diff --git a/interface/src/app/main/Dashboard.tsx b/interface/src/app/main/Dashboard.tsx
index 137a29b9b..2ae103ab6 100644
--- a/interface/src/app/main/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/app/main/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
         </Box>
 
         {!loading && !hasFavEntities && (
-          <MessageBox my={1} level="info" message="">
+          <MessageBox my={1} level="info">
             <Typography>
               {LL.NO_DATA_1()}&nbsp;
               <Link to="/customizations" style={{ color: 'white' }}>
diff --git a/interface/src/components/MessageBox.tsx b/interface/src/components/MessageBox.tsx
index b058c133c..70196c722 100644
--- a/interface/src/components/MessageBox.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/components/MessageBox.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type MessageBoxLevel = 'warning' | 'success' | 'info' | 'error';
 
 export interface MessageBoxProps extends BoxProps {
   level: MessageBoxLevel;
-  message: string;
+  message?: string;
 }
 
 const LEVEL_ICONS: {
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ const MessageBox: FC<MessageBoxProps> = ({
       {...rest}
     >
       <Icon />
-      <Typography sx={{ ml: 2, flexGrow: 1 }} variant="body1">
-        {message}
+      <Typography sx={{ ml: 2 }} variant="body1">
+        {message ?? ''}
       </Typography>
       {children}
     </Box>
diff --git a/mock-api/rest_server.ts b/mock-api/rest_server.ts
index 68e82e2b6..461693b66 100644
--- a/mock-api/rest_server.ts
+++ b/mock-api/rest_server.ts
@@ -268,10 +268,10 @@ function updateMask(entity: any, de: any, dd: any) {
       const old_custom_name = dd.nodes[dd_objIndex].cn;
       console.log(
         'comparing names, old (' +
-          old_custom_name +
-          ') with new (' +
-          new_custom_name +
-          ')'
+        old_custom_name +
+        ') with new (' +
+        new_custom_name +
+        ')'
       );
       if (old_custom_name !== new_custom_name) {
         changed = true;
@@ -366,15 +366,15 @@ function check_upgrade(version: string) {
     const stable_version = version.split(',')[1];
     console.log(
       'latest dev version: ' +
-        dev_version +
-        ', latest stable version: ' +
-        stable_version
+      dev_version +
+      ', latest stable version: ' +
+      stable_version
     );
     console.log(
       'Version upgrade check from version ' +
-        THIS_VERSION +
-        ', upgradable: ' +
-        VERSION_IS_UPGRADEABLE
+      THIS_VERSION +
+      ', upgradable: ' +
+      VERSION_IS_UPGRADEABLE
     );
     data = {
       emsesp_version: THIS_VERSION,
@@ -4608,7 +4608,6 @@ router
         t: DeviceType.CUSTOM,
         nodes: getDashboardEntityData(DeviceTypeUniqueID.CUSTOM_UID)
       };
-      // only add to dashboard if we have values
       if ((dashboard_object.nodes ?? []).length > 0) {
         dashboard_data.push(dashboard_object);
       }
@@ -4629,8 +4628,6 @@ router
       //   t: DeviceType.SCHEDULER,
       //   nodes: scheduler_data2
       // };
-
-      // only add to dashboard if we have values
       // if ((dashboard_object.nodes ?? []).length > 0) {
       //   dashboard_data.push(dashboard_object);
       // }