diff --git a/simple-market-making-bot/lib/cancelOrders.ts b/simple-market-making-bot/lib/cancelOrders.ts
index b258307..b0f7e64 100644
--- a/simple-market-making-bot/lib/cancelOrders.ts
+++ b/simple-market-making-bot/lib/cancelOrders.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { BotDB } from "../types/database";
 import { AllDocsResult } from "../types/order";
 
 interface CancelResult {
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@ interface CancelResult {
 }
 
 
-export const convertCancelResultsToDBPromises = (escrowDB:any, results:CancelResult[][],
+export const convertCancelResultsToDBPromises = (escrowDB:BotDB, results:CancelResult[][],
     orders:AllDocsResult) => {
   const addrs = results.map(result => result[0].escrowAddr);
   const resultAddrs = new Set(addrs);
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ export const convertCancelResultsToDBPromises = (escrowDB:any, results:CancelRes
   return removeFromDBPromises;
 };
 
-export const cancelOrders = async (escrowDB:any, orders:AllDocsResult, cancelPromises:any) => {
+export const cancelOrders = async (escrowDB:BotDB, orders:AllDocsResult, cancelPromises:any) => {
   return await Promise.all(cancelPromises).then(async function(results) {
     const removeFromDBPromises =
       convertCancelResultsToDBPromises(escrowDB, results, orders);
diff --git a/simple-market-making-bot/lib/getCurrentOrders.ts b/simple-market-making-bot/lib/getCurrentOrders.ts
index b1c996b..e51e7ee 100644
--- a/simple-market-making-bot/lib/getCurrentOrders.ts
+++ b/simple-market-making-bot/lib/getCurrentOrders.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import { BotDB } from "../types/database";
 import { AllDocsResult, OrderDoc } from "../types/order";
 
-const getCurrentOrders = async (escrowDB:any, indexer:any,
+const getCurrentOrders = async (escrowDB:BotDB, indexer:any,
     openAccountSet:Set<string>):Promise<AllDocsResult> => {
   const currentEscrows:AllDocsResult = await escrowDB.allDocs({include_docs: true});
   currentEscrows.rows.forEach(escrow => {
diff --git a/simple-market-making-bot/lib/placeOrdersAndUpdateDB/addOrdersToDB.ts b/simple-market-making-bot/lib/placeOrdersAndUpdateDB/addOrdersToDB.ts
index e85e882..eb17c19 100644
--- a/simple-market-making-bot/lib/placeOrdersAndUpdateDB/addOrdersToDB.ts
+++ b/simple-market-making-bot/lib/placeOrdersAndUpdateDB/addOrdersToDB.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { BotDB } from '../../types/database';
 import convertToDBObject from '../convertToDBObject';
 
 interface ValidResult {
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ interface ValidResult {
   }
 }
 
-const addOrdersToDB = async (escrowDB:any, validResults: ValidResult[]) => {
+const addOrdersToDB = async (escrowDB:BotDB, validResults: ValidResult[]) => {
   const ordersAddToDB = validResults
       .filter(order => order[0].contract.amount > 0)
       .map(order => {
diff --git a/simple-market-making-bot/simple-market-making-bot.ts b/simple-market-making-bot/simple-market-making-bot.ts
index 7173192..549a3e8 100644
--- a/simple-market-making-bot/simple-market-making-bot.ts
+++ b/simple-market-making-bot/simple-market-making-bot.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import getOpenAccountSetFromAlgodex from './lib/getOpenAccountSetFromAlgodex';
 
 import initAPI from './lib/initAPI';
 import runLoop from './lib/runLoop';
+import { BotDB } from "./types/database";
 
 // app.set('host', '127.0.0.1');
 if (args.assetId == undefined ||
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ const walletAddr =
 const pouchUrl = process.env.POUCHDB_URL ? process.env.POUCHDB_URL + '/' : '';
 const fullPouchUrl = pouchUrl + 'market_maker_' +
     assetId + '_' + walletAddr.slice(0, 8).toLowerCase();
-const escrowDB = new PouchDB(fullPouchUrl);
+const escrowDB:BotDB = new PouchDB(fullPouchUrl);
 const ladderTiers = parseInt(process.env.LADDER_TIERS!) || 3;
 const useTinyMan = process.env.USE_TINYMAN &&
     process.env.USE_TINYMAN.toLowerCase() !== 'false' || false;
diff --git a/simple-market-making-bot/types/config.d.ts b/simple-market-making-bot/types/config.d.ts
index 730000f..2539bcb 100644
--- a/simple-market-making-bot/types/config.d.ts
+++ b/simple-market-making-bot/types/config.d.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { BotDB } from "./database";
+
 type Environment = 'mainnet' | 'testnet';
 
 export interface BotConfig {
@@ -5,7 +7,7 @@ export interface BotConfig {
   walletAddr:string,
   minSpreadPerc:number,
   nearestNeighborKeep:number,
-  escrowDB:any,
+  escrowDB:BotDB,
   ladderTiers:number,
   useTinyMan:boolean,
   environment:Environment,
diff --git a/simple-market-making-bot/types/database.d.ts b/simple-market-making-bot/types/database.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78afa9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simple-market-making-bot/types/database.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { AllDocsResult, DBOrder } from "./order";
+
+interface BotDB {
+  allDocs({include_docs:boolean}?): Promise<AllDocsResult>
+  remove(order:DBOrder):any
+  put(any):any
+}
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