diff --git a/src/schemas/asset.schema.ts b/src/schemas/asset.schema.ts
index 108d214..296c9ac 100644
--- a/src/schemas/asset.schema.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/asset.schema.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ function requirePersonWhenAssigned<T extends z.ZodTypeAny>(
   copy: AssetSchemaCopy,
 ) {
   return schema.superRefine((data, ctx) => {
-    if (data.status === "ASSIGNED" && !data.personId) {
+    const value = data as { status?: string; personId?: string | undefined }
+    if (value.status === "ASSIGNED" && !value.personId) {
       ctx.addIssue({
         code: "custom",
         path: ["personId"],
diff --git a/tests/unit/components/inventory/assets/edit.asset.form.test.ts b/tests/unit/components/inventory/assets/edit.asset.form.test.ts
index 634a599..655fce6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/components/inventory/assets/edit.asset.form.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/components/inventory/assets/edit.asset.form.test.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe("edit asset form", () => {
           processing: "Processing",
           success: "Success",
         },
-      }),
+      } as never),
     )
 
     expect(html).toContain("Asset Tag")
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ describe("edit asset form", () => {
           processing: "Processing",
           success: "Success",
         },
-      }),
+      } as never),
     )
 
     for (const status of [
diff --git a/tests/unit/components/inventory/assets/new.asset.form.test.ts b/tests/unit/components/inventory/assets/new.asset.form.test.ts
index c36ff70..3ab1b0f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/components/inventory/assets/new.asset.form.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/components/inventory/assets/new.asset.form.test.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe("new asset form", () => {
           processing: "Processing",
           success: "Success",
         },
-      }),
+      } as never),
     )
 
     expect(html).toContain("Asset Tag")
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ describe("new asset form", () => {
           processing: "Processing",
           success: "Success",
         },
-      }),
+      } as never),
     )
 
     expect(html).toContain('value="AVAILABLE"')