diff --git a/packages/astro/src/components/NewsSummaryItem.astro b/packages/astro/src/components/NewsSummaryItem.astro
index c2e663c..684a42e 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/components/NewsSummaryItem.astro
+++ b/packages/astro/src/components/NewsSummaryItem.astro
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ---
+import type { CollectionEntry } from "astro:content";
 import { getBlogImage } from "@/utils/getBlogImage";
 
 interface Props {
-	post: object;
+	post: CollectionEntry<"blog">;
 }
 
 const { post: { slug, data: { title, image } } } = Astro.props;
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/utils/getBlogImage.ts b/packages/astro/src/utils/getBlogImage.ts
index 84c6959..b5e2130 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/utils/getBlogImage.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/utils/getBlogImage.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { ImageMetadata } from "astro";
 const images = import.meta.glob<{ default: ImageMetadata }>("/src/assets/blog/*.{jpeg,jpg,png,gif}");
 
 export async function getBlogImage(
-	filename: string): Promise<ImageMetadata | null>
+	filename: string = ""): Promise<ImageMetadata | null>
 {
 	if (filename) {
 			// this Vite import method requires that its parameter be a literal string,
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export async function getBlogImage(
 
 		if (images[imagePath]) {
 			return (await images[imagePath]()).default;
-//			return await images[imagePath]();
 		}
 
 		console.error(`Missing image: ${imagePath}`);