diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 7e13969..3fe27e7 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     "orbit-db": "0.19.9",
     "orbit-db-keystore": "0.1.0",
     "prop-types": "15.7.2",
-    "react": "16.8.5",
+    "react": "16.8.6",
     "react-content-loader": "4.2.1",
-    "react-dom": "16.8.5",
+    "react-dom": "16.8.6",
     "react-markdown": "4.0.6",
     "react-redux": "6.0.1",
     "react-router-dom": "5.0.0",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "redux-saga": "0.16.2",
     "semantic-ui-react": "0.86.0",
     "uuid": "3.3.2",
-    "web3": "1.0.0-beta.50"
+    "web3": "1.0.0-beta.51"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "libp2p-websocket-star-rendezvous": "0.3.0"
diff --git a/app/src/redux/actions/drizzleActions.js b/app/src/redux/actions/drizzleActions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e159d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/redux/actions/drizzleActions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Actions that are fired internally by Drizzle
+const DRIZZLE_INITIALIZED = 'DRIZZLE_INITIALIZED';
+const ACCOUNTS_FETCHED = 'ACCOUNTS_FETCHED';
+const EVENT_FIRED = 'EVENT_FIRED';
+
+export { ACCOUNTS_FETCHED, DRIZZLE_INITIALIZED, EVENT_FIRED }
diff --git a/app/src/redux/actions/orbitActions.js b/app/src/redux/actions/orbitActions.js
index 16ed151..45b3907 100644
--- a/app/src/redux/actions/orbitActions.js
+++ b/app/src/redux/actions/orbitActions.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ const DATABASES_NOT_READY = 'DATABASES_NOT_READY';
 const ADD_PEER_DATABASE = 'ADD_PEER_DATABASE';
 const PEER_DATABASE_ADDED = 'PEER_DATABASE_ADDED';
 const UPDATE_PEERS = 'UPDATE_PEERS';
+const ORRBIT_GETTING_INFO = 'ORRBIT_GETTING_INFO';
+const ORBIT_SAGA_ERROR = 'ORBIT_SAGA_ERROR';
 
 function updateDatabases(type, orbitdb, topicsDB, postsDB) {
   return {
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ export { DATABASES_CREATED,
   UPDATE_PEERS,
   ADD_PEER_DATABASE,
   PEER_DATABASE_ADDED,
+  ORRBIT_GETTING_INFO,
+  ORBIT_SAGA_ERROR,
   addPeerDatabase,
   updateDatabases
 };
diff --git a/app/src/redux/actions/userActions.js b/app/src/redux/actions/userActions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f32cf14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/redux/actions/userActions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+const ACCOUNT_CHANGED = 'ACCOUNT_CHANGED';
+const AUTH_USER_DATA_UPDATED = 'AUTH_USER_DATA_UPDATED';
+const GUEST_USER_DATA_UPDATED = 'GUEST_USER_DATA_UPDATED';
+const USER_FETCHING_ERROR = 'USER_FETCHING_ERROR';
+
+export { ACCOUNT_CHANGED, AUTH_USER_DATA_UPDATED, GUEST_USER_DATA_UPDATED, USER_FETCHING_ERROR };
diff --git a/app/src/redux/reducers/userReducer.js b/app/src/redux/reducers/userReducer.js
index 0e855d8..24ef96b 100644
--- a/app/src/redux/reducers/userReducer.js
+++ b/app/src/redux/reducers/userReducer.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { AUTH_USER_DATA_UPDATED, GUEST_USER_DATA_UPDATED } from '../actions/userActions';
+
 const initialState = {
   username: '',
   address: '0x0',
@@ -7,13 +9,13 @@ const initialState = {
 
 const userReducer = (state = initialState, action) => {
   switch (action.type) {
-    case 'USER_DATA_UPDATED_(AUTHENTICATED)':
+    case AUTH_USER_DATA_UPDATED:
       return {
         username: action.username,
         address: action.address,
         hasSignedUp: true
       };
-    case 'USER_DATA_UPDATED_(GUEST)':
+    case GUEST_USER_DATA_UPDATED:
       return {
         username: '',
         address: action.address,
diff --git a/app/src/redux/sagas/drizzleUtilsSaga.js b/app/src/redux/sagas/drizzleUtilsSaga.js
index e1988f5..3e6bab4 100644
--- a/app/src/redux/sagas/drizzleUtilsSaga.js
+++ b/app/src/redux/sagas/drizzleUtilsSaga.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { getContractInstance, getWeb3 } from '../../utils/drizzleUtils';
 
 import Forum from '../../contracts/Forum';
 import { DRIZZLE_UTILS_SAGA_INITIALIZED } from '../actions/drizzleUtilsActions';
+import { DRIZZLE_INITIALIZED } from '../actions/drizzleActions';
 
 const accounts = state => state.accounts;
 let initFlag, web3, forumContract;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ function* getCurrentAccount() {
 }
 
 function* drizzleUtilsSaga() {
-  yield takeLatest('DRIZZLE_INITIALIZED', init);
+  yield takeLatest(DRIZZLE_INITIALIZED, init);
 }
 
 export { web3, forumContract, getCurrentAccount };
diff --git a/app/src/redux/sagas/eventSaga.js b/app/src/redux/sagas/eventSaga.js
index f9fd9ef..84f6189 100644
--- a/app/src/redux/sagas/eventSaga.js
+++ b/app/src/redux/sagas/eventSaga.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import {  put, takeEvery } from 'redux-saga/effects';
+import { EVENT_FIRED } from '../actions/drizzleActions';
 
-const EVENT_FIRED = 'EVENT_FIRED';  // This is fired internally by drizzle
 const CONTRACT_EVENT_FIRED = 'CONTRACT_EVENT_FIRED';
 
 let eventSet = new Set();
 
