diff --git a/extensions/pvaPublish/package.json b/extensions/pvaPublish/package.json
index 9c7d83b669..e413865d87 100644
--- a/extensions/pvaPublish/package.json
+++ b/extensions/pvaPublish/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     "@botframework-composer/test-utils": "^0.0.1",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.15",
     "@types/node": "^14.11.2",
+    "@types/node-fetch": "^2.5.7",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.2",
     "jest": "^26.6.0",
     "mini-svg-data-uri": "^1.2.3",
diff --git a/extensions/pvaPublish/src/node/publish.ts b/extensions/pvaPublish/src/node/publish.ts
index cb2c2ed6cd..c89e30039f 100644
--- a/extensions/pvaPublish/src/node/publish.ts
+++ b/extensions/pvaPublish/src/node/publish.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ export const publish = async (
   config: PublishConfig,
   project: IBotProject,
   metadata: any,
-  _user: UserIdentity,
-  getAccessToken
+  _user?: UserIdentity,
+  getAccessToken?
 ): Promise<PublishResponse> => {
   const {
     // these are provided by Composer
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ export const publish = async (
     // write the .zip to a buffer in memory
     logger.log('Writing bot content to in-memory buffer.');
     const botContentWriter = new stream.Writable();
-    const botContentData = [];
-    botContentWriter._write = (chunk, encoding, callback) => {
+    const botContentData: Uint8Array[] = [];
+    botContentWriter._write = (chunk: Buffer, encoding, callback) => {
       botContentData.push(chunk);
       callback(); // let the internal write() call know that the _write() was successful
     };
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ export const publish = async (
       headers: {
         ...getAuthHeaders(accessToken, tenantId),
         'Content-Type': 'application/zip',
-        'Content-Length': botContent.buffer.byteLength,
-        'If-Match': project.eTag,
+        'Content-Length': botContent.buffer.byteLength.toString(),
+        'If-Match': project.eTag || '',
       },
     });
     if (res.status === 202) {
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ export const publish = async (
       const result = xformJobToResult(job);
 
       // add to publish history
-      const botProjectId = project.id;
+      const botProjectId = project.id || '';
       ensurePublishProfileHistory(botProjectId, profileName);
       publishHistory[botProjectId][profileName].unshift(result);
 
       logger.log('Publish call successful.');
 
       return {
-        status: result.status,
+        status: result.status as number,
         result,
       };
     } else {
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ export const publish = async (
 export const getStatus = async (
   config: PublishConfig,
   project: IBotProject,
-  user: UserIdentity,
-  getAccessToken
+  user?: UserIdentity,
+  getAccessToken?
 ): Promise<PublishResponse> => {
   const {
     // these are provided by Composer
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export const getStatus = async (
     envId,
     tenantId,
   } = config;
-  const botProjectId = project.id;
+  const botProjectId = project.id || '';
 
   const operationId = getOperationIdOfLastJob(botProjectId, profileName);
   if (!operationId) {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export const getStatus = async (
       method: 'GET',
       headers: {
         ...getAuthHeaders(accessToken, tenantId),
-        'If-None-Match': project.eTag,
+        'If-None-Match': project.eTag || '',
       },
     });
     const job: PVAPublishJob = await res.json();
@@ -187,14 +187,16 @@ export const getStatus = async (
     const result = xformJobToResult(job);
 
     // update publish history
-    const botProjectId = project.id;
+    const botProjectId = project.id || '';
     ensurePublishProfileHistory(botProjectId, profileName);
     const oldRecord = publishHistory[botProjectId][profileName].shift();
-    result.comment = oldRecord.comment; // persist comment from initial publish
+    if (oldRecord) {
+      result.comment = oldRecord.comment; // persist comment from initial publish
+    }
     publishHistory[botProjectId][profileName].unshift(result);
 
