diff --git a/components/ArchiveSummaries.tsx b/components/ArchiveSummaries.tsx
index f9b97b9..7110713 100644
--- a/components/ArchiveSummaries.tsx
+++ b/components/ArchiveSummaries.tsx
@@ -56,30 +56,44 @@ const ArchiveSummaries = () => {
     }
   };  
 
-  async function handleSubmit(e: any) {
+  async function handleSubmit(e: React.FormEvent) {
     e.preventDefault();
     setLoading(true);
-    if (myVariable.summary.confirmed == false) {
+  
+    // Check if there are any confirmed summaries with the same date
+    const isDuplicateConfirmedSummary = myVariable.summaries.some((summary: any) => {
+      // Convert both dates to Date objects to strip off the time part
+      const summaryDate = new Date(summary.date).toDateString();
+      const formDataDate = new Date(formData.date).toDateString(); 
+      //console.log(summaryDate, formDataDate, summaryDate === formDataDate && summary.confirmed); // For debugging purposes
+      // Compare the date strings
+      return summaryDate === formDataDate && summary.confirmed;
+    });    
+  
+    if (isDuplicateConfirmedSummary) {
+      alert('A confirmed summary for this date already exists.');
+      setLoading(false);
+      return; // Exit the function early
+    }
+  
+    if (!myVariable.summary.confirmed) {
       const data = await updateGitbook(formData);
-      //console.log("returned from util function", formData)
       if (data) {
-        setMyVariable({
-          ...myVariable,
+        setMyVariable(prevState => ({
+          ...prevState,
           summary: {
-            ...myVariable.summary,
+            ...prevState.summary,
             confirmed: true,
           },
-        });
+        }));
       }
-      //console.log(myVariable)
       await sendDiscordMessage(myVariable, renderedMarkdown);
-      //console.log(myVariable, "renderedMarkdown", renderedMarkdown)
     } else {
-      alert('Summary already archived')
+      alert('Summary already archived');
     }
     
     setLoading(false);
-  }
+  }  
   
   return (
     <div>
diff --git a/utils/filterFormData.ts b/utils/filterFormData.ts
index dbb69ae..7a74d1d 100644
--- a/utils/filterFormData.ts
+++ b/utils/filterFormData.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 type AnyObj = { [key: string]: any };
 
 export function filterFormData(data: AnyObj): AnyObj {
+  
+  if (data === null || data === undefined || Object.keys(data).length === 0) {
+    return {}; // Return an empty object or some default value as appropriate
+  }
   if (!data.confirmed) {
     return data; // Return the original data unmodified if not confirmed
   }
diff --git a/utils/getsummaries.js b/utils/getsummaries.js
index a21266e..f755f06 100644
--- a/utils/getsummaries.js
+++ b/utils/getsummaries.js
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ import { supabase } from "../lib/supabaseClient";
 export async function getSummaries(workgroup_id) {
   let summaries = []; // Initialize an array to hold the summaries
   let summary = {};
-  let lastConfirmedDate = null;
-  let lastUpdatedAt = null;
   let lastConfirmedMeeting = null;
+  let confirmedDates = new Set();
 
   async function getMeetingSummaries() {
     try {
@@ -41,17 +40,19 @@ export async function getSummaries(workgroup_id) {
       if (summaryData) {
         // Find the last confirmed meeting
         lastConfirmedMeeting = summaryData.find(data => data.confirmed === true);
-        if (lastConfirmedMeeting) {
-          lastConfirmedDate = lastConfirmedMeeting.date;
-          lastUpdatedAt = lastConfirmedMeeting.updated_at;
-        }
 
+        summaryData.forEach(data => {
+          if (data.confirmed) confirmedDates.add(data.date);
+        });
         // Fetch the user details for each summary
         for (const data of summaryData) {
-          // Exclude meetings where confirmed == true and all meetings with an earlier date and updated_at date than the last meeting where confirmed == true
-          /*if (data.confirmed === true || new Date(data.date) < new Date(lastConfirmedDate)) { //Might have to add this back in later - || new Date(data.updated_at) < new Date(lastUpdatedAt)
+          const isSameDateAsLastConfirmed = lastConfirmedMeeting && new Date(data.date).getTime() === new Date(lastConfirmedMeeting.date).getTime();
+          const isDateWithOtherConfirmed = confirmedDates.has(data.date) && (!lastConfirmedMeeting || (lastConfirmedMeeting && !isSameDateAsLastConfirmed));
+
+          // Skip if it's not the last confirmed and it's a date with another confirmed summary
+          if (data.confirmed && !isSameDateAsLastConfirmed || isDateWithOtherConfirmed) {
             continue;
-          }*/
+          }
 
           const { data: userData, error: userError } = await supabase
             .from('users')