diff --git a/packages/bridge/src/runtime/composables/ssr.ts b/packages/bridge/src/runtime/composables/ssr.ts
index 811cf0fb..deda053b 100644
--- a/packages/bridge/src/runtime/composables/ssr.ts
+++ b/packages/bridge/src/runtime/composables/ssr.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { H3Event } from 'h3'
 import type { NuxtAppCompat } from '@nuxt/bridge-schema'
 import { getRequestHeaders, createEvent } from 'h3'
+import type { H3Event$Fetch } from 'nitropack'
 import { useNuxtApp } from '../nuxt'
 
 export function useRequestHeaders<K extends string = string> (include: K[]): { [key in Lowercase<K>]?: string }
@@ -26,9 +27,9 @@ export function useRequestEvent (nuxtApp: NuxtAppCompat = useNuxtApp()): H3Event
   return nuxtApp.ssrContext._event
 }
 
-export function useRequestFetch (): typeof global.$fetch {
+export function useRequestFetch (): H3Event$Fetch | typeof global.$fetch {
   if (process.client) {
     return globalThis.$fetch
   }
-  return useRequestEvent()?.$fetch as typeof globalThis.$fetch || globalThis.$fetch
+  return useRequestEvent()?.$fetch || globalThis.$fetch
 }