     return {
-      status: result.status,
+      status: result.status as number,
       result,
     };
   } catch (e) {
@@ -210,8 +212,8 @@ export const getStatus = async (
 export const history = async (
   config: PublishConfig,
   _project: IBotProject,
-  _user: UserIdentity,
-  getAccessToken
+  _user?: UserIdentity,
+  getAccessToken?
 ): Promise<PublishResult[]> => {
   const {
     // these are specific to the PVA publish profile shape
@@ -245,8 +247,8 @@ export const history = async (
 export const pull = async (
   config: PublishConfig,
   _project: IBotProject,
-  _user: UserIdentity,
-  getAccessToken
+  _user?: UserIdentity,
+  getAccessToken?
 ): Promise<PullResponse> => {
   const {
     // these are specific to the PVA publish profile shape
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ const getOperationIdOfLastJob = (botProjectId: string, profileName: string): str
     !!publishHistory[botProjectId][profileName].length
   ) {
     const mostRecentJob = publishHistory[botProjectId][profileName][0];
-    return mostRecentJob.id;
+    return mostRecentJob.id || '';
   }
   // couldn't find any jobs for the bot project / profile name combo
   return '';
diff --git a/extensions/pvaPublish/src/node/types.ts b/extensions/pvaPublish/src/node/types.ts
index 9af5613db5..6fc91e7b35 100644
--- a/extensions/pvaPublish/src/node/types.ts
+++ b/extensions/pvaPublish/src/node/types.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export interface PublishResult {
   message: string;
   status?: number;
   time?: Date;
-  action?: { href: string; label: string };
+  action?: { href: string; label: string } | null;
 }
 
 /** Copied from @bfc/extension */
diff --git a/extensions/pvaPublish/src/node/utils.spec.ts b/extensions/pvaPublish/src/node/utils.spec.ts
index e4cd943272..56c992e5d2 100644
--- a/extensions/pvaPublish/src/node/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/extensions/pvaPublish/src/node/utils.spec.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('should return the proper PVA base URL for the environment', () => {
 
 describe('it should return the proper PVA auth parameters for the base URL', () => {
   it('fallback to prod', () => {
-    let url = undefined;
+    let url: string | undefined = undefined;
     expect(getAuthCredentials(url)).toEqual(AUTH_CREDENTIALS.PROD);
 
     url = 'https://dev.botframework.com/';
diff --git a/extensions/pvaPublish/src/ui/pvaDialog.tsx b/extensions/pvaPublish/src/ui/pvaDialog.tsx
index 427f1f13e3..e81e89db9a 100644
--- a/extensions/pvaPublish/src/ui/pvaDialog.tsx
+++ b/extensions/pvaPublish/src/ui/pvaDialog.tsx
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ export const PVADialog: FC = () => {
   const [token, setToken] = useState('');
   const [tenantId, setTenantId] = useState('');
   const [envs, setEnvs] = useState<BotEnvironment[]>([]);
-  const [env, setEnv] = useState<string>(null);
+  const [env, setEnv] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
   const [bots, setBots] = useState<Bot[]>([]);
-  const [bot, setBot] = useState<Bot>(null);
+  const [bot, setBot] = useState<Bot | undefined>(undefined);
   const [loggingIn, setLoggingIn] = useState(false);
   const [fetchingEnvironments, setFetchingEnvironments] = useState(false);
   const [fetchingBots, setFetchingBots] = useState(false);
@@ -94,15 +94,19 @@ export const PVADialog: FC = () => {
     }
   }, [tenantId, token, pvaHeaders]);
 
-  const onSelectEnv = useCallback((event, item: IDropdownOption) => {
-    setEnv(item.key + '');
+  const onSelectEnv = useCallback((event, item?: IDropdownOption) => {
+    if (item) {
+      setEnv(`${item.key}`);
+    }
   }, []);
 
