diff --git a/envs/env b/envs/env
index 404f8884..3d58bcb5 100644
--- a/envs/env
+++ b/envs/env
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ MEDCAT_CONFIG_FILE=/home/configs/base.txt
 ### Deployment Realm ###
 ENV=non-prod
 
+# Complete once this is deployed
+CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS=
+
 ### Django debug setting - to live-reload etc. ###
 DEBUG=True
 
diff --git a/envs/env-prod b/envs/env-prod
index 19d6460b..0728c195 100644
--- a/envs/env-prod
+++ b/envs/env-prod
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ ENV=prod
 # SECRET KEY - edit this for prod deployments,
 # SECRET_KEY=
 
+# Complete once this is deployed
+CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS=
+
 # Django Debug mode should be False for prod
 DEBUG=False
 
diff --git a/webapp/api/api/migrations/0078_alter_project_polymorphic_ctype.py b/webapp/api/api/migrations/0078_alter_project_polymorphic_ctype.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..179467f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/api/api/migrations/0078_alter_project_polymorphic_ctype.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.6 on 2024-06-07 11:18
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('api', '0077_projectgroup_create_associated_projects'),
+        ('contenttypes', '0002_remove_content_type_name'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='project',
+            name='polymorphic_ctype',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(editable=False, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='polymorphic_%(app_label)s.%(class)s_set+', to='contenttypes.contenttype'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/webapp/api/api/migrations/0079_merge_20240701_2259.py b/webapp/api/api/migrations/0079_merge_20240701_2259.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d011c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/api/api/migrations/0079_merge_20240701_2259.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2.28 on 2024-07-01 22:59
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('api', '0078_metacatmodel_modelpack'),
+        ('api', '0078_alter_project_polymorphic_ctype'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+    ]
diff --git a/webapp/api/api/signals.py b/webapp/api/api/signals.py
index a2f488bd..6ae3b278 100644
--- a/webapp/api/api/signals.py
+++ b/webapp/api/api/signals.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 
+from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.db.models.fields.files import FileField
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save, post_delete, pre_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
@@ -46,13 +47,19 @@ def save_exported_projects(sender, instance, **kwargs):
 
 @receiver(post_delete, sender=ModelPack)
 def remove_model_pack_assets(sender, instance, **kwargs):
-    if instance.concept_db:
-        instance.concept_db.delete(using=None, keep_parents=False)
-    if instance.vocab:
-        instance.vocab.delete(using=None, keep_parents=False)
-    if len(instance.meta_cats.all()) > 0:
-        for m_c in instance.meta_cats.all():
-            m_c.delete(using=None, keep_parents=False)
+    try:
+        if instance.concept_db:
+            instance.concept_db.delete(using=None, keep_parents=False)
+    except ObjectDoesNotExist:
+        pass  # if a ConceptDB of a model pack is removed, this will cascade ModelPack removal.
+    try:
+        if instance.vocab:
+            instance.vocab.delete(using=None, keep_parents=False)
+        if len(instance.meta_cats.all()) > 0:
+            for m_c in instance.meta_cats.all():
+                m_c.delete(using=None, keep_parents=False)
+    except ObjectDoesNotExist:
+        pass  # if a vocab of a model pack is removed, this will cascade ModelPack removal.
     try:
         # rm the model pack unzipped dir & model pack zip
         shutil.rmtree(instance.model_pack.path.replace(".zip", ""))
diff --git a/webapp/api/core/settings.py b/webapp/api/core/settings.py
index d0f07d93..403d6661 100644
--- a/webapp/api/core/settings.py
+++ b/webapp/api/core/settings.py
@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.AutoField'
+
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
+environ_origins = os.environ.get('CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS', None)
+trusted_origins = [] if environ_origins is None else environ_origins.split(',')
+CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = ['https://127.0.0.1:8001', 'http://localhost:8001'] + trusted_origins
 
-# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
-# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
+SECURE_CROSS_ORIGIN_OPENER_POLICY = None
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
 realm = os.environ.get('ENV', 'non-prod')
diff --git a/webapp/api/core/urls.py b/webapp/api/core/urls.py
index 732dff7e..1f6bc754 100644
--- a/webapp/api/core/urls.py
+++ b/webapp/api/core/urls.py
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-"""MedCATtrainer URL Configuration
-
-The `urlpatterns` list routes URLs to views. For more information please see:
-    https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/topics/http/urls/
-Examples:
-Function views
-    1. Add an import:  from my_app import views
-    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('', views.home, name='home')
-Class-based views
-    1. Add an import:  from other_app.views import Home
-    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('', Home.as_view(), name='home')
-Including another URLconf
-    1. Import the include() function: from django.urls import include, path
-    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
-"""
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.contrib.auth import views as pw_views
 from django.urls import path, include, re_path
diff --git a/webapp/frontend/src/components/common/ProjectList.vue b/webapp/frontend/src/components/common/ProjectList.vue
index 4af2b566..51770804 100644
--- a/webapp/frontend/src/components/common/ProjectList.vue
+++ b/webapp/frontend/src/components/common/ProjectList.vue
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ export default {
   components: {LoadingOverlay, Modal},
   props: {
     projectItems: Array,
-    isAdmin: Boolean
+    isAdmin: Boolean,
+    cdbSearchIndexStatus: Object,
+    cdbLoaded: Object,
   },
   data () {
     return {
@@ -213,8 +215,6 @@ export default {
       modelCacheLoadError: false,
       metricsJobId: null,
       saving: false,
-      cdbSearchIndexStatus: {},
-      cdbLoaded: {},
       clearModelModal: false,
       selectedProjects: [],
       loadingProjects: false
diff --git a/webapp/frontend/src/views/Home.vue b/webapp/frontend/src/views/Home.vue
index 2c1cdca6..cfb98231 100644
--- a/webapp/frontend/src/views/Home.vue
+++ b/webapp/frontend/src/views/Home.vue
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@
           <p>{{selectedProjectGroup.description}}</p>
         </div>
         <div slot="body">
-          <project-list :project-items="selectedProjectGroup.items" :is-admin="isAdmin"></project-list>
+          <project-list :project-items="selectedProjectGroup.items" :is-admin="isAdmin"
+                        :cdb-search-index-status="cdbSearchIndexStatus" :cdb-loaded="cdbLoaded"></project-list>
         </div>
       </modal>
     </div>
-    <project-list v-if="!projectGroupView" :project-items="projects.items" :is-admin="isAdmin"></project-list>
+    <project-list v-if="!projectGroupView" :project-items="projects.items" :is-admin="isAdmin"
+                  :cdb-search-index-status="cdbSearchIndexStatus" :cdb-loaded="cdbLoaded"></project-list>
   </div>
 
 </template>
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ export default {
       loadingProjects: false,
       isAdmin: false,
       selectedProjectGroup: null,
+      cdbSearchIndexStatus: {},
+      cdbLoaded: {},
     }
   },
   created () {
diff --git a/webapp/requirements.txt b/webapp/requirements.txt
index 221fe490..e4c79c3c 100644
--- a/webapp/requirements.txt
+++ b/webapp/requirements.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu/
 uwsgi~=2.0
-Django~=2.2
-django-filter~=2.4
+Django~=5.0
+django-filter~=24.2
 django-polymorphic~=3.0
-djangorestframework~=3.10
-django-background-tasks~=1.2
-openpyxl~=3.0
-medcat~=1.12
+djangorestframework~=3.15
+django-background-tasks-updated~=1.2
+openpyxl~=3.1
+medcat~=1.12
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