diff --git a/backend/src/helpers/signup.ts b/backend/src/helpers/signup.ts
index 410c442b35..e26b9b3606 100644
--- a/backend/src/helpers/signup.ts
+++ b/backend/src/helpers/signup.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ const initializeDefaultOrg = async ({
 
 		// initialize a default workspace inside the new organization
 		const workspace = await createWorkspace({
-			name: `${user.firstName}'s Project`,
+			name: `Example Project`,
 			organizationId: organization._id.toString()
 		});
 
diff --git a/frontend/components/basic/InputField.js b/frontend/components/basic/InputField.tsx
similarity index 89%
rename from frontend/components/basic/InputField.js
rename to frontend/components/basic/InputField.tsx
index 8368d97976..02bb8a8cc8 100644
--- a/frontend/components/basic/InputField.js
+++ b/frontend/components/basic/InputField.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
-import React from "react";
-import { useState } from "react";
+import React, { useState } from "react";
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
-import {
-  faCircle,
-  faCircleExclamation,
-  faE,
-  faEye,
-  faEyeSlash,
-} from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { faCircle, faEye, faEyeSlash } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 
 import guidGenerator from "../utilities/randomId";
-import Error from "./Error";
 
-const InputField = (props) => {
+interface InputFieldProps {
+  static?: boolean;
+  label: string;
+  type: string;
+  value: string;
+  placeholder?: string;
+  isRequired: boolean;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+  error?: boolean;
+  text?: string;
+  name?: string;
+  blurred?: boolean;
+  errorText?: string;
+  onChangeHandler: (value: string) => void;
+}
+
+const InputField = (props: InputFieldProps) => {
   const [passwordVisible, setPasswordVisible] = useState(false);
   const router = useRouter();
 
@@ -67,7 +75,7 @@ const InputField = (props) => {
         >
           <input
             onChange={(e) => props.onChangeHandler(e.target.value)}
-            type={passwordVisible == false ? props.type : "text"}
+            type={passwordVisible === false ? props.type : "text"}
             placeholder={props.placeholder}
             value={props.value}
             required={props.isRequired}
diff --git a/frontend/components/basic/layout.js b/frontend/components/basic/Layout.tsx
similarity index 55%
rename from frontend/components/basic/layout.js
rename to frontend/components/basic/Layout.tsx
index effe389427..4a40fdef08 100644
--- a/frontend/components/basic/layout.js
+++ b/frontend/components/basic/Layout.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-unexpected-multiline */
 /* eslint-disable react-hooks/exhaustive-deps */
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import Link from "next/link";
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import getWorkspaces from "~/pages/api/workspace/getWorkspaces";
 import uploadKeys from "~/pages/api/workspace/uploadKeys";
 
 import NavBarDashboard from "../navigation/NavBarDashboard";
+import { tempLocalStorage } from "../utilities/checks/tempLocalStorage";
 import {
   decryptAssymmetric,
   encryptAssymmetric,
@@ -30,13 +32,17 @@ import Button from "./buttons/Button";
 import AddWorkspaceDialog from "./dialog/AddWorkspaceDialog";
 import Listbox from "./Listbox";
 
-export default function Layout({ children }) {
+interface LayoutProps {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}
+
+export default function Layout({ children }: LayoutProps) {
   const router = useRouter();
   const [workspaceList, setWorkspaceList] = useState([]);
   const [workspaceMapping, setWorkspaceMapping] = useState([{ 1: 2 }]);
   const [workspaceSelected, setWorkspaceSelected] = useState("∞");
-  let [newWorkspaceName, setNewWorkspaceName] = useState("");
-  let [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [newWorkspaceName, setNewWorkspaceName] = useState("");
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState(false);
 
@@ -44,158 +50,186 @@ export default function Layout({ children }) {
     setIsOpen(false);
   }
 
+  function openModal() {
+    setIsOpen(true);
+  }
+
   // TODO: what to do about the fact that 2ids can have the same name
 
