diff --git a/src/components/ConnectionModal.tsx b/src/components/ConnectionModal.tsx
index 9630e6042..736313b02 100644
--- a/src/components/ConnectionModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ConnectionModal.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ import { Button, Dialog, TextInput, Dropdown } from '@neo4j-ndl/react';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { setDriver } from '../utils/Driver';
 
-export default function ConnectionModal({ open, setOpenConnection, setConnectionStatus }) {
+export default function ConnectionModal({
+  open,
+  setOpenConnection,
+  setConnectionStatus,
+}: {
+  open: boolean;
+  setOpenConnection: (arg: boolean) => void;
+  setConnectionStatus: (status: boolean) => void;
+}) {
   const protocols = ['neo4j', 'neo4j+s', 'neo4j+ssc', 'bolt', 'bolt+s', 'bolt+ssc'];
   const [selectedProtocol, setSelectedProtocol] = useState<string>('neo4j');
   const [hostname, setHostname] = useState<string>('localhost');
diff --git a/src/context/ThemeWrapper.tsx b/src/context/ThemeWrapper.tsx
index 55dd11326..4215a86a8 100644
--- a/src/context/ThemeWrapper.tsx
+++ b/src/context/ThemeWrapper.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-import { createContext, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { createContext, useMemo, useState, ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { NeedleThemeProvider, useMediaQuery } from '@neo4j-ndl/react';
-import QuickStarter from '../components/QuickStarter';
 
 export const ThemeWrapperContext = createContext({
   toggleColorMode: () => {},
   colorMode: 'light' as string,
 });
 
-export default function ThemeWrapper() {
+interface ThemeWrapperProps {
+  children: ReactNode; // Accept children as a prop
+}
+
+export default function ThemeWrapper({ children }: ThemeWrapperProps) {
   const prefersDarkMode = useMediaQuery('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
   const [mode, setMode] = useState<string>(prefersDarkMode ? 'dark' : 'light');
   const [usingPreferredMode, setUsingPreferredMode] = useState<boolean>(true);
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ export default function ThemeWrapper() {
   return (
     <ThemeWrapperContext.Provider value={themeWrapperUtils}>
       <NeedleThemeProvider theme={mode as 'light' | 'dark' | undefined} wrapperProps={{ isWrappingChildren: true }}>
-        <QuickStarter />
+        {children}
       </NeedleThemeProvider>
     </ThemeWrapperContext.Provider>
   );
diff --git a/src/utils/Driver.tsx b/src/utils/Driver.tsx
index 1a2a4c5da..cfb1c3583 100644
--- a/src/utils/Driver.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/Driver.tsx
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ import neo4j, { Driver } from 'neo4j-driver';
 
 let driver: Driver;
 
-export async function setDriver(connectionURI, username, password) {
+export async function setDriver(connectionURI: string, username: string, password: string) {
   try {
     driver = neo4j.driver(connectionURI, neo4j.auth.basic(username, password));
-    const serverInfo = await driver.getServerInfo();
+    await driver.getServerInfo();
     localStorage.setItem(
       'neo4j.connection',
       JSON.stringify({ uri: connectionURI, user: username, password: password })
     );
     return true;
   } catch (err) {
-    console.error(`Connection error\n${err}\nCause: ${err.cause}`);
+    console.error(`Connection error\n${err}\nCause: ${(err as Error)}`);
     return false;
   }
 }
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function disconnect() {
     await driver.close();
     return true;
   } catch (err) {
-    console.error(`Disconnection error\n${err}\nCause: ${err.cause}`);
+    console.error(`Disconnection error\n${err}\nCause: ${(err as Error)}`);
     return false;
   }
 }