diff --git a/server/src/curfu/routers/utilities.py b/server/src/curfu/routers/utilities.py
index 2b4a27b0..91f58cfe 100644
--- a/server/src/curfu/routers/utilities.py
+++ b/server/src/curfu/routers/utilities.py
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ def get_mane_transcripts(request: Request, term: str) -> dict:
     """
     normalized = request.app.state.fusor.gene_normalizer.normalize(term)
     if normalized.match_type == gene_schemas.MatchType.NO_MATCH:
-        return {"warnings": [f"Normalization error: {term}"]}
+        return {"warnings": [f"Normalization error: {term}"], "transcripts": None}
     if not normalized.gene.id.replace("normalize.gene.", "").lower().startswith("hgnc"):
-        return {"warnings": [f"No HGNC symbol: {term}"]}
+        return {"warnings": [f"No HGNC symbol: {term}"], "transcripts": None}
     symbol = normalized.gene.label
     transcripts = request.app.state.fusor.cool_seq_tool.mane_transcript_mappings.get_gene_mane_data(
         symbol
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ async def get_genome_coords(
         exon_end=exon_end,
         exon_start_offset=exon_start_offset,
         exon_end_offset=exon_end_offset,
-        residue_mode="inter-residue",
     )
     warnings = response.warnings
     if warnings: