diff --git a/helpers/lotOccupancyDB/addLotOccupancy.d.ts b/helpers/lotOccupancyDB/addLotOccupancy.d.ts
index f4f2652b..7b40d3ec 100644
--- a/helpers/lotOccupancyDB/addLotOccupancy.d.ts
+++ b/helpers/lotOccupancyDB/addLotOccupancy.d.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ interface AddLotOccupancyForm {
     occupancyEndDateString: string;
     occupancyTypeFieldIds?: string;
     [lotOccupancyFieldValue_occupancyTypeFieldId: string]: unknown;
-    lotOccupantTypeId: string;
+    lotOccupantTypeId?: string;
     occupantName?: string;
     occupantAddress1?: string;
     occupantAddress2?: string;
diff --git a/helpers/lotOccupancyDB/addLotOccupancy.js b/helpers/lotOccupancyDB/addLotOccupancy.js
index 52ab1bfb..c0d65150 100644
--- a/helpers/lotOccupancyDB/addLotOccupancy.js
+++ b/helpers/lotOccupancyDB/addLotOccupancy.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import sqlite from "better-sqlite3";
 import { lotOccupancyDB as databasePath } from "../../data/databasePaths.js";
 import * as dateTimeFunctions from "@cityssm/expressjs-server-js/dateTimeFns.js";
 import { addOrUpdateLotOccupancyField } from "./addOrUpdateLotOccupancyField.js";
-import addLotOccupancyOccupant from "./addLotOccupancyOccupant.js";
+import { addLotOccupancyOccupant } from "./addLotOccupancyOccupant.js";
 export const addLotOccupancy = (lotOccupancyForm, requestSession, connectedDatabase) => {
     const database = connectedDatabase || sqlite(databasePath);
     const rightNowMillis = Date.now();
diff --git a/helpers/lotOccupancyDB/addLotOccupancy.ts b/helpers/lotOccupancyDB/addLotOccupancy.ts
index ef7abdc3..4b58d359 100644
--- a/helpers/lotOccupancyDB/addLotOccupancy.ts
+++ b/helpers/lotOccupancyDB/addLotOccupancy.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { lotOccupancyDB as databasePath } from "../../data/databasePaths.js";
 import * as dateTimeFunctions from "@cityssm/expressjs-server-js/dateTimeFns.js";
 
 import { addOrUpdateLotOccupancyField } from "./addOrUpdateLotOccupancyField.js";
+import { addLotOccupancyOccupant } from "./addLotOccupancyOccupant.js";
 
 import type * as recordTypes from "../../types/recordTypes";
-import addLotOccupancyOccupant from "./addLotOccupancyOccupant.js";
 
 interface AddLotOccupancyForm {
     occupancyTypeId: string | number;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ interface AddLotOccupancyForm {
     occupancyTypeFieldIds?: string;
     [lotOccupancyFieldValue_occupancyTypeFieldId: string]: unknown;
 
-    lotOccupantTypeId: string;
+    lotOccupantTypeId?: string;
     occupantName?: string;
     occupantAddress1?: string;
     occupantAddress2?: string;