diff --git a/.env.defaults b/.env.defaults
index 661e585..ea98216 100644
--- a/.env.defaults
+++ b/.env.defaults
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 PORT = 8000
 GRAB_SYMLINKS = true
-SYMLINKS_DIR = "symlinks"
+SYMLINK_DIR = "symlinks"
 STATIC_SHARE_RESTRICTION = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serve.py b/serve.py
index 83f50fe..89dfc4b 100644
--- a/serve.py
+++ b/serve.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def get_project_directory(project_id):
     if GRAB_SYMLINKS and not os.path.exists(project_dir):
         # If the project does not exist in the projects dir, check if it exists in the symlinks dir
         if not os.path.exists(SYMLINK_DIR) or not os.path.isdir(SYMLINK_DIR):
-            return None
+            return ""
         # Find the symlink directory that starts with the project_id
         symlink_dirs = [d for d in os.listdir(SYMLINK_DIR) if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(SYMLINK_DIR, d))]
         # Sort by last modified time (descending)