diff --git a/node/ai_code_review_bot/src/index.ts b/node/ai_code_review_bot/src/index.ts
index a502f70..fc39795 100644
--- a/node/ai_code_review_bot/src/index.ts
+++ b/node/ai_code_review_bot/src/index.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ app.post("/webhook", async (req, res) => {
         });
 
         // Cap the codeToReview length to 8000 tokens
-        const maxTokens = 8000;
         if (codeToReview.length > maxTokens) {
             codeToReview = codeToReview.substring(0, maxTokens);
         }
diff --git a/node/backend_db/src/db.js b/node/backend_db/src/db.js
index fde3506..82ccb69 100644
--- a/node/backend_db/src/db.js
+++ b/node/backend_db/src/db.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const db = mysql.createConnection({
 });
 
 db.connect((err) => {
-    if (err){
+    if (err.message){
         throw new Error(err);
     }
 })
@@ -79,4 +79,4 @@ const checkForDbUpdates = () => {
     }
 }
 
-module.exports = { db, createDB, checkForDbUpdates };
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = { db, createDB, checkForDbUpdates };