   /**
    * When a user creates a new workspace, redirect them to the page of the new workspace.
    * @param {*} workspaceName
    */
-  async function submitModal(workspaceName, addAllUsers) {
+  async function submitModal(workspaceName: string, addAllUsers: boolean) {
     setLoading(true);
+    // timeout code.
     setTimeout(() => setLoading(false), 1500);
-    const workspaces = await getWorkspaces();
-    const currentWorkspaces = workspaces.map((workspace) => workspace.name);
-    if (!currentWorkspaces.includes(workspaceName)) {
-      const newWorkspace = await createWorkspace({
-        workspaceName,
-        organizationId: localStorage.getItem("orgData.id")
-    });
-      let newWorkspaceId;
-      try {
-        newWorkspaceId = newWorkspace._id;
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.log(error);
-      }
-      if (addAllUsers) {
-        let orgUsers = await getOrganizationUsers({
-          orgId: localStorage.getItem("orgData.id"),
+
+    try {
+      const workspaces = await getWorkspaces();
+      const currentWorkspaces = workspaces.map((workspace) => workspace.name);
+      if (!currentWorkspaces.includes(workspaceName)) {
+        const newWorkspace = await createWorkspace({
+          workspaceName,
+          organizationId: tempLocalStorage("orgData.id"),
         });
-        orgUsers.map(async (user) => {
-          if (user.status == "accepted") {
-            let result = await addUserToWorkspace(
-              user.user.email,
-              newWorkspaceId
-            );
-            if (result?.invitee && result?.latestKey) {
-              const PRIVATE_KEY = localStorage.getItem("PRIVATE_KEY");
+        const newWorkspaceId = newWorkspace._id;
 
-              // assymmetrically decrypt symmetric key with local private key
-              const key = decryptAssymmetric({
-                ciphertext: result.latestKey.encryptedKey,
-                nonce: result.latestKey.nonce,
-                publicKey: result.latestKey.sender.publicKey,
-                privateKey: PRIVATE_KEY,
-              });
+        if (addAllUsers) {
+          const orgUsers = await getOrganizationUsers({
+            orgId: tempLocalStorage("orgData.id"),
+          });
+          orgUsers.map(async (user: any) => {
+            if (user.status == "accepted") {
+              const result = await addUserToWorkspace(
+                user.user.email,
+                newWorkspaceId
+              );
+              if (result?.invitee && result?.latestKey) {
+                const PRIVATE_KEY = tempLocalStorage("PRIVATE_KEY");
 
-              const { ciphertext, nonce } = encryptAssymmetric({
-                plaintext: key,
-                publicKey: result.invitee.publicKey,
-                privateKey: PRIVATE_KEY,
-              });
+                // assymmetrically decrypt symmetric key with local private key
+                const key = decryptAssymmetric({
+                  ciphertext: result.latestKey.encryptedKey,
+                  nonce: result.latestKey.nonce,
+                  publicKey: result.latestKey.sender.publicKey,
+                  privateKey: PRIVATE_KEY,
+                });
 
-              uploadKeys(newWorkspaceId, result.invitee._id, ciphertext, nonce);
+                const { ciphertext, nonce } = encryptAssymmetric({
+                  plaintext: key,
+                  publicKey: result.invitee.publicKey,
+                  privateKey: PRIVATE_KEY,
+                }) as { ciphertext: string; nonce: string };
+
+                uploadKeys(
+                  newWorkspaceId,
+                  result.invitee._id,
+                  ciphertext,
+                  nonce
+                );
+              }
             }
-          }
-        });
+          });
+        }
+        router.push("/dashboard/" + newWorkspaceId + "?Development");
+        setIsOpen(false);
+        setNewWorkspaceName("");
+      } else {
+        console.error("A project with this name already exists.");
+        setError(true);
+        setLoading(false);
       }
-      router.push("/dashboard/" + newWorkspaceId + "?Development");
-      setIsOpen(false);
-      setNewWorkspaceName("");
-    } else {
-      setError("A project with this name already exists.");
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(err);
+      setError(true);
       setLoading(false);
     }
   }
 
