           Logger.info(`[SocketAuthority] Socket ${socket.id} disconnected from client "${_client.user.username}" after ${disconnectTime}ms (Reason: ${reason})`)
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ class SocketAuthority {
 
     Logger.debug(`[SocketAuthority] User Online ${client.user.username}`)
 
-    this.adminEmitter('user_online', client.user.toJSONForPublic(this.Server.playbackSessionManager.sessions, Database.libraryItems))
+    this.adminEmitter('user_online', client.user.toJSONForPublic(this.Server.playbackSessionManager.sessions))
 
     // Update user lastSeen
     user.lastSeen = Date.now()
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ class SocketAuthority {
 
       if (client.user) {
         Logger.debug('[SocketAuthority] User Offline ' + client.user.username)
-        this.adminEmitter('user_offline', client.user.toJSONForPublic(null, Database.libraryItems))
+        this.adminEmitter('user_offline', client.user.toJSONForPublic())
       }
 
       delete this.clients[socketId].user
diff --git a/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js b/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
index 7324a7a6..98792941 100644
--- a/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class PlaybackSessionManager {
     }
 
     this.sessions.push(newPlaybackSession)
-    SocketAuthority.adminEmitter('user_stream_update', user.toJSONForPublic(this.sessions, Database.libraryItems))
+    SocketAuthority.adminEmitter('user_stream_update', user.toJSONForPublic(this.sessions))
 
     return newPlaybackSession
   }
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class PlaybackSessionManager {
       await this.saveSession(session)
     }
     Logger.debug(`[PlaybackSessionManager] closeSession "${session.id}"`)
-    SocketAuthority.adminEmitter('user_stream_update', user.toJSONForPublic(this.sessions, Database.libraryItems))
+    SocketAuthority.adminEmitter('user_stream_update', user.toJSONForPublic(this.sessions))
     SocketAuthority.clientEmitter(session.userId, 'user_session_closed', session.id)
     return this.removeSession(session.id)
   }
diff --git a/server/objects/PlaybackSession.js b/server/objects/PlaybackSession.js
index 93d12d2e..4fe3d8fd 100644
--- a/server/objects/PlaybackSession.js
+++ b/server/objects/PlaybackSession.js
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ class PlaybackSession {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Session data to send to clients
+   * @param {[oldLibraryItem]} libraryItem optional
+   * @returns {object}
+   */
   toJSONForClient(libraryItem) {
     return {
       id: this.id,
@@ -105,8 +110,8 @@ class PlaybackSession {
       startedAt: this.startedAt,
       updatedAt: this.updatedAt,
       audioTracks: this.audioTracks.map(at => at.toJSON()),
-      videoTrack: this.videoTrack ? this.videoTrack.toJSON() : null,
-      libraryItem: libraryItem.toJSONExpanded()
+      videoTrack: this.videoTrack?.toJSON() || null,
+      libraryItem: libraryItem?.toJSONExpanded() || null
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/server/objects/user/User.js b/server/objects/user/User.js
index 8b26f518..4bfcb105 100644
--- a/server/objects/user/User.js
+++ b/server/objects/user/User.js
@@ -117,23 +117,20 @@ class User {
     return json
   }
 
-  // Data broadcasted
-  toJSONForPublic(sessions, libraryItems) {
-    var userSession = sessions ? sessions.find(s => s.userId === this.id) : null
-    var session = null
-    if (userSession) {
-      var libraryItem = libraryItems.find(li => li.id === userSession.libraryItemId)
-      if (libraryItem) {
-        session = userSession.toJSONForClient(libraryItem)
-      }
-    }
+  /**
+   * User data for clients
+   * @param {[oldPlaybackSession[]]} sessions optional array of open playback sessions
+   * @returns {object}
+   */
+  toJSONForPublic(sessions) {
+    const userSession = sessions?.find(s => s.userId === this.id) || null
+    const session = userSession?.toJSONForClient() || null
     return {
       id: this.id,
       oldUserId: this.oldUserId,
       username: this.username,
       type: this.type,
       session,
-      mostRecent: this.getMostRecentItemProgress(libraryItems),
       lastSeen: this.lastSeen,
       createdAt: this.createdAt
     }
@@ -269,45 +266,6 @@ class User {
     return libraryIds.find(lid => this.checkCanAccessLibrary(lid)) || null
   }
 
-  // Returns most recent media progress w/ `media` object and optionally an `episode` object
-  getMostRecentItemProgress(libraryItems) {
-    if (!this.mediaProgress.length) return null
-    var mediaProgressObjects = this.mediaProgress.map(lip => lip.toJSON())
-    mediaProgressObjects.sort((a, b) => b.lastUpdate - a.lastUpdate)
-
-    var libraryItemMedia = null
-    var progressEpisode = null
-    // Find the most recent progress that still has a libraryItem and episode
-    var mostRecentProgress = mediaProgressObjects.find((progress) => {
-      const libraryItem = libraryItems.find(li => li.id === progress.libraryItemId)
-      if (!libraryItem) {
-        Logger.warn('[User] Library item not found for users progress ' + progress.libraryItemId)
-        return false
-      } else if (progress.episodeId) {
-        const episode = libraryItem.mediaType === 'podcast' ? libraryItem.media.getEpisode(progress.episodeId) : null
-        if (!episode) {
-          Logger.warn(`[User] Episode ${progress.episodeId} not found for user media progress, podcast: ${libraryItem.media.metadata.title}`)
-          return false
-        } else {
-          libraryItemMedia = libraryItem.media.toJSONExpanded()
-          progressEpisode = episode.toJSON()
-          return true
-        }
-      } else {
-        libraryItemMedia = libraryItem.media.toJSONExpanded()
-        return true
-      }
-    })
-
-    if (!mostRecentProgress) return null
-
-    return {
-      ...mostRecentProgress,
-      media: libraryItemMedia,
-      episode: progressEpisode
-    }
-  }
-
   getMediaProgress(libraryItemId, episodeId = null) {
     if (!this.mediaProgress) return null
     return this.mediaProgress.find(lip => {