diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d9e090bab5..1e17be00dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		"typescript": "5.5.0-dev.20240520"
 	},
 	"simple-git-hooks": {
-		"pre-commit": "pnpm format && pnpm lint:fix"
+		"pre-commit": "pnpm typecheck && pnpm format && pnpm lint:fix"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"simple-git-hooks": "^2.11.1"
diff --git a/packages/better-auth/src/utils/secret.ts b/packages/better-auth/src/utils/secret.ts
index f3683d61a0..f83a004bc9 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/src/utils/secret.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/src/utils/secret.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { MissingSecret } from "@better-auth/shared/error";
 
+export const DEFAULT_SECRET = "better-auth-secret-key-123456789";
 export const getSecret = (secret?: string) => {
 	secret = secret || process.env.BETTER_AUTH_SECRET || process.env.AUTH_SECRET;
-	const defaultSecret = "better-auth-secret-key-123456789";
 	if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" && !secret) {
 		throw new MissingSecret();
 	}
-	return secret || defaultSecret;
+	return secret || DEFAULT_SECRET;
 };
diff --git a/packages/better-auth/tests/handler.test.ts b/packages/better-auth/tests/handler.test.ts
index 224db6d90e..b1300ecca1 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/tests/handler.test.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/tests/handler.test.ts
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ describe("to context", async () => {
 	const options: BetterAuthOptions = {
 		providers: [],
 		adapter: memoryAdapter({}),
-		pages: {
-			signIn: "/",
-			signUp: "/",
-		},
 		user: {
 			fields: {
 				email: { type: "string", required: true },
diff --git a/packages/better-auth/tests/session.test.ts b/packages/better-auth/tests/session.test.ts
index 3e01e118b8..e0942d51fc 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/tests/session.test.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/tests/session.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { BetterAuthOptions } from "../src/options";
 import { credential } from "../src/providers";
 import { github } from "../src/providers/github";
 import { getH3Server } from "./utils/server";
+import { DEFAULT_SECRET } from "../src/utils/secret";
 
 describe("signin handler", async (it) => {
 	const db = {
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ describe("signin handler", async (it) => {
 			{
 				id: "1234",
 				email: "test@email.com",
-				password: await hashPassword("test"),
+				password: await hashPassword("test", DEFAULT_SECRET),
 				firstName: "Test",
 				lastName: "User",
 			},
diff --git a/packages/better-auth/tests/signin.test.ts b/packages/better-auth/tests/signin.test.ts
index f7c4215f14..07f1c57859 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/tests/signin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/tests/signin.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { hashPassword } from "../src/crypto/password";
 import { credential } from "../src/providers";
 import { github } from "../src/providers/github";
 import { getH3Server } from "./utils/server";
+import { DEFAULT_SECRET } from "../src/utils/secret";
 
 describe("signin handler", async (it) => {
 	const db = {
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ describe("signin handler", async (it) => {
 			{
 				id: "1234",
 				email: "test@email.com",
-				password: await hashPassword("test"),
+				password: await hashPassword("test", DEFAULT_SECRET),
 				firstName: "Test",
 				lastName: "User",
 			},
diff --git a/packages/better-auth/tests/signup.test.ts b/packages/better-auth/tests/signup.test.ts
index 69f8214416..b542147ea2 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/tests/signup.test.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/tests/signup.test.ts
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ describe("Signup", async () => {
 	});
 
 	it("should verify email", async () => {
-		expect(db.user[0].emailVerified).toBe(false);
+		expect(db.user[0]?.emailVerified).toBe(false);
 		const response = await app.request(verifyEmailUrl);
 		const redirectedLocation = response.headers.get("Location");
-		expect(db.user[0].emailVerified).toBe(true);
+		expect(db.user[0]?.emailVerified).toBe(true);
 		expect(response.status).toBe(302);
 		expect(redirectedLocation).toBe("http://localhost:4002");
 	});