diff --git a/src/policies/MuteListPolicy.ts b/src/policies/MuteListPolicy.ts
index c069565..f9f8de2 100644
--- a/src/policies/MuteListPolicy.ts
+++ b/src/policies/MuteListPolicy.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ export class MuteListPolicy implements NPolicy {
   constructor(private pubkey: string, private store: NStore) {}
 
   async call(event: NostrEvent): Promise<NostrRelayOK> {
-    const allowEvent = ['OK', event.id, true, ''] as NostrRelayOK;
-    const blockEvent = ['OK', event.id, false, 'You are banned in this server.'] as NostrRelayOK;
+    const allowEvent: NostrRelayOK = ['OK', event.id, true, ''];
+    const blockEvent: NostrRelayOK = ['OK', event.id, false, 'You are banned in this server.'];
 
     const [muteList] = await this.store.query([{ authors: [this.pubkey], kinds: [10000], limit: 1 }]);
     if (!muteList) return allowEvent;