diff --git a/src/app/_components/_sharedcomponents/Chat/Chat.tsx b/src/app/_components/_sharedcomponents/Chat/Chat.tsx
index 896f0aa4..d65534bb 100644
--- a/src/app/_components/_sharedcomponents/Chat/Chat.tsx
+++ b/src/app/_components/_sharedcomponents/Chat/Chat.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
     Typography,
 } from '@mui/material';
 import { Send } from '@mui/icons-material';
-import { IChatProps, IChatEntry } from './ChatTypes';
+import { IChatProps, IChatEntry, IChatObject } from './ChatTypes';
 import { useGame } from '@/app/_contexts/Game.context';
 
 const Chat: React.FC<IChatProps> = ({
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const Chat: React.FC<IChatProps> = ({
                 </Typography>
             )
         } else if (message[0].type === 'playerChat') {
-            const stringMessage = message.map((item: any) => typeof item === 'object' ? item.name : item).join('');
+            const stringMessage = message.map((item: IChatObject | string) => typeof item === 'object' ? item.name : item).join('');
             return (
                 <Typography key={index} sx={styles.messageText}>
                     <Typography component="span" sx={{ color: connectedPlayer === message[0].id ? 'var(--initiative-blue)' : 'var(--initiative-red)' }}>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const Chat: React.FC<IChatProps> = ({
                 </Typography>
             )
         }
-        const stringMessage = message.map((item: any) => typeof item === 'object' ? item.name : item).join('');
+        const stringMessage = message.map((item: IChatObject | string) => typeof item === 'object' ? item.name : item).join('');
         return (
             <Typography key={index} sx={styles.messageText}>
                 {stringMessage}
diff --git a/src/app/_components/_sharedcomponents/Chat/ChatTypes.ts b/src/app/_components/_sharedcomponents/Chat/ChatTypes.ts
index e9f1d4e8..3c3a3249 100644
--- a/src/app/_components/_sharedcomponents/Chat/ChatTypes.ts
+++ b/src/app/_components/_sharedcomponents/Chat/ChatTypes.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+export interface IChatObject {
+    name: string;
+    label: string;
+    uuid: string;
+}
+
 export interface IChatMessage {
     name: string;
     email: string;