diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 474dcd2..e609288 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ export const Config = {
         "https://api.reflectionsprojections.org/auth/callback/",
 
     AUTH_ADMIN_WHITELIST: new Set([
-        "apirani2@illinois.edu",    // Aydan Pirani (Dev)
-        "divyack2@illinois.edu"     // Divya Koya (Dev)
-        "abahl3@illinois.edu",      // Aryan Bahl (Dev)
-        "alexy3@illinois.edu",      // Alex Yang (Dev)
-        "aryanb3@illinois.edu",     // Aryan Bhardwaj (Dev)
-        "devrp3@illinois.edu",      // Dev Patel (Dev)
-        "divyack2@illinois.edu",    // Divya Koya (Dev)
-        "jechang3@illinois.edu",    // Jacob Chang (Dev)
-        "jeremy19@illinois.edu",    // Jeremy Wu (Dev)
-        "manyad2@illinois.edu",     // Manya Dua (Dev)
-        "riyakp2@illinois.edu",     // Riya Patel (Dev)
-        "ronita2@illinois.edu",     // Ronit Anandani (Dev)
-        "srd8@illinois.edu",        // Shreenija Reddy Daggavolu (Dev)
+        "apirani2@illinois.edu", // Aydan Pirani (Dev)
+        "divyack2@illinois.edu", // Divya Koya (Dev)
+        "abahl3@illinois.edu", // Aryan Bahl (Dev)
+        "alexy3@illinois.edu", // Alex Yang (Dev)
+        "aryanb3@illinois.edu", // Aryan Bhardwaj (Dev)
+        "devrp3@illinois.edu", // Dev Patel (Dev)
+        "divyack2@illinois.edu", // Divya Koya (Dev)
+        "jechang3@illinois.edu", // Jacob Chang (Dev)
+        "jeremy19@illinois.edu", // Jeremy Wu (Dev)
+        "manyad2@illinois.edu", // Manya Dua (Dev)
+        "riyakp2@illinois.edu", // Riya Patel (Dev)
+        "ronita2@illinois.edu", // Ronit Anandani (Dev)
+        "srd8@illinois.edu", // Shreenija Reddy Daggavolu (Dev)
     ]),
 
     JWT_SIGNING_SECRET: getEnv("JWT_SIGNING_SECRET"),
diff --git a/src/database.ts b/src/database.ts
index 460279a..42fdb60 100644
--- a/src/database.ts
+++ b/src/database.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import mongoose, { Schema } from "mongoose";
+import mongoose, { Schema, Document } from "mongoose";
 import {
     AttendeeSchema,
     AttendeeValidator,
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ function initializeModel(
         },
     });
 
-    return mongoose.model(modelName, schema);
+    type objectType = Zod.infer<typeof object>;
+    interface modelType extends Document, objectType {}
+    return mongoose.model<modelType>(modelName, schema);
 }
 
 // Example usage
diff --git a/src/services/auth/auth-utils.ts b/src/services/auth/auth-utils.ts
index 3fb40cd..93fe77a 100644
--- a/src/services/auth/auth-utils.ts
+++ b/src/services/auth/auth-utils.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ export function createGoogleStrategy(device: string) {
             const name = profile.displayName;
             const email = profile._json.email;
             const roles = [];
-            
+
             // Check if user is admin -> if so, add ADMIN role to their list
             if (Config.AUTH_ADMIN_WHITELIST.has(email ?? "")) {
                 roles.push(Role.Enum.ADMIN);
             }
-            
+
             Database.ROLES.findOneAndUpdate(
                 { userId: userId },
                 { userId, name, email, roles },