diff --git a/classquiz/config.py b/classquiz/config.py
index ad42fe0..a9657d5 100644
--- a/classquiz/config.py
+++ b/classquiz/config.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     secret_key: str
     access_token_expire_minutes: int = 30
     cache_expiry: int = 86400
-    sentry_dsn: str | None
+    sentry_dsn: str = ""
     meilisearch_url: str = "http://127.0.0.1:7700"
     meilisearch_index: str = "classquiz"
     google_client_id: str | None = None
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/commandpalette.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/commandpalette.svelte
index 072d58c..e1ed2e3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/commandpalette.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/commandpalette.svelte
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ This should be okay, right?
 				</p>
 				<input
 					type="text"
-					autofocus
+                    comment="svelte recommends against autofocus for accessibility reasons. Therefore removed autofocus command for this input"
 					class="col-start-1 row-start-1 bg-transparent w-full p-4 outline-none bg-gray-700 rounded"
 					bind:value={input}
 				/>