diff --git a/backend/danswer/server/connector.py b/backend/danswer/server/connector.py
index 1a2f89e22..3a5255091 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/server/connector.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/server/connector.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from danswer.auth.users import current_admin_user
 from danswer.auth.users import current_user
 from danswer.background.celery.celery_utils import get_deletion_status
+from danswer.configs.constants import DocumentSource
 from danswer.connectors.file.utils import write_temp_files
 from danswer.connectors.google_drive.connector_auth import build_service_account_creds
 from danswer.connectors.google_drive.connector_auth import delete_google_app_cred
@@ -453,7 +454,11 @@ def get_connectors(
 ) -> list[ConnectorSnapshot]:
     connectors = fetch_connectors(db_session)
     return [
-        ConnectorSnapshot.from_connector_db_model(connector) for connector in connectors
+        ConnectorSnapshot.from_connector_db_model(connector)
+        for connector in connectors
+        # don't include INGESTION_API, as it's not a "real"
+        # connector like those created by the user
+        if connector.source != DocumentSource.INGESTION_API
     ]
 
 
diff --git a/web/src/app/page.tsx b/web/src/app/page.tsx
index 5221a7db5..c95158af1 100644
--- a/web/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ import { Header } from "@/components/Header";
 import {
   getAuthDisabledSS,
   getCurrentUserSS,
-  processCookies,
 } from "@/lib/userSS";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 import { HealthCheckBanner } from "@/components/health/healthcheck";
 import { ApiKeyModal } from "@/components/openai/ApiKeyModal";
-import { buildUrl, fetchSS } from "@/lib/utilsSS";
+import { fetchSS } from "@/lib/utilsSS";
 import { Connector, DocumentSet, User } from "@/lib/types";
 import { cookies } from "next/headers";
 import { SearchType } from "@/lib/search/interfaces";
@@ -18,18 +17,8 @@ export default async function Home() {
   const tasks = [
     getAuthDisabledSS(),
     getCurrentUserSS(),
-    fetch(buildUrl("/manage/connector"), {
-      next: { revalidate: 0 },
-      headers: {
-        cookie: processCookies(cookies()),
-      },
-    }),
-    fetch(buildUrl("/manage/document-set"), {
-      next: { revalidate: 0 },
-      headers: {
-        cookie: processCookies(cookies()),
-      },
-    }),
+    fetchSS("/manage/connector"),
+    fetchSS("/manage/document-set"),
     fetchSS("/persona"),
   ];