diff --git a/storage/storage.node.ts b/storage/storage.node.ts
index ecf4eecbfd8..42801597e7e 100644
--- a/storage/storage.node.ts
+++ b/storage/storage.node.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ namespace $ {
 		
 		@ $mol_mem
 		static native() {
-			return null
+			return null as any
 		}
 		
 		@ $mol_mem