diff --git a/gui_vue/src/components/main_top_navbar.vue b/gui_vue/src/components/main_top_navbar.vue
index cb0aaf0e..d89122d9 100644
--- a/gui_vue/src/components/main_top_navbar.vue
+++ b/gui_vue/src/components/main_top_navbar.vue
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ function startStopModem() {
   switch (state.modem_running_state) {
     case "stopped":
 
-      let startupInputDeviceValue = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_input_selectbox")).value;
-      let startupOutputDeviceValue = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_output_selectbox")).value;
+      let startupInputDeviceValue = parseInt((<HTMLSelectElement>document.getElementById("audio_input_selectbox")).value);
+      let startupOutputDeviceValue = parseInt((<HTMLSelectElement>document.getElementById("audio_output_selectbox")).value);
 
-      let startupInputDeviceIndex = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_input_selectbox")).selectedIndex;
-      let startupOutputDeviceIndex = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_output_selectbox")).selectedIndex;
+      let startupInputDeviceIndex = (<HTMLSelectElement>document.getElementById("audio_input_selectbox")).selectedIndex;
+      let startupOutputDeviceIndex = (<HTMLSelectElement>document.getElementById("audio_output_selectbox")).selectedIndex;
 
 
       audioStore.startupInputDevice = startupInputDeviceValue
       audioStore.startupOutputDevice = startupOutputDeviceValue
 
       // get full name of audio device
-      settings.rx_audio = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_input_selectbox")).options[startupInputDeviceIndex].text;
-      settings.tx_audio = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_output_selectbox")).options[startupOutputDeviceIndex].text;
+      settings.rx_audio = (<HTMLSelectElement>document.getElementById("audio_input_selectbox")).options[startupInputDeviceIndex].text;
+      settings.tx_audio = (<HTMLSelectElement>document.getElementById("audio_output_selectbox")).options[startupOutputDeviceIndex].text;
 
 
       saveSettingsToFile();
diff --git a/gui_vue/src/js/chatHandler.ts b/gui_vue/src/js/chatHandler.ts
index 9d78f4dd..c3989eb7 100644
--- a/gui_vue/src/js/chatHandler.ts
+++ b/gui_vue/src/js/chatHandler.ts
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ export async function updateAllChat(cleanup) {
         }
   getFromDBByFilter(filter)
     .then(async function (result) {
-          for (var item of result.docs) {
+          for (var item of (result as any).docs) {
             const dxcallsign = item.dxcallsign;
             // Check if dxcallsign already exists as a property in the result object
             if (!chat.sorted_beacon_list[dxcallsign]) {
@@ -969,16 +969,20 @@ let filter = {
 
 getFromDBByFilter(filter)
   .then(result => {
+  // @ts-expect-error
        let message = "Found " + result.docs.length + " waiting messages for " + dxcall
+
         console.log(message);
        displayToast("info", "bi bi-info-circle", message, 5000);
 
       // handle result
+      // @ts-expect-error
       if (result.docs.length > 0) {
         // only want to process the first available item object, then return
         // this ensures, we are only sending one message at once
-
-        if (result.docs[0].attempt < config.max_retry_attempts) {
+// @ts-expect-error
+        if (result.docs[0].attempt < settings.max_retry_attempts) {
+            // @ts-expect-error
           repeatMessageTransmission(result.docs[0].uuid)
         }
         return;