diff --git a/src/app/profile/[id]/picture/route.ts b/src/app/profile/[id]/picture/route.ts
index 3f15f22..a050da7 100644
--- a/src/app/profile/[id]/picture/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile/[id]/picture/route.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest, { params }: { params: Promise<{
 
 	try {
 		const buffer = await fs.readFile(filePath);
-		return new NextResponse(buffer);
+		return new NextResponse(new Uint8Array(buffer)); // convert to Uint8Array due to weird types issue
 	} catch {
 		return rateLimit.sendResponse({ error: "Image not found" }, 404);
 	}
diff --git a/src/lib/rate-limit.ts b/src/lib/rate-limit.ts
index 6a335e8..9375669 100644
--- a/src/lib/rate-limit.ts
+++ b/src/lib/rate-limit.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class RateLimit {
 		let response: NextResponse;
 
 		if (Buffer.isBuffer(body)) {
-			response = new NextResponse(body, { status, headers });
+			response = new NextResponse(new Uint8Array(body), { status, headers }); // convert to Uint8Array due to weird types issue
 		} else {
 			response = NextResponse.json(body, { status, headers });
 		}