diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index ee284a3b1..4264fbc1a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ enum HasFilter {
 export interface SearchArgs {
   from?: number
   size?: number
-  sort?: Sort
   includePending?: boolean | null
   includeDeleted?: boolean
   includeContent?: boolean
@@ -389,14 +388,14 @@ export const buildQuery = (
               // validate date
               if (start && start !== '*') {
                 startDate = new Date(start)
-                if (!startDate.getTime()) {
+                if (isNaN(startDate.getTime())) {
                   throw new Error('Invalid start date.')
                 }
               }
 
               if (end && end !== '*') {
                 endDate = new Date(end)
-                if (!endDate.getTime()) {
+                if (isNaN(endDate.getTime())) {
                   throw new Error('Invalid end date.')
                 }
               }
@@ -695,7 +694,7 @@ export const searchLibraryItems = async (
       const count = await queryBuilder.getCount()
 
       // default order by saved at descending
-      if (orders.length === 0) {
+      if (!orders.find((order) => order.by === 'library_item.saved_at')) {
         orders.push({
           by: 'library_item.saved_at',
           order: SortOrder.DESCENDING,
diff --git a/packages/integration-handler/src/index.ts b/packages/integration-handler/src/index.ts
index fb53aa4f3..64048c041 100644
--- a/packages/integration-handler/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/integration-handler/src/index.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export const exporter = Sentry.GCPFunction.wrapHttpFunction(
       const client = getIntegrationClient(integrationName)
 
       // get paginated items from the backend
-      const first = '50'
+      const first = 50
       let hasMore = true
       let after = '0'
       while (hasMore) {
diff --git a/packages/integration-handler/src/item.ts b/packages/integration-handler/src/item.ts
index cb535904c..dd3bde5ae 100644
--- a/packages/integration-handler/src/item.ts
+++ b/packages/integration-handler/src/item.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const search = async (
   token: string,
   highlightOnly: boolean,
   updatedSince: Date,
-  first = '50',
+  first = 50,
   after = '0'
 ): Promise<SearchResponse | null> => {
   const query = `updated:${updatedSince.toISOString()} ${