diff --git a/ui/src/lib/api.ts b/ui/src/lib/api.ts
index 9b61bee..01fbbdd 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class API {
   }
 
   public static get creds(): AxiosBasicCredentials {
-    const stored_auth = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(this.creds_key) ?? "");
+    const stored_auth = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(this.creds_key) ?? "null");
     if (
       stored_auth !== null &&
       Object.hasOwn(stored_auth, "username") &&
diff --git a/ui/vue.config.js b/ui/vue.config.js
index 52934c3..40d7f21 100644
--- a/ui/vue.config.js
+++ b/ui/vue.config.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const webpack = require("webpack");
 module.exports = defineConfig({
   transpileDependencies: true,
   devServer: {
-    host: "0.0.0.0",
+    host: "127.0.0.1",
   },
   pages: {
     index: {