diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f3022a0a..938c951f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -107,3 +107,4 @@ dist
 #dotenv
 *.env
 /nbproject/private/
+.hintrc
diff --git a/auth/index.js b/auth/index.js
index be6d0713..695fe9b4 100644
--- a/auth/index.js
+++ b/auth/index.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ const isGenerator = (obj, userObj) => {
  * @returns Boolean for matching ID.
  */
 const isBot = (userObj) => {
-    return process.env.BOT_AGENT === userObj[process.env.RERUM_AGENT_CLAIM] ?? "Error"
+    return process.env.BOT_AGENT === userObj[process.env.RERUM_AGENT_CLAIM]
 }
 
 function READONLY(req, res, next) {