diff --git a/open-sse/handlers/search.ts b/open-sse/handlers/search.ts
index bb5fce6ea9..a3441dbc2e 100644
--- a/open-sse/handlers/search.ts
+++ b/open-sse/handlers/search.ts
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ function buildBraveRequest(
     url: `${config.baseUrl}${endpoint}?${qp}`,
     init: {
       method: "GET",
-      headers: { Accept: "application/json", "X-Subscription-Token": params.token },
+      headers: { Accept: "application/json", "X-Subscription-Token": params.token ?? "" },
     },
   };
 }
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ function buildExaRequest(
     url: config.baseUrl,
     init: {
       method: "POST",
-      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", "x-api-key": params.token },
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", "x-api-key": params.token ?? "" },
       body: JSON.stringify(body),
     },
   };
diff --git a/src/lib/search/executeWebSearch.ts b/src/lib/search/executeWebSearch.ts
index d712e6dbde..a39f343437 100644
--- a/src/lib/search/executeWebSearch.ts
+++ b/src/lib/search/executeWebSearch.ts
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export async function executeWebSearch(
       .filter((provider) => supportsSearchType(provider, searchType))
       .sort((a, b) => a.costPerQuery - b.costPerQuery)
       .map((provider) => provider.id)
-      .filter((providerId) => providerId !== providerConfig.id);
+      .filter((providerId) => providerId !== providerConfig!.id);
 
     for (const providerId of otherIds) {
       const creds = await resolveSearchCredentials(providerId);