diff --git a/backend/models/leaderboard.js b/backend/models/leaderboard.js
index 070b29adc..b522baf39 100644
--- a/backend/models/leaderboard.js
+++ b/backend/models/leaderboard.js
@@ -2,25 +2,25 @@ const mongoose = require("mongoose");
 const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 
 const leaderboardEntrySchema = new Schema({
-  name: String,
-  wpm: Number,
-  raw: Number,
-  acc: Number,
-  consistency: Number, //can be null
-  mode: String, //not sure why mode and mode2 are needed
-  mode2: Number,
-  timestamp: Date, //Is this the right type?
-  hidden: Boolean,
+  name: { type: String },
+  wpm: { type: Number },
+  raw: { type: Number },
+  acc: { type: Number },
+  consistency: { type: Number }, //can be null
+  mode: { type: String }, //not sure why mode and mode2 are needed
+  mode2: { type: Number },
+  timestamp: { type: Date },
+  hidden: { type: Boolean },
 });
 
 const leaderboardSchema = new Schema(
   {
-    resetTime: Date, //or Number, only on daily lb
-    size: Number,
+    resetTime: { type: Date }, //or Number, only on daily lb
+    size: { type: Number },
     board: [{ type: leaderboardEntrySchema }], //contents of leaderbaord
-    mode: String, //only time for now
-    mode2: Number, //only 15 and 60 for now
-    type: String, //global or local
+    mode: { type: String }, //only equal to 'time' for now
+    mode2: { type: Number }, //only equal to 15 and 60 for now
+    type: { type: String }, //global or local
   },
   {
     timestamps: true,
diff --git a/backend/models/subschemas/config.js b/backend/models/subschemas/config.js
index 179ff3079..5d375df49 100644
--- a/backend/models/subschemas/config.js
+++ b/backend/models/subschemas/config.js
@@ -3,76 +3,76 @@ const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 
 const configSchema = new Schema({
   theme: { type: String },
-  customTheme: Boolean,
+  customTheme: { type: Boolean },
   customThemeColors: [{ type: String }],
   favThemes: [{ type: String }],
-  showKeyTips: Boolean,
-  showLiveWpm: Boolean,
-  showTimerProgress: Boolean,
-  smoothCaret: Boolean,
-  quickTab: Boolean,
-  punctuation: Boolean,
-  numbers: Boolean,
-  words: Number,
-  time: Number,
-  mode: String,
+  showKeyTips: { type: Boolean },
+  showLiveWpm: { type: Boolean },
+  showTimerProgress: { type: Boolean },
+  smoothCaret: { type: Boolean },
+  quickTab: { type: Boolean },
+  punctuation: { type: Boolean },
+  numbers: { type: Boolean },
+  words: { type: Number },
+  time: { type: Number },
+  mode: { type: String },
   quoteLength: [{ type: Number }], //not sure why this is an array
-  language: String,
-  fontSize: Number,
-  freedomMode: Boolean,
-  difficulty: String,
-  blindMode: Boolean,
-  quickEnd: Boolean,
-  caretStyle: String,
-  paceCaretStyle: String,
-  flipTestColors: Boolean,
-  capsLockBackspace: Boolean,
-  layout: String,
-  confidenceMode: String,
-  indicateTypos: Boolean,
-  timerStyle: String,
-  colorfulMode: Boolean,
-  randomTheme: String, //feels like this should be a boolean
-  timerColor: String,
-  timerOpacity: String, //maybe should be a number
-  stopOnError: String,
-  showAllLines: Boolean,
-  keymapMode: String,
-  keymapStyle: String,
-  keymapLegendStyle: String,
-  keymapLayout: String,
-  fontFamily: String,
-  smoothLineScroll: Boolean,
-  alwaysShowDecimalPlaces: Boolean,
-  alwaysShowWordsHistory: Boolean,
-  singleListCommandLine: String,
-  playSoundOnError: Boolean,
-  playSoundOnClick: String,
-  startGraphsAtZero: Boolean,
-  swapEscAndTab: Boolean,
-  showOutOfFocusWarning: Boolean,
-  paceCaret: String,
-  paceCaretCustomSpeed: Number,
-  pageWidth: String,
-  chartAccuracy: Boolean,
-  chartStyle: String,
-  minWpm: String,
-  minWpmCustomSpeed: Number,
-  highlightMode: String,
-  alwaysShowCPM: Boolean,
-  enableAds: String,
-  hideExtraLetters: Boolean,
-  strictSpace: Boolean,
-  minAcc: String,
-  minAccCustom: Number,
-  showLiveAcc: Boolean,
-  monkey: Boolean,
-  repeatQuotes: String,
-  oppositeShiftMode: String,
-  customBackground: String,
-  customBackgroundSize: String,
+  language: { type: String },
+  fontSize: { type: Number },
+  freedomMode: { type: Boolean },
+  difficulty: { type: String },
+  blindMode: { type: Boolean },
+  quickEnd: { type: Boolean },
+  caretStyle: { type: String },
+  paceCaretStyle: { type: String },
+  flipTestColors: { type: Boolean },
+  capsLockBackspace: { type: Boolean },
+  layout: { type: String },
+  confidenceMode: { type: String },
+  indicateTypos: { type: Boolean },
+  timerStyle: { type: String },
+  colorfulMode: { type: Boolean },
+  randomTheme: { type: String }, //feels like this should be a boolean
+  timerColor: { type: String },
+  timerOpacity: { type: String }, //maybe should be a number
+  stopOnError: { type: String },
+  showAllLines: { type: Boolean },
+  keymapMode: { type: String },
+  keymapStyle: { type: String },
+  keymapLegendStyle: { type: String },
+  keymapLayout: { type: String },
+  fontFamily: { type: String },
+  smoothLineScroll: { type: Boolean },
+  alwaysShowDecimalPlaces: { type: Boolean },
+  alwaysShowWordsHistory: { type: Boolean },
+  singleListCommandLine: { type: String },
+  playSoundOnError: { type: Boolean },
+  playSoundOnClick: { type: String },
+  startGraphsAtZero: { type: Boolean },
+  swapEscAndTab: { type: Boolean },
+  showOutOfFocusWarning: { type: Boolean },
+  paceCaret: { type: String },
+  paceCaretCustomSpeed: { type: Number },
+  pageWidth: { type: String },
+  chartAccuracy: { type: Boolean },
+  chartStyle: { type: String },
+  minWpm: { type: String },
+  minWpmCustomSpeed: { type: Number },
+  highlightMode: { type: String },
+  alwaysShowCPM: { type: Boolean },
+  enableAds: { type: String },
+  hideExtraLetters: { type: Boolean },
+  strictSpace: { type: Boolean },
+  minAcc: { type: String },
+  minAccCustom: { type: Number },
+  showLiveAcc: { type: Boolean },
+  monkey: { type: Boolean },
+  repeatQuotes: { type: String },
+  oppositeShiftMode: { type: String },
+  customBackground: { type: String },
+  customBackgroundSize: { type: String },
   customBackgroundFilter: [{ type: Number }],
-  customLayoutfluid: String,
+  customLayoutfluid: { type: String },
 });
 
 module.exports = { configSchema };