diff --git a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/api/oso.ts b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/api/oso.ts
index c80393bfc2..48e405abd2 100644
--- a/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/api/oso.ts
+++ b/packages/grant-explorer/src/features/api/oso.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import useSWR from "swr";
 import { Hex } from "viem";
 import { gql, GraphQLClient } from "graphql-request";
 
-const osoApiKey = process.env.REACT_APP_OSO_API_KEY;
+const osoApiKey = process.env.REACT_APP_OSO_API_KEY as string;
 const osoUrl = "https://opensource-observer.hasura.app/v1/graphql";
 const graphQLClient = new GraphQLClient(osoUrl, {
   headers: {
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ let hasFetched = false;
 
 interface IOSOId {
   artifacts_by_project: {
-    project_id : Hex;
+    project_id: Hex;
   };
 }
 
 export interface IOSOStats {
   code_metrics_by_project: {
-    contributors : number;
-    first_commit_date : number;
+    contributors: number;
+    first_commit_date: number;
   };
   events_monthly_to_project: [
     {
@@ -52,43 +52,43 @@ export interface IOSOStats {
 }
 
 export function useOSO(projectGithub?: string) {
-  const emptyReturn : IOSOStats = {
-    code_metrics_by_project:
+  const emptyReturn: IOSOStats = {
+    code_metrics_by_project: {
+      contributors: 0,
+      first_commit_date: 0,
+    },
+    events_monthly_to_project: [
       {
-        contributors : 0,
-        first_commit_date : 0
+        bucket_month: 0,
+        amount: 0,
       },
-      events_monthly_to_project: [
-        {
-          bucket_month: 0,
-          amount: 0,
-        },
-        {
-          bucket_month: 0,
-          amount: 0,
-        },
-        {
-          bucket_month: 0,
-          amount: 0,
-        },
-        {
-          bucket_month: 0,
-          amount: 0,
-        },
-        {
-          bucket_month: 0,
-          amount: 0,
-        },
-        {
-          bucket_month: 0,
-          amount: 0,
-        }
-      ]
+      {
+        bucket_month: 0,
+        amount: 0,
+      },
+      {
+        bucket_month: 0,
+        amount: 0,
+      },
+      {
+        bucket_month: 0,
+        amount: 0,
+      },
+      {
+        bucket_month: 0,
+        amount: 0,
+      },
+      {
+        bucket_month: 0,
+        amount: 0,
+      },
+    ],
   };
   const [stats, setStats] = useState<IOSOStats | null>(null);
 
   const getStatsFor = async (projectRegistryGithub: string) => {
-    if (!osoApiKey) throw new Error("OpenSourceObserver API key not set.");
+    if (osoApiKey === "")
+      throw new Error("OpenSourceObserver API key not set.");
     const queryId = gql`{
       artifacts_by_project(where: {artifact_name: {_ilike: "%${projectRegistryGithub}/%"}}
         distinct_on: project_id
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ export function useOSO(projectGithub?: string) {
         return;
       }
 
-      const parsedId : IOSOId = {
-        artifacts_by_project: idData.artifacts_by_project[0]
+      const parsedId: IOSOId = {
+        artifacts_by_project: idData.artifacts_by_project[0],
       };
 
       const queryStats = gql`{
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ export function useOSO(projectGithub?: string) {
         }
       }`;
 
-      const items: IOSOStats = await graphQLClient.request<IOSOStats>(queryStats);
+      const items: IOSOStats =
+        await graphQLClient.request<IOSOStats>(queryStats);
 
       if (!Array.isArray(items.code_metrics_by_project)) {
         setStats(emptyReturn);
@@ -133,19 +134,18 @@ export function useOSO(projectGithub?: string) {
       }
 
       if (items.events_monthly_to_project.length === 6) {
-        const parsedItems : IOSOStats = {
+        const parsedItems: IOSOStats = {
           code_metrics_by_project: items.code_metrics_by_project[0],
-          events_monthly_to_project: items.events_monthly_to_project
+          events_monthly_to_project: items.events_monthly_to_project,
         };
         setStats(parsedItems);
-       } else {      
-        const parsedItems : IOSOStats = {
+      } else {
+        const parsedItems: IOSOStats = {
           code_metrics_by_project: items.code_metrics_by_project[0],
-          events_monthly_to_project: emptyReturn.events_monthly_to_project
+          events_monthly_to_project: emptyReturn.events_monthly_to_project,
         };
         setStats(parsedItems);
       }
-
     } catch (e) {
       console.error(`No stats found for project: ${projectGithub}`);
       console.error(e);
@@ -153,14 +153,13 @@ export function useOSO(projectGithub?: string) {
     }
   };
 
-  const { isLoading } = useSWR(osoUrl,
-    {
-      fetcher: async () => projectGithub && getStatsFor(projectGithub),
-      revalidateOnMount: true,
-    }
-  );
+  const { isLoading } = useSWR(osoUrl, {
+    fetcher: async () => projectGithub && getStatsFor(projectGithub),
+    revalidateOnMount: true,
+  });
 
-  if ( stats === null && !hasFetched) projectGithub && getStatsFor(projectGithub);
+  if (stats === null && !hasFetched)
+    projectGithub && getStatsFor(projectGithub);
   return {
     /**
      * Fetch OSO for stats on a project
@@ -174,4 +173,3 @@ export function useOSO(projectGithub?: string) {
     isStatsLoading: isLoading,
   };
 }
-