diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 22d53b8..244a279 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ crontab /etc/cron.d/microsoft-rewards-cron
 echo "[entrypoint] Cron configured with schedule: $CRON_SCHEDULE and timezone: $TZ; starting cron at $(date)"
 
 # 5. Start cron in foreground (PID 1)
-exec cron -f
\ No newline at end of file
+exec cron -f
diff --git a/src/account-creation/AccountCreator.ts b/src/account-creation/AccountCreator.ts
index fe40b11..b154887 100644
--- a/src/account-creation/AccountCreator.ts
+++ b/src/account-creation/AccountCreator.ts
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ export class AccountCreator {
       await this.page.waitForLoadState('networkidle', { timeout: Math.min(maxWaitMs, 10000) })
       
       // STEP 2: Wait for DOM to be fully loaded
+      // Silent catch justified: DOMContentLoaded may already be complete
       await this.page.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded', { timeout: 3000 }).catch(() => {})
       
       // STEP 3: REDUCED delay - pages load fast
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ export class AccountCreator {
         const visible = await element.isVisible().catch(() => false)
         
         if (visible) {
-          // Wait silently, no spam logs
+          // Silent catch justified: Loading indicators may disappear before timeout, which is fine
           await element.waitFor({ state: 'hidden', timeout: Math.min(5000, maxWaitMs - (Date.now() - startTime)) }).catch(() => {})
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/functions/Login.ts b/src/functions/Login.ts
index 5559172..3b1e6fe 100644
--- a/src/functions/Login.ts
+++ b/src/functions/Login.ts
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ export class Login {
     await this.bot.utils.wait(500) // Increased from 250ms
     
     // IMPROVEMENT: Wait for page to be fully ready before looking for email field
+    // Silent catch justified: DOMContentLoaded may already be complete, which is fine
     await page.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded', { timeout: 10000 }).catch(() => {})
     await this.bot.utils.wait(300) // Extra settling time
 
@@ -572,6 +573,7 @@ export class Login {
       const content = await page.content().catch(() => '')
       if (content.length < 1000) {
         this.bot.log(this.bot.isMobile, 'LOGIN', 'Page content too small, reloading...', 'warn')
+        // Silent catch justified: Reload may timeout if page is slow, but we continue anyway
         await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: 15000 }).catch(() => {})
         await this.bot.utils.wait(1500)
       }
diff --git a/src/functions/activities/Search.ts b/src/functions/activities/Search.ts
index b3acadb..68af942 100644
--- a/src/functions/activities/Search.ts
+++ b/src/functions/activities/Search.ts
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ export class Search extends Workers {
 
     private async clickRandomLink(page: Page) {
         try {
-            await page.click('#b_results .b_algo h2', { timeout: 2000 }).catch(() => { }) // Since we don't really care if it did it or not
+            // Silent catch justified: Click is best-effort humanization, failure is acceptable
+            await page.click('#b_results .b_algo h2', { timeout: 2000 }).catch(() => {})
 
             // Only used if the browser is not the edge browser (continue on Edge popup)
             await this.closeContinuePopup(page)
diff --git a/src/run_daily.sh b/src/run_daily.sh
index 9ee9271..6024c6f 100644
--- a/src/run_daily.sh
+++ b/src/run_daily.sh
@@ -153,4 +153,4 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo "[$(date)] [run_daily.sh] Script finished"
-# Lock is released automatically via trap
\ No newline at end of file
+# Lock is released automatically via trap
diff --git a/src/util/JobState.ts b/src/util/JobState.ts
index c839b9b..5f93948 100644
--- a/src/util/JobState.ts
+++ b/src/util/JobState.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ export class JobState {
       const raw = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf-8')
       const parsed = JSON.parse(raw)
       return parsed && typeof parsed === 'object' && parsed.days ? parsed as FileState : { days: {} }
-    } catch { return { days: {} } }
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Silent catch justified: Corrupted job state files should be reset to empty state
+      // rather than crashing the bot. This is a recoverable error.
+      return { days: {} }
+    }
   }
 
   private save(email: string, state: FileState): void {
diff --git a/src/util/Load.ts b/src/util/Load.ts
index aa80084..1a932d3 100644
--- a/src/util/Load.ts
+++ b/src/util/Load.ts
@@ -70,12 +70,15 @@ function stripJsonComments(input: string): string {
 
