diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e9b7959725..55148342e1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ docs
 test-results
 playwright-report
 example
-packages/discovery/mock_local_storage
\ No newline at end of file
+packages/discovery/mock_local_storage
+.cursorrules
+.giga
+.cursor
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/rln/src/contract/rln_contract.spec.ts b/packages/rln/src/contract/rln_contract.spec.ts
index 876cab0fa8..c05902e6e5 100644
--- a/packages/rln/src/contract/rln_contract.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/rln/src/contract/rln_contract.spec.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ describe("RLN Contract abstraction - RLN", () => {
       const decryptedCredentials =
         await rlnContract.registerWithIdentity(identity);
 
+      if (!decryptedCredentials) {
+        throw new Error("Failed to retrieve credentials");
+      }
+
       verifyRegistration(
         decryptedCredentials,
         identity,
diff --git a/packages/rln/src/contract/test-utils.ts b/packages/rln/src/contract/test-utils.ts
index db970e914c..9b76999fbb 100644
--- a/packages/rln/src/contract/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/rln/src/contract/test-utils.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export function createRegisterStub(
             event: "MembershipRegistered",
             args: {
               idCommitment: formatIdCommitment(identity.IDCommitmentBigInt),
-              rateLimit: DEFAULT_RATE_LIMIT,
+              membershipRateLimit: ethers.BigNumber.from(DEFAULT_RATE_LIMIT),
               index: ethers.BigNumber.from(1)
             }
           }
diff --git a/packages/rln/src/keystore/keystore.spec.ts b/packages/rln/src/keystore/keystore.spec.ts
index 322c3db688..ddbb233cb7 100644
--- a/packages/rln/src/keystore/keystore.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/rln/src/keystore/keystore.spec.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ describe("Keystore", () => {
     const membership = {
       chainId: "0xAA36A7",
       treeIndex: 8,
-      address: "0x8e1F3742B987d8BA376c0CBbD7357fE1F003ED71"
+      address: "0x8e1F3742B987d8BA376c0CBbD7357fE1F003ED71",
+      rateLimit: undefined
     } as unknown as MembershipInfo;
 
     const store = Keystore.create();
@@ -246,6 +247,11 @@ describe("Keystore", () => {
       expectedHash,
       DEFAULT_PASSWORD
     );
+
+    if (!actualCredentials) {
+      throw new Error("Failed to retrieve credentials");
+    }
+
     expect(actualCredentials).to.deep.equalInAnyOrder({
       identity,
       membership
@@ -276,7 +282,8 @@ describe("Keystore", () => {
     const membership = {
       chainId: "0xAA36A7",
       treeIndex: 8,
-      address: "0x8e1F3742B987d8BA376c0CBbD7357fE1F003ED71"
+      address: "0x8e1F3742B987d8BA376c0CBbD7357fE1F003ED71",
+      rateLimit: undefined
     } as unknown as MembershipInfo;
 
     const store = Keystore.fromObject(NWAKU_KEYSTORE as any);