diff --git a/backend/tsconfig.json b/backend/tsconfig.json
index 23f838e2..0ea835e7 100644
--- a/backend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
     "noImplicitThis": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "strict": true,
-    "strictPropertyInitialization": false
+    "strictPropertyInitialization": false,
+    "useUnknownInCatchVariables": false
   },
   "include": ["src/**/*.ts"]
 }