diff --git a/api/registry/types.ts b/api/registry/types.ts
index 6bf62be0..39bb967e 100644
--- a/api/registry/types.ts
+++ b/api/registry/types.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export type {DLSConstructor} from '../../src/registry/common/components/dls/types';
+export type {GatewayApi} from '../../src/registry';
diff --git a/src/registry/index.ts b/src/registry/index.ts
index adaa1508..f7b08dbd 100644
--- a/src/registry/index.ts
+++ b/src/registry/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ const wrapperGetGatewayControllers = (
 
 let gateway: ReturnType<typeof wrapperGetGatewayControllers>;
 
+export type GatewayApi<TSchema extends SchemasByScope> = ApiWithRoot<
+    TSchema,
+    AppContext,
+    Request,
+    Response
+>;
+
 export const registry = {
     setupApp(appInstance: ExpressKit) {
         if (app) {
@@ -58,8 +65,9 @@ export const registry = {
         if (!gateway) {
             throw new Error('First of all setup the gateway');
         }
+
         return {gatewayApi: gateway.api} as {
-            gatewayApi: ApiWithRoot<TSchema, AppContext, Request, Response>;
+            gatewayApi: GatewayApi<TSchema>;
         };
     },
     common: commonRegistry,
diff --git a/src/tests/int/routes.ts b/src/tests/int/routes.ts
index f9ab685f..5107b013 100644
--- a/src/tests/int/routes.ts
+++ b/src/tests/int/routes.ts
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ export const routes = {
     rootCollectionPermissions: '/v1/root-collection-permissions',
     workbooks: '/v2/workbooks',
     privateWorkbooks: '/private/v2/workbooks',
-};
+} as const;