diff --git a/backend/src/managers/auth/guards/guest.strategy.ts b/backend/src/managers/auth/guards/guest.strategy.ts
index 659f0e3..d897ec2 100644
--- a/backend/src/managers/auth/guards/guest.strategy.ts
+++ b/backend/src/managers/auth/guards/guest.strategy.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { PassportStrategy } from '@nestjs/passport';
-import { Request } from 'express';
-import { ParamsDictionary } from 'express-serve-static-core';
 import { Strategy } from 'passport-strategy';
-import { ParsedQs } from 'qs';
 import { GuestService } from '../guest.service';
-
-type ReqType = Request<
-  ParamsDictionary,
-  any,
-  any,
-  ParsedQs,
-  Record<string, any>
->;
+import { ReqType } from './reqtype';
 
 class GuestPassportStrategy extends Strategy {
   // Will be overridden by the nest implementation
diff --git a/backend/src/managers/auth/guards/jwt.strategy.ts b/backend/src/managers/auth/guards/jwt.strategy.ts
index a59bcab..49333a1 100644
--- a/backend/src/managers/auth/guards/jwt.strategy.ts
+++ b/backend/src/managers/auth/guards/jwt.strategy.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { Inject, Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { PassportStrategy } from '@nestjs/passport';
-import { ExtractJwt, Strategy } from 'passport-jwt';
+import { ExtractJwt, Strategy as JwtPassportStrategy } from 'passport-jwt';
 import { JwtDataSchema } from 'picsur-shared/dist/dto/jwt.dto';
 import { EUser } from 'picsur-shared/dist/entities/user.entity';
 
 @Injectable()
-export class JwtStrategy extends PassportStrategy(Strategy, 'jwt') {
+export class JwtStrategy extends PassportStrategy(JwtPassportStrategy, 'jwt') {
   private readonly logger = new Logger('JwtStrategy');
 
   constructor(@Inject('JWT_SECRET') jwtSecret: string) {
diff --git a/backend/src/managers/auth/guards/reqtype.ts b/backend/src/managers/auth/guards/reqtype.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c08634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/managers/auth/guards/reqtype.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { Request } from 'express';
+import { ParamsDictionary } from 'express-serve-static-core';
+import { ParsedQs } from 'qs';
+
+export type ReqType = Request<
+  ParamsDictionary,
+  any,
+  any,
+  ParsedQs,
+  Record<string, any>
+>;