diff --git a/src/commands/fix/npm-fix.mts b/src/commands/fix/npm-fix.mts
index b6ed16246..db4bd0ef3 100644
--- a/src/commands/fix/npm-fix.mts
+++ b/src/commands/fix/npm-fix.mts
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ import type {
   NodeClass,
 } from '../../shadow/npm/arborist/types.mts'
 import type { CResult } from '../../types.mts'
-import type { PURL_Type } from '../../utils/alert/artifact.mts'
 import type { EnvDetails } from '../../utils/package-environment.mts'
 import type { RangeStyle } from '../../utils/semver.mts'
 import type { PackageJson } from '@socketsecurity/registry/lib/packages'
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@ export async function npmFix(
     logger.indent()
     spinner?.indent()
 
-    if (getManifestData(partialPurlObj.type as PURL_Type, name)) {
+    if (getManifestData(partialPurlObj.type, name)) {
       debugFn(`found: Socket Optimize variant for ${name}`)
     }
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
diff --git a/src/commands/fix/pnpm-fix.mts b/src/commands/fix/pnpm-fix.mts
index 26d257ac3..e2dbb3061 100644
--- a/src/commands/fix/pnpm-fix.mts
+++ b/src/commands/fix/pnpm-fix.mts
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ import { idToPurl } from '../../utils/spec.mts'
 import type { SocketBranchParseResult } from './git.mts'
 import type { NodeClass } from '../../shadow/npm/arborist/types.mts'
 import type { CResult, StringKeyValueObject } from '../../types.mts'
-import type { PURL_Type } from '../../utils/alert/artifact.mts'
 import type { EnvDetails } from '../../utils/package-environment.mts'
 import type { RangeStyle } from '../../utils/semver.mts'
 import type { PackageJson } from '@socketsecurity/registry/lib/packages'
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ export async function pnpmFix(
     logger.indent()
     spinner?.indent()
 
-    if (getManifestData(partialPurlObj.type as PURL_Type, name)) {
+    if (getManifestData(partialPurlObj.type, name)) {
       debugFn(`found: Socket Optimize variant for ${name}`)
     }
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
diff --git a/src/utils/purl.mts b/src/utils/purl.mts
index 9f55753d9..47501c1e8 100644
--- a/src/utils/purl.mts
+++ b/src/utils/purl.mts
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
 import { PackageURL } from '@socketregistry/packageurl-js'
 
-import type { SocketArtifact } from './alert/artifact.mts'
+import type { PURL_Type, SocketArtifact } from './alert/artifact.mts'
 
-export function getPurlObject(purl: string | PackageURL | SocketArtifact) {
-  return typeof purl === 'string' ? PackageURL.fromString(purl) : purl
+export function getPurlObject(purl: string): PackageURL & { type: PURL_Type }
+export function getPurlObject(
+  purl: PackageURL,
+): PackageURL & { type: PURL_Type }
+export function getPurlObject(
+  purl: SocketArtifact,
+): SocketArtifact & { type: PURL_Type }
+export function getPurlObject(
+  purl: string | PackageURL | SocketArtifact,
+): (PackageURL | SocketArtifact) & { type: PURL_Type }
+export function getPurlObject(
+  purl: string | PackageURL | SocketArtifact,
+): (PackageURL | SocketArtifact) & { type: PURL_Type } {
+  return typeof purl === 'string'
+    ? (PackageURL.fromString(purl) as PackageURL & { type: PURL_Type })
+    : (purl as (PackageURL | SocketArtifact) & { type: PURL_Type })
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/socket-package-alert.mts b/src/utils/socket-package-alert.mts
index 51b15fa18..220a6885b 100644
--- a/src/utils/socket-package-alert.mts
+++ b/src/utils/socket-package-alert.mts
@@ -555,11 +555,7 @@ export function logAlertsMap(
     const pkgName = resolvePackageName(purlObj)
     const hyperlink = format.hyperlink(
       pkgName,
-      getSocketDevPackageOverviewUrl(
-        purlObj.type as PURL_Type,
-        pkgName,
-        purlObj.version,
-      ),
+      getSocketDevPackageOverviewUrl(purlObj.type, pkgName, purlObj.version),
     )
     const isAboveTheFold = aboveTheFoldPurls.has(purl)
     if (isAboveTheFold) {
diff --git a/src/utils/socket-url.mts b/src/utils/socket-url.mts
index e85092c21..96057a920 100644
--- a/src/utils/socket-url.mts
+++ b/src/utils/socket-url.mts
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ export function getSocketDevPackageOverviewUrlFromPurl(
 ): string {
   const purlObj = getPurlObject(purl)
   const fullName = getPkgFullNameFromPurl(purlObj)
-  return getSocketDevPackageOverviewUrl(
-    purlObj.type as PURL_Type,
-    fullName,
-    purlObj.version,
-  )
+  return getSocketDevPackageOverviewUrl(purlObj.type, fullName, purlObj.version)
 }
 
 export function getSocketDevPackageOverviewUrl(