diff --git a/api/src/paths/public/search.test.ts b/api/src/paths/public/search.test.ts
index 463061e7..7264eaa4 100644
--- a/api/src/paths/public/search.test.ts
+++ b/api/src/paths/public/search.test.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ describe('search', () => {
           number_sites: 1,
           size_ha: 100,
           state_code: 1,
+          maskedLocation: false,
           geometry: '{"type":"Point","coordinates":[50.7,60.9]}'
         }
       ];
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ describe('search', () => {
           number_sites: searchList[0].number_sites,
           size_ha: searchList[0].size_ha,
           state_code: searchList[0].state_code,
+          maskedLocation: searchList[0].maskedLocation,
           geometry: [
             {
               type: 'Point',
diff --git a/api/src/paths/public/search.ts b/api/src/paths/public/search.ts
index df5a23fe..937be911 100644
--- a/api/src/paths/public/search.ts
+++ b/api/src/paths/public/search.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ export function getSearchResults(): RequestHandler {
           p.state_code,
           psc.number_sites,
           psc.size_ha,
-          public.ST_asGeoJSON(psc.geography) as geometry
+          public.ST_asGeoJSON(psc.geography) as geometry,
+          psc.geojson#>>'{}' as geojson
         FROM
           project p
         LEFT JOIN
diff --git a/api/src/paths/search.test.ts b/api/src/paths/search.test.ts
index 07e3a18c..549bb5d7 100644
--- a/api/src/paths/search.test.ts
+++ b/api/src/paths/search.test.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ describe('search', () => {
           number_sites: 1,
           size_ha: 100,
           state_code: 1,
+          maskedLocation: false,
           geometry: '{"type":"Point","coordinates":[50.7,60.9]}'
         }
       ];
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ describe('search', () => {
           number_sites: searchList[0].number_sites,
           size_ha: searchList[0].size_ha,
           state_code: searchList[0].state_code,
+          maskedLocation: searchList[0].maskedLocation,
           geometry: [
             {
               type: 'Point',
diff --git a/api/src/paths/search.ts b/api/src/paths/search.ts
index da9c8508..c0f86050 100644
--- a/api/src/paths/search.ts
+++ b/api/src/paths/search.ts
@@ -140,16 +140,35 @@ const _maskGateKeeper = (originalFeatureArray: string, originalGeoJSON: string)
           units: 'meters',
           properties: feature.properties
         });
-        featureArray.coordinates[index] = mask.geometry.coordinates;
+        featureArray.coordinates[index] = mask.geometry.coordinates[0];
       }
     });
   } catch (error) {
     console.log('error', error);
+    throw error;
   }
 
   return featureArray;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Check if there are any masked locations in the geojson.
+ * @param geojsonString
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+const _findMaskedLocations = (geojsonString: string) => {
+  let maskedLocations = false;
+  try {
+    const geojson = JSON.parse(geojsonString);
+    if (geojson && geojson.some((feature: any) => feature.properties.maskedLocation)) {
+      maskedLocations = true;
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log('error', error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+  return maskedLocations;
+};
 /**
  * Extract an array of search result data from DB query.
  *
@@ -167,6 +186,7 @@ export function _extractResults(rows: any[]): any[] {
   rows.forEach((row) => {
     // Protected shapes must have their geometry masked here
     const features = _maskGateKeeper(row.geometry, row.geojson);
+    const maskedLocations = _findMaskedLocations(row.geojson || '{[]}');
 
     const result: any = {
       id: row.id,
@@ -175,7 +195,8 @@ export function _extractResults(rows: any[]): any[] {
       state_code: row.state_code,
       number_sites: row.number_sites,
       size_ha: row.size_ha,
-      geometry: [features]
+      geometry: [features],
+      maskedLocation: maskedLocations
     };
 
