diff --git a/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index 63a37a7..93f11fc 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const main = async () => {
 
             "/user/by-username": withGlobalAuthed(withAuth(routes.userByUsername)),
             "/user/update": withGlobalAuthed(withAuth(withCSRF(routes.userUpdate))),
-            "/user/upload-avatar": withGlobalAuthed(withAuth(routes.userUploadAvatar)),
+            "/user/upload-avatar": withGlobal(routes.userUploadAvatar),
 
             "/issue/create": withGlobalAuthed(withAuth(withCSRF(routes.issueCreate))),
             "/issue/by-id": withGlobalAuthed(withAuth(routes.issueById)),
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/routes/user/upload-avatar.ts b/packages/backend/src/routes/user/upload-avatar.ts
index 1490da9..472bd85 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/routes/user/upload-avatar.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/routes/user/upload-avatar.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import type { BunRequest } from "bun";
 import sharp from "sharp";
-import type { AuthedRequest } from "../../auth/middleware";
 // import { getSubscriptionByUserId } from "../../db/queries";
 import { s3Client, s3Endpoint, s3PublicUrl } from "../../s3";
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ async function isAnimatedGIF(buffer: Buffer): Promise<boolean> {
     }
 }
 
-export default async function uploadAvatar(req: AuthedRequest) {
+export default async function uploadAvatar(req: BunRequest) {
     if (req.method !== "POST") {
         return new Response("method not allowed", { status: 405 });
     }