diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index 96d36a0f..955777f9 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ export default {
 
       return await updateItem(parent, { id, data: { text } }, { me, models })
     },
-    act: async (parent, { id, act, sats, tipDefault }, { me, models }) => {
+    act: async (parent, { id, sats }, { me, models }) => {
       // need to make sure we are logged in
       if (!me) {
         throw new AuthenticationError('you must be logged in')
@@ -372,26 +372,20 @@ export default {
         throw new UserInputError('sats must be positive', { argumentName: 'sats' })
       }
 
-      // if we are tipping disallow self tips
-      if (act === 'TIP') {
-        const [item] = await models.$queryRaw(`
-        ${SELECT}
-        FROM "Item"
-        WHERE id = $1 AND "userId" = $2`, Number(id), me.id)
-        if (item) {
-          throw new UserInputError('cannot tip your self')
-        }
-        // if tipDefault, set on user
-        if (tipDefault) {
-          await models.user.update({ where: { id: me.id }, data: { tipDefault: sats } })
-        }
+      // disallow self tips
+      const [item] = await models.$queryRaw(`
+      ${SELECT}
+      FROM "Item"
+      WHERE id = $1 AND "userId" = $2`, Number(id), me.id)
+      if (item) {
+        throw new UserInputError('cannot tip your self')
       }
 
-      await serialize(models, models.$queryRaw`SELECT item_act(${Number(id)}, ${me.id}, ${act}, ${Number(sats)})`)
+      const [{ item_act: vote }] = await serialize(models, models.$queryRaw`SELECT item_act(${Number(id)}, ${me.id}, 'TIP', ${Number(sats)})`)
 
       return {
-        sats,
-        act
+        vote,
+        sats
       }
     }
   },
@@ -448,6 +442,27 @@ export default {
         },
         where: {
           itemId: item.id,
+          userId: {
+            not: item.userId
+          },
+          act: {
+            not: 'BOOST'
+          }
+        }
+      })
+
+      return sats || 0
+    },
+    upvotes: async (item, args, { models }) => {
+      const { sum: { sats } } = await models.itemAct.aggregate({
+        sum: {
+          sats: true
+        },
+        where: {
+          itemId: item.id,
+          userId: {
+            not: item.userId
+          },
           act: 'VOTE'
         }
       })
@@ -467,35 +482,6 @@ export default {
 
       return sats || 0
     },
-    tips: async (item, args, { models }) => {
-      const { sum: { sats } } = await models.itemAct.aggregate({
-        sum: {
-          sats: true
-        },
-        where: {
-          itemId: item.id,
-          act: 'TIP'
-        }
-      })
-
-      return sats || 0
-    },
-    meVote: async (item, args, { me, models }) => {
-      if (!me) return 0
-
-      const { sum: { sats } } = await models.itemAct.aggregate({
-        sum: {
-          sats: true
-        },
-        where: {
-          itemId: item.id,
-          userId: me.id,
-          act: 'VOTE'
-        }
-      })
-
-      return sats || 0
-    },
     meSats: async (item, args, { me, models }) => {
       if (!me) return 0
 
@@ -522,22 +508,6 @@ export default {
     mine: async (item, args, { me, models }) => {
       return me?.id === item.userId
     },
-    meTip: async (item, args, { me, models }) => {
-      if (!me) return 0
-
-      const { sum: { sats } } = await models.itemAct.aggregate({
-        sum: {
-          sats: true
-        },
-        where: {
-          itemId: item.id,
-          userId: me.id,
-          act: 'TIP'
-        }
-      })
-
-      return sats || 0
-    },
     root: async (item, args, { models }) => {
       if (!item.parentId) {
         return null
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/item.js b/api/typeDefs/item.js
index e176f517..471799b5 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/item.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/item.js
@@ -10,15 +10,9 @@ export default gql`
     dupes(url: String!): [Item!]
   }
 
-  enum ItemAct {
-    VOTE
-    BOOST
-    TIP
-  }
-
   type ItemActResult {
+    vote: Int!
     sats: Int!
-    act: ItemAct!
   }
 
   extend type Mutation {
@@ -28,7 +22,7 @@ export default gql`
     updateDiscussion(id: ID!, title: String!, text: String): Item!
     createComment(text: String!, parentId: ID!): Item!
     updateComment(id: ID!, text: String!): Item!
-    act(id: ID!, act: ItemAct!, sats: Int, tipDefault: Boolean): ItemActResult!
+    act(id: ID!, sats: Int): ItemActResult!
   }
 
