diff --git a/scripts/check-duplicates.js b/scripts/check-duplicates.js
index cb6e5f82..26830b45 100644
--- a/scripts/check-duplicates.js
+++ b/scripts/check-duplicates.js
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ async function run() {
           }),
         }
       );
-      const data = await response.json();
+      if (!response.ok) throw new Error("Request failed");
+const data = await response.json();
 
       if (data.error || !data.embedding || !data.embedding.values) {
         console.error("Embedding error:", data.error || "Invalid response");
diff --git a/scripts/cleanup-specific-issue.js b/scripts/cleanup-specific-issue.js
index 44b1ef35..ef9d6c9d 100644
--- a/scripts/cleanup-specific-issue.js
+++ b/scripts/cleanup-specific-issue.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async function deleteIssueVectors() {
         includeValues: false,
         includeMetadata: true,
         filter: {
-          issue_number: parseInt(ISSUE_TO_DELETE)
+          issue_number: parseInt(ISSUE_TO_DELETE, 10)
         }
       });
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async function deleteIssueVectors() {
           
           if (listResponse.vectors) {
             for (const vector of listResponse.vectors) {
-              if (vector.metadata?.issue_number === parseInt(ISSUE_TO_DELETE)) {
+              if (vector.metadata?.issue_number === parseInt(ISSUE_TO_DELETE, 10)) {
                 vectorsToDelete.push(vector.id);
                 console.log(`   📌 Found vector via list: ${vector.id}`);
                 console.log(`      Metadata:`, JSON.stringify(vector.metadata, null, 2));
diff --git a/scripts/populate-existing-issues.js b/scripts/populate-existing-issues.js
index 281a028d..6f0674df 100644
--- a/scripts/populate-existing-issues.js
+++ b/scripts/populate-existing-issues.js
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ async function populateExistingIssues() {
           const batch = allIssues.slice(i, i + 10);
           
           // Try to fetch vectors by their expected IDs
-          const vectorIds = batch.map(issue => `issue-${issue.number}`);
+          const vectorIds = (batch ?? []).map(issue => `issue-${issue.number}`);
           
           try {
             const fetchResult = await index.fetch(vectorIds);
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ async function populateExistingIssues() {
               Object.keys(fetchResult.vectors).forEach(vectorId => {
                 const match = vectorId.match(/issue-(\d+)/);
                 if (match) {
-                  const issueNum = parseInt(match[1]);
+                  const issueNum = parseInt(match[1], 10);
                   if (!existingIssueNumbers.has(issueNum)) {
                     existingIssueNumbers.add(issueNum);
                     console.log(`      ✓ Found existing issue #${issueNum} by ID`);
diff --git a/scripts/validate-apis.js b/scripts/validate-apis.js
index 0dc1b5d9..c13e925c 100644
--- a/scripts/validate-apis.js
+++ b/scripts/validate-apis.js
@@ -157,19 +157,4 @@ if (args.includes('--help') || args.includes('-h')) {
 switch (service) {
   case 'pinecone':
     validatePinecone().then(result => {
-      process.exit(result.success ? 0 : 1);
-    });
-    break;
-  case 'github':
-    validateGitHub().then(result => {
-      process.exit(result.success ? 0 : 1);
-    });
-    break;
-  case 'gemini':
-    validateGemini().then(result => {
-      process.exit(result.success ? 0 : 1);
-    });
-    break;
-  default:
-    validateAllConnections();
-}
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+    .catch(err => console.error(err))
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