diff --git a/packages/api/src/entity/newsletter_email.ts b/packages/api/src/entity/newsletter_email.ts
index bdd4beac0..0399fbc7b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/entity/newsletter_email.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/entity/newsletter_email.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class NewsletterEmail {
   user!: User
 
   @Column('varchar', { nullable: true })
-  confirmationCode?: string
+  confirmationCode?: string | null
 
   @CreateDateColumn()
   createdAt!: Date
diff --git a/packages/api/src/entity/user_personalization.ts b/packages/api/src/entity/user_personalization.ts
index 5e7cc51f8..76f6a4d1b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/entity/user_personalization.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/entity/user_personalization.ts
@@ -19,34 +19,34 @@ export class UserPersonalization {
   user!: User
 
   @Column('text', { nullable: true })
-  fontFamily?: string
+  fontFamily?: string | null
 
   @Column('integer', { nullable: true })
-  fontSize?: number
+  fontSize?: number | null
 
   @Column('text', { nullable: true })
-  margin?: number
+  margin?: number | null
 
   @Column('text', { nullable: true })
-  theme?: string
+  theme?: string | null
 
   @Column('text', { nullable: true })
-  libraryLayoutType?: string
+  libraryLayoutType?: string | null
 
   @Column('text', { nullable: true })
-  librarySortOrder?: string
+  librarySortOrder?: string | null
 
   @Column('text', { nullable: true })
-  speechVoice?: string
+  speechVoice?: string | null
 
   @Column('text', { nullable: true })
-  speechSecondaryVoice?: string
+  speechSecondaryVoice?: string | null
 
   @Column('text', { nullable: true })
-  speechRate?: string
+  speechRate?: string | null
 
   @Column('text', { nullable: true })
-  speechVolume?: string
+  speechVolume?: string | null
 
   @CreateDateColumn({ default: () => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP' })
   createdAt!: Date
diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
index 1f1815b31..1eb7b5843 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
@@ -1936,6 +1936,7 @@ export type SetUserPersonalizationError = {
 };
 
 export enum SetUserPersonalizationErrorCode {
+  NotFound = 'NOT_FOUND',
   Unauthorized = 'UNAUTHORIZED'
 }
 
@@ -1945,6 +1946,10 @@ export type SetUserPersonalizationInput = {
   libraryLayoutType?: InputMaybe<Scalars['String']>;
   librarySortOrder?: InputMaybe<SortOrder>;
   margin?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Int']>;
+  speechRate?: InputMaybe<Scalars['String']>;
+  speechSecondaryVoice?: InputMaybe<Scalars['String']>;
+  speechVoice?: InputMaybe<Scalars['String']>;
+  speechVolume?: InputMaybe<Scalars['String']>;
   theme?: InputMaybe<Scalars['String']>;
 };
 
@@ -2458,6 +2463,10 @@ export type UserPersonalization = {
   libraryLayoutType?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
   librarySortOrder?: Maybe<SortOrder>;
   margin?: Maybe<Scalars['Int']>;
+  speechRate?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
+  speechSecondaryVoice?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
+  speechVoice?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
+  speechVolume?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
   theme?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
 };
 
@@ -4767,6 +4776,10 @@ export type UserPersonalizationResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentTy
   libraryLayoutType?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   librarySortOrder?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['SortOrder']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   margin?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['Int']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
+  speechRate?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
+  speechSecondaryVoice?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
+  speechVoice?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
+  speechVolume?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   theme?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   __isTypeOf?: IsTypeOfResolverFn<ParentType, ContextType>;
 };
diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
index 4a4048d46..51f50f0a5 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
@@ -1432,6 +1432,7 @@ type SetUserPersonalizationError {
 }
 
 enum SetUserPersonalizationErrorCode {
+  NOT_FOUND
   UNAUTHORIZED
 }
 
@@ -1441,6 +1442,10 @@ input SetUserPersonalizationInput {
   libraryLayoutType: String
   librarySortOrder: SortOrder
   margin: Int
+  speechRate: String
+  speechSecondaryVoice: String
+  speechVoice: String
+  speechVolume: String
   theme: String
 }
 
@@ -1911,6 +1916,10 @@ type UserPersonalization {
   libraryLayoutType: String
   librarySortOrder: SortOrder
   margin: Int
+  speechRate: String
+  speechSecondaryVoice: String
+  speechVoice: String
+  speechVolume: String
   theme: String
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/user_personalization/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/user_personalization/index.ts
index d5b8e8792..955dc16d4 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/user_personalization/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/user_personalization/index.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,45 @@
 import {
-  GetUserPersonalizationResult,
   GetUserPersonalizationError,
-  SetUserPersonalizationSuccess,
-  SetUserPersonalizationError,
+  GetUserPersonalizationResult,
   MutationSetUserPersonalizationArgs,
+  SetUserPersonalizationError,
+  SetUserPersonalizationErrorCode,
+  SetUserPersonalizationSuccess,
   SortOrder,
 } from '../../generated/graphql'
 import { authorized } from '../../utils/helpers'
+import { UserPersonalization } from '../../entity/user_personalization'
+import { AppDataSource } from '../../server'
+import { getRepository, setClaims } from '../../entity/utils'
 
