diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
index a67b600e73..e968e43c1f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ final class PreferencesController extends Controller
         $tjOptionalFields               = Preferences::get('transaction_journal_optional_fields', [])->data;
 
         // missing fields will give an error unless set, so:
-        $tjOptionalFields['external_url'] = $tjOptionalFields['external_url'] ?? false;
-        $tjOptionalFields['location'] = $tjOptionalFields['location'] ?? false;
-        $tjOptionalFields['links'] = $tjOptionalFields['links'] ?? false;
+        $tjOptionalFields['external_url'] ??= false;
+        $tjOptionalFields['location'] ??= false;
+        $tjOptionalFields['links'] ??= false;
 
 
         $availableDarkModes             = config('firefly.available_dark_modes');
diff --git a/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Checkbox.php b/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Checkbox.php
index 306b1cfad4..d40e6ef0ec 100644
--- a/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Checkbox.php
+++ b/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Checkbox.php
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+
 namespace FireflyIII\View\Components\Form\Alpine;
 
 use Closure;
diff --git a/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Deliveries.php b/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Deliveries.php
index a5275ea211..0bd7e26f0a 100644
--- a/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Deliveries.php
+++ b/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Deliveries.php
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+
 namespace FireflyIII\View\Components\Form\Alpine;
 
 use Closure;
diff --git a/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Responses.php b/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Responses.php
index 563d9879cc..6c93f66d80 100644
--- a/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Responses.php
+++ b/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Responses.php
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+
 namespace FireflyIII\View\Components\Form\Alpine;
 
 use Closure;
diff --git a/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Triggers.php b/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Triggers.php
index a751a3ccde..f240e510dd 100644
--- a/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Triggers.php
+++ b/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Triggers.php
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+
 namespace FireflyIII\View\Components\Form\Alpine;
 
 use Closure;
diff --git a/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Url.php b/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Url.php
index 4249b9b6e5..f65243f119 100644
--- a/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Url.php
+++ b/app/View/Components/Form/Alpine/Url.php
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+
 namespace FireflyIII\View\Components\Form\Alpine;
 
 use Closure;
diff --git a/app/View/Components/Lists/Ale.php b/app/View/Components/Lists/Ale.php
index 3411dc29f2..6d34632832 100644
--- a/app/View/Components/Lists/Ale.php
+++ b/app/View/Components/Lists/Ale.php
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+
 namespace FireflyIII\View\Components\Lists;
 
 use Closure;