diff --git a/src/lib/index.test.ts b/src/lib/index.test.ts
index b6aa671..39127ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/index.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { safePath, timedExecution } from '$lib';
+import safePath, { timedExecution } from '$lib';
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
 describe('safe path', () => {
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ describe('safe path', () => {
 });
 
 describe('timedExecution', () => {
-	const asyncIdentity = async (v) => v;
-	const identity = (v) => v;
+	const asyncIdentity = async <T>(v: T): Promise<T> => v;
+	const identity = <T>(v: T): T => v;
 
 	it('works with async', async () => {
 		const { executionTime, result } = await timedExecution(() => asyncIdentity(5));
diff --git a/src/lib/index.ts b/src/lib/index.ts
index 84ebbc6..cee56ae 100644
--- a/src/lib/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const log = bunyan.createLogger({
 	src: true,
 });
 
-function safePath(basePath: string, name: string): boolean {
+const safePath = (basePath: string, name: string): boolean => {
 	const fullPath = `${basePath}/${name}`;
 	const relative = path.relative(basePath, fullPath);
 	return (
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ function safePath(basePath: string, name: string): boolean {
 		// result is not an absolute path
 		!path.isAbsolute(relative)
 	);
-}
+};
+
+export default safePath;
 
 const defaultPath: string = './uploads';
 if (!('STORAGE_PATH' in process.env)) {
@@ -30,8 +32,6 @@ export const storagePath: string = process.env.STORAGE_PATH ?? defaultPath;
 
 export const requestIdHeader = 'x-request-id';
 
-export default safePath;
-
 export type MaybePromise<T> = T | Promise<T>;
 
 export async function timedExecution<T>(