diff --git a/src/app/profile/page.tsx b/src/app/profile/page.tsx
index 041af5b..dc8a67d 100644
--- a/src/app/profile/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/profile/page.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import type { UserProfile, UserPreferences, DecisionRecord, FavoriteRecord, Rest
 function firstImage(r: Restaurant): string {
   if (r.images?.length > 0) return r.images[0];
   // backward compat: old DB records may have `image` instead of `images`
-  const legacy = (r as Record<string, unknown>).image;
+  const legacy = (r as unknown as Record<string, unknown>).image;
   return typeof legacy === "string" ? legacy : "";
 }