diff --git a/client/src/components/footer.tsx b/client/src/components/footer.tsx
index 298d000..81b019b 100644
--- a/client/src/components/footer.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/footer.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function Footer() {
         console.error(error);
       }
     })();
-  });
+  }, []);
 
   const unsetContinents = meetups.map((meetup) => meetup.continent);
   const continents = [...new Set(unsetContinents)];
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe5d878..5f0e909 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
     "prettier": "3.0.3",
     "ts-node": "10.9.1",
     "turbo": "1.10.16",
-    "typescript": "5.2.2"
+    "typescript": "5.2.2",
+    "cross-env": "7.0.3"
   },
   "pnpm": {
     "peerDependencyRules": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index d883983..dbc8b0e 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ importers:
       '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin':
         specifier: 6.10.0
         version: 6.10.0(@typescript-eslint/parser@6.10.0)(eslint@8.53.0)(typescript@5.2.2)
+      cross-env:
+        specifier: 7.0.3
+        version: 7.0.3
       eslint:
         specifier: 8.53.0
         version: 8.53.0
@@ -1661,6 +1664,14 @@ packages:
   /create-require@1.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dcKFX3jn0MpIaXjisoRvexIJVEKzaq7z2rZKxf+MSr9TkdmHmsU4m2lcLojrj/FHl8mk5VxMmYA+ftRkP/3oKQ==}
 
+  /cross-env@7.0.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-+/HKd6EgcQCJGh2PSjZuUitQBQynKor4wrFbRg4DtAgS1aWO+gU52xpH7M9ScGgXSYmAVS9bIJ8EzuaGw0oNAw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=10.14', npm: '>=6', yarn: '>=1'}
+    hasBin: true
+    dependencies:
+      cross-spawn: 7.0.3
+    dev: true
+
   /cross-spawn@7.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-iRDPJKUPVEND7dHPO8rkbOnPpyDygcDFtWjpeWNCgy8WP2rXcxXL8TskReQl6OrB2G7+UJrags1q15Fudc7G6w==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8'}