diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts
index 4bf3d8c31b..e80c11eed5 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export async function save(ctx: any) {
   }
 
   // if the table obj had an _id then it will have been retrieved
-  let oldTable
+  let oldTable: Table | undefined
   if (ctx.request.body && ctx.request.body._id) {
     oldTable = await sdk.tables.getTable(ctx.request.body._id)
   }