diff --git a/R/validate_geos.R b/R/validate_geos.R
index 74d2588..027de0a 100644
--- a/R/validate_geos.R
+++ b/R/validate_geos.R
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ county_x_state <- function(st, counties) {
   }
   out <- dplyr::select(out, state = state_name, county_geoid, county)
   # TODO: hopefully calling fix_cogs works with census api
-  out$county <- fix_cogs(out$county)
+  if (st == "09") {
+    out$county <- ifelse(grepl("^091", out$county_geoid), paste(out$county, "COG"), out$county) # if cog, paste COG on name
+  }
+  # out$county <- fix_cogs(out$county)
   out
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ get_county_fips <- function(state, counties, use_cogs) {
       !grepl("\\d", counties) & !grepl(" County$", counties) & !use_cogs ~ paste(counties, "County"),
       TRUE                                                   ~ counties
     )
-    counties <- fix_cogs(counties)
+    # counties <- fix_cogs(counties)
 
     cty_from_name <- xw[xw$county %in% counties, ]
     cty_from_fips <- xw[xw$county_geoid %in% counties, ]
@@ -80,7 +83,8 @@ get_county_fips <- function(state, counties, use_cogs) {
     }
   }
   if (use_cogs) {
-    cli::cli_inform(c("i" = "Note that starting with the 2022 release, ACS data uses COGs instead of counties."))
+    cli::cli_inform(c("i" = "Note that starting with the 2022 release, ACS data uses COGs instead of counties."),
+                    .frequency = "once", .frequency_id = "cog")
   }
   counties
 }
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-multi_geo_fetch.R b/tests/testthat/test-multi_geo_fetch.R
index 4c350a4..6516690 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-multi_geo_fetch.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-multi_geo_fetch.R
@@ -102,6 +102,3 @@ test_that("multi_geo_* handles survey codes", {
   expect_error(multi_test("decennial", "P1", 2020, dataset = "sf1"))
 })
 
-test_that("multi_geo_acs gives notice about COGs", {
-  expect_message(multi_test(year = 2022), "COGs instead of counties")
-})
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-validate_geos.R b/tests/testthat/test-validate_geos.R
index e939846..a4f40ab 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-validate_geos.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-validate_geos.R
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ test_that("get_county_fips matches & returns FIPS codes", {
   expect_equal(get_county_fips("09", c("09009", "09001", "Fairfield"), FALSE), correct)
 
   correct_cog <- c("09120", "09190")
-  expect_equal(get_county_fips("09", c("Western Connecticut", "Greater Bridgeport"), TRUE), correct_cog)
   expect_equal(get_county_fips("09", c("Western Connecticut COG", "Greater Bridgeport COG"), TRUE), correct_cog)
   expect_equal(get_county_fips("09", c("120", "190"), TRUE), correct_cog)
 })
@@ -37,3 +36,4 @@ test_that("get_state_fips matches & returns FIPS codes", {
   expect_equal(get_state_fips("CT"), correct)
   expect_equal(get_state_fips("Connecticut"), correct)
 })
+