diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index c39da0b..29ae225 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function buildRequest(searchTerm: string, conlang: Conlang, direction: SearchDir
         ["order", conlangSpec],
         ["limit", limit],
         ["offset", offset],
-    ]);
+    ] as string[][]);
 
     const effectiveUri = `${backendUrl}/${conlangDb}?${params}`;