diff --git a/packages/plugin-discord/__tests__/environment.test.ts b/packages/plugin-discord/__tests__/environment.test.ts
index 78add535707..a250a4833ed 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-discord/__tests__/environment.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-discord/__tests__/environment.test.ts
@@ -26,13 +26,12 @@ describe('Discord Environment Configuration', () => {
         const invalidRuntime = {
             ...mockRuntime,
             env: {
-                ...mockRuntime.env,
                 DISCORD_API_TOKEN: undefined,
             },
         } as IAgentRuntime;
 
         await expect(validateDiscordConfig(invalidRuntime)).rejects.toThrowError(
-            'Discord configuration validation failed:\nDISCORD_API_TOKEN: Discord API token is required'
+            'Discord configuration validation failed:\nDISCORD_API_TOKEN: Expected string, received null'
         );
     });
 });
diff --git a/packages/plugin-discord/__tests__/message.test.ts b/packages/plugin-discord/__tests__/message.test.ts
index f05b665d8ff..b2b498b70de 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-discord/__tests__/message.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-discord/__tests__/message.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
 import { MessageManager } from "../src/messages.ts";
-import { ChannelType, Client, Collection, AttachmentBuilder } from "discord.js";
-import { type IAgentRuntime, ServiceType } from "@elizaos/core";
+import { ChannelType, Client, Collection } from "discord.js";
+import { type IAgentRuntime } from "@elizaos/core";
 import type { VoiceManager } from "../src/voice";
 
 vi.mock("@elizaos/core", () => ({
diff --git a/packages/plugin-discord/src/environment.ts b/packages/plugin-discord/src/environment.ts
index 82634066ede..a99dbb1e172 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-discord/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-discord/src/environment.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export async function validateDiscordConfig(
     try {
         const config = {
             DISCORD_API_TOKEN:
-                runtime.getSetting("DISCORD_API_TOKEN") || "",
+                runtime.getSetting("DISCORD_API_TOKEN"),
         };
 
         return discordEnvSchema.parse(config);
diff --git a/packages/plugin-discord/src/test-suite.ts b/packages/plugin-discord/src/test-suite.ts
index 82da1eeb2e8..9cfdc32c97c 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-discord/src/test-suite.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-discord/src/test-suite.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class DiscordTestSuite implements TestSuite {
       }
       logger.success("DiscordClient successfully initialized.");
     } catch (error) {
-      throw new Error("Error in test creating Discord client:", error);
+      throw new Error(`Error in test creating Discord client: ${error}`);
     }
   }