diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/i/update.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/i/update.ts
index 91f871a952..c22cbe5d4b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/i/update.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/i/update.ts
@@ -589,12 +589,15 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 	// these two methods need to be kept in sync with
 	// `ApRendererService.renderPerson`
 	private userNeedsPublishing(oldUser: MiLocalUser, newUser: Partial<MiUser>): boolean {
-		for (const field of ['avatarId', 'bannerId', 'backgroundId', 'isBot', 'username', 'name', 'isLocked', 'isExplorable', 'isCat', 'noindex', 'speakAsCat', 'movedToUri', 'alsoKnownAs', 'hideOnlineStatus', 'enableRss'] as (keyof MiUser)[]) {
+		const basicFields: (keyof MiUser)[] = ['avatarId', 'bannerId', 'backgroundId', 'isBot', 'username', 'name', 'isLocked', 'isExplorable', 'isCat', 'noindex', 'speakAsCat', 'movedToUri', 'alsoKnownAs', 'hideOnlineStatus', 'enableRss'];
+		for (const field of basicFields) {
 			if ((field in newUser) && oldUser[field] !== newUser[field]) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
-		for (const arrayField of ['emojis', 'tags'] as (keyof MiUser)[]) {
+
+		const arrayFields: (keyof MiUser)[] = ['emojis', 'tags'];
+		for (const arrayField of arrayFields) {
 			if ((arrayField in newUser) !== (arrayField in oldUser)) {
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -604,7 +607,7 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 			if (!Array.isArray(oldArray) || !Array.isArray(newArray)) {
 				return true;
 			}
-			if (oldArray.join("\0") !== newArray.join("\0")) {
+			if (oldArray.join('\0') !== newArray.join('\0')) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -612,12 +615,15 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 	}
 
 	private profileNeedsPublishing(oldProfile: MiUserProfile, newProfile: Partial<MiUserProfile>): boolean {
-		for (const field of ['description', 'followedMessage', 'birthday', 'location', 'listenbrainz'] as (keyof MiUserProfile)[]) {
+		const basicFields: (keyof MiUserProfile)[] = ['description', 'followedMessage', 'birthday', 'location', 'listenbrainz'];
+		for (const field of basicFields) {
 			if ((field in newProfile) && oldProfile[field] !== newProfile[field]) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
-		for (const arrayField of ['fields'] as (keyof MiUserProfile)[]) {
+
+		const arrayFields: (keyof MiUserProfile)[] = ['fields'];
+		for (const arrayField of arrayFields) {
 			if ((arrayField in newProfile) !== (arrayField in oldProfile)) {
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -627,7 +633,7 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 			if (!Array.isArray(oldArray) || !Array.isArray(newArray)) {
 				return true;
 			}
-			if (oldArray.join("\0") !== newArray.join("\0")) {
+			if (oldArray.join('\0') !== newArray.join('\0')) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}