diff --git a/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts b/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts
index 99268f72..c3154ed5 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { api } from '$lib/api/api';
 
 import { db_save_ae_obj_li__ae_obj } from '$lib/ae_core/core__idb_dexie';
 import { db_journals } from '$lib/ae_journals/db_journals';
+import type { ae_Journal } from '$lib/types/ae_types';
 
 import { load_ae_obj_li__journal_entry } from '$lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal_entry';
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_id__journal({
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_Journal | null> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(`*** load_ae_obj_id__journal() *** journal_id=${journal_id}`);
     }
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ export async function load_ae_obj_li__journal({
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_Journal[]> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(
             `*** load_ae_obj_li__journal() *** for_obj_type=${for_obj_type} for_obj_id=${for_obj_id}`
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ export async function create_ae_obj__journal({
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_Journal | null> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(`*** create_ae_obj__journal() *** account_id=${account_id}`);
     }
@@ -412,7 +413,7 @@ export async function update_ae_obj__journal({
     params?: key_val;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_Journal | null> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(`*** update_ae_obj__journal() *** journal_id=${journal_id}`, data_kv);
     }
@@ -482,7 +483,7 @@ export async function qry__journal({
     params?: any;
     try_cache?: boolean;
     log_lvl?: number;
-}) {
+}): Promise<ae_Journal[]> {
     if (log_lvl) {
         console.log(
             `*** qry__journal() *** journal_id=${journal_id} enabled=${enabled} hidden=${hidden} limit=${limit} offset=${offset}`
diff --git a/src/lib/types/ae_types.ts b/src/lib/types/ae_types.ts
index d9e5d097..fbff7ea6 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/ae_types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/ae_types.ts
@@ -796,4 +796,4 @@ export interface ae_EventPersonTracking extends ae_BaseObj {
     check_in_out?: boolean;
     in_datetime?: string | Date;
     out_datetime?: string | Date;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}