-  function openModal() {
-    setIsOpen(true);
-  }
-
   const menuItems = [
     {
       href:
-        "/dashboard/" + workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected] + "?Development",
+        "/dashboard/" +
+        workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected as any] +
+        "?Development",
       title: "Secrets",
       emoji: <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faKey} />,
     },
     {
-      href: "/users/" + workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected],
+      href: "/users/" + workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected as any],
       title: "Members",
       emoji: <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faUser} />,
     },
     {
-      href: "/integrations/" + workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected],
+      href: "/integrations/" + workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected as any],
       title: "Integrations",
       emoji: <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faPlug} />,
     },
     {
-      href: "/settings/project/" + workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected],
+      href: "/settings/project/" + workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected as any],
       title: "Project Settings",
       emoji: <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faGear} />,
     },
   ];
 
-  useEffect(async () => {
+  useEffect(() => {
     // Put a user in a workspace if they're not in one yet
-    if (
-      localStorage.getItem("orgData.id") == null ||
-      localStorage.getItem("orgData.id") == ""
-    ) {
-      const userOrgs = await getOrganizations();
-      localStorage.setItem("orgData.id", userOrgs[0]._id);
-    }
+    const putUserInWorkSpace = async () => {
+      if (tempLocalStorage("orgData.id") === "") {
+        const userOrgs = await getOrganizations();
+        localStorage.setItem("orgData.id", userOrgs[0]._id);
+      }
 
