diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index 46028fd..cc76c8a 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { authMiddleware } from "@clerk/nextjs";
 import { validateRequest } from "./app/_lib/unkey";
-import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { Ratelimit } from "@upstash/ratelimit";
 import { Redis } from "@upstash/redis";
 import { env } from "./env.mjs";
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default authMiddleware({
   ignoredRoutes: ["/"],
   publicRoutes: ["/api/external/(.*)", "/api/webhooks/(.*)"],
   apiRoutes: ["/api/internal/(.*)"],
-  beforeAuth: async (req) => {
+  beforeAuth: async (req: NextRequest) => {
     const { success } = await rateLimit.limit(req.ip || "");
     if (success) {
       if (req.nextUrl.pathname.includes("/api/external/private")) {