diff --git a/src/lib/api/documents.ts b/src/lib/api/documents.ts
index 87b3c50d6..5ec7c9969 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/documents.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/documents.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ export async function search(
   endpoint.searchParams.set("q", query);
 
   for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(options)) {
-    endpoint.searchParams.set(k, String(v));
+    if (v) {
+      endpoint.searchParams.set(k, String(v));
+    }
   }
 
   const resp = await fetch(endpoint, { credentials: "include" });
diff --git a/src/lib/api/types.d.ts b/src/lib/api/types.d.ts
index 54c1221ab..3359c317e 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/types.d.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/types.d.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import type { User, Org } from "@/api/types/orgAndUser";
 import type { Project } from "@/api/types/project";
 import type { Page } from "@/api/types/common";
 
+export type { Page } from "@/api/types/common";
+
 export type Access = "public" | "private" | "organization"; // https://www.documentcloud.org/help/api#access-levels
 
 export type Data = Record<string, string[]>;
diff --git a/src/routes/(embed)/stories/project-embed.stories.svelte b/src/routes/(embed)/stories/project-embed.stories.svelte
index 0d6388ed5..d11f39485 100644
--- a/src/routes/(embed)/stories/project-embed.stories.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(embed)/stories/project-embed.stories.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <script context="module" lang="ts">
-  import type { Project, ProjectMembershipList } from "$lib/api/types";
-
   // legacy css
   import "@/style/variables.css";
   import "@/style/global.css";
@@ -11,6 +9,7 @@
   import documents from "$lib/api/fixtures/projects/project-documents-expanded.json";
   import project from "$lib/api/fixtures/projects/project.json";
   import * as mock from "$lib/api/fixtures/mock";
+  import type { Page, Project, Document } from "@/lib/api/types";
 
   export const meta = {
     title: "Embed / Project",
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@
 
   const data = {
     project: project as Project,
-    documents: documents as ProjectMembershipList,
+    documents: documents as Page<{ document: Document; edit_access: boolean }>,
     embed: true,
     me: null,
     org: null,
diff --git a/src/routes/app/projects/+page.ts b/src/routes/app/projects/+page.ts
index 887a5d8a7..e424d55aa 100644
--- a/src/routes/app/projects/+page.ts
+++ b/src/routes/app/projects/+page.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export async function load({ url, parent, fetch }) {
   const { me } = await parent();
   const params = Object.fromEntries(url.searchParams.entries());
   const list = params.list ?? "owned";
-  const query = params.query;
+  const query = params.query ?? "";
   let projects: Project[];
   if (list === "owned") {
     projects = await getOwned(me.id, query);