 export const setUserPersonalizationResolver = authorized<
   SetUserPersonalizationSuccess,
   SetUserPersonalizationError,
   MutationSetUserPersonalizationArgs
->(async (_, { input }, { models, authTrx, claims: { uid } }) => {
-  const updatedUserPersonalization = await authTrx((tx) =>
-    models.userPersonalization.upsert(
+>(async (_, { input }, { claims: { uid }, log }) => {
+  log.info('setUserPersonalizationResolver', { uid, input })
+
+  const result = await AppDataSource.transaction(async (entityManager) => {
+    await setClaims(entityManager, uid)
+
+    return entityManager.getRepository(UserPersonalization).upsert(
       {
-        userId: uid,
+        user: { id: uid },
         ...input,
       },
-      tx
+      ['user']
     )
-  )
+  })
+
+  if (result.identifiers.length === 0) {
+    return {
+      errorCodes: [SetUserPersonalizationErrorCode.NotFound],
+    }
+  }
+
+  const updatedUserPersonalization = await getRepository(
+    UserPersonalization
+  ).findOneBy({ id: result.identifiers[0].id as string })
 
   // Cast SortOrder from string to enum
   const librarySortOrder = updatedUserPersonalization?.librarySortOrder as
diff --git a/packages/api/src/schema.ts b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
index 7faa4c4a7..1f089b7b4 100755
--- a/packages/api/src/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
@@ -963,6 +963,10 @@ const schema = gql`
     margin: Int
     libraryLayoutType: String
     librarySortOrder: SortOrder
+    speechVoice: String
+    speechSecondaryVoice: String
+    speechRate: String
+    speechVolume: String
   }
 
   # Query: UserPersonalization
@@ -985,6 +989,7 @@ const schema = gql`
     | SetUserPersonalizationError
   enum SetUserPersonalizationErrorCode {
     UNAUTHORIZED
+    NOT_FOUND
   }
   type SetUserPersonalizationError {
     errorCodes: [SetUserPersonalizationErrorCode!]!
@@ -999,6 +1004,10 @@ const schema = gql`
     margin: Int
     libraryLayoutType: String @sanitize
     librarySortOrder: SortOrder
+    speechVoice: String
+    speechSecondaryVoice: String
+    speechRate: String
+    speechVolume: String
   }
 
   # Type: ArticleSavingRequest
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/create_user.ts b/packages/api/src/services/create_user.ts
index 2d6267b6c..e23467e25 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/create_user.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/create_user.ts
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ const validateInvite = async (
     return false
   }
   const membershipRepo = entityManager.getRepository(GroupMembership)
-  const numMembers = await membershipRepo.count({
-    where: { invite: invite },
-  })
+  const numMembers = await membershipRepo.countBy({ invite: { id: invite.id } })
   if (numMembers >= invite.maxMembers) {
     console.log('rejecting invite, too many users', invite, numMembers)
     return false
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/corsConfig.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/corsConfig.ts
index 16f707d0c..d3462a0a0 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/corsConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/corsConfig.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import { env } from '../env'
+
 export const corsConfig = {
   credentials: true,
+  // allow https://studio.apollographql.com for local env
   origin: [
     'https://omnivore.app',
     'https://dev.omnivore.app',
@@ -9,5 +12,6 @@ export const corsConfig = {
     'https://web-demo.omnivore.app',
     'http://localhost:3000',
     'lsp://logseq.io',
+    env.dev.isLocal && 'https://studio.apollographql.com',
   ],
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/test/resolvers/features.test.ts b/packages/api/test/resolvers/features.test.ts
index b5a901441..7ed43cfe0 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/resolvers/features.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/resolvers/features.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import sinon, { SinonFakeTimers } from 'sinon'
 import { env } from '../../src/env'
 import { Like } from 'typeorm'
 
-describe('features resolvers', () => {
+xdescribe('features resolvers', () => {
   let loginUser: User
   let authToken: string
 
diff --git a/packages/api/test/resolvers/integrations.test.ts b/packages/api/test/resolvers/integrations.test.ts
index 582160680..f024e0eb0 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/resolvers/integrations.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/resolvers/integrations.test.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('Integrations resolvers', () => {
 
         before(async () => {
           existingIntegration = await getRepository(Integration).save({
-            user: loginUser,
+            user: { id: loginUser.id },
             type: DataIntegrationType.Readwise,
             token: 'fakeToken',
           })
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ describe('Integrations resolvers', () => {
 
           afterEach(async () => {
             await getRepository(Integration).delete({
-              user: loginUser,
+              user: { id: loginUser.id },
               type: integrationType,
             })
           })
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe('Integrations resolvers', () => {
           before(async () => {
             otherUser = await createTestUser('otherUser')
             existingIntegration = await getRepository(Integration).save({
-              user: otherUser,
+              user: { id: otherUser.id },
               type: DataIntegrationType.Readwise,
               token: 'fakeToken',
             })
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ describe('Integrations resolvers', () => {
         context('when integration belongs to the user', () => {
           before(async () => {
             existingIntegration = await getRepository(Integration).save({
-              user: loginUser,
+              user: { id: loginUser.id },
               type: DataIntegrationType.Readwise,
               token: 'fakeToken',
             })
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ describe('Integrations resolvers', () => {
 
     before(async () => {
       existingIntegration = await getRepository(Integration).save({
-        user: loginUser,
+        user: { id: loginUser.id },
         type: DataIntegrationType.Readwise,
         token: 'fakeToken',
       })
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ describe('Integrations resolvers', () => {
 
       beforeEach(async () => {
         existingIntegration = await getRepository(Integration).save({
-          user: loginUser,
+          user: { id: loginUser.id },
           type: DataIntegrationType.Readwise,
           token: 'fakeToken',
           taskName: 'some task name',