diff --git a/src/controllers/api/guildTechController.ts b/src/controllers/api/guildTechController.ts
index 821831d4f..49d96b707 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/guildTechController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/guildTechController.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export const guildTechController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
                 ) {
                     throw new Error(`unexpected TechProductCategory: ${data.TechProductCategory}`);
                 }
-                if (!inventory[getSalvageCategory(data.TechProductCategory)].id(data.CategoryItemId)) {
+                if (!inventory[getSalvageCategory(data.TechProductCategory)].id(data.CategoryItemId!)) {
                     throw new Error(
                         `no item with id ${data.CategoryItemId} in ${getSalvageCategory(data.TechProductCategory)} array`
                     );
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/setDojoComponentSettingsController.ts b/src/controllers/api/setDojoComponentSettingsController.ts
index e7118415c..1286ba25f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/setDojoComponentSettingsController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/setDojoComponentSettingsController.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const setDojoComponentSettingsController: RequestHandler = async (req, re
         res.json({ DojoRequestStatus: -1 });
         return;
     }
-    const component = guild.DojoComponents.id(req.query.componentId)!;
+    const component = guild.DojoComponents.id(req.query.componentId as string)!;
     const data = getJSONfromString<ISetDojoComponentSettingsRequest>(String(req.body));
     component.Settings = data.Settings;
     await guild.save();