diff --git a/client/common/lib/contexts/peertube.ts b/client/common/lib/contexts/peertube.ts
index 61c4d34d..658aa0bc 100644
--- a/client/common/lib/contexts/peertube.ts
+++ b/client/common/lib/contexts/peertube.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ export class PtContext {
    * Keep them in cache after first request.
    */
   public async getSettings (): Promise<LiveChatSettings> {
-    if (!this._settings) {
-      this._settings = await this.ptOptions.peertubeHelpers.getSettings() as LiveChatSettings
-    }
+    this._settings ??= await this.ptOptions.peertubeHelpers.getSettings() as LiveChatSettings
     return this._settings
   }
 }
diff --git a/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-announcements.ts b/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-announcements.ts
index 0f66f045..8ff899ba 100644
--- a/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-announcements.ts
+++ b/conversejs/lib/plugins/livechat-announcements.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function overrideMUCMessageForm (_converse: any, current: Current): void {
     class MUCMessageFormloaded extends MUCMessageForm {
       async onFormSubmitted (ev?: Event): Promise<void> {
         const announcementSelect = this.querySelector('[name=livechat-announcements]')
-        current.announcementType = announcementSelect?.selectedOptions?.[0]?.value || undefined
+        current.announcementType = announcementSelect?.selectedOptions?.[0]?.value ?? undefined
         try {
           await super.onFormSubmitted(ev)
           if (announcementSelect) { announcementSelect.selectedIndex = 0 } // set back to default
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ function onGetOutgoingMessageAttributes (
   chatbox: any,
   attrs: any
 ): Parameters<typeof onGetOutgoingMessageAttributes>[3] {
-  if (!current.announcementType) { return attrs }
+  if (!current.announcementType) { return attrs } // undefined or ""
 
   const { __ } = _converse
   attrs.livechat_announcement_type = current.announcementType
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 636b1aae..12473156 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default tseslint.config(
       '@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call': 'off', // FIXME: comes with eslint-config-love 84 update, and should be used.
 
       '@typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition': 'off', // FIXME: comes with eslint-config-love 84 update, but seems buggy (false positive).
-
+      '@typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing': 'off', // disabling, because many false positive (where i want "" to act as false)
       'max-len': [
         'error',
         {
diff --git a/server/lib/routers/webchat.ts b/server/lib/routers/webchat.ts
index f822449b..19ee88a7 100644
--- a/server/lib/routers/webchat.ts
+++ b/server/lib/routers/webchat.ts
@@ -89,17 +89,29 @@ async function initWebchatRouter (options: RegisterServerOptionsV5): Promise<Rou
         ) {
           peertubeHelpers.logger.debug('Trying to load AutoColors...')
           const autocolors: AutoColors = {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
             mainForeground: req.query._ac_mainForeground?.toString() ?? '',
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
             mainBackground: req.query._ac_mainBackground?.toString() ?? '',
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
             greyForeground: req.query._ac_greyForeground?.toString() ?? '',
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
             greyBackground: req.query._ac_greyBackground?.toString() ?? '',
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
             menuForeground: req.query._ac_menuForeground?.toString() ?? '',
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
             menuBackground: req.query._ac_menuBackground?.toString() ?? '',
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
             inputForeground: req.query._ac_inputForeground?.toString() ?? '',
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
             inputBackground: req.query._ac_inputBackground?.toString() ?? '',
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
             buttonForeground: req.query._ac_buttonForeground?.toString() ?? '',
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
             buttonBackground: req.query._ac_buttonBackground?.toString() ?? '',
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
             link: req.query._ac_link?.toString() ?? '',
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-base-to-string
             linkHover: req.query._ac_linkHover?.toString() ?? ''
           }
           if (!Object.values(autocolors).find(c => c !== '')) {