diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index 960a7e8..5cfd108 100755
Binary files a/bun.lockb and b/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ae0cfd2..d9be478 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/marlon-erler/universal-decentralized-network#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/bun": "^1.1.6",
+    "@types/ip": "^1.1.3",
     "colors": "^1.4.0",
     "express": "^4.19.2",
     "ip": "^2.0.1"
diff --git a/utility.ts b/utility.ts
index cacb114..1bb936e 100644
--- a/utility.ts
+++ b/utility.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function writeStatNumber(label: string, value: number): void {
 }
 
 // logging
-export function writeError(message: string): void {
+export function writeError(message: any): void {
   console.log(Colors.bold.red(message));
   writeToLogFile(message);
 }