diff --git a/frontend/src/main.ts b/frontend/src/main.ts
index 2ac4f71..8ea332d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/main.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function setupMap(
 
 function setupSearchBar(zipCodeElement: HTMLParagraphElement) {
     const searchBar =
-        document.querySelector<HTMLFormElement>("#search-bar");
+        document.querySelector<HTMLFormElement>("#search-bar")!;
     const searchInput =
         document.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>("#search-input")!;