diff --git a/api/blog/index.ts b/api/blog/index.ts
index b947eee0..15bf6f8d 100644
--- a/api/blog/index.ts
+++ b/api/blog/index.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ async function fetchFromGhost(limit: number = 50): Promise<any[]> {
       return [];
     }
 
-    const data: GhostApiResponse = await response.json();
+    const data = (await response.json()) as GhostApiResponse;
     return (
       data.posts?.map((post) => ({
         id: post.id,
diff --git a/api/discord/activity-auth.ts b/api/discord/activity-auth.ts
index 73749faa..c93d1680 100644
--- a/api/discord/activity-auth.ts
+++ b/api/discord/activity-auth.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default async function handler(req: VercelRequest, res: VercelResponse) {
       throw new Error(`Discord API error: ${discordResponse.statusText}`);
     }
 
-    const discordUser = await discordResponse.json();
+    const discordUser = (await discordResponse.json()) as { id: string; username: string; global_name?: string; avatar?: string };
     const discord_id = discordUser.id;
     const discord_username = discordUser.username;