diff --git a/server/apps/immich/src/config/asset-upload.config.spec.ts b/server/apps/immich/src/config/asset-upload.config.spec.ts
index 715a3a7aca..a2e6b261a4 100644
--- a/server/apps/immich/src/config/asset-upload.config.spec.ts
+++ b/server/apps/immich/src/config/asset-upload.config.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Request } from 'express';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
+import { AuthRequest } from '../decorators/auth-user.decorator';
 import { multerUtils } from './asset-upload.config';
 
 const { fileFilter, destination, filename } = multerUtils;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ const mock = {
       deviceId: 'test-device',
       fileExtension: '.jpg',
     },
-  } as Request,
+  } as AuthRequest,
   file: { originalname: 'test.jpg' } as Express.Multer.File,
 };
 
diff --git a/server/apps/immich/src/config/asset-upload.config.ts b/server/apps/immich/src/config/asset-upload.config.ts
index 6568a2dce1..cdf4bd60bf 100644
--- a/server/apps/immich/src/config/asset-upload.config.ts
+++ b/server/apps/immich/src/config/asset-upload.config.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ import { StorageCore, StorageFolder } from '@app/domain/storage';
 import { BadRequestException, Logger, UnauthorizedException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { MulterOptions } from '@nestjs/platform-express/multer/interfaces/multer-options.interface';
 import { createHash, randomUUID } from 'crypto';
-import { Request } from 'express';
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync } from 'fs';
 import { diskStorage, StorageEngine } from 'multer';
 import { extname } from 'path';
 import sanitize from 'sanitize-filename';
-import { AuthUserDto } from '../decorators/auth-user.decorator';
+import { AuthRequest, AuthUserDto } from '../decorators/auth-user.decorator';
 import { patchFormData } from '../utils/path-form-data.util';
 
 export interface ImmichFile extends Express.Multer.File {
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ export const multerUtils = { fileFilter, filename, destination };
 
 const logger = new Logger('AssetUploadConfig');
 
-function fileFilter(req: Request, file: any, cb: any) {
+function fileFilter(req: AuthRequest, file: any, cb: any) {
   if (!req.user || (req.user.isPublicUser && !req.user.isAllowUpload)) {
     return cb(new UnauthorizedException());
   }
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ function fileFilter(req: Request, file: any, cb: any) {
   }
 }
 
-function destination(req: Request, file: Express.Multer.File, cb: any) {
+function destination(req: AuthRequest, file: Express.Multer.File, cb: any) {
   if (!req.user || (req.user.isPublicUser && !req.user.isAllowUpload)) {
     return cb(new UnauthorizedException());
   }
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ function destination(req: Request, file: Express.Multer.File, cb: any) {
   cb(null, uploadFolder);
 }
 
-function filename(req: Request, file: Express.Multer.File, cb: any) {
+function filename(req: AuthRequest, file: Express.Multer.File, cb: any) {
   if (!req.user || (req.user.isPublicUser && !req.user.isAllowUpload)) {
     return cb(new UnauthorizedException());
   }
diff --git a/server/apps/immich/src/config/profile-image-upload.config.spec.ts b/server/apps/immich/src/config/profile-image-upload.config.spec.ts
index e2006a1510..4d2a70653c 100644
--- a/server/apps/immich/src/config/profile-image-upload.config.spec.ts
+++ b/server/apps/immich/src/config/profile-image-upload.config.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Request } from 'express';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
+import { AuthRequest } from '../decorators/auth-user.decorator';
 import { multerUtils } from './profile-image-upload.config';
 
 const { fileFilter, destination, filename } = multerUtils;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ const mock = {
     user: {
       id: 'test-user',
     },
-  } as Request,
+  } as AuthRequest,
   file: { originalname: 'test.jpg' } as Express.Multer.File,
 };
 
