diff --git a/server/src/routes/detections_router.ts b/server/src/routes/detections_router.ts
index 84ade36..0f6f53d 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/detections_router.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/detections_router.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ declare type DetectionSpansResponse = {
 }
 
 export async function getDetectionSpans(ctx: Router.IRouterContext) {
-  const id = ctx.request.query.id as AnalyticUnitId;
+  const id = ctx.request.query.id as string;
   if(id === undefined || id === '') {
     throw new Error('analyticUnitId (id) is missing');
   }
diff --git a/server/src/routes/segments_router.ts b/server/src/routes/segments_router.ts
index 6dc4a64..79736d7 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/segments_router.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/segments_router.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as Router from 'koa-router';
 
 
 export async function getSegments(ctx: Router.IRouterContext) {
-  const id = ctx.request.query.id as AnalyticUnitId;
+  const id = ctx.request.query.id as string;
   if(id === undefined || id === '') {
     throw new Error('analyticUnitId (id) is missing');
   }