diff --git a/src/background.ts b/src/background.ts
index bb59a2f9..2b0447dc 100644
--- a/src/background.ts
+++ b/src/background.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ async function getTotp(text: string, silent = false) {
     }
   } else {
     let uri = text.split("otpauth://")[1];
-    let type = uri.substr(0, 4).toLowerCase();
+    let type = uri.substr(0, 4).toLowerCase() as OTPType;
     uri = uri.substr(5);
     let label = uri.split("?")[0];
     const parameterPart = uri.split("?")[1];
@@ -193,15 +193,15 @@ async function getTotp(text: string, silent = false) {
         if (
           !/^[2-7a-z]+=*$/i.test(secret) &&
           /^[0-9a-f]+$/i.test(secret) &&
-          type === "totp"
+          type === OTPType.totp
         ) {
-          type = "hex";
+          type = OTPType.hex;
         } else if (
           !/^[2-7a-z]+=*$/i.test(secret) &&
           /^[0-9a-f]+$/i.test(secret) &&
-          type === "hotp"
+          type === OTPType.hotp
         ) {
-          type = "hhex";
+          type = OTPType.hhex;
         }
         const entryData: { [hash: string]: RawOTPStorage } = {};
         entryData[hash] = {
diff --git a/src/components/Popup/BackupPage.vue b/src/components/Popup/BackupPage.vue
index 8e718b46..3fb6a812 100644
--- a/src/components/Popup/BackupPage.vue
+++ b/src/components/Popup/BackupPage.vue
@@ -212,10 +212,13 @@ function getOneLineOtpBackupFile(entryData: { [hash: string]: RawOTPStorage }) {
       ? otpStorage.issuer + ":" + (otpStorage.account || "")
       : otpStorage.account || "";
     let type = "";
-    if (otpStorage.type === "totp" || otpStorage.type === "hex") {
-      type = "totp";
-    } else if (otpStorage.type === "hotp" || otpStorage.type === "hhex") {
-      type = "hotp";
+    if (otpStorage.type === OTPType.totp || otpStorage.type === OTPType.hex) {
+      type = OTPType.totp;
+    } else if (
+      otpStorage.type === OTPType.hotp ||
+      otpStorage.type === OTPType.hhex
+    ) {
+      type = OTPType.hotp;
     } else {
       continue;
     }
@@ -228,8 +231,8 @@ function getOneLineOtpBackupFile(entryData: { [hash: string]: RawOTPStorage }) {
       "?secret=" +
       otpStorage.secret +
       (otpStorage.issuer ? "&issuer=" + otpStorage.issuer : "") +
-      (type === "hotp" ? "&counter=" + otpStorage.counter : "") +
-      (type === "totp" && otpStorage.period
+      (type === OTPType.hotp ? "&counter=" + otpStorage.counter : "") +
+      (type === OTPType.totp && otpStorage.period
         ? "&period=" + otpStorage.period
         : "") +
       (otpStorage.digits ? "&digits=" + otpStorage.digits : "") +
diff --git a/src/components/Popup/EntryComponent.vue b/src/components/Popup/EntryComponent.vue
index 92099b5b..abd96418 100644
--- a/src/components/Popup/EntryComponent.vue
+++ b/src/components/Popup/EntryComponent.vue
@@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ function getQrUrl(entry: OTPEntry) {
     : entry.account;
   const type =
     entry.type === OTPType.hex
-      ? OTPType[OTPType.totp]
+      ? OTPType.totp
       : entry.type === OTPType.hhex
-      ? OTPType[OTPType.hotp]
-      : OTPType[entry.type];
+      ? OTPType.hotp
+      : entry.type;
   const otpauth =
     "otpauth://" +
     type +
diff --git a/src/definitions/otp.d.ts b/src/definitions/otp.d.ts
index c55fb148..1ac0583f 100644
--- a/src/definitions/otp.d.ts
+++ b/src/definitions/otp.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
+declare enum OTPType {
+  totp = "totp",
+  hotp = "hotp",
+  battle = "battle",
+  steam = "steam",
+  hex = "hex",
+  hhex = "hhex",
+}
+
 interface OTPEntryInterface {
-  type: number; // OTPType
+  type: OTPType;
   index: number;
   issuer: string;
   secret: string | null;
@@ -42,7 +51,7 @@ interface RawOTPStorage {
   index: number;
   issuer?: string;
   secret: string;
-  type: string;
+  type: OTPType;
   counter?: number;
   period?: number;
   digits?: number;
diff --git a/src/import.ts b/src/import.ts
index 21bebdab..342debb5 100644
--- a/src/import.ts
+++ b/src/import.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export async function getEntryDataFromOTPAuthPerLine(importCode: string) {
     }
 
