diff --git a/server/src/services/mail.service.ts b/server/src/services/mail.service.ts
index ff4ee282..4318051d 100644
--- a/server/src/services/mail.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/mail.service.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import SGmail, { MailDataRequired } from '@sendgrid/mail';
 
 const appName = 'BTS Dashboard'; // Replace with a relevant project name
 const senderName = 'Beat The Streets National'; // Replace with a relevant project sender
-const baseUrl = 'http://localhost:3000'; // TODO: figure out better place to put this
+const baseUrl = process.env.PUBLIC_URL ?? 'http://localhost:3000'; // TODO: figure out better place to put this
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-concat
 SGmail.setApiKey(`${process.env.SENDGRID_API_KEY}`);
diff --git a/server/tsconfig.json b/server/tsconfig.json
index 7ce8dc31..09d04834 100644
--- a/server/tsconfig.json
+++ b/server/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "lib": ["es2021", "DOM"],
     "module": "commonjs",
     "moduleResolution": "Node",
-    "strict": true,
+    "strict": false,
     "noImplicitOverride": true,
     // Needed for CommonJS modules: markdown-it, fs-extra
     "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index a150ffba..8220347f 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
     // "isolatedModules": true,               /* Transpile each file as a separate module (similar to 'ts.transpileModule'). */
 
     /* Strict Type-Checking Options */
-    "strict": true /* Enable all strict type-checking options. */,
-    "noImplicitAny": true /* Raise error on expressions and declarations with an implied 'any' type. */,
+    "strict": false /* Enable all strict type-checking options. */,
+    "noImplicitAny": false /* Raise error on expressions and declarations with an implied 'any' type. */,
     // "strictNullChecks": true,              /* Enable strict null checks. */
     // "strictFunctionTypes": true,           /* Enable strict checking of function types. */
     // "strictBindCallApply": true,           /* Enable strict 'bind', 'call', and 'apply' methods on functions. */