diff --git a/backend/src/services/app-connection/app-connection-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/app-connection/app-connection-fns.ts
index 87f22b031..863fa75f9 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/app-connection/app-connection-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/app-connection/app-connection-fns.ts
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export const decryptAppConnectionCredentials = async ({
     cipherTextBlob: encryptedCredentials
   });
 
-  return JSON.parse(decryptedPlainTextBlob.toString());
+  return JSON.parse(decryptedPlainTextBlob.toString()) as TAppConnection["credentials"];
 };
 
 export const validateAppConnectionCredentials = async (