diff --git a/sites/backend/src/models/apikey.mjs b/sites/backend/src/models/apikey.mjs
index e3e36614d6c..f4f96c2a761 100644
--- a/sites/backend/src/models/apikey.mjs
+++ b/sites/backend/src/models/apikey.mjs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ ApikeyModel.prototype.unguardedDelete = async function () {
 }
 
 ApikeyModel.prototype.create = async function ({ body, user }) {
-  if (Object.keys(body) < 1) return this.setResponse(400, 'postBodyMissing')
+  if (Object.keys(body).length < 1) return this.setResponse(400, 'postBodyMissing')
   if (!body.name) return this.setResponse(400, 'nameMissing')
   if (!body.level) return this.setResponse(400, 'levelMissing')
   if (typeof body.level !== 'number') return this.setResponse(400, 'levelNotNumeric')
diff --git a/sites/backend/src/models/pattern.mjs b/sites/backend/src/models/pattern.mjs
index 0deb5554e82..d02b7c82a96 100644
--- a/sites/backend/src/models/pattern.mjs
+++ b/sites/backend/src/models/pattern.mjs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export function PatternModel(tools) {
 
 PatternModel.prototype.guardedCreate = async function ({ body, user }) {
   if (user.level < 3) return this.setResponse(403, 'insufficientAccessLevel')
-  if (Object.keys(body) < 2) return this.setResponse(400, 'postBodyMissing')
+  if (Object.keys(body).length < 2) return this.setResponse(400, 'postBodyMissing')
   if (!body.person) return this.setResponse(400, 'personMissing')
   if (typeof body.person !== 'number') return this.setResponse(400, 'personNotNumeric')
   if (typeof body.settings !== 'object') return this.setResponse(400, 'settingsNotAnObject')
diff --git a/sites/backend/src/models/user.mjs b/sites/backend/src/models/user.mjs
index c583d43d205..95a50a44e91 100644
--- a/sites/backend/src/models/user.mjs
+++ b/sites/backend/src/models/user.mjs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ UserModel.prototype.setExists = function () {
  * Creates a user+confirmation and sends out signup email
  */
 UserModel.prototype.guardedCreate = async function ({ body }) {
-  if (Object.keys(body) < 1) return this.setResponse(400, 'postBodyMissing')
+  if (Object.keys(body).length < 1) return this.setResponse(400, 'postBodyMissing')
   if (!body.email) return this.setResponse(400, 'emailMissing')
   if (!body.language) return this.setResponse(400, 'languageMissing')
   if (!this.config.languages.includes(body.language))
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ UserModel.prototype.guardedCreate = async function ({ body }) {
  * Login based on username + password
  */
 UserModel.prototype.passwordLogin = async function (req) {
-  if (Object.keys(req.body) < 1) return this.setResponse(400, 'postBodyMissing')
+  if (Object.keys(req.body).length < 1) return this.setResponse(400, 'postBodyMissing')
   if (!req.body.username) return this.setResponse(400, 'usernameMissing')
   if (!req.body.password) return this.setResponse(400, 'passwordMissing')
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ UserModel.prototype.passwordLogin = async function (req) {
  */
 UserModel.prototype.confirm = async function ({ body, params }) {
   if (!params.id) return this.setResponse(404)
-  if (Object.keys(body) < 1) return this.setResponse(400, 'postBodyMissing')
+  if (Object.keys(body).length < 1) return this.setResponse(400, 'postBodyMissing')
   if (!body.consent || typeof body.consent !== 'number' || body.consent < 1)
     return this.setResponse(400, 'consentRequired')
 
@@ -627,9 +627,8 @@ UserModel.prototype.loginOk = function () {
  */
 UserModel.prototype.isLusernameAvailable = async function (lusername) {
   if (lusername.length < 2) return false
-  let found
   try {
-    found = await this.prisma.user.findUnique({ where: { lusername } })
+    await this.prisma.user.findUnique({ where: { lusername } })
   } catch (err) {
     log.warn({ err, where }, 'Could not search for free username')
   }
diff --git a/sites/backend/tests/shared.mjs b/sites/backend/tests/shared.mjs
index e3be33282bc..9239834fc48 100644
--- a/sites/backend/tests/shared.mjs
+++ b/sites/backend/tests/shared.mjs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export const setup = async () => {
           `${store.config.api}/people/jwt`,
           {
             name: `This is ${name} name`,
-            name: `These are ${name} notes`,
+            notes: `These are ${name} notes`,
             measies: people[name],
           },
           {