   const onSelectBot = useCallback(
-    (event, item: IDropdownOption) => {
-      const botId = item.key + '';
-      const bot = bots.find((bot) => bot.id === botId);
-      setBot(bot);
+    (event, item?: IDropdownOption) => {
+      if (item) {
+        const botId = `${item.key}`;
+        const bot = bots.find((bot) => bot.id === botId);
+        setBot(bot);
+      }
     },
     [bots, env]
   );
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ export const PVADialog: FC = () => {
         if (bots && bots.length) {
           setBot(bots[0]);
         } else {
-          setBot(null);
+          setBot(undefined);
         }
       };
       fetchBots();
diff --git a/extensions/pvaPublish/tsconfig.json b/extensions/pvaPublish/tsconfig.json
index e139468fca..e157ebbc15 100644
--- a/extensions/pvaPublish/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/pvaPublish/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "jsx": "react",
-    "sourceMap": true
+    "noImplicitAny": false,
+    "noUnusedLocals": true,
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "strict": true
   },
   "include": [
     "src/**/*",
diff --git a/extensions/pvaPublish/yarn.lock b/extensions/pvaPublish/yarn.lock
index 013dcceeca..1e5dbbbec9 100644
--- a/extensions/pvaPublish/yarn.lock
+++ b/extensions/pvaPublish/yarn.lock
@@ -1479,6 +1479,14 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/mime/-/mime-2.0.3.tgz#c893b73721db73699943bfc3653b1deb7faa4a3a"
   integrity sha512-Jus9s4CDbqwocc5pOAnh8ShfrnMcPHuJYzVcSUU7lrh8Ni5HuIqX3oilL86p3dlTrk0LzHRCgA/GQ7uNCw6l2Q==
 
+"@types/node-fetch@^2.5.7":
+  version "2.5.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.5.7.tgz#20a2afffa882ab04d44ca786449a276f9f6bbf3c"
+  integrity sha512-o2WVNf5UhWRkxlf6eq+jMZDu7kjgpgJfl4xVNlvryc95O/6F2ld8ztKX+qu+Rjyet93WAWm5LjeX9H5FGkODvw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/node" "*"
+    form-data "^3.0.0"
+
 "@types/node@*":
   version "14.14.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-14.14.0.tgz#f1091b6ad5de18e8e91bdbd43ec63f13de372538"
@@ -2539,7 +2547,7 @@ color-name@~1.1.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/color-name/-/color-name-1.1.4.tgz#c2a09a87acbde69543de6f63fa3995c826c536a2"
   integrity sha512-dOy+3AuW3a2wNbZHIuMZpTcgjGuLU/uBL/ubcZF9OXbDo8ff4O8yVp5Bf0efS8uEoYo5q4Fx7dY9OgQGXgAsQA==
 
-combined-stream@^1.0.6, combined-stream@~1.0.6:
+combined-stream@^1.0.6, combined-stream@^1.0.8, combined-stream@~1.0.6:
   version "1.0.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/combined-stream/-/combined-stream-1.0.8.tgz#c3d45a8b34fd730631a110a8a2520682b31d5a7f"
   integrity sha512-FQN4MRfuJeHf7cBbBMJFXhKSDq+2kAArBlmRBvcvFE5BB1HZKXtSFASDhdlz9zOYwxh8lDdnvmMOe/+5cdoEdg==
@@ -3318,6 +3326,15 @@ forever-agent@~0.6.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/forever-agent/-/forever-agent-0.6.1.tgz#fbc71f0c41adeb37f96c577ad1ed42d8fdacca91"
   integrity sha1-+8cfDEGt6zf5bFd60e1C2P2sypE=
 
+form-data@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/form-data/-/form-data-3.0.0.tgz#31b7e39c85f1355b7139ee0c647cf0de7f83c682"
+  integrity sha512-CKMFDglpbMi6PyN+brwB9Q/GOw0eAnsrEZDgcsH5Krhz5Od/haKHAX0NmQfha2zPPz0JpWzA7GJHGSnvCRLWsg==
+  dependencies:
+    asynckit "^0.4.0"
+    combined-stream "^1.0.8"
+    mime-types "^2.1.12"
+
 form-data@~2.3.2:
   version "2.3.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/form-data/-/form-data-2.3.3.tgz#dcce52c05f644f298c6a7ab936bd724ceffbf3a6"