diff --git a/demo/client/src/3d-demo.ts b/demo/client/src/3d-demo.ts
index 42cca77bc..66b63412c 100644
--- a/demo/client/src/3d-demo.ts
+++ b/demo/client/src/3d-demo.ts
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ class ThreeDRenderer extends Renderer {
     }
 
     protected newTimingsReceived(): void {
-        const newTimings: Timings = _.pick(this.lastTimings, ['rendering']);
+        const newTimings: Timings = _.pick(this.lastTimings, ['rendering']) as any;
         this.renderContext.appController.newTimingsReceived(newTimings);
     }
 
diff --git a/demo/client/src/svg-demo.ts b/demo/client/src/svg-demo.ts
index 78b9ee3e4..6e8dbe139 100644
--- a/demo/client/src/svg-demo.ts
+++ b/demo/client/src/svg-demo.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class SVGDemoRenderer extends Renderer {
     }
 
     protected newTimingsReceived(): void {
-        this.renderContext.appController.newTimingsReceived(_.pick(this.lastTimings,
+        this.renderContext.appController.newTimingsReceived(_.pick(this.lastTimings as any,
                                                                    ['rendering']));
     }