     searchResults.push(result);
diff --git a/app/src/components/map/MapContainer.tsx b/app/src/components/map/MapContainer.tsx
index 689d737c..0fd79536 100644
--- a/app/src/components/map/MapContainer.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/map/MapContainer.tsx
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ const convertToCentroidGeoJSON = (features: any) => {
           is_project: f.is_project,
           state_code: f.state_code,
           number_sites: f.number_sites,
-          size_ha: f.size_ha
+          size_ha: f.size_ha,
+          maskedLocation: f.maskedLocation
         }
       };
     })
@@ -1057,6 +1058,7 @@ const initializeMap = (
         const numberSites = prop.number_sites;
         const sizeHa = prop.size_ha;
         const stateCode = prop.state_code;
+        const maskedLocation = prop.maskedLocation;
 
         let thumbnail = '';
         try {
@@ -1083,6 +1085,7 @@ const initializeMap = (
             number_sites={numberSites}
             size_ha={sizeHa}
             state_code={stateCode}
+            maskedLocation={maskedLocation}
             thumbnail={thumbnail}
             maskDisclaimer={true}
           />
@@ -1110,6 +1113,7 @@ const initializeMap = (
         const numberSites = prop.number_sites;
         const sizeHa = prop.size_ha;
         const stateCode = prop.state_code;
+        const maskedLocation = prop.maskedLocation;
 
         let thumbnail = '';
         try {
@@ -1133,6 +1137,7 @@ const initializeMap = (
             state_code={stateCode}
             thumbnail={thumbnail}
             maskDisclaimer={true}
+            maskedLocation={maskedLocation}
           />
         );
 
diff --git a/app/src/components/map/components/Popup.tsx b/app/src/components/map/components/Popup.tsx
index 438d370d..9a3cb5e7 100644
--- a/app/src/components/map/components/Popup.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/map/components/Popup.tsx
@@ -110,11 +110,6 @@ const MapPopup = (props: any) => {
       {maskedLocation && (
         <div style={style.attention}>Location sensitive site - see FOIPPA 16, 17, 18 & 18.1.</div>
       )}
-      {maskDisclaimer && (
-        <div style={style.attention}>
-          Point location is approximate and does not represent the exact location of the site.
-        </div>
-      )}
       {!hideButton && (
         <div>
           <a href={`/${isProject ? 'projects' : 'plans'}/${id}`}>
diff --git a/app/src/features/search/SearchPage.tsx b/app/src/features/search/SearchPage.tsx
index 7d924474..559c2673 100644
--- a/app/src/features/search/SearchPage.tsx
+++ b/app/src/features/search/SearchPage.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import { SYSTEM_ROLE } from 'constants/roles';
 const SearchPage: React.FC = () => {
   const restorationApi = useNertApi();
 
-  const [performSearch, setPerformSearch] = useState<boolean>(true);
   const [geometries, setGeometries] = useState<Feature[]>([]);
 
   const authStateContext = useAuthStateContext();
@@ -63,11 +62,6 @@ const SearchPage: React.FC = () => {
         ? await restorationApi.search.getSearchResults()
         : await restorationApi.public.search.getSearchResults();
 
-      if (!response) {
-        setPerformSearch(false);
-        return;
-      }
-
       const clusteredPointGeometries: any = [];
 
       response.forEach((result: IGetSearchResultsResponse) => {
@@ -87,7 +81,6 @@ const SearchPage: React.FC = () => {
         }
       });
 
-      setPerformSearch(false);
       setGeometries(clusteredPointGeometries);
     } catch (error) {
       const apiError = error as APIError;
@@ -99,11 +92,10 @@ const SearchPage: React.FC = () => {
     }
   }, [restorationApi.search, restorationApi.public.search, authStateContext.auth]);
 
+  // This was the source of the infinite loop.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (performSearch) {
-      getSearchResults();
-    }
-  }, [performSearch, getSearchResults]);
+    getSearchResults();
+  }, []);
 
   const [sidebarOpen, setSidebarOpen] = useState(true);