-// Entire purpose of this saga is to bypass a strange bug where EVENT_FIRED is called
-// multiple times for the same event
+// Entire purpose of this saga is to bypass a strange bug where EVENT_FIRED is called multiple times
+// for the same event
 function* sanitizeEvent(action) {
   const size = eventSet.size;
   eventSet.add(action.event.transactionHash + action.name);
diff --git a/app/src/redux/sagas/orbitSaga.js b/app/src/redux/sagas/orbitSaga.js
index 74d6ad8..0e52ca9 100644
--- a/app/src/redux/sagas/orbitSaga.js
+++ b/app/src/redux/sagas/orbitSaga.js
@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ import {
   ADD_PEER_DATABASE, PEER_DATABASE_ADDED,
   DATABASES_NOT_READY,
   IPFS_INITIALIZED,
-  UPDATE_PEERS
+  UPDATE_PEERS, ORRBIT_GETTING_INFO, ORBIT_SAGA_ERROR
 } from '../actions/orbitActions';
+import { ACCOUNT_CHANGED } from '../actions/userActions';
+import { ACCOUNTS_FETCHED } from '../actions/drizzleActions';
 
 let latestAccount;
 
 function* getOrbitDBInfo() {
   yield put({
-    type: 'ORRBIT_GETTING_INFO', ...[]
+    type: ORRBIT_GETTING_INFO, ...[]
   });
   const account = yield call(getCurrentAccount);
   if (account !== latestAccount) {
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ function* getOrbitDBInfo() {
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(error);
       yield put({
-        type: 'ORBIT_SAGA_ERROR', ...[]
+        type: ORBIT_SAGA_ERROR, ...[]
       });
     }
   }
@@ -95,9 +97,9 @@ function* orbitSaga() {
     take(DRIZZLE_UTILS_SAGA_INITIALIZED),
     take(IPFS_INITIALIZED)
   ]);
-  yield takeLatest('ACCOUNT_CHANGED', getOrbitDBInfo);
+  yield takeLatest(ACCOUNT_CHANGED, getOrbitDBInfo);
   yield takeEvery(ADD_PEER_DATABASE, addPeerDatabase);
-  yield takeEvery('ACCOUNTS_FETCHED', updatePeersState);
+  yield takeEvery(ACCOUNTS_FETCHED, updatePeersState);
 }
 
 export default orbitSaga;
diff --git a/app/src/redux/sagas/userSaga.js b/app/src/redux/sagas/userSaga.js
index 703ec68..d3edcf5 100644
--- a/app/src/redux/sagas/userSaga.js
+++ b/app/src/redux/sagas/userSaga.js
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ import { call, put, select, take, takeEvery } from 'redux-saga/effects';
 
 import { forumContract, getCurrentAccount } from './drizzleUtilsSaga';
 import { DRIZZLE_UTILS_SAGA_INITIALIZED } from '../actions/drizzleUtilsActions';
+import {
+  ACCOUNT_CHANGED,
+  AUTH_USER_DATA_UPDATED,
+  GUEST_USER_DATA_UPDATED,
+  USER_FETCHING_ERROR
+} from '../actions/userActions';
+import { ACCOUNTS_FETCHED } from '../actions/drizzleActions';
 
 let account;
 
@@ -10,7 +17,7 @@ function* updateUserData() {
   if (currentAccount !== account) {
     account = currentAccount;
     yield put({
-      type: 'ACCOUNT_CHANGED', ...[]
+      type: ACCOUNT_CHANGED, ...[]
     });
   }
   const txObj1 = yield call(forumContract.methods.hasUserSignedUp, ...[account]);
@@ -30,7 +37,7 @@ function* updateUserData() {
           username
         };
         yield put({
-          type: 'USER_DATA_UPDATED_(AUTHENTICATED)', ...dispatchArgs
+          type: AUTH_USER_DATA_UPDATED, ...dispatchArgs
         });
       }
     } else if (account !== userState.address) {
@@ -38,13 +45,13 @@ function* updateUserData() {
         address: account
       };
       yield put({
-        type: 'USER_DATA_UPDATED_(GUEST)', ...dispatchArgs
+        type: GUEST_USER_DATA_UPDATED, ...dispatchArgs
       });
     }
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error);
     yield put({
-      type: 'USER_FETCHING_ERROR', ...[]
+      type: USER_FETCHING_ERROR, ...[]
     });
   }
 }
@@ -55,7 +62,7 @@ function* getUserState() {
 
 function* userSaga() {
   yield take(DRIZZLE_UTILS_SAGA_INITIALIZED);
-  yield takeEvery('ACCOUNTS_FETCHED', updateUserData);
+  yield takeEvery(ACCOUNTS_FETCHED, updateUserData);
 }
 
 export default userSaga;
diff --git a/contracts/Forum.sol b/contracts/Forum.sol
index 5bb6fcf..b81fa59 100644
--- a/contracts/Forum.sol
+++ b/contracts/Forum.sol
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pragma solidity >=0.5.6 <0.6.0;
+pragma solidity >=0.5.7 <0.6.0;
 
 contract Forum {
 
diff --git a/contracts/Migrations.sol b/contracts/Migrations.sol
index f0af7df..c2f001e 100644
--- a/contracts/Migrations.sol
+++ b/contracts/Migrations.sol
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pragma solidity >=0.5.6 <0.6.0;
+pragma solidity >=0.5.7 <0.6.0;
 
 contract Migrations {
   address public owner;
diff --git a/truffle-config.js b/truffle-config.js
index e7c33db..9d4e039 100644
--- a/truffle-config.js
+++ b/truffle-config.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   compilers: {
     solc: {
-      version: '0.5.6',
+      version: '0.5.7',
       settings: {
         optimizer: {
           enabled: true,