diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app/api/admin/bookings/[id]/route.ts b/apps/backend/src/app/api/admin/bookings/[id]/route.ts
index c55b0de9f..eb9525f00 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/app/api/admin/bookings/[id]/route.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/app/api/admin/bookings/[id]/route.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { UpdateBookingRequestSchema } from "@repo/shared"
+import { type CommonBookingResponse, UpdateBookingRequestSchema } from "@repo/shared"
 import { getReasonPhrase, StatusCodes } from "http-status-codes"
 import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server"
 import { NotFound } from "payload"
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ class BookingsRouteWrapper {
    * @returns The updated {@link Booking} document, otherwise an appropriate error response.
    */
   @Security("jwt", ["admin"])
-  static async PATCH(req: NextRequest, { params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> }) {
+  static async PATCH(
+    req: NextRequest,
+    { params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> },
+  ): Promise<NextResponse<CommonBookingResponse>> {
     try {
       const parsedBody = UpdateBookingRequestSchema.parse(await req.json())
       const bookingDataService = new BookingDataService()
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/schemas/booking.ts b/packages/shared/src/schemas/booking.ts
index 59a0cdaff..48ce5a9da 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/schemas/booking.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/schemas/booking.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import { z } from "zod"
-import { type EditBookingData, PlayLevel } from "../types"
+import type { EditBookingData } from "../types"
 import { GameSessionSchema } from "./game-session"
+import { CommonResponseSchema } from "./response"
 import { UserSchema } from "./user"
 
 export const BookingSchema = z.object({
   id: z.string(),
   user: z.union([z.string(), UserSchema]),
   gameSession: z.union([z.string(), GameSessionSchema]),
-  playerLevel: z.nativeEnum(PlayLevel),
+  playerLevel: z.enum(["beginner", "intermediate", "advanced"]),
   updatedAt: z.string(),
   createdAt: z.string(),
 })
@@ -23,5 +24,14 @@ export const GetBookingsResponseSchema = z.object({
   data: z.array(BookingSchema),
 })
 
+// export const CommonBookingResponseSchema = CommonResponseSchema.extend({
+//   data: BookingSchema.optional(),
+// })
+
+export const CommonBookingResponseSchema = z.union([
+  z.object({ data: BookingSchema }),
+  CommonResponseSchema,
+])
+
 export const UpdateBookingRequestSchema =
   CreateBookingRequestSchema.partial() satisfies z.ZodType<EditBookingData>
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types/booking.ts b/packages/shared/src/types/booking.ts
index a106a8dc6..a80fa9aee 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/types/booking.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types/booking.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import type z from "zod"
-import type { BookingSchema, CreateBookingRequestSchema } from "../schemas"
+import type {
+  BookingSchema,
+  CommonBookingResponseSchema,
+  CreateBookingRequestSchema,
+} from "../schemas"
 
 export type BookingType = z.infer<typeof BookingSchema>
 
 export type CreateBookingRequest = z.infer<typeof CreateBookingRequestSchema>
+
+export type CommonBookingResponse = z.infer<typeof CommonBookingResponseSchema>