diff --git a/src/authd.cr b/src/authd.cr
index 1954dc6..036d63d 100644
--- a/src/authd.cr
+++ b/src/authd.cr
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ module AuthD
 		def add_user(login : String, password : String,
 			email : String?,
 			phone : String?,
-			profile : JSON::Any?) : ::AuthD::User::Public | Exception
+			profile : Hash(String, JSON::Any)?) : ::AuthD::User::Public | Exception
 
 			send Request::AddUser.new @key, login, password, email, phone, profile
 
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ module AuthD
 			password : String,
 			email : String?,
 			phone : String?,
-			profile : JSON::Any?) : ::AuthD::User::Public?
+			profile : Hash(String, JSON::Any)?) : ::AuthD::User::Public?
 
 			send Request::Register.new login, password, email, phone, profile
 			response = Response.from_ipc read
diff --git a/utils/authd-user-add.cr b/utils/authd-user-add.cr
index 4028f37..9ecf8b3 100644
--- a/utils/authd-user-add.cr
+++ b/utils/authd-user-add.cr
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ login = cli_login.not_nil! # not_nil!? O RLY?
 
 profile = profile_file.try do |file|
 	begin
-		JSON.parse File.read file
+		JSON.parse(File.read file).as_h
 	rescue e
 		STDERR.puts e.message
 		exit 1