diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/search.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/search.spec.ts
index bc253ad78e..5b98347953 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/search.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/search.spec.ts
@@ -1940,6 +1940,8 @@ describe.each([
 
       it("successfully finds a row searching with a string", async () => {
         await expectQuery({
+          // @ts-expect-error this test specifically goes against the type to
+          // test that we coerce the string to an array.
           contains: { "1:users": user1._id },
         }).toContainExactly([
           { users: [{ _id: user1._id }] },