diff --git a/assets/openapi.json b/assets/openapi.json
index 1f5648c86..e7126eb0f 100644
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diff --git a/assets/schemas.json b/assets/schemas.json
index 82540d363..3c70ca90c 100644
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diff --git a/src/schemas/HelperTypes.ts b/src/schemas/HelperTypes.ts
index e1e04f612..ef43f97b2 100644
--- a/src/schemas/HelperTypes.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/HelperTypes.ts
@@ -19,3 +19,15 @@
 export type StringStringDictionary = {
     [key: string]: string;
 };
+
+/**
+ * @TJS-type: number
+ * @TJS-format: float
+ */
+export type float = number;
+
+/**
+ * @TJS-type: string
+ * @TJS-format: byte
+ */
+export type base64str = string;
diff --git a/src/schemas/Validator.ts b/src/schemas/Validator.ts
index c719effc9..8b1c855f5 100644
--- a/src/schemas/Validator.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/Validator.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const ajv = new Ajv({
     allErrors: true,
     parseDate: true,
     allowDate: true,
-    schemas: schemas,
+    // schemas: schemas,
     coerceTypes: true,
     messages: true,
     strict: true,
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export const ajv = new Ajv({
 });
 
 addFormats(ajv);
+ajv.addSchema(schemas);
 
 export function validateSchema<G extends object>(schema: string, data: G): G {
     const valid = ajv.validate(schema, data);
diff --git a/src/schemas/api/messages/Attachments.ts b/src/schemas/api/messages/Attachments.ts
index eb0d7194b..e10892c4a 100644
--- a/src/schemas/api/messages/Attachments.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/api/messages/Attachments.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import { PartialUser } from "@spacebar/schemas";
+import { base64str, float, PartialUser } from "@spacebar/schemas";
 
 export interface PublicAttachment {
     filename: string;
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ export interface PublicAttachment {
     placeholder?: string;
 
     // voice messages
-    duration_secs?: number;
-    waveform?: string; // base64 byte array
+    duration_secs?: float;
+    waveform?: base64str; // base64 byte array
 
     // clips
     title?: string; // clips only? Documentation kinda sucks...
diff --git a/src/schemas/uncategorised/MessageCreateSchema.ts b/src/schemas/uncategorised/MessageCreateSchema.ts
index 585b849ea..1ad0cc4a4 100644
--- a/src/schemas/uncategorised/MessageCreateSchema.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/uncategorised/MessageCreateSchema.ts
@@ -17,14 +17,27 @@
 */
 
 import { Snowflake } from "../Identifiers";
-import { InteractionType, AllowedMentions, MessageReference, ApplicationCommandType, BaseMessageComponents, Embed, PollAnswer, PollMedia, PublicUser } from "@spacebar/schemas";
+import {
+    InteractionType,
+    AllowedMentions,
+    MessageReference,
+    ApplicationCommandType,
+    BaseMessageComponents,
+    Embed,
+    PollAnswer,
+    PollMedia,
+    PublicUser,
+    float,
+    base64str,
+} from "@spacebar/schemas";
 
 export type BaseMessageCreateAttachment = {
     filename: string;
     title?: string; // clips only?
     description?: string; // alt text
-    duration_secs?: number; //flat
-    waveform?: string; //base64 byte array
+
+    duration_secs?: float; //flat
+    waveform?: base64str; //base64 byte array
 
     is_clip?: boolean;
     is_thumbnail?: boolean;