diff --git a/package-shared/functions/backend/api-cred.js b/package-shared/functions/backend/api-cred.js
index 0187272..4286240 100644
--- a/package-shared/functions/backend/api-cred.js
+++ b/package-shared/functions/backend/api-cred.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ const decrypt = require("./decrypt");
 
 /** @type {import("../../types").CheckApiCredentialsFn} */
 const grabApiCred = ({ key, database, table }) => {
+    if (!key) return null;
+
     try {
         const allowedKeysPath = process.env.DSQL_API_KEYS_PATH;
 
diff --git a/package-shared/functions/backend/suSocketAuth.js b/package-shared/functions/backend/suSocketAuth.js
index 1ceaf8c..eb29d51 100644
--- a/package-shared/functions/backend/suSocketAuth.js
+++ b/package-shared/functions/backend/suSocketAuth.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const { IncomingMessage } = require("http");
 const decrypt = require("./decrypt");
-const parseCookies = require("../../../utils/functions/parseCookies");
+const parseCookies = require("../../utils/backend/parseCookies");
 
 /**
  * @async
diff --git a/package-shared/types/index.d.ts b/package-shared/types/index.d.ts
index 3793567..383e425 100644
--- a/package-shared/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/package-shared/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ export type CheckApiCredentialsFn = (
     param: CheckApiCredentialsFnParam
 ) => ApiKeyObject | null | undefined;
 export type CheckApiCredentialsFnParam = {
-    key: string;
+    key?: string;
     database?: string;
     table?: string;
 };
diff --git a/package-shared/utils/backend/global-db/NO_DB_HANDLER.js b/package-shared/utils/backend/global-db/NO_DB_HANDLER.js
index 1357401..5fc8812 100644
--- a/package-shared/utils/backend/global-db/NO_DB_HANDLER.js
+++ b/package-shared/utils/backend/global-db/NO_DB_HANDLER.js
@@ -3,15 +3,6 @@
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
 
-// const mysql = require("mysql");
-
-// const NO_DB = mysql.createConnection({
-//     host: process.env.DSQL_DB_HOST,
-//     user: process.env.DSQL_DB_USERNAME,
-//     password: process.env.DSQL_DB_PASSWORD,
-//     charset: "utf8mb4",
-// });
-
 const mysql = require("serverless-mysql");
 
 const SSL_DIR =
diff --git a/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.js b/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7556ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-shared/utils/backend/parseCookies.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// @ts-check
+
+/**
+ * ==============================================================================
+ * Imports
+ * ==============================================================================
+ */
+const http = require("http");
+
+/**
+ * Parse request cookies
+ * ==============================================================================
+ *
+ * @description This function takes in a request object and returns the cookies as a JS object
+ *
+ * @async
+ *
+ * @param {object} params - main params object
+ * @param {http.IncomingMessage} params.request - HTTPS request object
+ *
+ * @returns {any | null}
+ */
+module.exports = function ({ request }) {
+    /**
+     * Check inputs
+     *
+     * @description Check inputs
+     */
+
+    /** @type {string | undefined} */
+    const cookieString = request.headers.cookie;
+
+    if (!cookieString || typeof cookieString !== "string") {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /** @type {string[]} */
+    const cookieSplitArray = cookieString.split(";");
+
+    /** @type {*} */
+    let cookieObject = {};
+
+    cookieSplitArray.forEach((keyValueString) => {
+        const [key, value] = keyValueString.split("=");
+        if (key && typeof key == "string") {
+            cookieObject[key.replace(/^ +| +$/, "")] =
+                value && typeof value == "string"
+                    ? value.replace(/^ +| +$/, "")
+                    : null;
+        }
+    });
+
+    /**
+     * Make https request
+     *
+     * @description make a request to datasquirel.com
+     */
+
+    return cookieObject;
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 45decc3..6d7eb6c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "datasquirel",
-    "version": "2.4.0",
+    "version": "2.4.1",
     "description": "Cloud-based SQL data management tool",
     "main": "index.js",
     "bin": {