diff --git a/repo-template/node-based-repo/package.json b/repo-template/node-based-repo/package.json
index ae1055a..a5022b3 100644
--- a/repo-template/node-based-repo/package.json
+++ b/repo-template/node-based-repo/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
     "@gmetrixr/gdash": "1.*.*"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@types/superagent": "^8.1.9",
+    "@types/superagent-prefix": "^0.0.6",
     "superagent": "^10.1.1",
     "superagent-prefix": "^0.0.2"
   },
diff --git a/repo-template/node-based-repo/src/exports/callerUtils.ts b/repo-template/node-based-repo/src/exports/callerUtils.ts
index fb69233..0ca08ff 100644
--- a/repo-template/node-based-repo/src/exports/callerUtils.ts
+++ b/repo-template/node-based-repo/src/exports/callerUtils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import request, { SuperAgent } from "superagent";
+import request, { Agent } from "superagent";
 import prefix from "superagent-prefix";
 
 export function customErrorHandler(err: Error): request.Response {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export abstract class BaseCaller {
    * Makes the request after prefixing the apiUrl to the request path
    * https://visionmedia.github.io/superagent/#get-requests
    */
-  protected agent: SuperAgent<request.SuperAgentRequest> & request.Request;
+  protected agent: Agent;
   /**
    * base API url
    */