diff --git a/neode-ui/src/services/contextBroker.ts b/neode-ui/src/services/contextBroker.ts
index f8b89ad6..d09bfd41 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/services/contextBroker.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/services/contextBroker.ts
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@ export class ContextBroker {
       if (s.scope === 'peers') {
         const byOnion = new Map<string, ArchyContentItem[]>()
         for (const it of items) {
-          const onion = typeof (it as { peer?: unknown }).peer === 'string' ? (it as { peer: string }).peer : ''
+          const peer: unknown = (it as { peer?: unknown }).peer
+          const onion = typeof peer === 'string' ? peer : ''
           if (!onion) continue
           byOnion.set(onion, [...(byOnion.get(onion) ?? []), it])
         }