diff --git a/bin/www.js b/bin/www.js
index dc131992..c92ceed7 100644
--- a/bin/www.js
+++ b/bin/www.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const debug = Debug(`${DEBUG_NAMESPACE}:www:${process.pid}`);
 await initializeDatabase();
 const directoryName = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const processCount = Math.min(getConfigProperty('application.maximumProcesses'), os.cpus().length);
-process.title = `${getConfigProperty('application.applicationName')} (Primary)`;
+const applicationName = getConfigProperty('application.applicationName');
+process.title = `${applicationName} (Primary)`;
 debug(`Primary pid:   ${process.pid}`);
 debug(`Primary title: ${process.title}`);
 debug(`Launching ${processCount} processes`);
@@ -48,16 +49,16 @@ if (ntfyStartupConfig !== undefined) {
     const topic = ntfyStartupConfig.topic;
     const server = ntfyStartupConfig.server;
     const ntfyStartupMessage = {
-        topic,
-        title: getConfigProperty('application.applicationName'),
         message: 'Application Started',
-        tags: ['arrow_up']
+        tags: ['arrow_up'],
+        title: applicationName,
+        topic
     };
     const ntfyShutdownMessage = {
-        topic,
-        title: getConfigProperty('application.applicationName'),
         message: 'Application Shut Down',
-        tags: ['arrow_down']
+        tags: ['arrow_down'],
+        title: applicationName,
+        topic
     };
     if (server !== undefined) {
         ntfyStartupMessage.server = server;
diff --git a/bin/www.ts b/bin/www.ts
index 4d90f3b1..36c640f2 100644
--- a/bin/www.ts
+++ b/bin/www.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ const processCount = Math.min(
   os.cpus().length
 )
 
-process.title = `${getConfigProperty('application.applicationName')} (Primary)`
+const applicationName = getConfigProperty('application.applicationName')
+
+process.title = `${applicationName} (Primary)`
 
 debug(`Primary pid:   ${process.pid}`)
 debug(`Primary title: ${process.title}`)
@@ -71,17 +73,17 @@ if (ntfyStartupConfig !== undefined) {
   const server = ntfyStartupConfig.server
 
   const ntfyStartupMessage: NtfyMessageOptions = {
-    topic,
-    title: getConfigProperty('application.applicationName'),
     message: 'Application Started',
-    tags: ['arrow_up']
+    tags: ['arrow_up'],
+    title: applicationName,
+    topic
   }
 
   const ntfyShutdownMessage: NtfyMessageOptions = {
-    topic,
-    title: getConfigProperty('application.applicationName'),
     message: 'Application Shut Down',
-    tags: ['arrow_down']
+    tags: ['arrow_down'],
+    title: applicationName,
+    topic
   }
 
   if (server !== undefined) {
diff --git a/data/config.testing.js b/data/config.testing.js
index 3b58c65e..3b414e43 100644
--- a/data/config.testing.js
+++ b/data/config.testing.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ export const config = { ...cemeteryConfig };
 config.application.useTestDatabases = true;
 config.session.doKeepAlive = true;
 config.users = {
-    testing: ['*testView', '*testUpdate', '*testAdmin'],
     canLogin: ['*testView', '*testUpdate', '*testAdmin'],
     canUpdate: ['*testUpdate'],
-    isAdmin: ['*testAdmin']
+    isAdmin: ['*testAdmin'],
+    testing: ['*testView', '*testUpdate', '*testAdmin']
 };
 config.settings.publicInternalPath = 'public-internal';
 config.settings.dynamicsGP.integrationIsEnabled = false;
diff --git a/data/config.testing.ts b/data/config.testing.ts
index 7d9d8d9d..984205bc 100644
--- a/data/config.testing.ts
+++ b/data/config.testing.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ config.application.useTestDatabases = true
 config.session.doKeepAlive = true
 