-    let orgUserProjects = await getOrganizationUserProjects({
-      orgId: localStorage.getItem("orgData.id"),
-    });
-    let userWorkspaces = orgUserProjects;
-    if (
-      userWorkspaces.length == 0 &&
-      router.asPath != "/noprojects" &&
-      !router.asPath.includes("settings")
-    ) {
-      router.push("/noprojects");
-    } else if (router.asPath != "/noprojects") {
-      const intendedWorkspaceId = router.asPath
-        .split("/")[router.asPath.split("/").length - 1].split("?")[0];
-      // If a user is not a member of a workspace they are trying to access, just push them to one of theirs
+      const orgUserProjects = await getOrganizationUserProjects({
+        orgId: tempLocalStorage("orgData.id"),
+      });
+      const userWorkspaces = orgUserProjects;
       if (
-        intendedWorkspaceId != "heroku" &&
-        !userWorkspaces
-          .map((workspace) => workspace._id)
-          .includes(intendedWorkspaceId)
+        userWorkspaces.length == 0 &&
+        router.asPath != "/noprojects" &&
+        !router.asPath.includes("settings")
       ) {
-        router.push("/dashboard/" + userWorkspaces[0]._id + "?Development");
-      } else {
-        setWorkspaceList(userWorkspaces.map((workspace) => workspace.name));
-        setWorkspaceMapping(
-          Object.fromEntries(
-            userWorkspaces.map((workspace) => [workspace.name, workspace._id])
-          )
-        );
-        setWorkspaceSelected(
-          Object.fromEntries(
-            userWorkspaces.map((workspace) => [workspace._id, workspace.name])
-          )[
-            router.asPath
-              .split("/")[router.asPath.split("/").length - 1].split("?")[0]]
-        );
+        router.push("/noprojects");
+      } else if (router.asPath != "/noprojects") {
+        const intendedWorkspaceId = router.asPath
+          .split("/")
+          [router.asPath.split("/").length - 1].split("?")[0];
+        // If a user is not a member of a workspace they are trying to access, just push them to one of theirs
+        if (
+          intendedWorkspaceId != "heroku" &&
+          !userWorkspaces
+            .map((workspace: { _id: string }) => workspace._id)
+            .includes(intendedWorkspaceId)
+        ) {
+          router.push("/dashboard/" + userWorkspaces[0]._id + "?Development");
+        } else {
+          setWorkspaceList(
+            userWorkspaces.map((workspace: any) => workspace.name)
+          );
+          setWorkspaceMapping(
+            Object.fromEntries(
+              userWorkspaces.map((workspace: any) => [
+                workspace.name,
+                workspace._id,
+              ])
+            ) as any
+          );
+          setWorkspaceSelected(
+            Object.fromEntries(
+              userWorkspaces.map((workspace: any) => [
+                workspace._id,
+                workspace.name,
+              ])
+            )[
+              router.asPath
+                .split("/")
+                [router.asPath.split("/").length - 1].split("?")[0]
+            ]
+          );
+        }
       }
-    }
+    };
+    putUserInWorkSpace();
   }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     try {
       if (
-        workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected] &&
-        workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected] !==
+        workspaceMapping[Number(workspaceSelected)] &&
+        `${workspaceMapping[Number(workspaceSelected)]}` !==
           router.asPath
-            .split("/")[router.asPath.split("/").length - 1].split("?")[0]
+            .split("/")
+            [router.asPath.split("/").length - 1].split("?")[0]
       ) {
-        router.push("/dashboard/" + workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected] + "?Development");
+        router.push(
+          "/dashboard/" +
+            workspaceMapping[Number(workspaceSelected)] +
+            "?Development"
+        );
         localStorage.setItem(
           "projectData.id",
-          workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected]
+          `${workspaceMapping[Number(workspaceSelected)]}`
         );
       }
     } catch (error) {
@@ -212,18 +246,18 @@ export default function Layout({ children }) {
             <nav className="flex flex-col justify-between items-between h-full">
               {/* <div className="py-6"></div> */}
               <div>
-                <div className="flex justify-center w-full mt-[4.5rem] mb-6 bg-bunker-600 w-full h-20 flex flex-col items-center px-4">
+                <div className="flex justify-center w-full mt-[4.5rem] mb-6 bg-bunker-600 h-20 flex-col items-center px-4">
                   <div className="text-gray-400 self-start ml-1 mb-1 text-xs font-semibold tracking-wide">
                     PROJECT
                   </div>
                   {workspaceList.length > 0 ? (
                     <Listbox
                       selected={workspaceSelected}
-                      onChange={setWorkspaceSelected}
+                      onChange={setWorkspaceSelected as any}
                       data={workspaceList}
                       buttonAction={openModal}
                       text=""
-                      workspaceMapping={workspaceMapping}
+                      // workspaceMapping={workspaceMapping as any}
                     />
                   ) : (
                     <Button
@@ -249,12 +283,18 @@ export default function Layout({ children }) {
                             className={`flex relative px-0.5 py-2.5 text-white text-sm rounded cursor-pointer bg-primary-50/10`}
                           >
                             <div className="absolute top-0 my-1 ml-1 inset-0 bg-primary w-1 rounded-xl mr-1"></div>
-                            <p className="w-6 ml-4 mr-2 flex items-center justify-center text-lg">{emoji}</p>
+                            <p className="w-6 ml-4 mr-2 flex items-center justify-center text-lg">
+                              {emoji}
+                            </p>
                             {title}
                           </div>
                         ) : router.asPath == "/noprojects" ? (
-                          <div className={`flex p-2.5 text-white text-sm rounded`}>
-                            <p className="w-10 flex items-center justify-center text-lg">{emoji}</p>
+                          <div
+                            className={`flex p-2.5 text-white text-sm rounded`}
+                          >
+                            <p className="w-10 flex items-center justify-center text-lg">
+                              {emoji}
+                            </p>
                             {title}
                           </div>
                         ) : (
@@ -262,7 +302,9 @@ export default function Layout({ children }) {
                             <div
                               className={`flex p-2.5 text-white text-sm rounded cursor-pointer hover:bg-primary-50/5`}
                             >
-                              <p className="w-10 flex items-center justify-center text-lg">{emoji}</p>
+                              <p className="w-10 flex items-center justify-center text-lg">
+                                {emoji}
+                              </p>
                               {title}
                             </div>
                           </Link>
@@ -277,15 +319,21 @@ export default function Layout({ children }) {
                     className={`flex relative px-0.5 py-2.5 text-white text-sm rounded cursor-pointer bg-primary-50/10`}
                   >
                     <div className="absolute top-0 my-1 ml-1 inset-0 bg-primary w-1 rounded-xl mr-1"></div>
-                    <p className="w-6 ml-4 mr-2 flex items-center justify-center text-lg"><FontAwesomeIcon icon={faBookOpen}/></p>
+                    <p className="w-6 ml-4 mr-2 flex items-center justify-center text-lg">
+                      <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faBookOpen} />
+                    </p>
                     Infisical Guide
                   </div>
                 ) : (
-                  <Link href={`/home/` + workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected]}>
+                  <Link
+                    href={`/home/` + workspaceMapping[workspaceSelected as any]}
+                  >
                     <div
                       className={`flex p-2.5 text-white text-sm rounded cursor-pointer hover:bg-primary-50/5 mt-max border border-dashed border-bunker-400`}
                     >
-                      <p className="w-10 flex items-center justify-center text-lg"><FontAwesomeIcon icon={faBookOpen}/></p>
+                      <p className="w-10 flex items-center justify-center text-lg">
+                        <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faBookOpen} />
+                      </p>
                       Infisical Guide
                     </div>
                   </Link>
@@ -305,7 +353,7 @@ export default function Layout({ children }) {
           <main className="flex-1 bg-bunker-800">{children}</main>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div className="block md:hidden bg-bunker-800 w-screen h-screen flex flex-col justify-center items-center">
+      <div className="md:hidden bg-bunker-800 w-screen h-screen flex flex-col justify-center items-center">
         <FontAwesomeIcon
           icon={faMobile}
           className="text-gray-300 text-7xl mb-8"
diff --git a/frontend/components/basic/Listbox.tsx b/frontend/components/basic/Listbox.tsx
index 4d21ff33c8..aa8c41f85d 100644
--- a/frontend/components/basic/Listbox.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/basic/Listbox.tsx
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ import {
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { Listbox, Transition } from "@headlessui/react";
 
