diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fe7d18a7..68f87815 100755
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
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         "jest": "^30.2.0",
         "nodemon": "^3.1.10",
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@epic-web/invariant/-/invariant-1.0.0.tgz",
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-      "license": "MIT"
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@@ -2636,21 +2629,22 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-env/-/cross-env-10.1.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-env/-/cross-env-7.0.3.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@epic-web/invariant": "^1.0.0",
-        "cross-spawn": "^7.0.6"
+        "cross-spawn": "^7.0.1"
       },
       "bin": {
-        "cross-env": "dist/bin/cross-env.js",
-        "cross-env-shell": "dist/bin/cross-env-shell.js"
+        "cross-env": "src/bin/cross-env.js",
+        "cross-env-shell": "src/bin/cross-env-shell.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=20"
+        "node": ">=10.14",
+        "npm": ">=6",
+        "yarn": ">=1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/cross-spawn": {
@@ -4916,12 +4910,12 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/jsonwebtoken/node_modules/jws": {
-      "version": "3.2.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jws/-/jws-3.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-YHlZCB6lMTllWDtSPHz/ZXTsi8S00usEV6v1tjq8tOUZzw7DpSDWVXjXDre6ed1w/pd495ODpHZYSdkRTsa0HA==",
+      "version": "3.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jws/-/jws-3.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-byiJ0FLRdLdSVSReO/U4E7RoEyOCKnEnEPMjq3HxWtvzLsV08/i5RQKsFVNkCldrCaPr2vDNAOMsfs8T/Hze7g==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "jwa": "^1.4.1",
+        "jwa": "^1.4.2",
         "safe-buffer": "^5.0.1"
       }
     },
@@ -4949,12 +4943,12 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/jws": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jws/-/jws-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-KDncfTmOZoOMTFG4mBlG0qUIOlc03fmzH+ru6RgYVZhPkyiy/92Owlt/8UEN+a4TXR1FQetfIpJE8ApdvdVxTg==",
+      "version": "4.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jws/-/jws-4.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EKI/M/yqPncGUUh44xz0PxSidXFr/+r0pA70+gIYhjv+et7yxM+s29Y+VGDkovRofQem0fs7Uvf4+YmAdyRduA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "jwa": "^2.0.0",
+        "jwa": "^2.0.1",
         "safe-buffer": "^5.0.1"
       }
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e8a737b1..ea0c622a 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/js": "^9.39.0",
-    "cross-env": "^10.1.0",
+    "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "eslint": "^9.39.0",
     "jest": "^30.2.0",
     "nodemon": "^3.1.10",
diff --git a/scripts/auto-init-db.js b/scripts/auto-init-db.js
index 4a193aa8..a10026cd 100644
--- a/scripts/auto-init-db.js
+++ b/scripts/auto-init-db.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async function ticketsExist() {
   try {
     const result = await pool.query('SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM tickets');
     return parseInt(result.rows[0].count) >= TOTAL_TICKETS;
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch {
     return false;
   }
 }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ async function usersExist() {
       WHERE email IN ('admin@thetiptop.com', 'employee1@thetiptop.com')
     `);
     return parseInt(result.rows[0].count) >= 2;
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch {
     return false;
   }
 }