diff --git a/src/public/app/components/note_context.ts b/src/public/app/components/note_context.ts
index 77e0d04e7..fb3a691a0 100644
--- a/src/public/app/components/note_context.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/components/note_context.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import hoistedNoteService from "../services/hoisted_note.js";
 import options from "../services/options.js";
 import type { ViewScope } from "../services/link.js";
 import type FNote from "../entities/fnote.js";
+import type TypeWidget from "../widgets/type_widgets/type_widget.js";
 
 interface SetNoteOpts {
     triggerSwitchEvent?: unknown;
@@ -341,7 +342,7 @@ class NoteContext extends Component implements EventListener<"entitiesReloaded">
 
     async getTypeWidget() {
         return this.timeout(
-            new Promise((resolve) =>
+            new Promise<TypeWidget | null>((resolve) =>
                 appContext.triggerCommand("executeWithTypeWidget", {
                     resolve,
                     ntxId: this.ntxId
diff --git a/src/services/in_app_help.ts b/src/services/in_app_help.ts
index 079d11d03..c06d15bd8 100644
--- a/src/services/in_app_help.ts
+++ b/src/services/in_app_help.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function parseNoteMeta(noteMeta: NoteMeta, docNameRoot: string): HiddenSubtreeIt
     let iconClass: string = "bx bx-file";
     const item: HiddenSubtreeItem = {
         id: `_help_${noteMeta.noteId}`,
-        title: noteMeta.title,
+        title: noteMeta.title ?? "",
         type: "doc", // can change
         attributes: []
     };
diff --git a/src/services/meta/note_meta.ts b/src/services/meta/note_meta.ts
index 39051a88e..0aaafb6b5 100644
--- a/src/services/meta/note_meta.ts
+++ b/src/services/meta/note_meta.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ export interface NoteMetaFile {
 }
 
 export default interface NoteMeta {
-    noteId: string;
+    noteId?: string;
     notePath?: string[];
     isClone?: boolean;
-    title: string;
+    title?: string;
     notePosition?: number;
     prefix?: string | null;
     isExpanded?: boolean;