diff --git a/app/src/app/api/v0/chat/route.ts b/app/src/app/api/v0/chat/route.ts
index 92d7d6178..b66cf71f4 100644
--- a/app/src/app/api/v0/chat/route.ts
+++ b/app/src/app/api/v0/chat/route.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import OpenAI from "openai";
 import { ChatCompletionMessageParam } from "openai/resources/chat/completions";
 import { apiHandler } from "@/util/api";
 
-let Hf, openai;
+let Hf: HfInference, openai: OpenAI;
 
 function setupModels() {
   if (!Hf) {