diff --git a/src/services/scheduler.ts b/src/services/scheduler.ts
index 17edfe6f1..2c0151887 100644
--- a/src/services/scheduler.ts
+++ b/src/services/scheduler.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function getRunAtHours(note: BNote): number[] {
 }
 
 function runNotesWithLabel(runAttrValue: string) {
-    const instanceName = config.General ? config.General.instanceName : null;
+    const instanceName = config.General.instanceName;
     const currentHours = new Date().getHours();
     const notes = attributeService.getNotesWithLabel("run", runAttrValue);
 
diff --git a/src/services/sync_options.ts b/src/services/sync_options.ts
index b7dc7f091..5bbb395f3 100644
--- a/src/services/sync_options.ts
+++ b/src/services/sync_options.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
 import optionService from "./options.js";
-import type { OptionNames } from "./options_interface.js";
 import config from "./config.js";
 
 /*
@@ -11,8 +10,8 @@ import config from "./config.js";
  * to live sync server.
  */
 
-function get(name: OptionNames) {
-    return (config["Sync"] && config["Sync"][name]) || optionService.getOption(name);
+function get(name: keyof typeof config.Sync) {
+  return (config["Sync"] && config["Sync"][name]) || optionService.getOption(name);
 }
 
 export default {