diff --git a/src/components/HistoryList/AlertItem.tsx b/src/components/HistoryList/AlertItem.tsx
index ccae950..cc75e13 100644
--- a/src/components/HistoryList/AlertItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/HistoryList/AlertItem.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { useCameraBlackboard } from "../../hooks/useCameraBlackboard";
 import NPED_CAT_A from "/NPED_Cat_A.svg";
 import NPED_CAT_B from "/NPED_Cat_B.svg";
 import NPED_CAT_C from "/NPED_Cat_C.svg";
-import { checkIsHotListHit } from "../../utils/utils";
+import { checkIsHotListHit, getNPEDCategory } from "../../utils/utils";
 
 type AlertItemProps = {
   item: SightingType;
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ const AlertItem = ({ item }: AlertItemProps) => {
   const motionAway = (item?.motion ?? "").toUpperCase() === "AWAY";
 
   const isHotListHit = checkIsHotListHit(item);
-  const isNPEDHitA = item?.metadata?.npedJSON?.["NPED CATEGORY"] === "A";
-  const isNPEDHitB = item?.metadata?.npedJSON?.["NPED CATEGORY"] === "B";
-  const isNPEDHitC = item?.metadata?.npedJSON?.["NPED CATEGORY"] === "C";
+  const cat = getNPEDCategory(item);
+  const isNPEDHitA = cat === "A";
+  const isNPEDHitB = cat === "B";
+  const isNPEDHitC = cat === "C";
 
   const handleClick = () => {
     setIsModalOpen(true);
diff --git a/src/components/SightingModal/SightingModal.tsx b/src/components/SightingModal/SightingModal.tsx
index a9fa5b7..81d1c3f 100644
--- a/src/components/SightingModal/SightingModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SightingModal/SightingModal.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import HotListImg from "/Hotlist_Hit.svg";
 import NPED_CAT_A from "/NPED_Cat_A.svg";
 import NPED_CAT_B from "/NPED_Cat_B.svg";
 import NPED_CAT_C from "/NPED_Cat_C.svg";
-import { checkIsHotListHit } from "../../utils/utils";
+import { checkIsHotListHit, getNPEDCategory } from "../../utils/utils";
 
 type SightingModalProps = {
   isSightingModalOpen: boolean;
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ const SightingModal = ({
 
   const motionAway = (sighting?.motion ?? "").toUpperCase() === "AWAY";
   const isHotListHit = checkIsHotListHit(sighting);
-  const isNPEDHitA = sighting?.metadata?.npedJSON?.["NPED CATEGORY"] === "A";
-  const isNPEDHitB = sighting?.metadata?.npedJSON?.["NPED CATEGORY"] === "B";
-  const isNPEDHitC = sighting?.metadata?.npedJSON?.["NPED CATEGORY"] === "C";
+  const cat = getNPEDCategory(sighting);
+  const isNPEDHitA = cat === "A";
+  const isNPEDHitB = cat === "B";
+  const isNPEDHitC = cat === "C";
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/src/components/SightingsWidget/InfoBar.tsx b/src/components/SightingsWidget/InfoBar.tsx
index b19f192..d40e998 100644
--- a/src/components/SightingsWidget/InfoBar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SightingsWidget/InfoBar.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ type InfoBarprops = {
   obj: SightingType;
 };
 const InfoBar = ({ obj }: InfoBarprops) => {
-  const isNPEDHitD = obj?.metadata?.npedJSON?.["NPED CATEGORY"] === "D";
-
   return (
     <div className="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs bg-neutral-900 px-2 py-1 rounded justify-between">
       <div className="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs">
@@ -18,13 +16,7 @@ const InfoBar = ({ obj }: InfoBarprops) => {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div className="min-w-14 opacity-80 ">
-        {isNPEDHitD ? (
-          <span className="text-amber-500 font-semibold">NPED HIT CAT D</span>
-        ) : (
-          ""
-        )}
-      </div>
+      <div className="min-w-14 opacity-80 "></div>
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/utils/utils.ts b/src/utils/utils.ts
index f016291..4e031ec 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/utils.ts
@@ -141,5 +141,5 @@ export const checkIsHotListHit = (sigthing: SightingType | null) => {
   }
 };
 
-export const getNPEDCategory = (r?: SightingType) =>
+export const getNPEDCategory = (r?: SightingType | null) =>
   r?.metadata?.npedJSON?.["NPED CATEGORY"] as "A" | "B" | "C" | undefined;