diff --git a/app/packages/components/src/components/Toast/Toast.tsx b/app/packages/components/src/components/Toast/Toast.tsx
index ca5f509a49..04d0b93f7a 100644
--- a/app/packages/components/src/components/Toast/Toast.tsx
+++ b/app/packages/components/src/components/Toast/Toast.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const Toast: React.FC<ToastProps> = ({
   return (
     <Snackbar
       anchorOrigin={{
-        vertical: "top",
+        vertical: layout?.vertical || "bottom",
         horizontal: layout?.horizontal || "center",
       }}
       open={open}
diff --git a/fiftyone/server/main.py b/fiftyone/server/main.py
index 4fbc65a1cb..13bd357d5e 100644
--- a/fiftyone/server/main.py
+++ b/fiftyone/server/main.py
@@ -21,12 +21,10 @@
 
 import fiftyone as fo
 import fiftyone.constants as foc
-import fiftyone.zoo as foz
 
 from fiftyone.server.app import app
 from fiftyone.server.events import set_port
 
-
 DEBUG_LOGGING = fo.config.logging_level == "DEBUG"
 
 if DEBUG_LOGGING:
@@ -49,8 +47,4 @@
     if args.clean_start:
         fo.delete_datasets("*")
 
-    dataset_directory = "."
-    dataset = foz.load_zoo_dataset("quickstart")
-
-
-asyncio.run(serve(app, config), debug=DEBUG_LOGGING)
+    asyncio.run(serve(app, config), debug=DEBUG_LOGGING)