   type Items {
@@ -53,13 +47,11 @@ export default gql`
     root: Item
     user: User!
     depth: Int!
-    sats: Int!
-    boost: Int!
-    tips: Int!
     mine: Boolean!
-    meVote: Int!
+    boost: Int!
+    sats: Int!
+    upvotes: Int!
     meSats: Int!
-    meTip: Int!
     ncomments: Int!
     comments: [Item!]!
     path: String
diff --git a/components/comment.js b/components/comment.js
index 8d4ac013..17af2616 100644
--- a/components/comment.js
+++ b/components/comment.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default function Comment ({
         <div className={`${itemStyles.hunk} ${styles.hunk}`}>
           <div className='d-flex align-items-center'>
             <div className={`${itemStyles.other} ${styles.other}`}>
-              <span title={`${item.sats} upvotes \\ ${item.tips} tipped${item.meSats > 0 ? ` (${item.meSats} from me)` : ''}`}>{item.sats + item.tips} sats</span>
+              <span title={`from ${item.upvotes} users (${item.meSats} from me)`}>{item.sats} sats</span>
               <span> \ </span>
               {item.boost > 0 &&
                 <>
diff --git a/components/item-act.js b/components/item-act.js
index 4e7f71c8..f0f82489 100644
--- a/components/item-act.js
+++ b/components/item-act.js
@@ -57,13 +57,11 @@ export function ItemActModal () {
             default: false
           }}
           schema={ActSchema}
-          onSubmit={async ({ amount, tipDefault, submit }) => {
+          onSubmit={async ({ amount }) => {
             await item.act({
               variables: {
                 id: item.itemId,
-                act: submit,
-                sats: Number(amount),
-                tipDefault
+                sats: Number(amount)
               }
             })
             await item.strike()
diff --git a/components/item.js b/components/item.js
index 9b034518..1af04e32 100644
--- a/components/item.js
+++ b/components/item.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default function Item ({ item, rank, children }) {
           <div className={`${styles.other}`}>
             {!item.position &&
               <>
-                <span title={`${item.sats} upvotes \\ ${item.tips} tipped${item.meSats > 0 ? ` (${item.meSats} from me)` : ''}`}>{item.sats + item.tips} sats</span>
+                <span title={`from ${item.upvotes} users (${item.meSats} sats from me)`}>{item.sats} sats</span>
                 <span> \ </span>
               </>}
             {item.boost > 0 &&
diff --git a/components/seo.js b/components/seo.js
index dacb6ce8..0d4864e8 100644
--- a/components/seo.js
+++ b/components/seo.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function Seo ({ item, user }) {
         desc = desc.replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
       }
     } else {
-      desc = `@${item.user.name} stacked ${(item.sats > 0 ? item.sats - 1 : 0) + item.tips} sats ${item.url ? `posting ${item.url}` : 'with this discussion'}`
+      desc = `@${item.user.name} stacked ${item.sats} sats ${item.url ? `posting ${item.url}` : 'with this discussion'}`
     }
     if (item.ncomments) {
       desc += ` [${item.ncomments} comments`
diff --git a/components/upvote.js b/components/upvote.js
index ea433421..b32fd4a0 100644
--- a/components/upvote.js
+++ b/components/upvote.js
@@ -104,60 +104,29 @@ export default function UpVote ({ item, className }) {
 
   const [act] = useMutation(
     gql`
-      mutation act($id: ID!, $act: ItemAct! $sats: Int!, $tipDefault: Boolean) {
-        act(id: $id, act: $act, sats: $sats, tipDefault: $tipDefault) {
-          act,
+      mutation act($id: ID!, $sats: Int!) {
+        act(id: $id, sats: $sats) {
+          vote,
           sats
         }
       }`, {
-      update (cache, { data: { act: { act, sats } } }) {
-        // read in the cached object so we don't use meSats prop
-        // which can be stale
-        if (act === 'VOTE') {
-          setVoteShow(true)
-        }
-        if (act === 'TIP') {
-          setTipShow(true)
-        }
-
+      update (cache, { data: { act: { vote, sats } } }) {
         cache.modify({
           id: `Item:${item.id}`,
           fields: {
-            meVote (existingMeVote = 0) {
-              if (act === 'VOTE') {
-                return existingMeVote + sats
-              }
-              return existingMeVote
-            },
-            meTip (existingMeTip = 0) {
-              if (act === 'TIP') {
-                return existingMeTip + sats
-              }
-              return existingMeTip
-            },
             sats (existingSats = 0) {
-              if (act === 'VOTE') {
-                return existingSats + sats
-              }
-              return existingSats
+              return existingSats + sats
             },
             meSats (existingSats = 0) {
-              if (act === 'VOTE' || act === 'TIP') {
-                return existingSats + sats
+              if (existingSats === 0) {
+                setVoteShow(true)
+              } else {
+                setTipShow(true)
               }
-              return existingSats
+              return existingSats + sats
             },
-            boost (existingBoost = 0) {
-              if (act === 'BOOST') {
-                return existingBoost + sats
-              }
-              return existingBoost
-            },
-            tips (existingTips = 0) {
-              if (act === 'TIP') {
-                return existingTips + sats
-              }
-              return existingTips
+            upvotes (existingUpvotes = 0) {
+              return existingUpvotes + vote
             }
           }
         })
@@ -166,15 +135,12 @@ export default function UpVote ({ item, className }) {
   )
 
