diff --git a/app/actions/rooms.ts b/app/actions/rooms.ts
index 4ce04d86c..514582ff6 100644
--- a/app/actions/rooms.ts
+++ b/app/actions/rooms.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export interface ISetSearch extends Action {
 }
 
 export interface IRoomsFailure extends Action {
-	err: string;
+	err: Record<string, any> | string;
 }
 
 export type IRoomsAction = IRoomsRequest & ISetSearch & IRoomsFailure;
diff --git a/app/reducers/rooms.ts b/app/reducers/rooms.ts
index 86a9820f3..1a6705086 100644
--- a/app/reducers/rooms.ts
+++ b/app/reducers/rooms.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export interface IRooms {
 	isFetching: boolean;
 	refreshing: boolean;
 	failure: boolean;
-	errorMessage: Record<string, any>;
+	errorMessage: Record<string, any> | string;
 	searchText: string;
 	showServerDropdown: boolean;
 	closeServerDropdown: boolean;