diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 74c4289..14a5daf 100755
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 generator client {
   provider      = "prisma-client-js"
   binaryTargets = ["native", "linux-musl-arm64-openssl-3.0.x"]
-  output = "../node_modules/.prisma/client"
+  output        = "../node_modules/.prisma/client"
 }
 
 datasource db {
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ model Ticket {
   usersInGroup        User[]         @relation("groupTickets")
   PersonalQueue       PersonalQueue? @relation(fields: [personalQueueName], references: [name])
   ticketType          TicketType     @default(DEBUGGING)
+  template            String        @default("")
+  isOnline            Boolean        @default(false)
 
   helpedByUserId    String?
   createdByUserId   String
diff --git a/src/components/admin/AdminList.tsx b/src/components/admin/AdminList.tsx
index d75af2b..00dbf34 100755
--- a/src/components/admin/AdminList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/AdminList.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { Assignment, Category, Location } from "@prisma/client";
 import { CreatableSelect } from "chakra-react-select";
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { trpc } from "../../utils/trpc";
 import AdminCard from "./AdminCard";
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ interface AdminListProps {
 const AdminList = (props: AdminListProps) => {
   const { assignmentsOrLocationsProps, isAssignment } = props;
   const [assignmentsOrLocations, setAssignmentsOrLocations] = useState<
-    Assignment[] | Location[]
+    (Assignment | Location)[]
   >(assignmentsOrLocationsProps);
   const [createText, setCreateText] = useState<string>("");
   const [isHiddenVisible, setIsHiddenVisible] = useState<boolean>(false);
@@ -43,9 +43,16 @@ const AdminList = (props: AdminListProps) => {
   const editLocationMutation = trpc.admin.editLocation.useMutation();
   const createCategoryMutation = trpc.admin.createCategory.useMutation();
 
-  const [numVisible, setNumVisible] = useState(
-    assignmentsOrLocations.filter((a) => !a?.isHidden).length
-  );
+  const [numVisible, setNumVisible] = useState(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const hiddenAssignmentsOrLocations = (assignmentsOrLocations as (Assignment | Location)[]).filter(
+      (a) => !a?.isHidden
+    );
+    setNumVisible(
+      (hiddenAssignmentsOrLocations as (Assignment | Location)[]).length
+    );
+  }, [assignmentsOrLocations]);
 
   const changeNumVisible = (delta: number) => {
     setNumVisible(numVisible + delta);
diff --git a/src/components/layout/AvatarDropdown.tsx b/src/components/layout/AvatarDropdown.tsx
index fe0e918..f71ae40 100755
--- a/src/components/layout/AvatarDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/AvatarDropdown.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const AvatarDropdown = () => {
               <Center>
                 {session?.user?.name || session?.user?.preferredName ? (
                   <NameAndPronunciationPopoverForm
-                    name={name}
+                    name={name ?? ""}
                     setName={setName}
                     pronunciation={pronunciation}
                     setPronunciation={setPronunciation}
diff --git a/src/components/modals/EditTemplateModal.tsx b/src/components/modals/EditTemplateModal.tsx
index 6b03d15..f4dbfb6 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/EditTemplateModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/EditTemplateModal.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const EditTemplateModal = (props: EditTemplateModalProps) => {
         <ModalCloseButton />
         <ModalBody>
             <Text>
-                Include "[this test]" or "[this concept]" as mandatory placeholders for students to fill.
+                Include &quot;[this test]&quot; or &quot;[this concept]&quot; as mandatory placeholders for students to fill.
             </Text>
           <Textarea
             value={tempTemplate}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const EditTemplateModal = (props: EditTemplateModalProps) => {
             colorScheme="blue"
             mr={3}
             onClick={() => {
-              handleConfirm(tempTemplate);
+              handleConfirm(tempTemplate ?? "");
               setIsModalOpen(false);
             }}
           >
diff --git a/src/components/queue/CreateTicketForm.tsx b/src/components/queue/CreateTicketForm.tsx
index 736587d..f318305 100755
--- a/src/components/queue/CreateTicketForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/queue/CreateTicketForm.tsx
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ const CreateTicketForm = (props: CreateTicketFormProps) => {
     changeDescription(assignment, newVal);
   };
 
-  const changeDescription = (assignment: Assignment | undefined, ticketType: TicketType) => {
+  const changeDescription = (assignment: Assignment | undefined, ticketType: TicketType | undefined) => {
     if (assignment === undefined || assignment?.template === "") {
       if (ticketType == TicketType.DEBUGGING) {
         setDescription(STARTER_DEBUGGING_TICKET_DESCRIPTION);
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ const CreateTicketForm = (props: CreateTicketFormProps) => {
     setLocation(undefined); // todo look at this
     setAssignment(newVal ?? undefined);
     refetch();
-    changeDescription(newVal, ticketType);
+    changeDescription(newVal ?? undefined, ticketType ?? undefined);
   };
 
   const onSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {