diff --git a/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardBanners/CourseBanner.jsx b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardBanners/CourseBanner.jsx
index f9eea53..847d9fa 100644
--- a/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardBanners/CourseBanner.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardBanners/CourseBanner.jsx
@@ -53,17 +53,17 @@ export const CourseBanner = ({ cardId }) => {
           </Hyperlink>
         </Banner>
       )}
-      {isTooEarly && (
+
+      {(!isStaff && isTooEarly) && (
         <Banner>
           {formatMessage(messages.courseHasNotStarted, {
             startDate: formatDate(courseRun.startDate),
           })}
         </Banner>
       )}
-      {hasUnmetPrerequisites && (
+      {(!isStaff && hasUnmetPrerequisites) && (
         <Banner>{formatMessage(messages.prerequisitesNotMet)}</Banner>
       )}
-      {isStaff && <Banner>{formatMessage(messages.staffAccessOnly)}</Banner>}
     </>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardBanners/messages.js b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardBanners/messages.js
index 0d49392..4336697 100644
--- a/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardBanners/messages.js
+++ b/src/containers/CourseCard/components/CourseCardBanners/messages.js
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ export const messages = StrictDict({
     description: 'Course has not started message',
     defaultMessage: 'You can\'t access this course just yet because the course hasn\'t started yet. The course will start on {startDate}.',
   },
-  staffAccessOnly: {
-    id: 'learner-dash.courseCard.banners.staffAccessOnly',
-    description: 'Message to learners with staff access only',
-    defaultMessage: 'Staff access only.',
-  },
 });
 
 export default messages;
diff --git a/src/data/redux/app/selectors.js b/src/data/redux/app/selectors.js
index 0ef6a4e..46883d1 100644
--- a/src/data/redux/app/selectors.js
+++ b/src/data/redux/app/selectors.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const courseCard = StrictDict({
     isRestricted: certificate.isRestricted,
   })),
   course: mkCardSelector(({ course }) => ({
-    bannerImgSrc: course.bannerImgSrc,
+    bannerImgSrc: process.env.LMS_BASE_URL + course.bannerImgSrc,
     courseNumber: course.courseNumber,
     courseName: course.courseName,
     website: course.website,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export const courseCard = StrictDict({
     };
   }),
   entitlement: mkCardSelector(({ entitlement }) => {
-    if (!entitlement) {
+    if (!entitlement || Object.keys(entitlement).length === 0) {
       return { isEntitlement: false };
     }
     const deadline = new Date(entitlement.changeDeadline);
diff --git a/src/data/services/lms/fakeData/courses.js b/src/data/services/lms/fakeData/courses.js
index 91495dd..5a5e9ce 100644
--- a/src/data/services/lms/fakeData/courses.js
+++ b/src/data/services/lms/fakeData/courses.js
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ export const genCourseNumber = (index) => `course-number${index}`;
 export const genCourseTitle = (index) => `Course Name ${index}`;
 export const genEntitlementUUID = (index) => `entitlement-course-uuid-${index}`;
 
-const logos = {
-  edx: 'https://edx-cdn.org/v3/prod/logo.svg',
-  social: 'https://courses.edx.org/asset-v1:USMx+LDT200x+2T2021+type@thumbnail+block@course_image-375x200.jpg',
-  science: 'https://courses.edx.org/asset-v1:HarvardX+PH525.5x+3T2020+type@thumbnail+block@course_image-375x200.jpg',
-};
+const bannerImgSrc = '/asset-v1:edX+DemoX+Demo_Course+type@asset+block@images_course_image.jpg';
 
