diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/query.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/query.ts
index 45626f5db4..f8dfbdf8c5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/query.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/query.ts
@@ -304,7 +304,8 @@ export function registerQueryCommand(program: Command) {
           ? buildQueryFromFile(parsed, cmdOpts.table)
           : buildQueryFromFlags(cmdOpts);
 
-        const result = await api.aqlQuery(queryObj);
+        const result =
+          (await api.aqlQuery(queryObj)) as { data: unknown };
 
         if (cmdOpts.count) {
           printOutput({ count: result.data }, opts.format);