-
-type ListBoxProps = {
-  selected: string,
-  onChange: () => void,
-  data: string[],
-  text: string,
-  buttonAction: () => void,
-  width: string,
+interface ListBoxProps {
+  selected: string;
+  onChange: () => void;
+  data: string[];
+  text: string;
+  buttonAction: () => void;
+  isFull?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -35,14 +34,14 @@ export default function ListBox({
   data,
   text,
   buttonAction,
-  width,
-} : ListBoxProps): JSX.Element {
+  isFull,
+}: ListBoxProps): JSX.Element {
   return (
     <Listbox value={selected} onChange={onChange}>
       <div className="relative">
         <Listbox.Button
           className={`text-gray-400 relative ${
-            width == "full" ? "w-full" : "w-52"
+            isFull ? "w-full" : "w-52"
           } cursor-default rounded-md bg-white/[0.07] hover:bg-white/[0.11] duration-200 py-2.5 pl-3 pr-10 text-left shadow-md focus:outline-none focus-visible:border-indigo-500 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-white focus-visible:ring-opacity-75 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-orange-300 sm:text-sm`}
         >
           <div className="flex flex-row">
diff --git a/frontend/components/basic/buttons/Button.tsx b/frontend/components/basic/buttons/Button.tsx
index 5fe2db803f..9f8d481b4f 100644
--- a/frontend/components/basic/buttons/Button.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/basic/buttons/Button.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type ButtonProps = {
   text: string;
   onButtonPressed: () => void;
   loading?: boolean;
-  color: string;
+  color?: string;
   size: string;
   icon?: IconProp;
   active?: boolean;
diff --git a/frontend/components/utilities/SecurityClient.js b/frontend/components/utilities/SecurityClient.js
index f8be6a0e19..78eebdebef 100644
--- a/frontend/components/utilities/SecurityClient.js
+++ b/frontend/components/utilities/SecurityClient.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import token from "~/pages/api/auth/Token";
 export default class SecurityClient {
   static #token = "";
 
-  contructor() {}
+  constructor() {}
 
   static setToken(token) {
     this.#token = token;
diff --git a/frontend/components/utilities/attemptLogin.js b/frontend/components/utilities/attemptLogin.js
index 5fe00dc9ae..7f14b20de2 100644
--- a/frontend/components/utilities/attemptLogin.js
+++ b/frontend/components/utilities/attemptLogin.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ const attemptLogin = async (
   isLogin
 ) => {
   try {
-    let userWorkspace, userOrg;
     const telemetry = new Telemetry().getInstance();
 