 const farPastDate = '1900-11-11T00:00:00Z';
 const pastDate = '2000-11-11T00:00:00Z';
@@ -357,7 +353,7 @@ export const courseRuns = [
       isEarned: true,
       isDownloadable: true,
       availableDate: pastDate,
-      certPreviewUrl: logos.edx,
+      certPreviewUrl: bannerImgSrc,
     },
   },
   // verified, course ended, learner finished, cert earned, downloadable (link only),
@@ -393,7 +389,7 @@ export const courseRuns = [
       isEarned: true,
       isDownloadable: true,
       availableDate: pastDate,
-      certPreviewUrl: logos.edx,
+      certPreviewUrl: bannerImgSrc,
     },
   },
   // Entitlement - not started
@@ -508,7 +504,7 @@ export const courseRuns = [
       isEarned: true,
       isDownloadable: true,
       availableDate: pastDate,
-      certPreviewUrl: logos.edx,
+      certPreviewUrl: bannerImgSrc,
     },
   },
   // Entitlement - Learner finished and failed.  cannot refund.  course ended.
@@ -556,7 +552,7 @@ export const courseRuns = [
       isEarned: true,
       isDownloadable: true,
       availableDate: pastDate,
-      certPreviewUrl: logos.edx,
+      certPreviewUrl: bannerImgSrc,
     },
   },
 ];
@@ -624,19 +620,19 @@ export const courseRunData = courseRuns.map(
     const lastEnrolled = lastEnrolledDate.toISOString();
     const iteratedData = [
       {
-        course: { courseName, bannerImgSrc: logos.edx, courseNumber },
+        course: { courseName, bannerImgSrc, courseNumber },
         emailSettings: { isEmailEnabled: false, hasOptedOutOfEmail: false },
         programs: { relatedPrograms },
         courseProvider: providers.edx,
       },
       {
-        course: { courseName, bannerImgSrc: logos.science, courseNumber },
+        course: { courseName, bannerImgSrc, courseNumber },
         emailSettings: { isEmailEnabled: true, hasOptedOutOfEmail: false },
         courseProvider: providers.mit,
         programs: { relatedPrograms: [relatedPrograms[0]] },
       },
       {
-        course: { courseName, bannerImgSrc: logos.social, courseNumber },
+        course: { courseName, bannerImgSrc, courseNumber },
         emailSettings: { isEmailEnabled: true, hasOptedOutOfEmail: true },
         courseProvider: null,
         programs: { relatedPrograms: [] },
@@ -668,17 +664,17 @@ export const entitlementData = entitlementCourses.map(
     const iteratedData = [
       {
         courseProvider: providers.edx,
-        course: { courseNumber, courseName, bannerImgSrc: logos.edx },
+        course: { courseNumber, courseName, bannerImgSrc },
         programs: { relatedPrograms },
       },
       {
         courseProvider: providers.mit,
-        course: { courseNumber, courseName, bannerImgSrc: logos.science },
+        course: { courseNumber, courseName, bannerImgSrc },
         programs: { relatedPrograms: [relatedPrograms[0]] },
       },
       {
         courseProvider: null,
-        course: { courseNumber, courseName, bannerImgSrc: logos.social },
+        course: { courseNumber, courseName, bannerImgSrc },
         programs: { relatedPrograms: [] },
       },
     ];
@@ -704,7 +700,6 @@ export const entitlementData = entitlementCourses.map(
   },
 );
 
-/*
 console.log('%j', {
   courses: [
     ...courseRunData,
@@ -712,7 +707,6 @@ console.log('%j', {
   ],
   ...globalData,
 });
-*/
 
 export default {
   courseRunData,
diff --git a/src/data/services/lms/urls.js b/src/data/services/lms/urls.js
index 1463f78..810777a 100644
--- a/src/data/services/lms/urls.js
+++ b/src/data/services/lms/urls.js
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import { configuration } from 'config';
 const baseUrl = `${configuration.LMS_BASE_URL}`;
 
 const api = `${baseUrl}/api/`;
-const init = `${api}learner_home/mock/init`;
+
+// const init = `${api}learner_home/mock/init`; // mock endpoint for testing
+const init = `${api}learner_home/init`;
 
 const courseUnenroll = `${api}/courses/unenroll`; // TODO: Fix
 const updateEmailSettings = `${api}/change_email_settings`;