diff --git a/src/lib/datocms-bypass.ts b/src/lib/datocms-bypass.ts
index b8ecce0..f07b549 100644
--- a/src/lib/datocms-bypass.ts
+++ b/src/lib/datocms-bypass.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function getPageQueryBypassWhitelist() {
 	//-----does not include iterative stuff like blog posts or events etc...
 	//-----this may only end up being scaffolding.
 	
-	let whitelist = [];
+	let whitelist : string [] = [];
 	
 	whitelist.push('aboutPage');
 	whitelist.push('careersPage');
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function getPageQueryBypassWhitelist() {
 function getListingQueryDirectories() {
 	//-----acts as a whitelist, but also points to the directory name of the listing if ever desired to make code less WET.
 	
-	let directories = [];
+	let directories : any[] = [];
 	
 	//-----blog + category is handled in its own annoyingly special way
 	//-----could bundle it in here to be DRY and verbose but will not in the intrest of current time/budget	
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function getListingQueryDirectories() {
 function getListingDirectoryByQueryParent(parent : string) {
 	//-----this acts as a whitelist and a mapping to the folder name...
 	
-	let directories = getListingQueryDirectories() ;
+	let directories : any[] = getListingQueryDirectories() ;
 	let directory = '';
 
 	if (typeof directories[parent]  === 'undefined') {