diff --git a/api/models/userMethods.js b/api/models/userMethods.js
index 08d98045f..279672b92 100644
--- a/api/models/userMethods.js
+++ b/api/models/userMethods.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const updateUser = async function (userId, updateData) {
 const createUser = async (data, disableTTL = true) => {
   const userData = {
     ...data,
-    expiresAt: new Date(Date.now() + 604800 * 1000), // 1 week in milliseconds
+    expiresAt: disableTTL ? null : new Date(Date.now() + 604800 * 1000), // 1 week in milliseconds
   };
 
   if (disableTTL) {
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ const createUser = async (data, disableTTL = true) => {
   }
 
   try {
-    const result = await User.collection.insertOne(userData);
-    return result.insertedId;
+    const user = await User.create(userData);
+    return user._id;
   } catch (error) {
     if (error.code === 11000) {
       // Duplicate key error code
diff --git a/api/strategies/openidStrategy.js b/api/strategies/openidStrategy.js
index 30762898a..7fb108a40 100644
--- a/api/strategies/openidStrategy.js
+++ b/api/strategies/openidStrategy.js
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ function convertToUsername(input, defaultValue = '') {
 async function setupOpenId() {
   try {
     if (process.env.PROXY) {
-        const proxyAgent = new HttpsProxyAgent(process.env.PROXY);
-        custom.setHttpOptionsDefaults({
-            agent: proxyAgent
-        });
-        logger.info(`[openidStrategy] proxy agent added: ${process.env.PROXY}`);
+      const proxyAgent = new HttpsProxyAgent(process.env.PROXY);
+      custom.setHttpOptionsDefaults({
+        agent: proxyAgent,
+      });
+      logger.info(`[openidStrategy] proxy agent added: ${process.env.PROXY}`);
     }
     const issuer = await Issuer.discover(process.env.OPENID_ISSUER);
     const client = new issuer.Client({
diff --git a/client/src/components/Chat/Footer.tsx b/client/src/components/Chat/Footer.tsx
index 8e534d22d..d0ac332ee 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Chat/Footer.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Chat/Footer.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { Constants } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import { useGetStartupConfig } from 'librechat-data-provider/react-query';
 import { useLocalize } from '~/hooks';
 
-
 export default function Footer({ className }: { className?: string }) {
   const { data: config } = useGetStartupConfig();
   const localize = useLocalize();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a707d74f3..fb7ad3b57 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
     "e2e:update": "playwright test --config=e2e/playwright.config.js --update-snapshots",
     "e2e:report": "npx playwright show-report e2e/playwright-report",
     "prepare": "node config/prepare.js",
-    "lint:fix": "eslint --fix \"{,!(node_modules)/**/}*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}\"",
-    "lint": "eslint \"{,!(node_modules)/**/}*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}\"",
-    "format": "prettier-eslint --write \"{,!(node_modules)/**/}*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}\"",
+    "lint:fix": "eslint --fix \"{,!(node_modules|venv)/**/}*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}\"",
+    "lint": "eslint \"{,!(node_modules|venv)/**/}*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}\"",
+    "format": "prettier-eslint --write \"{,!(node_modules|venv)/**/}*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}\"",
     "b:api": "NODE_ENV=production bun run api/server/index.js",
     "b:api-inspect": "NODE_ENV=production bun --inspect run api/server/index.js",
     "b:api:dev": "NODE_ENV=production bun run --watch api/server/index.js",