diff --git a/server/apps/immich/src/config/profile-image-upload.config.ts b/server/apps/immich/src/config/profile-image-upload.config.ts
index 8ce14c4ed6..7ca7442254 100644
--- a/server/apps/immich/src/config/profile-image-upload.config.ts
+++ b/server/apps/immich/src/config/profile-image-upload.config.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import { StorageCore, StorageFolder } from '@app/domain/storage';
 import { BadRequestException, UnauthorizedException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { MulterOptions } from '@nestjs/platform-express/multer/interfaces/multer-options.interface';
-import { Request } from 'express';
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync } from 'fs';
 import { diskStorage } from 'multer';
 import { extname } from 'path';
 import sanitize from 'sanitize-filename';
-import { AuthUserDto } from '../decorators/auth-user.decorator';
+import { AuthRequest, AuthUserDto } from '../decorators/auth-user.decorator';
 import { patchFormData } from '../utils/path-form-data.util';
 
 export const profileImageUploadOption: MulterOptions = {
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ export const multerUtils = { fileFilter, filename, destination };
 
 const storageCore = new StorageCore();
 
-function fileFilter(req: Request, file: any, cb: any) {
+function fileFilter(req: AuthRequest, file: any, cb: any) {
   if (!req.user) {
     return cb(new UnauthorizedException());
   }
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ function fileFilter(req: Request, file: any, cb: any) {
   }
 }
 
-function destination(req: Request, file: Express.Multer.File, cb: any) {
+function destination(req: AuthRequest, file: Express.Multer.File, cb: any) {
   if (!req.user) {
     return cb(new UnauthorizedException());
   }
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ function destination(req: Request, file: Express.Multer.File, cb: any) {
   cb(null, profileImageLocation);
 }
 
-function filename(req: Request, file: Express.Multer.File, cb: any) {
+function filename(req: AuthRequest, file: Express.Multer.File, cb: any) {
   if (!req.user) {
     return cb(new UnauthorizedException());
   }
diff --git a/server/apps/immich/src/decorators/auth-user.decorator.ts b/server/apps/immich/src/decorators/auth-user.decorator.ts
index fd4aefa4c9..610a8536e2 100644
--- a/server/apps/immich/src/decorators/auth-user.decorator.ts
+++ b/server/apps/immich/src/decorators/auth-user.decorator.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 export { AuthUserDto } from '@app/domain';
 import { AuthUserDto, LoginDetails } from '@app/domain';
 import { createParamDecorator, ExecutionContext } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Request } from 'express';
 import { UAParser } from 'ua-parser-js';
 
+export interface AuthRequest extends Request {
+  user?: AuthUserDto;
+}
+
 export const GetAuthUser = createParamDecorator((data, ctx: ExecutionContext): AuthUserDto => {
   return ctx.switchToHttp().getRequest<{ user: AuthUserDto }>().user;
 });
diff --git a/server/apps/immich/src/global.d.ts b/server/apps/immich/src/global.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ff1f5fa03c..0000000000
--- a/server/apps/immich/src/global.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import { AuthUserDto } from './decorators/auth-user.decorator';
-
-declare global {
-  namespace Express {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
-    interface User extends AuthUserDto {}
-    export interface Request {
-      user: AuthUserDto;
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/server/apps/immich/src/middlewares/auth.guard.ts b/server/apps/immich/src/middlewares/auth.guard.ts
index 37b0f6ba96..7d3204ed4e 100644
--- a/server/apps/immich/src/middlewares/auth.guard.ts
+++ b/server/apps/immich/src/middlewares/auth.guard.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { AuthService } from '@app/domain';
 import { CanActivate, ExecutionContext, Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Reflector } from '@nestjs/core';
-import { Request } from 'express';
+import { AuthRequest } from '../decorators/auth-user.decorator';
 import { Metadata } from '../decorators/authenticated.decorator';
 
 @Injectable()
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class AuthGuard implements CanActivate {
       return true;
     }
 
-    const req = context.switchToHttp().getRequest<Request>();
+    const req = context.switchToHttp().getRequest<AuthRequest>();
 
     const authDto = await this.authService.validate(req.headers, req.query as Record<string, string>);
     if (!authDto) {