diff --git a/OrcanodeMonitor/Api/OrcanodesController.cs b/OrcanodeMonitor/Api/OrcanodesController.cs
index daa6b62..bb1ccbf 100644
--- a/OrcanodeMonitor/Api/OrcanodesController.cs
+++ b/OrcanodeMonitor/Api/OrcanodesController.cs
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ namespace OrcanodeMonitor.Api
 {
     public class ErrorResponse
     {
-        public List<ErrorItem> Errors { get; set; }
+        public List<ErrorItem> Errors { get; set; } = new List<ErrorItem>();
     }
 
     public class ErrorItem
     {
-        public string Message { get; set; }
+        public string Message { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     }
 
     [Route("api/ifttt/v1/queries/[controller]")]
diff --git a/OrcanodeMonitor/Models/Orcanode.cs b/OrcanodeMonitor/Models/Orcanode.cs
index b708e84..331f39b 100644
--- a/OrcanodeMonitor/Models/Orcanode.cs
+++ b/OrcanodeMonitor/Models/Orcanode.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class Orcanode
         public Orcanode()
         {
             // Initialize reference types.
+            ID = string.Empty;
             OrcasoundName = string.Empty;
             OrcasoundSlug = string.Empty;
             OrcasoundFeedId = string.Empty;
diff --git a/OrcanodeMonitor/Program.cs b/OrcanodeMonitor/Program.cs
index 2753caf..bd0a308 100644
--- a/OrcanodeMonitor/Program.cs
+++ b/OrcanodeMonitor/Program.cs
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@
     connection = builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("OrcanodeMonitorContext") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Connection string 'OrcanodeMonitorContext' not found.");
 }
 
-var databaseName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_COSMOS_DATABASENAME");
-if (databaseName.IsNullOrEmpty())
-{
-    databaseName = "orcasound-cosmosdb";
-}
+string databaseName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_COSMOS_DATABASENAME") ?? "orcasound-cosmosdb";
 
 // Add services to the container.
 builder.Services.AddRazorPages();