diff --git a/app/src/pages/Labware/index.tsx b/app/src/pages/Labware/index.tsx
index 159e3a53116b..9486f0ad370c 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/Labware/index.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/Labware/index.tsx
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export function Labware(): JSX.Element {
           goBack={() => {
             setShowLC(false)
           }}
-          save={(file: any) => {
+          save={(file: string) => {
             dispatch(addCustomLabwareFileFromCreator(file))
           }}
           isOnRunApp
diff --git a/app/src/redux/custom-labware/actions.ts b/app/src/redux/custom-labware/actions.ts
index 575869a7b4bb..a5167b1f19ea 100644
--- a/app/src/redux/custom-labware/actions.ts
+++ b/app/src/redux/custom-labware/actions.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export const addCustomLabwareFile = (
   meta: { shell: true },
 })
 
-export const addCustomLabwareFileFromCreator = (file: File): any => ({
+export const addCustomLabwareFileFromCreator = (file: string): any => ({
   type: ADD_CUSTOM_LABWARE_FILE_FROM_CREATOR,
   payload: { file },
   meta: { shell: true },