diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index eb8119a8f..4a8568c05 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "author": "ocelot.social Community",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": false,
-  "main": "src/index.js",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "__migrate": "migrate --compiler 'js:@babel/register' --migrations-dir ./src/db/migrations",
     "prod:migrate": "migrate --migrations-dir ./build/db/migrations --store ./build/db/migrate/store.js",
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
     "dev:debug": "nodemon --exec babel-node --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 src/ -e js,gql",
     "lint": "eslint src --config .eslintrc.js",
     "test": "cross-env NODE_ENV=test NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192 jest --runInBand --coverage --forceExit --detectOpenHandles",
-    "db:clean": "babel-node src/db/clean.js",
+    "db:clean": "babel-node src/db/clean.ts",
     "db:reset": "yarn run db:clean",
-    "db:seed": "babel-node src/db/seed.js",
-    "db:migrate": "yarn run __migrate --store ./src/db/migrate/store.js",
-    "db:migrate:create": "yarn run __migrate --template-file ./src/db/migrate/template.js --date-format 'yyyymmddHHmmss' create"
+    "db:seed": "babel-node src/db/seed.ts",
+    "db:migrate": "yarn run __migrate --store ./src/db/migrate/store.ts",
+    "db:migrate:create": "yarn run __migrate --template-file ./src/db/migrate/template.ts --date-format 'yyyymmddHHmmss' create"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "~7.8.4",
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@faker-js/faker": "7.6.0",
+    "@types/node": "^20.2.5",
     "apollo-server-testing": "~2.11.0",
     "chai": "~4.2.0",
     "cucumber": "~6.0.5",
diff --git a/backend/tsconfig.json b/backend/tsconfig.json
index 3271196ed..719a053d2 100644
--- a/backend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@
 
     /* Type Checking */
     "strict": true,                                      /* Enable all strict type-checking options. */
-    // "noImplicitAny": true,                            /* Enable error reporting for expressions and declarations with an implied 'any' type. */
+    "noImplicitAny": false,                              /* Enable error reporting for expressions and declarations with an implied 'any' type. */
     // "strictNullChecks": true,                         /* When type checking, take into account 'null' and 'undefined'. */
     // "strictFunctionTypes": true,                      /* When assigning functions, check to ensure parameters and the return values are subtype-compatible. */
     // "strictBindCallApply": true,                      /* Check that the arguments for 'bind', 'call', and 'apply' methods match the original function. */
     // "strictPropertyInitialization": true,             /* Check for class properties that are declared but not set in the constructor. */
     // "noImplicitThis": true,                           /* Enable error reporting when 'this' is given the type 'any'. */
-    // "useUnknownInCatchVariables": true,               /* Default catch clause variables as 'unknown' instead of 'any'. */
+    "useUnknownInCatchVariables": false,                 /* Default catch clause variables as 'unknown' instead of 'any'. */
     // "alwaysStrict": true,                             /* Ensure 'use strict' is always emitted. */
     // "noUnusedLocals": true,                           /* Enable error reporting when local variables aren't read. */
     // "noUnusedParameters": true,                       /* Raise an error when a function parameter isn't read. */
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 9cba61b21..89dffbefe 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -2022,6 +2022,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-10.17.26.tgz#a8a119960bff16b823be4c617da028570779bcfd"
   integrity sha512-myMwkO2Cr82kirHY8uknNRHEVtn0wV3DTQfkrjx17jmkstDRZ24gNUdl8AHXVyVclTYI/bNjgTPTAWvWLqXqkw==
 
+"@types/node@^20.2.5":
+  version "20.2.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-20.2.5.tgz#26d295f3570323b2837d322180dfbf1ba156fefb"
+  integrity sha512-JJulVEQXmiY9Px5axXHeYGLSjhkZEnD+MDPDGbCbIAbMslkKwmygtZFy1X6s/075Yo94sf8GuSlFfPzysQrWZQ==
+
 "@types/prettier@^2.1.5":
   version "2.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/prettier/-/prettier-2.7.2.tgz#6c2324641cc4ba050a8c710b2b251b377581fbf0"