diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
index c0d9fdf9f..d5c685ee2 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ public static function storelogic(Request $request, $id = null): Item
             'user_id' => $current_user->getId(),
         ]);
 
-        if ($request->input('appid') === 'null') {
+        if ($request->input('appid') === 'null' || $request->input('appid') === null) {
             $request->merge([
                 'class' => null,
             ]);
diff --git a/config/auth.php b/config/auth.php
index 1642fb24f..d31130b45 100644
--- a/config/auth.php
+++ b/config/auth.php
@@ -9,5 +9,11 @@
             'hash' => false,
         ],
     ],
+    'providers' => [
+        'users' => [
+            'driver' => 'eloquent',
+            'model' => App\User::class, // Update this to the correct namespace
+        ],
+    ],
 
 ];