diff --git a/geneit_app/package-lock.json b/geneit_app/package-lock.json
index 8a163ff..4f5d8a5 100644
--- a/geneit_app/package-lock.json
+++ b/geneit_app/package-lock.json
@@ -2734,10 +2734,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/filesize": {
-      "version": "10.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/filesize/-/filesize-10.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-GTLKYyBSDz3nPhlLVPjPWZCnhkd9TrrRArNcy8Z+J2cqScB7h2McAzR6NBX6nYOoWafql0roY8hrocxnZBv9CQ==",
-      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "version": "10.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/filesize/-/filesize-10.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-L0cdwZrKlwZQkMSFnCflJ6J2Y+5egO/p3vgRSDQGxQt++QbUZe5gMbRO6kg6gzwQDPvq2Fk9AmoxUNfZ5gdqaQ==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 10.4.0"
       }
diff --git a/geneit_backend/src/connections/db_connection.rs b/geneit_backend/src/connections/db_connection.rs
index 3827829..0fb543f 100644
--- a/geneit_backend/src/connections/db_connection.rs
+++ b/geneit_backend/src/connections/db_connection.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use diesel::result::{DatabaseErrorKind, Error};
 use diesel::{Connection, PgConnection};
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 thread_local! {
-    static POSTGRES_CONNECTION: RefCell<Option<PgConnection>> = RefCell::new(None);
+    static POSTGRES_CONNECTION: RefCell<Option<PgConnection>> = const { RefCell::new(None) };
 }
 
 /// Execute a request on the database
diff --git a/geneit_backend/src/connections/redis_connection.rs b/geneit_backend/src/connections/redis_connection.rs
index a2d6872..aa201d7 100644
--- a/geneit_backend/src/connections/redis_connection.rs
+++ b/geneit_backend/src/connections/redis_connection.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 thread_local! {
-    static REDIS_CONNECTION: RefCell<Option<redis::Client>> = RefCell::new(None);
+    static REDIS_CONNECTION: RefCell<Option<redis::Client>> = const { RefCell::new(None) };
 }
 
 /// Execute a request on Redis