     let uri = item.split("otpauth://")[1];
-    let type = uri.substr(0, 4).toLowerCase();
+    let type = uri.substr(0, 4).toLowerCase() as OTPType;
     uri = uri.substr(5);
     let label = uri.split("?")[0];
     const parameterPart = uri.split("?")[1];
@@ -282,15 +282,15 @@ export async function getEntryDataFromOTPAuthPerLine(importCode: string) {
         if (
           !/^[2-7a-z]+=*$/i.test(secret) &&
           /^[0-9a-f]+$/i.test(secret) &&
-          type === "totp"
+          type === OTPType.totp
         ) {
-          type = "hex";
+          type = OTPType.hex;
         } else if (
           !/^[2-7a-z]+=*$/i.test(secret) &&
           /^[0-9a-f]+$/i.test(secret) &&
-          type === "hotp"
+          type === OTPType.hotp
         ) {
-          type = "hhex";
+          type = OTPType.hhex;
         }
 
         exportData[hash] = {
diff --git a/src/models/otp.ts b/src/models/otp.ts
index cdfa38db..f9de7a0b 100644
--- a/src/models/otp.ts
+++ b/src/models/otp.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import { UserSettings } from "./settings";
 import { EntryStorage } from "./storage";
 
 export enum OTPType {
-  totp = 1,
-  hotp,
-  battle,
-  steam,
-  hex,
-  hhex,
+  totp = "totp",
+  hotp = "hotp",
+  battle = "battle",
+  steam = "steam",
+  hex = "hex",
+  hhex = "hhex",
 }
 
 export enum CodeState {
@@ -223,8 +223,7 @@ export class OTPEntry implements OTPEntryInterface {
     this.period = decryptedData.period || 30;
     this.pinned = decryptedData.pinned || false;
     this.secret = decryptedData.secret;
-    // @ts-expect-error need a better way to do this
-    this.type = OTPType[decryptedData.type] || OTPType.totp;
+    this.type = decryptedData.type || OTPType.totp;
 
     if (this.type !== OTPType.hotp && this.type !== OTPType.hhex) {
       this.generate();
diff --git a/src/models/storage.ts b/src/models/storage.ts
index 4b3699fb..fd78ab67 100644
--- a/src/models/storage.ts
+++ b/src/models/storage.ts
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export class EntryStorage {
       encrypted,
       hash: entry.hash,
       index: entry.index,
-      type: OTPType[entry.type],
+      type: entry.type,
       secret,
     };
 
@@ -392,10 +392,7 @@ export class EntryStorage {
       }
 
       // remove unnecessary fields
-      if (
-        !(entry.type === OTPType[OTPType.hotp]) &&
-        !(entry.type === OTPType[OTPType.hhex])
-      ) {
+      if (!(entry.type === OTPType.hotp) && !(entry.type === OTPType.hhex)) {
         delete entry.counter;
       }
 
@@ -478,7 +475,7 @@ export class EntryStorage {
         algorithm: OTPAlgorithm;
         pinned: boolean;
       } = {
-        type: (parseInt(data[hash].type) as OTPType) || OTPType[OTPType.totp],
+        type: data[hash].type || OTPType.totp,
         index: data[hash].index || 0,
         issuer: data[hash].issuer || "",
         account: data[hash].account || "",
@@ -617,29 +614,29 @@ export class EntryStorage {
       }
 
       if (!entryData.type) {
-        entryData.type = OTPType[OTPType.totp];
+        entryData.type = OTPType.totp;
       }
 
       let type: OTPType;
       switch (entryData.type) {
-        case "totp":
-        case "hotp":
-        case "battle":
-        case "steam":
-        case "hex":
-        case "hhex":
-          type = OTPType[entryData.type];
+        case OTPType.totp:
+        case OTPType.hotp:
+        case OTPType.battle:
+        case OTPType.steam:
+        case OTPType.hex:
+        case OTPType.hhex:
+          type = entryData.type;
           break;
         default:
           // we need correct the type here
           // and save it
           type = OTPType.totp;
-          entryData.type = OTPType[OTPType.totp];
+          entryData.type = OTPType.totp;
       }
 
       let period: number | undefined;
       if (
-        entryData.type === OTPType[OTPType.totp] &&
+        entryData.type === OTPType.totp &&
         entryData.period &&
         entryData.period > 0
       ) {