diff --git a/src/routes/[network]/api/account/[[name]]/+server.ts b/src/routes/[network]/api/account/[[name]]/+server.ts
index d62b48bb..e61e6e8f 100644
--- a/src/routes/[network]/api/account/[[name]]/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/[network]/api/account/[[name]]/+server.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
-
 import { getChainDefinitionFromParams, getNetwork, NetworkState } from '$lib/state/network.svelte';
-import { type API, type NameType } from '@wharfkit/antelope';
-import type { TokenBalance } from '@wharfkit/common';
-import type { ChainDefinition } from '@wharfkit/session';
-import { chainMapper } from '$lib/wharf/chains.js';
 import { getCacheHeaders } from '$lib/utils';
-import { SystemContract } from '@wharfkit/account';
 import type { LightAPIBalanceResponse, LightAPIBalanceRow } from '$lib/types.js';
+import type { RequestHandler } from './$types';
+import { Asset, type NameType } from '@wharfkit/antelope';
 
-export async function GET({ fetch, params }) {
+export const GET: RequestHandler = async ({ fetch, params }) => {
 	const chain = getChainDefinitionFromParams(params.network);
 	if (!chain) {
 		return json({ error: 'Invalid chain specified' }, { status: 400 });
@@ -22,31 +18,24 @@ export async function GET({ fetch, params }) {
 	const network = getNetwork(chain, fetch);
 	const { system: systemContract } = network.contracts;
 
-	const requests: [
-		Promise<API.v1.AccountObject>,
-		Promise<SystemContract.Types.delegated_bandwidth[]>,
-		Promise<SystemContract.Types.rex_balance>,
-		Promise<SystemContract.Types.rex_fund>,
-		Promise<LightAPIBalanceRow[]>
-	] = [
-		network.client.v1.chain.get_account(params.name),
-		systemContract.table('delband').all({ scope: params.name }),
-		systemContract.table('rexbal').get(params.name),
-		systemContract.table('rexfund').get(params.name),
-		loadBalances(network, params.name, fetch)
-	];
-
 	try {
 		const headers = getCacheHeaders(5);
-		const [account_data, delegated, rexbal, rexfund, balances] = await Promise.all(requests);
+		const [account_data, delegated, rexbal, rexfund, balances] = await Promise.all([
+			network.client.v1.chain.get_account(params.name),
+			systemContract.table('delband').all({ scope: params.name }),
+			systemContract.table('rexbal').get(params.name),
+   		systemContract.table('rexfund').get(params.name),
+			loadBalances(network, params.name, fetch)
+		]);
 
-		// If no response from the light API, add the core liquid balance as a default
+		// If no response from the light API, add a default balance of zero
 		if (!balances.length && chain.systemToken) {
+			const symbol = Asset.Symbol.from(network.config.symbol);
 			balances.push({
-				contract: chain.systemToken.contract,
-				amount: account_data.core_liquid_balance.quantity,
-				decimals: account_data.core_liquid_balance.symbol.precision,
-				currency: account_data.core_liquid_balance.symbol.code
+				contract: String(chain.systemToken.contract),
+				amount: '0',
+				decimals: String(symbol.precision),
+				currency: String(symbol.code)
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -65,7 +54,7 @@ export async function GET({ fetch, params }) {
 		console.error(error);
 		return json({ error: 'Unable to load account.' }, { status: 500 });
 	}
-}
+};
 
 async function loadBalances(
 	network: NetworkState,