diff --git a/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.d.ts b/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.d.ts
index 2b064f5..221c6b3 100644
--- a/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.d.ts
+++ b/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 declare function _exports({ request }: {
-    request: http.IncomingMessage;
-}): any | null;
+    request?: http.IncomingMessage & {
+        [x: string]: any;
+    };
+}): {
+    [x: string]: any;
+};
 export = _exports;
 import http = require("http");
diff --git a/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.js b/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.js
index 7556ae0..6a66e1e 100644
--- a/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.js
+++ b/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.js
@@ -16,22 +16,18 @@ const http = require("http");
  * @async
  *
  * @param {object} params - main params object
- * @param {http.IncomingMessage} params.request - HTTPS request object
+ * @param {http.IncomingMessage & Object<string, any>} [params.request] - HTTPS request object
  *
- * @returns {any | null}
+ * @returns {Object<string, any>}
  */
 module.exports = function ({ request }) {
-    /**
-     * Check inputs
-     *
-     * @description Check inputs
-     */
+    if (!request) return {};
 
     /** @type {string | undefined} */
     const cookieString = request.headers.cookie;
 
     if (!cookieString || typeof cookieString !== "string") {
-        return null;
+        return {};
     }
 
     /** @type {string[]} */
diff --git a/package-shared/utils/serialize-query.d.ts b/package-shared/utils/serialize-query.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9d19db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-shared/utils/serialize-query.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export = serializeQuery;
+declare function serializeQuery(param0: import("../types").SerializeQueryParams): string;
diff --git a/package-shared/utils/serialize-query.js b/package-shared/utils/serialize-query.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c3670f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-shared/utils/serialize-query.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// @ts-check
+
+/** @type {import("../types").SerializeQueryFnType} */
+function serializeQuery({ query }) {
+    let str = "?";
+    const keys = Object.keys(query);
+
+    /** @type {string[]} */
+    const queryArr = [];
+    keys.forEach((key) => {
+        if (!key || !query[key]) return;
+        queryArr.push(`${key}=${query[key]}`);
+    });
+    str += queryArr.join("&");
+    return str;
+}
+
+module.exports = serializeQuery;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5787c3d..3e4d48b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@moduletrace/datasquirel",
-    "version": "2.8.3",
+    "version": "2.8.4",
     "description": "Cloud-based SQL data management tool",
     "main": "index.js",
     "bin": {
diff --git a/users/get-token.js b/users/get-token.js
index 9f9a42d..65eb6aa 100644
--- a/users/get-token.js
+++ b/users/get-token.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
  */
 const http = require("http");
 const decrypt = require("../package-shared/functions/dsql/decrypt");
-const parseCookies = require("../utils/functions/parseCookies");
 const getAuthCookieNames = require("../package-shared/functions/backend/cookies/get-auth-cookie-names");
+const parseCookies = require("../package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies");
 
 /** ****************************************************************************** */
 /** ****************************************************************************** */
diff --git a/users/user-auth.js b/users/user-auth.js
index 2e51aac..fa01cc1 100644
--- a/users/user-auth.js
+++ b/users/user-auth.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 const http = require("http");
 const decrypt = require("../package-shared/functions/dsql/decrypt");
-const parseCookies = require("../utils/functions/parseCookies");
 const getAuthCookieNames = require("../package-shared/functions/backend/cookies/get-auth-cookie-names");
 const {
     checkAuthFile,
 } = require("../package-shared/functions/backend/auth/write-auth-files");
+const parseCookies = require("../package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies");
 
 const minuteInMilliseconds = 60000;
 const hourInMilliseconds = minuteInMilliseconds * 60;
diff --git a/utils/get.js b/utils/get.js
index 9412628..074d13a 100644
--- a/utils/get.js
+++ b/utils/get.js
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 const https = require("node:https");
 const path = require("path");
 const fs = require("fs");
-const serializeQuery = require("./functions/serialize-query");
 const grabHostNames = require("../package-shared/utils/grab-host-names");
 const apiGet = require("../package-shared/functions/api/query/get");
+const serializeQuery = require("../package-shared/utils/serialize-query");
 
 /**
  * Make a get request to Datasquirel API