diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.build.lib.yml b/.github/workflows/test.build.lib.yml
index 2c7c26b6..00e82f3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.build.lib.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.build.lib.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
   build-examples:
     if: needs.files-changed.outputs.build == 'true'
     name: Test Example Apps
-    needs: build
+    needs: [build, files-changed]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/app/src/api/directus.ts b/app/src/api/directus.ts
index 032be4b4..c49a10f5 100644
--- a/app/src/api/directus.ts
+++ b/app/src/api/directus.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { createDirectus, rest, authentication } from '@directus/sdk'
 
 import type { AuthenticationData, AuthenticationStorage } from '@directus/sdk'
 import type { Point } from 'geojson'
+import type { Item } from 'utopia-ui'
 
 export interface Place {
   id: string
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ export interface MyCollections {
   tags: Tag[]
   projects: Project[]
   directus_users: CustomUserFields[]
+  items: Item[]
+  team: any[]
+  features: any[]
+  attestations: any[]
 }
 
 export const authLocalStorage = (mainKey = 'directus_storage') =>
diff --git a/app/src/api/itemsApi.ts b/app/src/api/itemsApi.ts
index c67ccc5f..854734ab 100644
--- a/app/src/api/itemsApi.ts
+++ b/app/src/api/itemsApi.ts
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ import type { MyCollections } from './directus'
 import type { ItemsApi } from 'utopia-ui'
 
 export class itemsApi<T> implements ItemsApi<T> {
-  collectionName: string
+  collectionName: keyof MyCollections
   filter: any
   layerId: string | undefined
   mapId: string | undefined
   customParameter: any
 
   constructor(
-    collectionName: string,
+    collectionName: keyof MyCollections,
     layerId?: string | undefined,
     mapId?: string | undefined,
     filter?: any,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class itemsApi<T> implements ItemsApi<T> {
   async createItem(item: T & { id?: string }): Promise<T> {
     try {
       const result = await directusClient.request(
-        createItem(this.collectionName as keyof MyCollections, {
+        createItem(this.collectionName, {
           ...item,
           ...(this.customParameter && this.customParameter),
           ...(this.layerId && { layer: this.layerId }),
@@ -99,9 +99,7 @@ export class itemsApi<T> implements ItemsApi<T> {
 
   async updateItem(item: T & { id?: string }): Promise<T> {
     try {
-      const result = await directusClient.request(
-        updateItem(this.collectionName as keyof MyCollections, item.id!, item),
-      )
+      const result = await directusClient.request(updateItem(this.collectionName, item.id!, item))
       return result as T
     } catch (error: any) {
       console.log(error)
@@ -112,9 +110,7 @@ export class itemsApi<T> implements ItemsApi<T> {
 
   async deleteItem(id: string): Promise<boolean> {
     try {
-      const result = await directusClient.request(
-        deleteItem(this.collectionName as keyof MyCollections, id),
-      )
+      const result = await directusClient.request(deleteItem(this.collectionName, id))
       return result as unknown as boolean
     } catch (error: any) {
       console.log(error)