   const overlayText = () => {
-    if (item?.meVote) {
-      if (me?.tipDefault) {
-        return `${me.tipDefault} sat${me.tipDefault > 1 ? 's' : ''}`
-      }
-      return '1 sat'
+    if (me?.tipDefault) {
+      return `${me.tipDefault} sat${me.tipDefault > 1 ? 's' : ''}`
     }
+    return '1 sat'
   }
 
-  const noSelfTips = item?.meVote && item?.mine
   const color = getColor(item?.meSats)
   return (
     <LightningConsumer>
@@ -186,7 +152,7 @@ export default function UpVote ({ item, className }) {
                 if (!item || voteLock) return
 
                 // we can't tip ourselves
-                if (noSelfTips) {
+                if (item?.mine) {
                   return
                 }
 
@@ -200,26 +166,19 @@ export default function UpVote ({ item, className }) {
                   if (!item || voteLock) return
 
                   // we can't tip ourselves
-                  if (noSelfTips) {
+                  if (item?.mine) {
                     return
                   }
 
-                  if (item?.meVote) {
+                  if (item?.meSats) {
                     setVoteShow(false)
-                    try {
-                      strike()
-                      await act({ variables: { id: item.id, act: 'TIP', sats: me.tipDefault || 1 } })
-                    } catch (e) {
-                      console.log(e)
-                    }
-                    return
                   }
 
                   strike()
 
                   try {
                     setVoteLock(true)
-                    await act({ variables: { id: item.id, act: 'VOTE', sats: 1 } })
+                    await act({ variables: { id: item.id, sats: me.tipDefault || 1 } })
                   } catch (error) {
                     if (error.toString().includes('insufficient funds')) {
                       setError(true)
@@ -233,9 +192,9 @@ export default function UpVote ({ item, className }) {
               : signIn
           }
           >
-            <ActionTooltip notForm disable={noSelfTips} overlayText={overlayText()}>
+            <ActionTooltip notForm disable={item?.mine} overlayText={overlayText()}>
               <div
-                className={`${noSelfTips ? styles.noSelfTips : ''}
+                className={`${item?.mine ? styles.noSelfTips : ''}
                     ${styles.upvoteWrapper}`}
               >
                 <UpBolt
@@ -244,7 +203,7 @@ export default function UpVote ({ item, className }) {
                   className={
                       `${styles.upvote}
                       ${className || ''}
-                      ${noSelfTips ? styles.noSelfTips : ''}
+                      ${item?.mine ? styles.noSelfTips : ''}
                       ${item?.meSats ? styles.voted : ''}`
                     }
                   style={item?.meSats
diff --git a/components/upvote.module.css b/components/upvote.module.css
index 2d8ba822..24a6a52c 100644
--- a/components/upvote.module.css
+++ b/components/upvote.module.css
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     padding-right: .2rem;
 }
 
-.noSelfTips .upvote.voted {
+.noSelfTips {
     fill: transparent !important;
     filter: none !important;
 }
diff --git a/fragments/comments.js b/fragments/comments.js
index 0eda0037..7798e2bf 100644
--- a/fragments/comments.js
+++ b/fragments/comments.js
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@ export const COMMENT_FIELDS = gql`
       id
     }
     sats
+    upvotes
     boost
-    tips
-    meVote
     meSats
-    meTip
     mine
     ncomments
     root {
diff --git a/fragments/items.js b/fragments/items.js
index 0f9a645c..943ecb16 100644
--- a/fragments/items.js
+++ b/fragments/items.js
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ export const ITEM_FIELDS = gql`
       id
     }
     sats
+    upvotes
     boost
-    tips
-    meVote
     meSats
-    meTip
     ncomments
     mine
     root {
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20220119221313_item_act_var_tip_bug/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20220119221313_item_act_var_tip_bug/migration.sql
index 8896503e..98369a85 100644
--- a/prisma/migrations/20220119221313_item_act_var_tip_bug/migration.sql
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20220119221313_item_act_var_tip_bug/migration.sql
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ BEGIN
                 INSERT INTO "ItemAct" (sats, "itemId", "userId", act, created_at, updated_at)
                     VALUES (act_sats, item_id, user_id, 'TIP', now_utc(), now_utc());
             END IF;
+
+            RETURN 1;
         END IF;
     END IF;
 
-    RETURN act_sats;
+    RETURN 0;
 END;
 $$;
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