diff --git a/src/api/public.js b/src/api/public.js
index e001ba749..78db90bfe 100644
--- a/src/api/public.js
+++ b/src/api/public.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export const fetchUserByName = ({ name, credentials }) =>
   })
     .then(({ data }) => data.id)
     .catch((error) => {
-      if (error && error.statusCode === 404) {
+      if (error?.statusCode === 404) {
         // Either the backend does not support lookup endpoint,
         // or there is no user with such name. Fallback and treat name as id.
         return name
diff --git a/src/api/user.js b/src/api/user.js
index 89b37dba0..aa111e305 100644
--- a/src/api/user.js
+++ b/src/api/user.js
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ export const listAliases = ({ credentials }) =>
     method: 'GET',
     credentials,
     params: {
-      _cacheBooster: new Date().getTime(),
+      _cacheBooster: Date().now(),
     },
   })
 
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ export const listBackups = ({ credentials }) =>
     method: 'GET',
     credentials,
     params: {
-      _cacheBooster: new Date().getTime(),
+      _cacheBooster: Date().now(),
     },
   })