diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/services/public_chat_service.py b/surfsense_backend/app/services/public_chat_service.py
index 85f1a9572..a6434a611 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/services/public_chat_service.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/services/public_chat_service.py
@@ -255,8 +255,6 @@ async def clone_public_chat(
     Creates a new private thread with all messages and podcasts.
     Citations are stripped since they reference the original user's documents.
     """
-    import copy
-
     from app.db import (
         ChatVisibility,
         NewChatMessage,
diff --git a/surfsense_web/lib/apis/base-api.service.ts b/surfsense_web/lib/apis/base-api.service.ts
index b14818ac1..a87d4deaf 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/lib/apis/base-api.service.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/lib/apis/base-api.service.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class BaseApiService {
 	noAuthEndpoints: string[] = ["/auth/jwt/login", "/auth/register", "/auth/refresh"];
 
 	// Prefixes that don't require auth (checked with startsWith)
-	noAuthPrefixes: string[] = ["/api/v1/public/", "/api/v1/podcasts/"];
+	noAuthPrefixes: string[] = ["/api/v1/public/"];
 
 	// Use a getter to always read fresh token from localStorage
 	// This ensures the token is always up-to-date after login/logout