diff --git a/frontend/src/components/projects/ProjectCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/projects/ProjectCard.vue
index 75ece8ba..16fde590 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/projects/ProjectCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/projects/ProjectCard.vue
@@ -66,11 +66,10 @@ const { submissionStatus, getSubmissionStatusByProject } = useSubmissionStatus()
 /**
  * Return True if the user is in a group in this project.
  */
-function isInGroup(): Boolean {
-    return props.studentGroups.some(group => props.projectGroups.includes(group));
+function isInGroup(): boolean {
+    return props.studentGroups.some((group) => props.projectGroups.includes(group));
 }
 
-
 /* Watchers */
 watch(
     props.course,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/projects/ProjectList.vue b/frontend/src/components/projects/ProjectList.vue
index b9577d66..02a7156d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/projects/ProjectList.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/projects/ProjectList.vue
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ const { student, getStudentByID } = useStudents();
  * Get the groups of the corresponding users
  */
 function getUserGroups(): Group[] {
-    if (user.value?.isStudent()) {
-        return (student.value?.groups || []);
+    if (user.value !== null && user.value?.isStudent()) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-optional-chain
+        return student.value !== null && student.value.groups !== null ? student.value?.groups : [];
     }
     return [];
 }
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ watch(
     user,
     () => {
         if (user.value !== null && user.value.isStudent()) {
-            getStudentByID(user.value.id)
+            getStudentByID(user.value.id);
         }
     },
     {