     client.init(
@@ -135,20 +134,14 @@ const attemptLogin = async (
 
           // If user is logging in for the first time, add the example keys
           if (isSignUp) {
-            await pushKeys(
-              {
+            await pushKeys({
+              obj: {
                 DATABASE_URL: [
                   "mongodb+srv://${DB_USERNAME}:${DB_PASSWORD}@mongodb.net",
                   "personal",
                 ],
-                DB_USERNAME: [
-                  "user1234",
-                  "personal",
-                ],
-                DB_PASSWORD: [
-                  "ah8jak3hk8dhiu4dw7whxwe1l",
-                  "personal",
-                ],
+                DB_USERNAME: ["user1234", "personal"],
+                DB_PASSWORD: ["ah8jak3hk8dhiu4dw7whxwe1l", "personal"],
                 TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN: [
                   "hgSIwDAKvz8PJfkj6xkzYqzGmAP3HLuG",
                   "shared",
@@ -156,9 +149,9 @@ const attemptLogin = async (
                 WEBSITE_URL: ["http://localhost:3000", "shared"],
                 STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: ["sk_test_7348oyho4hfq398HIUOH78", "shared"],
               },
-              projectToLogin,
-              "Development"
-            );
+              workspaceId: projectToLogin,
+              env: "Development"
+            });
           }
           if (email) {
             telemetry.identify(email);
diff --git a/frontend/components/utilities/checks/PasswordCheck.js b/frontend/components/utilities/checks/PasswordCheck.ts
similarity index 83%
rename from frontend/components/utilities/checks/PasswordCheck.js
rename to frontend/components/utilities/checks/PasswordCheck.ts
index 448c2942e4..10240b7476 100644
--- a/frontend/components/utilities/checks/PasswordCheck.js
+++ b/frontend/components/utilities/checks/PasswordCheck.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
+interface PasswordCheckProps {
+  password: string;
+  currentErrorCheck: boolean;
+  setPasswordErrorLength: (value: boolean) => void;
+  setPasswordErrorNumber: (value: boolean) => void;
+  setPasswordErrorLowerCase: (value: boolean) => void;
+}
+
 /**
  * This function checks a user password with respect to some criteria.
- * @param {*} password
- * @param {*} setPasswordError
- * @param {*} setPasswordErrorMessage
- * @param {*} currentErrorCheck
- * @returns
  */
-const passwordCheck = (
+const passwordCheck = ({
   password,
   setPasswordErrorLength,
   setPasswordErrorNumber,
   setPasswordErrorLowerCase,
-  currentErrorCheck
-) => {
+  currentErrorCheck,
+}: PasswordCheckProps) => {
   let errorCheck = currentErrorCheck;
   if (!password || password.length < 14) {
     setPasswordErrorLength(true);
diff --git a/frontend/components/utilities/checks/tempLocalStorage.ts b/frontend/components/utilities/checks/tempLocalStorage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f24d53aeb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/components/utilities/checks/tempLocalStorage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// this is temporary util function. create error handling logic for localStorage and delete this.
+export const tempLocalStorage = (key: string) => {
+  const value = localStorage.getItem(key);
+
+  if (value === null || value === "") {
+    console.warn("No value found in localStorage for key");
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  return value;
+};
diff --git a/frontend/pages/_app.js b/frontend/pages/_app.js
index 8bc612b3c0..04d8688992 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/_app.js
+++ b/frontend/pages/_app.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
 import { config } from "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core";
 
-import Layout from "~/components/basic/layout";
+import Layout from "~/components/basic/Layout";
 import RouteGuard from "~/components/RouteGuard";
 import { publicPaths } from "~/const";
 import Telemetry from "~/utilities/telemetry/Telemetry";
diff --git a/frontend/pages/api/organization/GetOrgUserProjects.js b/frontend/pages/api/organization/GetOrgUserProjects.js
index c091934562..c2d751f64d 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/api/organization/GetOrgUserProjects.js
+++ b/frontend/pages/api/organization/GetOrgUserProjects.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import SecurityClient from "~/utilities/SecurityClient";
  * @param {*} res
  * @returns
  */
-const getOrganizationUserProjects = (req, res) => {
+const getOrganizationUserProjects = (req) => {
   return SecurityClient.fetchCall(
     "/api/v1/organization/" + req.orgId + "/my-workspaces",
     {
diff --git a/frontend/pages/api/workspace/getWorkspaces.ts b/frontend/pages/api/workspace/getWorkspaces.ts
index 9427c03d00..33292b6eec 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/api/workspace/getWorkspaces.ts
+++ b/frontend/pages/api/workspace/getWorkspaces.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 import SecurityClient from "~/utilities/SecurityClient";
 
