diff --git a/backend/api/package.json b/backend/api/package.json
index fdfdcea0..e4618e0c 100644
--- a/backend/api/package.json
+++ b/backend/api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@compass/api",
-  "version": "1.29.1",
+  "version": "1.29.2",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Backend API endpoints",
   "main": "src/serve.ts",
diff --git a/web/components/profile-about.tsx b/web/components/profile-about.tsx
index c313b59d..749d025e 100644
--- a/web/components/profile-about.tsx
+++ b/web/components/profile-about.tsx
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export function getSeekingText(profile: Profile, t: any, short?: boolean | undef
   const max = profile.pref_age_max
   const seekingGenderText = stringOrStringArrayToText({
     text:
-      prefGender?.length == 0 || (prefGender?.includes('male') && prefGender?.includes('female'))
+      !prefGender?.length || (prefGender?.includes('male') && prefGender?.includes('female'))
         ? [t('profile.gender.plural.people', 'people')]
         : prefGender?.map((gender) =>
             t(