diff --git a/frontend/components/basic/Layout.tsx b/frontend/components/basic/Layout.tsx
index 9ba11a4362..4a40fdef08 100644
--- a/frontend/components/basic/Layout.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/basic/Layout.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default function Layout({ children }: LayoutProps) {
 
     try {
       const workspaces = await getWorkspaces();
-      const currentWorkspaces = (workspaces as unknown as any[]).map((workspace: any) => workspace.name);
+      const currentWorkspaces = workspaces.map((workspace) => workspace.name);
       if (!currentWorkspaces.includes(workspaceName)) {
         const newWorkspace = await createWorkspace({
           workspaceName,
diff --git a/frontend/pages/api/workspace/getWorkspaces.ts b/frontend/pages/api/workspace/getWorkspaces.ts
index 33292b6eec..a77a04751b 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/api/workspace/getWorkspaces.ts
+++ b/frontend/pages/api/workspace/getWorkspaces.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import SecurityClient from "~/utilities/SecurityClient";
 
-interface Workspaces {
+interface Workspace {
   __v: number;
   _id: string;
   name: string;
   organization: string;
 }
-[];
 
 /**
  * This route lets us get the workspaces of a certain user
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ const getWorkspaces = () => {
     },
   }).then(async (res) => {
     if (res?.status == 200) {
-      const data = (await res.json()) as unknown as { workspaces: Workspaces };
+      const data = (await res.json()) as unknown as { workspaces: Workspace[] };
       return data.workspaces;
     }