+interface Workspaces {
+  __v: number;
+  _id: string;
+  name: string;
+  organization: string;
+}
+[];
+
 /**
  * This route lets us get the workspaces of a certain user
  * @returns
@@ -12,10 +20,11 @@ const getWorkspaces = () => {
     },
   }).then(async (res) => {
     if (res?.status == 200) {
-      return (await res.json()).workspaces;
-    } else {
-      console.log("Failed to get projects");
+      const data = (await res.json()) as unknown as { workspaces: Workspaces };
+      return data.workspaces;
     }
+
+    throw new Error("Failed to get projects");
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/frontend/pages/signup.js b/frontend/pages/signup.tsx
similarity index 88%
rename from frontend/pages/signup.js
rename to frontend/pages/signup.tsx
index 77c3c7ef46..cdfb46665c 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/signup.js
+++ b/frontend/pages/signup.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import ReactCodeInput from "react-code-input";
 import dynamic from "next/dynamic";
 import Head from "next/head";
 import Image from "next/image";
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ import completeAccountInformationSignup from "./api/auth/CompleteAccountInformat
 import sendVerificationEmail from "./api/auth/SendVerificationEmail";
 import getWorkspaces from "./api/workspace/getWorkspaces";
 
-const ReactCodeInput = dynamic(import("react-code-input"));
+// const ReactCodeInput = dynamic(import("react-code-input"));
 const nacl = require("tweetnacl");
 const jsrp = require("jsrp");
 nacl.util = require("tweetnacl-util");
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ const props = {
     border: "1px solid gray",
     textAlign: "center",
   },
-};
+} as const;
 const propsPhone = {
   inputStyle: {
     fontFamily: "monospace",
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ const propsPhone = {
     border: "1px solid gray",
     textAlign: "center",
   },
-};
+} as const;
 
 export default function SignUp() {
   const [email, setEmail] = useState("");
@@ -85,15 +86,16 @@ export default function SignUp() {
   const [verificationToken, setVerificationToken] = useState();
   const [backupKeyIssued, setBackupKeyIssued] = useState(false);
 
-  useEffect(async () => {
-    let userWorkspace;
-    try {
-      const userWorkspaces = await getWorkspaces();
-      userWorkspace = userWorkspaces[0]._id;
-      router.push("/dashboard/" + userWorkspace);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.log("Error - Not logged in yet");
-    }
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const tryAuth = async () => {
+      try {
+        const userWorkspaces = await getWorkspaces();
+        router.push("/dashboard/" + userWorkspaces[0]._id);
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.log("Error - Not logged in yet");
+      }
+    };
+    tryAuth();
   }, []);
 
   /**
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ export default function SignUp() {
     } else if (step == 2) {
       // Checking if the code matches the email.
       const response = await checkEmailVerificationCode(email, code);
-      if (response.status == "200" || code == "111222") {
+      if (response.status === 200 || code == "111222") {
         setVerificationToken((await response.json()).token);
         setStep(3);
       } else {
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ export default function SignUp() {
    * Verifies if the entered email "looks" correct
    */
   const emailCheck = () => {
-    var emailCheckBool = false;
+    let emailCheckBool = false;
     if (!email) {
       setEmailError(true);
       setEmailErrorMessage("Please enter your email.");
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ export default function SignUp() {
   // Verifies if the imformation that the users entered (name, workspace) is there, and if the password matched the criteria.
   const signupErrorCheck = async () => {
     setIsLoading(true);
-    var errorCheck = false;
+    let errorCheck = false;
     if (!firstName) {
       setFirstNameError(true);
       errorCheck = true;
@@ -163,13 +165,13 @@ export default function SignUp() {
     } else {
       setLastNameError(false);
     }
-    errorCheck = passwordCheck(
+    errorCheck = passwordCheck({
       password,
       setPasswordErrorLength,
       setPasswordErrorNumber,
       setPasswordErrorLowerCase,
-      errorCheck
-    );
+      currentErrorCheck: errorCheck,
+    });
 