 // Normalize both legacy (flat) and new (nested) config schemas into the flat Config interface
 function normalizeConfig(raw: unknown): Config {
-    // TYPE SAFETY NOTE: Using `any` here is intentional and justified
-    // Reason: Config format evolved from flat → nested structure. This function must support BOTH
-    // for backward compatibility. Runtime validation via explicit checks ensures safety.
-    // Return type (Config interface) provides type safety at function boundary.
+    // TYPE SAFETY: Validate raw input before processing
+    // Config files are untrusted JSON that could have any structure
+    // We use explicit runtime checks for each property below
+    if (!raw || typeof raw !== 'object') {
+        throw new Error('Config must be a valid object')
+    }
+    
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-    const n = (raw || {}) as any
+    const n = raw as Record<string, any>
 
     // Browser settings
     const browserConfig = n.browser ?? {}
@@ -356,19 +359,20 @@ export function loadAccounts(): Account[] {
         // Accept either a root array or an object with an `accounts` array, ignore `_note`
         const parsed = Array.isArray(parsedUnknown) ? parsedUnknown : (parsedUnknown && typeof parsedUnknown === 'object' && Array.isArray((parsedUnknown as { accounts?: unknown }).accounts) ? (parsedUnknown as { accounts: unknown[] }).accounts : null)
         if (!Array.isArray(parsed)) throw new Error('accounts must be an array')
-        // FIXED: Validate entries BEFORE type assertion for better type safety
+        // TYPE SAFETY: Validate entries BEFORE processing
         for (const entry of parsed) {
-            // Pre-validation: Check basic structure before casting
+            // Pre-validation: Check basic structure
             if (!entry || typeof entry !== 'object') {
                 throw new Error('each account entry must be an object')
             }
             
-            // JUSTIFIED USE OF `any`: Accounts come from untrusted user JSON with unpredictable structure
-            // We perform explicit runtime validation of each property below (typeof checks, regex validation, etc.)
-            // This is safer than trusting a type assertion to a specific interface
+            // Use Record<string, any> to access dynamic properties from untrusted JSON
+            // Runtime validation below ensures type safety
             // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-            const a = entry as any
-            if (!a || typeof a.email !== 'string' || typeof a.password !== 'string') {
+            const a = entry as Record<string, any>
+            
+            // Validate required fields with proper type checking
+            if (typeof a.email !== 'string' || typeof a.password !== 'string') {
                 throw new Error('each account must have email and password strings')
             }
             a.email = String(a.email).trim()
@@ -392,11 +396,15 @@ export function loadAccounts(): Account[] {
             if (!a.proxy || typeof a.proxy !== 'object') {
                 a.proxy = { proxyAxios: true, url: '', port: 0, username: '', password: '' }
             } else {
-                a.proxy.proxyAxios = a.proxy.proxyAxios !== false
-                a.proxy.url = typeof a.proxy.url === 'string' ? a.proxy.url : ''
-                a.proxy.port = typeof a.proxy.port === 'number' ? a.proxy.port : 0
-                a.proxy.username = typeof a.proxy.username === 'string' ? a.proxy.username : ''
-                a.proxy.password = typeof a.proxy.password === 'string' ? a.proxy.password : ''
+                // Safe proxy property access with runtime validation
+                const proxy = a.proxy as Record<string, unknown>
+                a.proxy = {
+                    proxyAxios: proxy.proxyAxios !== false,
+                    url: typeof proxy.url === 'string' ? proxy.url : '',
+                    port: typeof proxy.port === 'number' ? proxy.port : 0,
+                    username: typeof proxy.username === 'string' ? proxy.username : '',
+                    password: typeof proxy.password === 'string' ? proxy.password : ''
+                }
             }
         }
         // Filter out disabled accounts (enabled: false)
diff --git a/src/util/Utils.ts b/src/util/Utils.ts
index 3e7c6e1..1e8fb28 100644
--- a/src/util/Utils.ts
+++ b/src/util/Utils.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class Util {
      * @example utils.chunkArray([1,2,3,4,5], 2) // [[1,2,3], [4,5]]
      */
     chunkArray<T>(arr: T[], numChunks: number): T[][] {
-        // FIXED: Stricter validation with better error messages
+        // Validate input parameters
         if (!Array.isArray(arr)) {
             throw new Error('Invalid input: arr must be an array.')
         }
@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@ export class Util {
             return []
         }
         
-        // Check for undefined/null elements which could cause issues downstream
-        if (arr.some(item => item === undefined || item === null)) {
-            throw new Error('Array contains undefined or null elements which are not allowed.')
-        }
-        
         if (!Number.isFinite(numChunks) || numChunks <= 0) {
             throw new Error(`Invalid numChunks: ${numChunks}. Must be a positive finite number.`)
         }