diff --git a/pynecone/.templates/web/utils/state.js b/pynecone/.templates/web/utils/state.js
index 5ec5332fc..356eb17d5 100644
--- a/pynecone/.templates/web/utils/state.js
+++ b/pynecone/.templates/web/utils/state.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export const updateState = async (
     router
   );
   setResult({
-    ...result,
+    processing: true,
     state: state,
     events: events,
   });
diff --git a/pynecone/config.py b/pynecone/config.py
index ec46d28d2..32f4b0163 100644
--- a/pynecone/config.py
+++ b/pynecone/config.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ class Config(Base):
     # The name of the app.
     app_name: str
 
+    # The username.
+    username: Optional[str] = None
+
     # The backend API url.
     api_url: str = "http://localhost:8000"
 
diff --git a/pynecone/utils.py b/pynecone/utils.py
index 3383d14e7..fc7ee4f5e 100644
--- a/pynecone/utils.py
+++ b/pynecone/utils.py
@@ -241,12 +241,7 @@ def get_config() -> Config:
         The app config.
     """
     sys.path.append(os.getcwd())
-    try:
-        return __import__(constants.CONFIG_MODULE).config
-    except:
-        print(f"No {constants.CONFIG_MODULE} module found.")
-        print("Using default config.")
-        return Config(app_name="")
+    return __import__(constants.CONFIG_MODULE).config
 
 
 def get_bun_path():
@@ -871,6 +866,6 @@ def get_redis():
             return None
         redis_url, redis_port = config.redis_url.split(":")
         print("Using redis at", config.redis_url)
-        return redis.Redis(host=redis_url, port=redis_port, db=0)
+        return redis.Redis(host=redis_url, port=int(redis_port), db=0)
     except:
         return None