diff --git a/apps/web/lib/storage.ts b/apps/web/lib/storage.ts
index 68c3358..b50a828 100644
--- a/apps/web/lib/storage.ts
+++ b/apps/web/lib/storage.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { S3Client, PutObjectCommand, DeleteObjectCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-s3";
 import { getSignedUrl } from "@aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner";
 
-const bucket = process.env["STORAGE_BUCKET"] ?? "epicure-uploads";
-const endpoint = process.env["STORAGE_ENDPOINT"] ?? "http://localhost:9000";
-const publicUrl = process.env["STORAGE_PUBLIC_URL"] ?? "http://localhost:9000";
+const bucket = process.env["STORAGE_BUCKET"] || "epicure-uploads";
+const endpoint = process.env["STORAGE_ENDPOINT"] || "http://localhost:9000";
+const publicUrl = process.env["STORAGE_PUBLIC_URL"] || "http://localhost:9000";
 
 const credentials = {
   accessKeyId: process.env["STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY"] ?? "minioadmin",
diff --git a/apps/web/next.config.ts b/apps/web/next.config.ts
index da55001..1190a9f 100644
--- a/apps/web/next.config.ts
+++ b/apps/web/next.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
-const storagePublicUrl = process.env["STORAGE_PUBLIC_URL"] ?? "http://localhost:9000";
+const storagePublicUrl = process.env["STORAGE_PUBLIC_URL"] || "http://localhost:9000";
 const storageUrl = new URL(storagePublicUrl);
 const storageOrigin = storageUrl.origin;