diff --git a/server/src/services/recovery/service.ts b/server/src/services/recovery/service.ts
index f40d87ff929..8473a9b3d9c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/recovery/service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/recovery/service.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ type LatestIssueRun = Pick<
   typeof heartbeatRuns.$inferSelect,
   "id" | "agentId" | "status" | "error" | "errorCode" | "contextSnapshot" | "livenessState"
 > | null;
+type SuccessfulLatestIssueRun = NonNullable<LatestIssueRun> & { status: "succeeded" };
 
 type WatchdogDecisionActor =
   | { type: "board"; userId?: string | null; runId?: string | null }
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ function isUnsuccessfulTerminalIssueRun(latestRun: LatestIssueRun) {
   );
 }
 
-function isSuccessfulInProgressContinuationRun(latestRun: LatestIssueRun): latestRun is NonNullable<LatestIssueRun> {
+function isSuccessfulInProgressContinuationRun(latestRun: LatestIssueRun): latestRun is SuccessfulLatestIssueRun {
   return latestRun?.status === "succeeded";
 }