diff --git a/harnessed_reasoning/core.py b/harnessed_reasoning/core.py
index 7093feb..40df9e7 100644
--- a/harnessed_reasoning/core.py
+++ b/harnessed_reasoning/core.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class HermesReasoningEngine:
                 where = {}
                 if user_id:
                     where['user_id'] = user_id
-                rows = await sor.R('harnessed_reasoning_config', where if where else None, ns={'sort': 'updated_at desc'})
+                rows = await sor.R('harnessed_reasoning_config', {'user_id': user_id, 'sort': 'updated_at desc'} if user_id else {'sort': 'updated_at desc'})
                 if rows:
                     return rows[0]
         except Exception as e:
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ class HermesReasoningEngine:
 
         try:
             async with self.db.sqlorContext('default') as sor:
-                rows = await sor.R('harnessed_reasoning_sessions', {'user_id': user_id}, ns={'sort': 'created_at desc'})
+                rows = await sor.R('harnessed_reasoning_sessions', {'user_id': user_id, 'sort': 'created_at desc'})
                 rows = rows or []
                 rows = rows[offset:offset + limit]