diff --git a/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue b/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
index 708027af..a5392862 100644
--- a/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
+++ b/src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import { accessToken, SimpleSigner } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import * as didJwt from "did-jwt";
 import { IIdentifier } from "@veramo/core";
 import { useAppStore } from "@/store/app";
+import { AxiosError } from "axios";
 
 interface VerifiableCredential {
   "@context": string;
@@ -189,9 +190,9 @@ export default class NewEditProjectView extends Vue {
             this
           );
         }
-      } catch (error: any) {
+      } catch (error: unknown) {
         let userMessage = "There was an error. See logs for more info.";
-        const serverError = error.response?.data?.error;
+        const serverError = error.response?.data?.error as AxiosError;
         if (serverError) {
           if (serverError.message) {
             userMessage = serverError.message; // This is info for the user.
diff --git a/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue b/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
index 323c2dcf..f0a2b4ee 100644
--- a/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ import { db } from "../db";
 import { IIdentifier } from "@veramo/core";
 import { AppString } from "@/constants/app";
 import * as moment from "moment";
+import { AxiosError } from "axios";
 
 @Options({
   components: {},
@@ -208,8 +209,9 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
         // actually, axios throws an error so we never get here
         this.errorMessage = "That project does not exist.";
       }
-    } catch (error: any) {
-      if (error?.response?.status === 404) {
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      const serverError = error as AxiosError;
+      if (serverError.response?.status === 404) {
         this.errorMessage = "That project does not exist.";
       } else {
         this.errorMessage =