diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/activities/activities.controller.ts b/apps/api/src/app/activities/activities.controller.ts
index 21adf7c19..e0ca246c2 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/activities/activities.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/activities/activities.controller.ts
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ export class ActivitiesController {
       id
     });
 
-    if (!originalActivity || originalActivity.userId !== this.request.user.id) {
+    if (originalActivity?.userId !== this.request.user.id) {
       throw new HttpException(
         getReasonPhrase(StatusCodes.FORBIDDEN),
         StatusCodes.FORBIDDEN
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/import/import.service.ts b/apps/api/src/app/import/import.service.ts
index 7040ca104..6d5f932e0 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/import/import.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/import/import.service.ts
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ export class ImportService {
         // If there is no asset profile or if the asset profile belongs to a
         // different user, then reuse the custom asset profile of the user or
         // create a new asset profile
-        if (!existingAssetProfile || existingAssetProfile.userId !== user.id) {
+        if (existingAssetProfile?.userId !== user.id) {
           // Check if the user has a custom asset profile with the same name.
           // Skip asset profiles with a legacy free-text symbol as they would
           // fail the symbol validation on a future import.