diff --git a/server/api/GamesAPI.js b/server/api/GamesAPI.js
index 090403a..834b523 100644
--- a/server/api/GamesAPI.js
+++ b/server/api/GamesAPI.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV.trim() === 'production') {
 }
 
 router.post('/create', function (req, res) {
-    logger.trace('Received request to create new game: ' + JSON.stringify(req.body, null, 4));
+    logger.debug('Received request to create new game: ' + JSON.stringify(req.body, null, 4));
     const gameCreationPromise = gameManager.createGame(req.body, false);
     gameCreationPromise.then((result) => {
         if (result instanceof Error) {
diff --git a/server/config/globals.js b/server/config/globals.js
index 242b91e..47442dd 100644
--- a/server/config/globals.js
+++ b/server/config/globals.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const globals = {
     ACCESS_CODE_LENGTH: 4,
     ACCESS_CODE_GENERATION_ATTEMPTS: 50,
     CLOCK_TICK_INTERVAL_MILLIS: 100,
-    CORS: process.env.NODE_ENV.trim() === 'development'
+    CORS: process.env.NODE_ENV?.trim() === 'development'
         ? {
             origin: '*',
             optionsSuccessStatus: 200