diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/cast_and_validate.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/cast_and_validate.ex
index 672d1c4a1..57ea8e9b3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/cast_and_validate.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/cast_and_validate.ex
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.CastAndValidate do
     OpenApiSpex.cast_and_validate(spec, operation, conn, content_type, cast_opts)
   end
 
-  defp cast_and_validate(spec, operation, conn, content_type, false = _strict, cast_opts) do
+  defp cast_and_validate(spec, operation, %Conn{} = conn, content_type, false = _strict, cast_opts) do
     case OpenApiSpex.cast_and_validate(spec, operation, conn, content_type) do
       {:ok, conn} ->
         {:ok, conn}