diff --git a/src/components/control-panel/branding.js b/src/components/control-panel/branding.js
index 722448e..1696da6 100644
--- a/src/components/control-panel/branding.js
+++ b/src/components/control-panel/branding.js
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ export const Branding = () => {
 
     // get the branded website if any
     let product_code = getBrandingHandler();
-    // for testing: let product_code = '&project_code=nopp';
+    // for testing: let product_code = '&ensemble_name=coampsforecast&project_code=nopp';
     if (product_code) {
-        product_code = product_code.split('=')[1];
+        // get the pieces of the query string
+        product_code = product_code.split('&project_code=')[1];
     }
 
     return (
diff --git a/src/utils/map-utils.js b/src/utils/map-utils.js
index 0414c84..262a682 100644
--- a/src/utils/map-utils.js
+++ b/src/utils/map-utils.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const getBrandingHandler = () =>  {
     // if this is a nopp branding
     if(window.location.href.includes('nopp')) {
         // use local host values
-        ret_val = '&project_code=nopp&ensemble_name=coampsforecast';
+        ret_val = '&ensemble_name=coampsforecast&project_code=nopp';
     }
 
     // return the query string