     if (!errorCheck) {
       // Generate a random pair of a public and a private key
@@ -187,7 +189,8 @@ export default function SignUp() {
             32 + (password.slice(0, 32).length - new Blob([password]).size),
             "0"
           )
-      );
+      ) as { ciphertext: string; iv: string; tag: string };
+
       localStorage.setItem("PRIVATE_KEY", PRIVATE_KEY);
 
       client.init(
@@ -196,45 +199,47 @@ export default function SignUp() {
           password: password,
         },
         async () => {
-          client.createVerifier(async (err, result) => {
-            let response = await completeAccountInformationSignup({
-              email,
-              firstName,
-              lastName,
-              organizationName: firstName + "'s organization",
-              publicKey: PUBLIC_KEY,
-              ciphertext,
-              iv,
-              tag,
-              salt: result.salt,
-              verifier: result.verifier,
-              token: verificationToken,
-            });
+          client.createVerifier(
+            async (err: any, result: { salt: string; verifier: string }) => {
+              const response = await completeAccountInformationSignup({
+                email,
+                firstName,
+                lastName,
+                organizationName: firstName + "'s organization",
+                publicKey: PUBLIC_KEY,
+                ciphertext,
+                iv,
+                tag,
+                salt: result.salt,
+                verifier: result.verifier,
+                token: verificationToken,
+              });
 
-            // if everything works, go the main dashboard page.
-            if (!errorCheck && response.status == "200") {
-              response = await response.json();
+              // if everything works, go the main dashboard page.
+              if (response.status === 200) {
+                // response = await response.json();
 
-              localStorage.setItem("publicKey", PUBLIC_KEY);
-              localStorage.setItem("encryptedPrivateKey", ciphertext);
-              localStorage.setItem("iv", iv);
-              localStorage.setItem("tag", tag);
+                localStorage.setItem("publicKey", PUBLIC_KEY);
+                localStorage.setItem("encryptedPrivateKey", ciphertext);
+                localStorage.setItem("iv", iv);
+                localStorage.setItem("tag", tag);
 
-              try {
-                await attemptLogin(
-                  email,
-                  password,
-                  setErrorLogin,
-                  router,
-                  true,
-                  false
-                );
-                incrementStep();
-              } catch (error) {
-                setIsLoading(false);
+                try {
+                  await attemptLogin(
+                    email,
+                    password,
+                    setErrorLogin,
+                    router,
+                    true,
+                    false
+                  );
+                  incrementStep();
+                } catch (error) {
+                  setIsLoading(false);
+                }
               }
             }
-          });
+          );
         }
       );
     } else {
@@ -296,6 +301,8 @@ export default function SignUp() {
       </p>
       <div className="hidden md:block">
         <ReactCodeInput
+          name=""
+          inputMode="tel"
           type="text"
           fields={6}
           onChange={setCode}
@@ -305,6 +312,8 @@ export default function SignUp() {
       </div>
       <div className="block md:hidden">
         <ReactCodeInput
+          name=""
+          inputMode="tel"
           type="text"
           fields={6}
           onChange={setCode}
@@ -364,15 +373,15 @@ export default function SignUp() {
       <div className="mt-2 flex flex-col items-center justify-center w-full md:p-2 rounded-lg max-h-60">
         <InputField
           label="Password"
-          onChangeHandler={(password) => {
+          onChangeHandler={(password: string) => {
             setPassword(password);
-            passwordCheck(
+            passwordCheck({
               password,
               setPasswordErrorLength,
               setPasswordErrorNumber,
               setPasswordErrorLowerCase,
-              false
-            );
+              currentErrorCheck: false,
+            });
           }}
           type="password"
           value={password}
@@ -496,7 +505,7 @@ export default function SignUp() {
               setBackupKeyIssued,
             });
             const userWorkspaces = await getWorkspaces();
-            let userWorkspace = userWorkspaces[0]._id;
+            const userWorkspace = userWorkspaces[0]._id;
             router.push("/home/" + userWorkspace);
           }}
           size="lg"