diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d6379ec1b..0cd867fdb 100644
Binary files a/package-lock.json and b/package-lock.json differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f1e61ced..35108b716 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         "@types/morgan": "^1.9.10",
         "@types/multer": "^2.1.0",
         "@types/murmurhash-js": "^1.0.7",
-        "@types/node": "^25.9.0",
+        "@types/node": "^25.9.1",
         "@types/nodemailer": "^8.0.0",
         "@types/probe-image-size": "^7.2.5",
         "@types/sharp": "^0.31.1",
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         "chalk": "^5.6.2",
         "cheerio": "^1.2.0",
         "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
-        "discord-protos": "^1.2.198",
+        "discord-protos": "^1.2.202",
         "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
         "email-providers": "^2.22.0",
         "exif-be-gone": "^1.5.1",
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@
         "form-data": "^4.0.5",
         "harmony-erlpack": "^0.0.1",
         "i18next": "^26.2.0",
-        "i18next-fs-backend": "^2.6.5",
-        "i18next-http-middleware": "^3.9.6",
+        "i18next-fs-backend": "^2.6.6",
+        "i18next-http-middleware": "^3.9.7",
         "image-size": "^2.0.2",
         "json-bigint": "^1.0.0",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.3",
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@
         "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
         "tslib": "^2.8.1",
         "typeorm": "^0.3.30",
-        "wretch": "^3.0.7",
-        "ws": "^8.20.1"
+        "wretch": "^3.0.8",
+        "ws": "^8.21.0"
     },
     "_moduleAliases": {
         "@spacebar/api": "dist/api",
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@
     "optionalDependencies": {
         "@sendgrid/mail": "^8.1.6",
         "jimp": "^1.6.1",
-        "mailgun.js": "^13.0.1",
+        "mailgun.js": "^13.1.0",
         "node-mailjet": "^6.0.11",
-        "nodemailer": "^8.0.7"
+        "nodemailer": "^8.0.8"
     },
     "overrides": {
         "typeorm": {
diff --git a/src/connections/Spotify/index.ts b/src/connections/Spotify/index.ts
index e64626b17..97884b030 100644
--- a/src/connections/Spotify/index.ts
+++ b/src/connections/Spotify/index.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import { ConnectedAccount, ConnectionLoader, DiscordApiErrors, RefreshableConnection } from "@spacebar/util";
+import { ApiError, ConnectedAccount, ConnectionLoader, DiscordApiErrors, RefreshableConnection } from "@spacebar/util";
 import wretch from "wretch";
 import { GenericOAuthSettings as SpotifySettings } from "../GenericOAuthSettings";
 import { ConnectedAccountCommonOAuthTokenResponse, ConnectionCallbackSchema } from "@spacebar/schemas";
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ export default class SpotifyConnection extends RefreshableConnection {
             .unauthorized(async () => {
                 // assume the token was revoked
                 await connectedAccount.revoke();
-                return DiscordApiErrors.CONNECTION_REVOKED;
+                // TODO: this used to be return, investigate how to properly handle this, or how this even behaves?
+                throw DiscordApiErrors.CONNECTION_REVOKED;
             })
             .json<ConnectedAccountCommonOAuthTokenResponse>()
             .catch((e) => {
diff --git a/src/connections/Twitch/index.ts b/src/connections/Twitch/index.ts
index 116b31921..da2d1f637 100644
--- a/src/connections/Twitch/index.ts
+++ b/src/connections/Twitch/index.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ export default class TwitchConnection extends RefreshableConnection {
             .unauthorized(async () => {
                 // assume the token was revoked
                 await connectedAccount.revoke();
-                return DiscordApiErrors.CONNECTION_REVOKED;
+                // TODO: this used to be return, investigate how to properly handle this, or how this even behaves?
+                throw DiscordApiErrors.CONNECTION_REVOKED;
             })
             .json<ConnectedAccountCommonOAuthTokenResponse>()
             .catch((e) => {