diff --git a/excalidraw-app/collab/Portal.tsx b/excalidraw-app/collab/Portal.tsx
index 67542b0f..74ef27a0 100644
--- a/excalidraw-app/collab/Portal.tsx
+++ b/excalidraw-app/collab/Portal.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { newElementWith } from "../../packages/excalidraw/element/mutateElement"
 import { BroadcastedExcalidrawElement } from "./reconciliation";
 import { encryptData } from "../../packages/excalidraw/data/encryption";
 import { PRECEDING_ELEMENT_KEY } from "../../packages/excalidraw/constants";
-import { Socket } from "socket.io-client";
+import type { Socket } from "socket.io-client";
 
 class Portal {
   collab: TCollabClass;
diff --git a/excalidraw-app/data/firebase.ts b/excalidraw-app/data/firebase.ts
index 420f457f..f37fbbd8 100644
--- a/excalidraw-app/data/firebase.ts
+++ b/excalidraw-app/data/firebase.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { MIME_TYPES } from "../../packages/excalidraw/constants";
 import { reconcileElements } from "../collab/reconciliation";
 import { getSyncableElements, SyncableExcalidrawElement } from ".";
 import { ResolutionType } from "../../packages/excalidraw/utility-types";
-import { Socket } from "socket.io-client";
+import type { Socket } from "socket.io-client";
 
 // private
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------