diff --git a/web/src/components/browse/namespace-long-row.tsx b/web/src/components/browse/namespace-long-row.tsx
index 8c4021a1..fa1850b0 100644
--- a/web/src/components/browse/namespace-long-row.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/browse/namespace-long-row.tsx
@@ -1,29 +1,43 @@
 import React, { useRef, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
 
-export const NamespaceLongRow = ({ namespaces, selectedNamespace, handleSelectNamespace }) => {
-  const containerRef = useRef(null);
-  const itemRefs = useRef({});
+import { BiggestNamespaceResults } from '../../../types';
 
-  const isInViewport = (element) => {
+type Props = {
+  namespaces: BiggestNamespaceResults[] | undefined;
+  selectedNamespace: string | undefined;
+  handleSelectNamespace: (selectedNamespace: string) => void;
+};
+
+export const NamespaceLongRow = (props: Props) => {
+  const {
+    namespaces,
+    selectedNamespace,
+    handleSelectNamespace
+  } = props;
+
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const itemRefs = useRef<{ [key: string]: HTMLDivElement | null }>({});
+
+  const isInViewport = (element: HTMLElement): boolean => {
     const rect = element.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const padding = 12; // Adjust this value to increase or decrease the padding
+
     return (
-      rect.top >= 0 &&
-      rect.left >= 0 &&
-      rect.bottom <= (window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight) &&
-      rect.right <= (window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth)
+      rect.top >= 0 - padding &&
+      rect.left >= 0 - padding &&
+      rect.bottom <= (window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight) + padding &&
+      rect.right <= (window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth) + padding
     );
   };
 
-  const scrollToItem = useCallback((namespace) => {
-    if (itemRefs.current[namespace]) {
-      const element = itemRefs.current[namespace];
-      if (!isInViewport(element)) {
-        element.scrollIntoView({
-          behavior: 'smooth',
-          block: 'nearest',
-          inline: 'start'
-        });
-      }
+  const scrollToItem = useCallback((namespace: string) => {
+    const element = itemRefs.current[namespace];
+    if (element && !isInViewport(element)) {
+      element.scrollIntoView({
+        behavior: 'smooth',
+        block: 'nearest',
+        inline: 'start'
+      });
     }
   }, []);
 
@@ -39,11 +53,11 @@ export const NamespaceLongRow = ({ namespaces, selectedNamespace, handleSelectNa
       className="row flex-nowrap overflow-auto py-1" 
       style={{ scrollSnapType: 'x mandatory' }}
     >
-      {namespaces?.data?.results ? (
-        Object.values(namespaces.data.results).map((item, index) => (
+      {namespaces ? (
+        Object.values(namespaces).map((item, index) => (
           <div 
             key={index} 
-            ref={el => itemRefs.current[item.namespace] = el}
+            ref={(el) => { itemRefs.current[item.namespace] = el; }}
             className="col-2 flex-shrink-0" 
             style={{ scrollSnapAlign: 'start' }}
           >
diff --git a/web/src/components/browse/project-accordion.tsx b/web/src/components/browse/project-accordion.tsx
index 4f2d2e4b..a68d398a 100644
--- a/web/src/components/browse/project-accordion.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/browse/project-accordion.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { Markdown } from '../markdown/render';
+import { ProjectAnnotation } from '../../../types';
 
 import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css'
 import "bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"
 
-export const ProjectAccordion = ({ projects }) => {
+type Props = {
+  projects: ProjectAnnotation[];
+};
+
+export const ProjectAccordion = (props: Props) => {
+  const { projects } = props;
   const [openIndex, setOpenIndex] = useState(null);
 
   // Filter out the 'length' property
   const projectItems = Object.entries(projects).filter(([key]) => key !== 'length');
 
-  const formatDate = (dateString) => {
+  const formatDate = (dateString: string) => {
     const date = new Date(dateString);
     return date.toLocaleString('en-US', {
       year: 'numeric',
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Browse.tsx b/web/src/pages/Browse.tsx
index d6f14429..3abbf0b7 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Browse.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Browse.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function Browse() {
   const [orderBy, setOrderBy] = useState('update_date');
   const [order, setOrder] = useState<'asc' | 'desc'>('desc');
   const [showCreateSchemaModal, setShowCreateSchemaModal] = useState(false);
-  const [selectedNamespace, setSelectedNamespace] = useState(null)
+  const [selectedNamespace, setSelectedNamespace] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
 
   const searchDebounced = useDebounce(search, 500);
 
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ export function Browse() {
     // @ts-ignore - just for now, I know this will work fine
     order: 'asc',
     search: '',
-    type: view === 'pep',
+    type: 'pep',
   });
   
-  const handleSelectNamespace = (selectedNamespace) => {
-    setSelectedNamespace(prevSelectedNamespace => 
-      prevSelectedNamespace === selectedNamespace ? null : selectedNamespace
+  const handleSelectNamespace = (selectedNamespace: string) => {
+    setSelectedNamespace((prevSelectedNamespace: string | undefined) => 
+      prevSelectedNamespace === selectedNamespace ? undefined : selectedNamespace
     );
   }
 
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ export function Browse() {
     );
   }
 
-  const renderRow = (startIndex, endIndex) => (
+  const renderRow = (startIndex: number, endIndex: number) => (
     <div className='row mb-4'>
       <div className='col-1'></div>
       {namespaces?.data?.results ? (
         Object.values(namespaces.data.results)
           .slice(startIndex, endIndex)
-          .map((item, index) => (
+          .map((item, index: number) => (
             <div key={startIndex + index} className="col-2">
               <div className={`card shadow-sm position-relative cursor-pointer ${item?.namespace === selectedNamespace ? 'bg-primary-subtle' : 'bg-body-tertiary namespace-card'}`}>
                 <div className="card-body text-center">
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export function Browse() {
           <>
             <div className='row my-4'>
               <div className='col-1'></div>
-              {selectedNamespace === null ? 
+              {selectedNamespace === undefined ? 
                 <div className='mt-2'>
                   {renderRow(0, 5)}
                   {renderRow(5, 10)}
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export function Browse() {
                 : 
                 <div className='mt-1'>
                   <NamespaceLongRow
-                    namespaces={namespaces}
+                    namespaces={namespaces?.data?.results}
                     selectedNamespace={selectedNamespace}
                     handleSelectNamespace={handleSelectNamespace}
                   />