diff --git a/src/getCustomHelia.ts b/src/getCustomHelia.ts
index e20ec9e..678a2ef 100644
--- a/src/getCustomHelia.ts
+++ b/src/getCustomHelia.ts
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ export async function getCustomHelia (): Promise<Helia> {
 
   let blockstore: HeliaInit['blockstore'] | undefined
   if (FILE_BLOCKSTORE_PATH != null) {
-    blockstore = new LevelBlockstore(FILE_BLOCKSTORE_PATH) as HeliaInit['blockstore']
+    blockstore = new LevelBlockstore(FILE_BLOCKSTORE_PATH)
   }
 
   let datastore: HeliaInit['datastore'] | undefined
   if (FILE_DATASTORE_PATH != null) {
-    datastore = new LevelDatastore(FILE_DATASTORE_PATH) as HeliaInit['datastore']
+    datastore = new LevelDatastore(FILE_DATASTORE_PATH)
   }
 
   if (USE_LIBP2P || USE_BITSWAP) {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export async function getCustomHelia (): Promise<Helia> {
       blockstore,
       datastore,
       blockBrokers
-    }) as unknown as Promise<Helia>
+    })
   }
 
   const routers: HeliaInit['routers'] = []
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ export async function getCustomHelia (): Promise<Helia> {
     datastore,
     blockBrokers,
     routers
-  }) as unknown as Promise<Helia>
+  })
 }
diff --git a/src/heliaServer.ts b/src/heliaServer.ts
index 5391bf2..5239510 100644
--- a/src/heliaServer.ts
+++ b/src/heliaServer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/strict-boolean-expressions  */
 import { setMaxListeners } from 'node:events'
-import { createVerifiedFetch } from '@helia/verified-fetch'
+import { createVerifiedFetch, type VerifiedFetch } from '@helia/verified-fetch'
 import { type FastifyReply, type FastifyRequest, type RouteGenericInterface } from 'fastify'
 import { USE_SUBDOMAINS } from './constants.js'
 import { contentTypeParser } from './content-type-parser.js'
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ interface HeliaFetchOptions extends HeliaPathParts {
 }
 
 export class HeliaServer {
-  private heliaFetch!: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof createVerifiedFetch>>
+  private heliaFetch!: VerifiedFetch
   private heliaVersionInfo!: { Version: string, Commit: string }
   private readonly HOST_PART_REGEX = /^(?<address>.+)\.(?<namespace>ip[fn]s)\..+$/
   private readonly log: Logger