diff --git a/sdk/nextjs/src/client/useVariableValue.ts b/sdk/nextjs/src/client/useVariableValue.ts
index 106a70c64..4ce7ad549 100644
--- a/sdk/nextjs/src/client/useVariableValue.ts
+++ b/sdk/nextjs/src/client/useVariableValue.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 'use client'
 import { DevCycleClient } from '@devcycle/js-client-sdk'
 import { useContext, use } from 'react'
-import { VariableDefinitions, VariableKey } from '@devcycle/types'
+import {
+    InferredVariableType,
+    VariableDefinitions,
+    VariableKey,
+} from '@devcycle/types'
 import { DVCVariable } from '@devcycle/js-client-sdk'
 import { DevCycleProviderContext } from './internal/context'
 import { useRerenderOnVariableChange } from './internal/useRerenderOnVariableChange'
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ export const useVariableValue = <
 >(
     key: K,
     defaultValue: ValueType,
-): DVCVariable<ValueType>['value'] => {
+): InferredVariableType<K, ValueType> => {
     return useVariable(key, defaultValue).value
 }
 
diff --git a/sdk/nextjs/src/server/getVariableValue.ts b/sdk/nextjs/src/server/getVariableValue.ts
index 21c8056f1..031d2a57a 100644
--- a/sdk/nextjs/src/server/getVariableValue.ts
+++ b/sdk/nextjs/src/server/getVariableValue.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { getClient } from './requestContext'
 import {
+    InferredVariableType,
     VariableDefinitions,
     VariableKey,
     VariableTypeAlias,
@@ -8,7 +9,10 @@ import {
 export async function getVariableValue<
     K extends VariableKey,
     ValueType extends VariableDefinitions[K],
->(key: K, defaultValue: ValueType): Promise<VariableTypeAlias<ValueType>> {
+>(
+    key: K,
+    defaultValue: ValueType,
+): Promise<InferredVariableType<K, ValueType>> {
     const client = getClient()
     if (!client) {
         console.error(