diff --git a/client/src/components/search/with-instant-search.tsx b/client/src/components/search/with-instant-search.tsx
index 45ed9abddc9..e90a09a13b3 100644
--- a/client/src/components/search/with-instant-search.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/search/with-instant-search.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Location } from '@reach/router';
 import type { WindowLocation } from '@reach/router';
 import type { SearchOptions } from 'instantsearch.js';
-import algoliasearch from 'algoliasearch/lite';
+import algoliasearch, { type SearchClient } from 'algoliasearch/lite';
 import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
@@ -18,31 +18,32 @@ import {
   updateSearchQuery
 } from './redux';
 
+const mockSearchClient = {
+  // When Algolia is not configured, the client will still render,
+  // the result query is returned to the search component as a mock
+  //(mainly for testing without relying on Playwright fuffill route as
+  // there is no request made without a key).
+  search: (request: Array<{ indexName: string; params: SearchOptions }>) => {
+    return Promise.resolve({
+      results: [
+        {
+          hits: [],
+          query: request[0].params?.query === 'test' ? 'test' : '',
+          params:
+            'highlightPostTag=__%2Fais-highlight__&highlightPreTag=__ais-highlight__&hitsPerPage=5&query=sdefpuhsdfpiouhdsfgp',
+          index: 'news'
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+  }
+  // TODO: mock this in the tests.
+} as unknown as SearchClient;
+
 // If a key is missing, searches will fail, but the client will still render.
 const searchClient =
   algoliaAppId && algoliaAPIKey
     ? algoliasearch(algoliaAppId, algoliaAPIKey)
-    : {
-        // When Algolia is not configured, the client will still render,
-        // the result query is returned to the search component as a mock
-        //(mainly for testing without relying on Playwright fuffill route as
-        // there is no request made without a key).
-        search: (
-          request: Array<{ indexName: string; params: SearchOptions }>
-        ) => {
-          return Promise.resolve({
-            results: [
-              {
-                hits: [],
-                query: request[0].params?.query === 'test' ? 'test' : '',
-                params:
-                  'highlightPostTag=__%2Fais-highlight__&highlightPreTag=__ais-highlight__&hitsPerPage=5&query=sdefpuhsdfpiouhdsfgp',
-                index: 'news'
-              }
-            ]
-          });
-        }
-      };
+    : mockSearchClient;
 
 const mapStateToProps = createSelector(
   searchQuerySelector,
diff --git a/client/src/templates/Challenges/fill-in-the-blank/show.tsx b/client/src/templates/Challenges/fill-in-the-blank/show.tsx
index ffea3a48f7d..d184f4a96f1 100644
--- a/client/src/templates/Challenges/fill-in-the-blank/show.tsx
+++ b/client/src/templates/Challenges/fill-in-the-blank/show.tsx
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ const ShowFillInTheBlank = ({
   };
 
   const handlePlayScene = () => {
-    sceneSubject.notify();
+    sceneSubject.notify('play');
   };
 
   const blockNameTitle = `${t(
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35335dc7c36..393ef75a322 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "lint": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"--max-old-space-size=7168\" npm-run-all create:shared -p lint:*",
     "lint:challenges": "cd ./curriculum && pnpm run lint",
     "lint:js": "eslint --cache --max-warnings 0 .",
-    "lint:ts": "tsc && tsc -p shared && tsc -p api",
+    "lint:ts": "tsc && tsc -p shared && tsc -p api && tsc -p client",
     "lint:prettier": "prettier --list-different .",
     "lint:css": "stylelint '**/*.css'",
     "reload:server": "pm2 reload api-server/ecosystem.config.js",