diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-direct-runtime-config.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-direct-runtime-config.test.ts
index d254af8ea74..86b80e4cf1a 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-direct-runtime-config.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-direct-runtime-config.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const staleCfg = {
   skills: {
     entries: {
       whisper: {
-        apiKey: { source: "env", provider: "default", id: "OPENAI_API_KEY" },
+        apiKey: { source: "env" as const, provider: "default", id: "OPENAI_API_KEY" },
       },
     },
   },