diff --git a/scripts/build-docs.ts b/scripts/build-docs.ts
index 8acaf536f1ef..c5b66ebaf2db 100644
--- a/scripts/build-docs.ts
+++ b/scripts/build-docs.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import assert from 'assert';
 import lodash from 'lodash';
 
 import type { NavTree, NavTreeItem, RecursiveChildren } from '@/types/scripts/build-docs';
@@ -106,8 +105,11 @@ function buildNavTree(navItems: Details[]) {
 
     return tree;
   } catch (err) {
-    assert(err instanceof Error);
-    throw new Error(`Failed to build navigation tree: ${err.message}`);
+    if (err instanceof Error) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to build navigation tree: ${err.message}`);
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to build navigation tree: ${err}`);
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -132,8 +134,7 @@ const convertDocPosts = (docObject: NavTree | Details) => {
 
     return docsArray;
   } catch (err) {
-    assert(err instanceof Error);
-    throw new Error('Error in convertDocPosts:', err);
+    throw new Error('Error in convertDocPosts:', err as Error);
   }
 };
 
@@ -218,8 +219,7 @@ function addDocButtons(docPosts: Details[], treePosts: NavTree) {
       return docPost;
     });
   } catch (err) {
-    assert(err instanceof Error);
-    throw new Error('An error occurred while adding doc buttons:', err);
+    throw new Error('An error occurred while adding doc buttons:', err as Error);
   }
 
   return structuredPosts;
diff --git a/scripts/build-meetings.ts b/scripts/build-meetings.ts
index 5d6842246eff..acb01ca71ed7 100644
--- a/scripts/build-meetings.ts
+++ b/scripts/build-meetings.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import assert from 'assert';
 import { writeFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { google } from 'googleapis';
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'path';
@@ -19,8 +18,11 @@ async function buildMeetings(writePath: string) {
 
     calendar = google.calendar({ version: 'v3', auth });
   } catch (err) {
-    assert(err instanceof Error);
-    throw new Error(`Authentication failed: ${err.message}`);
+    if (err instanceof Error) {
+      throw new Error(`Authentication failed: ${err.message}`);
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`Authentication failed: ${err}`);
+    }
   }
 
   let eventsItems;
diff --git a/scripts/finance/index.ts b/scripts/finance/index.ts
index 652a510ea0fd..1f1230d79e02 100644
--- a/scripts/finance/index.ts
+++ b/scripts/finance/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import assert from 'assert';
 import { mkdir } from 'fs/promises';
 import { resolve } from 'path';
 
@@ -37,7 +36,10 @@ export async function buildFinanceInfoList({
 
     await writeJSON(expensesLinkPath, expensesLinkJsonPath);
   } catch (err) {
-    assert(err instanceof Error);
-    throw new Error(err.message);
+    if (err instanceof Error) {
+      throw new Error(`Error in buildFinanceInfoList: ${err.message}`);
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`Error in buildFinanceInfoList: ${err}`);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/tools/tools-object.ts b/scripts/tools/tools-object.ts
index 8a2efac31c25..f48765c7634a 100644
--- a/scripts/tools/tools-object.ts
+++ b/scripts/tools/tools-object.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import Ajv from 'ajv';
 import addFormats from 'ajv-formats';
-import assert from 'assert';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import Fuse from 'fuse.js';
 
@@ -127,8 +126,11 @@ async function convertTools(data: ToolsData) {
 
     return finalToolsObject;
   } catch (err) {
-    assert(err instanceof Error);
-    throw new Error(`Error processing tool: ${err.message}`);
+    if (err instanceof Error) {
+      throw new Error(`Error processing tool: ${err.message}`);
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`Error processing tool: ${err}`);
+    }
   }
 }