diff --git a/api/src/unraid-api/auth/cookie.strategy.ts b/api/src/unraid-api/auth/cookie.strategy.ts
index c6051f5d5..ff9a88d11 100644
--- a/api/src/unraid-api/auth/cookie.strategy.ts
+++ b/api/src/unraid-api/auth/cookie.strategy.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { PassportStrategy } from '@nestjs/passport';
 import { Strategy } from 'passport-custom';
 import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AuthService } from './auth.service';
+import type { CustomRequest } from '../types/request';
 
 const strategyName = 'user-cookie';
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export class UserCookieStrategy extends PassportStrategy(Strategy, strategyName)
         super();
     }
 
-    public validate = async (req: { cookies: object }): Promise<any> => {
+    public validate = async (req: CustomRequest): Promise<any> => {
         return this.authService.validateCookies(req.cookies);
     };
 }
diff --git a/api/src/unraid-api/types/request.ts b/api/src/unraid-api/types/request.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb578cfaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/unraid-api/types/request.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import type { FastifyRequest } from 'fastify';
+
+export interface CustomRequest extends FastifyRequest {}
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