diff --git a/src/lib/hooks.server.ts b/src/lib/hooks.server.ts
index f046d5a..55490b0 100644
--- a/src/lib/hooks.server.ts
+++ b/src/lib/hooks.server.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { building } from '$app/environment';
 import type { Handle } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { Server as SocketIOServer } from 'socket.io';
+import type { HttpServer } from 'vite';
 
 let io: SocketIOServer | undefined;
 
-const startupSocketIOServer = (httpServer: never) => {
+const startupSocketIOServer = (httpServer: HttpServer | null) => {
 	if (io) return;
 	console.log('[ws:kit] setup');
 	io = new SocketIOServer(httpServer);
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index ea7326c..6af1429 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { sveltekit } from '@sveltejs/kit/vite';
-import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+import { defineConfig, type HttpServer } from 'vite';
 import { Server as SocketIOServer } from 'socket.io';
 
-function setupSocketIOServer(httpServer: never) {
+function setupSocketIOServer(httpServer: HttpServer | null) {
 	if (!httpServer) {
 		throw new Error('HTTP server is not available');
 	}