diff --git a/apps/client/package.json b/apps/client/package.json
index 42700819a3..df03795948 100644
--- a/apps/client/package.json
+++ b/apps/client/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "jquery.fancytree": "2.38.5",
     "jsplumb": "2.15.6",
     "katex": "0.16.38",
-    "knockout": "3.5.1",
+    "knockout": "3.5.2",
     "leaflet": "1.9.4",
     "leaflet-gpx": "2.2.0",
     "mark.js": "8.11.1",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/setup.ts b/apps/client/src/setup.ts
index 29fbd15c00..3b3a40c336 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/setup.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/setup.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import "jquery";
-import utils from "./services/utils.js";
+
 import ko from "knockout";
 
+import utils from "./services/utils.js";
+
 // TriliumNextTODO: properly make use of below types
 // type SetupModelSetupType = "new-document" | "sync-from-desktop" | "sync-from-server" | "";
 // type SetupModelStep = "sync-in-progress" | "setup-type" | "new-document-in-progress" | "sync-from-desktop";
@@ -74,9 +76,9 @@ class SetupModel {
 
         // not using server.js because it loads too many dependencies
         const resp = await $.post("api/setup/sync-from-server", {
-            syncServerHost: syncServerHost,
-            syncProxy: syncProxy,
-            password: password
+            syncServerHost,
+            syncProxy,
+            password
         });
 
         if (resp.result === "success") {
@@ -123,6 +125,8 @@ function getSyncInProgress() {
 }
 
 addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", (event) => {
-    ko.applyBindings(new SetupModel(getSyncInProgress()), document.getElementById("setup-dialog"));
+    const rootNode = document.getElementById("setup-dialog");
+    if (!rootNode) return;
+    ko.applyBindings(new SetupModel(getSyncInProgress()), rootNode);
     $("#setup-dialog").show();
 });
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 1ef1b6ac5d..38d41de71d 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 0.16.38
         version: 0.16.38
       knockout:
-        specifier: 3.5.1
-        version: 3.5.1
+        specifier: 3.5.2
+        version: 3.5.2
       leaflet:
         specifier: 1.9.4
         version: 1.9.4
@@ -11487,8 +11487,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dhG34DXATL5hSxJbIexCft8FChFXtmskoZYnoPWjXQuebWYCNkVeV3KkGegCK9CP1oswI/vQibS2GY7Em/sJJA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8'}
 
-  knockout@3.5.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-wRJ9I4az0QcsH7A4v4l0enUpkS++MBx0BnL/68KaLzJg7x1qmbjSlwEoCNol7KTYZ+pmtI7Eh2J0Nu6/2Z5J/Q==}
+  knockout@3.5.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-AcJS2PqsYspjtOAlnnVS8hAuBnHMEqRVEwdvmQTeXj/9zfjV//KHurzdYc8MtBd/Pu8bZLMGHc7x0cj8qUvKxQ==}
 
   known-css-properties@0.37.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-JCDrsP4Z1Sb9JwG0aJ8Eo2r7k4Ou5MwmThS/6lcIe1ICyb7UBJKGRIUUdqc2ASdE/42lgz6zFUnzAIhtXnBVrQ==}
@@ -17560,8 +17560,6 @@ snapshots:
       '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-utils': 47.4.0
       ckeditor5: 47.4.0
       es-toolkit: 1.39.5
-    transitivePeerDependencies:
-      - supports-color
 
   '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-editor-multi-root@47.4.0':
     dependencies:
@@ -29946,7 +29944,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   klona@2.0.6: {}
 
-  knockout@3.5.1: {}
+  knockout@3.5.2: {}
 
   known-css-properties@0.37.0: {}