diff --git a/src/db/events.ts b/src/db/events.ts
index 0e03fbd6..ea610a9a 100644
--- a/src/db/events.ts
+++ b/src/db/events.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function getFilterQuery(filter: DittoFilter) {
 
   if (typeof filter.local === 'boolean') {
     query = filter.local
-      ? query.innerJoin('users', 'users.pubkey', 'events.pubkey')
+      ? query.innerJoin('users', 'users.pubkey', 'events.pubkey') as typeof query
       : query.leftJoin('users', 'users.pubkey', 'events.pubkey').where('users.pubkey', 'is', null);
   }