diff --git a/next-ui/src/components/import/books/TransientBooksTable.vue b/next-ui/src/components/import/books/TransientBooksTable.vue
index 3973bdf4..3b73e666 100644
--- a/next-ui/src/components/import/books/TransientBooksTable.vue
+++ b/next-ui/src/components/import/books/TransientBooksTable.vue
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ function fetchBooks(book: BookImport) {
         condition: {
           seriesId: { operator: 'Is', value: book.series!.id },
         },
-      } as components['schemas']['BookSearch'],
+      },
       pageRequest: PageRequest.Unpaged(),
     }),
   )
diff --git a/next-ui/src/components/import/readlist/Table.vue b/next-ui/src/components/import/readlist/Table.vue
index 3471298f..da5a3761 100644
--- a/next-ui/src/components/import/readlist/Table.vue
+++ b/next-ui/src/components/import/readlist/Table.vue
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ const getSeriesBooks = useMemoize(async (seriesId: string) =>
         condition: {
           seriesId: { operator: 'Is', value: seriesId },
         },
-      } as components['schemas']['BookSearch'],
+      },
     }),
   )
     .refresh()
diff --git a/next-ui/src/pages/server/users.vue b/next-ui/src/pages/server/users.vue
index 4c85e04d..1de5d4be 100644
--- a/next-ui/src/pages/server/users.vue
+++ b/next-ui/src/pages/server/users.vue
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ function showDialog(action: ACTION, user?: components['schemas']['UserDto']) {
           age: 0,
           restriction: 'NONE',
         },
-      } as components['schemas']['UserCreationDto']
+      }
       dialogConfirmEdit.value.callback = handleDialogConfirmation
       break
     case ACTION.EDIT:
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ function showDialog(action: ACTION, user?: components['schemas']['UserDto']) {
           age: 0,
           restriction: 'NONE',
         },
-      } as components['schemas']['UserUpdateDto']
+      }
       dialogConfirmEdit.value.callback = handleDialogConfirmation
       break
     case ACTION.DELETE:
diff --git a/next-ui/src/stores/app.ts b/next-ui/src/stores/app.ts
index bfd89daa..a24d0da8 100644
--- a/next-ui/src/stores/app.ts
+++ b/next-ui/src/stores/app.ts
@@ -5,25 +5,38 @@ import type { PresentationMode } from '@/types/libraries'
 import type { PageSize, Paging } from '@/types/page'
 import type { Sort } from '@/types/PageRequest'
 
+interface AppState {
+  drawer: boolean
+  theme: string
+  rememberMe: boolean
+  importBooksPath: string
+  browsingPageSize: PageSize
+  browsingPaging: Paging
+  presentationMode: Record<string, PresentationMode>
+  sortActive: Record<string, Sort[]>
+  gridCardWidth: number
+  reorderLibraries: boolean
+}
+
 export const useAppStore = defineStore('app', {
-  state: () => ({
+  state: (): AppState => ({
     // persisted
     drawer: !useDisplay().mobile.value.valueOf(),
     theme: 'system',
     rememberMe: false,
     importBooksPath: '',
-    browsingPageSize: 20 as PageSize,
-    browsingPaging: 'scroll' as Paging,
+    browsingPageSize: 20,
+    browsingPaging: 'scroll',
     /**
      * Store the presentation mode per view.
      * Use the getter to ensure a default value is always set.
      */
-    presentationMode: {} as Record<string, PresentationMode>,
+    presentationMode: {},
     /**
      * Store the sort order per view.
      * Use the getter to ensure a default value is always set.
      */
-    sortActive: {} as Record<string, Sort[]>,
+    sortActive: {},
     gridCardWidth: 150,
     // transient
     reorderLibraries: false,
diff --git a/next-ui/src/stores/dialogs.ts b/next-ui/src/stores/dialogs.ts
index 3a66fc03..35cc2ea4 100644
--- a/next-ui/src/stores/dialogs.ts
+++ b/next-ui/src/stores/dialogs.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import type { DialogConfirmEditProps, DialogConfirmProps, DialogSimpleProps } from '@/types/dialog'
 
+interface DialogsState {
+  confirmEdit: DialogConfirmEditActivation
+  confirm: DialogConfirmActivation
+  simple: DialogSimpleActivation
+}
+
 /**
  * Reusable dialogs.
  * The single instances of the dialogs are created under App, and can be triggered by using this store.
  */
 export const useDialogsStore = defineStore('dialogs', {
-  state: () => ({
+  state: (): DialogsState => ({
     confirmEdit: {
       dialogProps: {},
       slot: {
@@ -17,7 +23,7 @@ export const useDialogsStore = defineStore('dialogs', {
       },
       record: undefined,
       callback: () => {},
-    } as DialogConfirmEditActivation,
+    },
     confirm: {
       dialogProps: {},
       slotWarning: {
@@ -26,7 +32,7 @@ export const useDialogsStore = defineStore('dialogs', {
         handlers: {},
       },
       callback: () => {},
-    } as DialogConfirmActivation,
+    },
     simple: {
       dialogProps: {},
       slot: {
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@ export const useDialogsStore = defineStore('dialogs', {
         handlers: {},
       },
       callback: () => {},
-    } as DialogSimpleActivation,
+    },
   }),
 })