diff --git a/package.cordovabuild.json b/package.cordovabuild.json
index f5f29f48e..f382394e9 100644
--- a/package.cordovabuild.json
+++ b/package.cordovabuild.json
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     "enketo-transformer": "^4.0.0",
     "fast-xml-parser": "^4.2.2",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
-    "humanize-duration": "3.31.0",
+    "humanize-duration": "^3.31.0",
     "i18next": "^23.7.6",
     "install": "^0.13.0",
     "jquery": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/package.serve.json b/package.serve.json
index 1d813a088..674e2b790 100644
--- a/package.serve.json
+++ b/package.serve.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "enketo-transformer": "^4.0.0",
     "fast-xml-parser": "^4.2.2",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
-    "humanize-duration": "3.31.0",
+    "humanize-duration": "^3.31.0",
     "i18next": "^23.7.6",
     "install": "^0.13.0",
     "jquery": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/www/__mocks__/timelineHelperMocks.ts b/www/__mocks__/timelineHelperMocks.ts
index 421bb6f3f..c146cb54d 100644
--- a/www/__mocks__/timelineHelperMocks.ts
+++ b/www/__mocks__/timelineHelperMocks.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const mockConfirmedPlaceData = {
   enter_ts: 1437578093.881,
   exit_ts: 1437578093.881,
 } as unknown as ConfirmedPlace;
+
 // using parse/stringify to deep copy & populate data
 let tempMetaData = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(mockMetaData));
 tempMetaData.write_ts = 2;
diff --git a/www/js/control/ProfileSettings.tsx b/www/js/control/ProfileSettings.tsx
index 59342ea34..56c19efe9 100644
--- a/www/js/control/ProfileSettings.tsx
+++ b/www/js/control/ProfileSettings.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { storageClear } from '../plugin/storage';
 import { getAppVersion } from '../plugin/clientStats';
 import { getConsentDocument } from '../splash/startprefs';
 import { displayError, displayErrorMsg, logDebug, logWarn } from '../plugin/logger';
+import { fetchOPCode, getSettings } from '../services/controlHelper';
 import {
   updateScheduledNotifs,
   getScheduledNotifs,
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ import {
   setReminderPrefs,
 } from '../splash/notifScheduler';
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
-import { fetchOPCode, getSettings } from '../services/controlHelper';
 import { AppConfig } from '../types/appConfigTypes';
 
 //any pure functions can go outside
diff --git a/www/js/diary/timelineHelper.ts b/www/js/diary/timelineHelper.ts
index ce62b551f..15f4fc003 100644
--- a/www/js/diary/timelineHelper.ts
+++ b/www/js/diary/timelineHelper.ts
@@ -301,8 +301,7 @@ const points2TripProps = function (locationPoints: Array<BEMData<FilteredLocatio
 
   const speeds: number[] = [];
   const dists: number[] = [];
-  let loc;
-  let locLatLng: LatLng;
+  let loc, locLatLng: LatLng;
   locationPoints.forEach((pt) => {
     const ptLatLng = L.latLng([pt.data.latitude, pt.data.longitude]);
     if (loc) {
diff --git a/www/js/types/appConfigTypes.ts b/www/js/types/appConfigTypes.ts
index 6cdc8dda9..8b81063a9 100644
--- a/www/js/types/appConfigTypes.ts
+++ b/www/js/types/appConfigTypes.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ export type ReminderSchemesConfig = {
       end?: number;
       intervalInDays: number;
     }[];
-    defaultTime: string;
+    defaultTime?: string; // format is HH:MM in 24 hour time
   };
 };
diff --git a/www/js/types/diaryTypes.ts b/www/js/types/diaryTypes.ts
index 678bbdc6a..954c0315c 100644
--- a/www/js/types/diaryTypes.ts
+++ b/www/js/types/diaryTypes.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type UserInput = {
 };
 
 export type ConfirmedPlace = {
+  _id: ObjectId;
   additions: UserInputEntry[];
   cleaned_place: ObjectId;
   duration: number;
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ export type TripTransition = {
   ts: number;
 };
 
+export type LocationCoord = {
+  type: string; // e.x., "Point"
+  coordinates: [number, number];
+};
+
 type CompTripLocations = {
   loc: {
     coordinates: [number, number]; // [1,2.3]
@@ -116,8 +122,6 @@ export type CompositeTrip = {
  so a 'timeline entry' is either a trip or a place. */
 export type TimelineEntry = ConfirmedPlace | CompositeTrip;
 
-export type TimestampRange = { start_ts: number; end_ts: number };
-
 /* Type guard to disambiguate timeline entries as either trips or places
   If it has a 'start_ts' and 'end_ts', it's a trip. Else, it's a place. */
 export const isTrip = (entry: TimelineEntry): entry is CompositeTrip =>
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@ export type Location = {
   latitude: number;
   fmt_time: string; // ISO
   mode: number;
-  loc: Geometry;
+  loc: LocationCoord;
   ts: number; // Unix
   altitude: number;
   distance: number;
@@ -193,14 +197,14 @@ export type Location = {
 // used in readAllCompositeTrips
 export type SectionData = {
   end_ts: number; // Unix time, e.x. 1696352498.804
-  end_loc: Geometry;
+  end_loc: LocationCoord;
   start_fmt_time: string; // ISO time
   end_fmt_time: string;
   trip_id: ObjectId;
   sensed_mode: number;
   source: string; // e.x., "SmoothedHighConfidenceMotion"
   start_ts: number; // Unix
-  start_loc: Geometry;
+  start_loc: LocationCoord;
   cleaned_section: ObjectId;
   start_local_dt: LocalDt;
   end_local_dt: LocalDt;