diff --git a/components/cortex/artifacts/blocks/agenda-create-form.tsx b/components/cortex/artifacts/blocks/agenda-create-form.tsx
index f9febdc..85ce0c1 100644
--- a/components/cortex/artifacts/blocks/agenda-create-form.tsx
+++ b/components/cortex/artifacts/blocks/agenda-create-form.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ export function AgendaCreateForm({ prefillData, onClose }: AgendaCreateFormProps
         const prefilledPatient = prefillData?.patient;
         if (!prefilledPatient?.name || prefilledPatient.id || patientId) return;
 
-        const normalizedPrefill = normalizePatientName(prefilledPatient.name);
+        const prefilledPatientName = prefilledPatient.name;
+        const normalizedPrefill = normalizePatientName(prefilledPatientName);
         if (autoResolvedPatientRef.current === normalizedPrefill) return;
 
         autoResolvedPatientRef.current = normalizedPrefill;
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ export function AgendaCreateForm({ prefillData, onClose }: AgendaCreateFormProps
         async function resolvePrefilledPatient() {
             setIsSearching(true);
             try {
-                const res = await fetch(`/api/cortex/patients/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(prefilledPatient.name)}`);
+                const res = await fetch(`/api/cortex/patients/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(prefilledPatientName)}`);
                 if (!res.ok || cancelled) return;
 
                 const data = await res.json();
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 76c5943..0b130d3 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   ],
   "exclude": [
     "node_modules",
-    "app/epd/_archive/**/*"
+    "app/epd/_archive/**/*",
+    "tests/**/*"
   ]
 }