 config.users = {
-  testing: ['*testView', '*testUpdate', '*testAdmin'],
   canLogin: ['*testView', '*testUpdate', '*testAdmin'],
   canUpdate: ['*testUpdate'],
-  isAdmin: ['*testAdmin']
+  isAdmin: ['*testAdmin'],
+  testing: ['*testView', '*testUpdate', '*testAdmin']
 }
 
 config.settings.publicInternalPath = 'public-internal'
diff --git a/helpers/functions.api.js b/helpers/functions.api.js
index b9c1b4d8..fe7fb7e1 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.api.js
+++ b/helpers/functions.api.js
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ const debug = Debug(`${DEBUG_NAMESPACE}:functions.api`);
 const apiKeyPath = 'data/apiKeys.json';
 let apiKeys;
 export async function getApiKey(userName) {
-    if (apiKeys === undefined) {
-        await loadApiKeys();
-    }
+    apiKeys ??= await loadApiKeys();
     if (!Object.hasOwn(apiKeys, userName)) {
         await regenerateApiKey(userName);
     }
@@ -18,9 +16,7 @@ export async function getApiKeyFromUser(user) {
     return await getApiKey(user.userName);
 }
 export async function getUserNameFromApiKey(apiKey) {
-    if (apiKeys === undefined) {
-        await loadApiKeys();
-    }
+    apiKeys ??= await loadApiKeys();
     for (const [userName, currentApiKey] of Object.entries(apiKeys)) {
         if (apiKey === currentApiKey) {
             return userName;
@@ -29,6 +25,7 @@ export async function getUserNameFromApiKey(apiKey) {
     return undefined;
 }
 export async function regenerateApiKey(userName) {
+    apiKeys ??= await loadApiKeys();
     apiKeys[userName] = generateApiKey(userName);
     await saveApiKeys();
 }
@@ -44,6 +41,7 @@ async function loadApiKeys() {
         debug(error);
         apiKeys = {};
     }
+    return apiKeys;
 }
 async function saveApiKeys() {
     try {
diff --git a/helpers/functions.api.ts b/helpers/functions.api.ts
index 6244879b..8fe45c00 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.api.ts
+++ b/helpers/functions.api.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ const apiKeyPath = 'data/apiKeys.json'
 let apiKeys: Record<string, string> | undefined
 
 export async function getApiKey(userName: string): Promise<string> {
-  if (apiKeys === undefined) {
-    await loadApiKeys()
-  }
+  apiKeys ??= await loadApiKeys()
 
   if (!Object.hasOwn(apiKeys, userName)) {
     await regenerateApiKey(userName)
@@ -29,9 +27,7 @@ export async function getApiKeyFromUser(user: User): Promise<string> {
 export async function getUserNameFromApiKey(
   apiKey: string
 ): Promise<string | undefined> {
-  if (apiKeys === undefined) {
-    await loadApiKeys()
-  }
+  apiKeys ??= await loadApiKeys()
 
   for (const [userName, currentApiKey] of Object.entries(apiKeys)) {
     if (apiKey === currentApiKey) {
@@ -43,6 +39,7 @@ export async function getUserNameFromApiKey(
 }
 
 export async function regenerateApiKey(userName: string): Promise<void> {
+  apiKeys ??= await loadApiKeys()
   apiKeys[userName] = generateApiKey(userName)
   await saveApiKeys()
 }
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ function generateApiKey(apiKeyPrefix: string): string {
   return `${apiKeyPrefix}-${randomUUID()}-${Date.now().toString()}`
 }
 
-async function loadApiKeys(): Promise<void> {
+async function loadApiKeys(): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
   try {
     const fileData = await fs.readFile(apiKeyPath, 'utf8')
     apiKeys = JSON.parse(fileData) as Record<string, string>
@@ -59,6 +56,8 @@ async function loadApiKeys(): Promise<void> {
     debug(error)
     apiKeys = {}
   }
+
+  return apiKeys
 }
 
 async function saveApiKeys(): Promise<void> {