diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_svelte_npm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_svelte_npm.yml
index 8df126f..4f04509 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_svelte_npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_svelte_npm.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ jobs:
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
       - run: npm install
       - run: npm ci
-      - run: npm publish
+      - run: npm publish --access public
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_ts_npm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_ts_npm.yml
index 59bfd5b..6f649a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_ts_npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_ts_npm.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ jobs:
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
       - run: npm install
       - run: npm ci
-      - run: npm publish
+      - run: npm publish --access public
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/unity_package/Runtime/VELConnectManager.cs b/unity_package/Runtime/VELConnectManager.cs
index c91a17f..507daf3 100644
--- a/unity_package/Runtime/VELConnectManager.cs
+++ b/unity_package/Runtime/VELConnectManager.cs
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ namespace VELConnect
 							foreach (KeyValuePair<string, string> elem in state.room.data)
 							{
 								string oldValue = null;
-								lastState?.room.data.TryGetValue(elem.Key, out oldValue);
+								lastState?.room?.data.TryGetValue(elem.Key, out oldValue);
 								if (elem.Value != oldValue)
 								{
 									try
diff --git a/unity_package/package.json b/unity_package/package.json
index 0ce57c4..f317ca7 100644
--- a/unity_package/package.json
+++ b/unity_package/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "edu.uga.engr.vel.vel-connect",
   "displayName": "VEL-Connect",
-  "version": "4.0.2",
+  "version": "4.0.3",
   "unity": "2019.1",
   "description": "Web-based configuration for VR applications",
   "keywords": [],
diff --git a/velconnect-npm/package-lock.json b/velconnect-npm/package-lock.json
index 85a3597..1cff075 100644
--- a/velconnect-npm/package-lock.json
+++ b/velconnect-npm/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@velaboratory/velconnect",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@velaboratory/velconnect",
-      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "version": "1.0.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "pocketbase": "^0.20.3"