diff --git a/app/new/stack/stack-summary-page.tsx b/app/new/stack/stack-summary-page.tsx
index cf76ef5..9996172 100644
--- a/app/new/stack/stack-summary-page.tsx
+++ b/app/new/stack/stack-summary-page.tsx
@@ -435,9 +435,10 @@ export function StackSummaryPage({ stackId, mode }: StackSummaryPageProps) {
             return null
           }
           const currentValue = responses ? responses[editingQuestion.id] : undefined
-          const currentFreeText = typeof freeTextResponses[editingQuestion.id] === "string"
-            ? freeTextResponses[editingQuestion.id]
-            : ""
+          const storedFreeTextValue = freeTextResponses[editingQuestion.id]
+          const currentFreeText = typeof storedFreeTextValue === "string"
+            ? storedFreeTextValue
+            : undefined
           return (
             <WizardEditAnswerDialog
               question={editingQuestion}
diff --git a/components/instructions-wizard.tsx b/components/instructions-wizard.tsx
index f619297..67ee1bb 100644
--- a/components/instructions-wizard.tsx
+++ b/components/instructions-wizard.tsx
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ export function InstructionsWizard({
                 >
                   <CheckCircle2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                   <span>
-                    We'll use
+                    We&apos;ll use
                     {" "}
                     <code className="rounded bg-muted px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[0.7rem] font-medium">
                       {savedCustomFreeTextValue}
diff --git a/components/wizard-edit-answer-dialog.tsx b/components/wizard-edit-answer-dialog.tsx
index 87c96c6..0a55821 100644
--- a/components/wizard-edit-answer-dialog.tsx
+++ b/components/wizard-edit-answer-dialog.tsx
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export function WizardEditAnswerDialog({
               >
                 <CheckCircle2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                 <span>
-                  We'll use
+                  We&apos;ll use
                   {" "}
                   <code className="rounded bg-muted px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[0.7rem] font-medium">
                     {persistedCustomAnswer}
diff --git a/lib/wizard-response.ts b/lib/wizard-response.ts
index 8244e39..438ca1c 100644
--- a/lib/wizard-response.ts
+++ b/lib/wizard-response.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ export const serializeWizardResponses = (
 
       const answer = responses[question.id]
       const targetKey = responseKey as keyof WizardResponses
-      const freeTextValue = typeof freeTextResponses[question.id] === "string"
-        ? freeTextResponses[question.id]?.trim()
+      const rawFreeTextValue = freeTextResponses[question.id]
+      const freeTextValue = typeof rawFreeTextValue === "string"
+        ? rawFreeTextValue.trim()
         : ""
       const entries: string[] = []
 
diff --git a/lib/wizard-summary.ts b/lib/wizard-summary.ts
index aa7bd6f..97ef63b 100644
--- a/lib/wizard-summary.ts
+++ b/lib/wizard-summary.ts
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ export const buildCompletionSummary = (
         return value === answer.value
       })
 
-      const freeTextValue = typeof freeTextResponses[question.id] === "string"
-        ? freeTextResponses[question.id]?.trim()
+      const storedFreeTextValue = freeTextResponses[question.id]
+      const freeTextValue = typeof storedFreeTextValue === "string"
+        ? storedFreeTextValue.trim()
         : ""
       const customAnswer = freeTextValue.length > 0 ? `Custom: ${freeTextValue}` : null
       const answerSummaries = customAnswer