diff --git a/api/app/clients/tools/structured/TavilySearchResults.js b/api/app/clients/tools/structured/TavilySearchResults.js
index 3945ac1d00..b1691a63db 100644
--- a/api/app/clients/tools/structured/TavilySearchResults.js
+++ b/api/app/clients/tools/structured/TavilySearchResults.js
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ class TavilySearchResults extends Tool {
 
     const json = await response.json();
     if (!response.ok) {
-      throw new Error(`Request failed with status ${response.status}: ${json.error}`);
+      throw new Error(
+        `Request failed with status ${response.status}: ${json?.detail?.error || json?.error}`,
+      );
     }
 
     return JSON.stringify(json);
diff --git a/api/models/schema/userSchema.js b/api/models/schema/userSchema.js
index f32da48cc9..715d823516 100644
--- a/api/models/schema/userSchema.js
+++ b/api/models/schema/userSchema.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+const { SystemRoles } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} MongoSession
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ const userSchema = mongoose.Schema(
     },
     role: {
       type: String,
-      default: 'USER',
+      default: SystemRoles.USER,
     },
     googleId: {
       type: String,