diff --git a/.changeset/brave-apes-carry.md b/.changeset/brave-apes-carry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcf9936606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brave-apes-carry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"medusa-core-utils": patch
+"@medusajs/medusa": patch
+---
+
+fix: getConfigFile typings
diff --git a/packages/medusa-core-utils/src/get-config-file.ts b/packages/medusa-core-utils/src/get-config-file.ts
index 02fd418ce4..3b0aa198a1 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-core-utils/src/get-config-file.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa-core-utils/src/get-config-file.ts
@@ -9,21 +9,20 @@ import { join } from "path"
 function getConfigFile<TConfig = unknown>(
   rootDir: string,
   configName: string
-): { configModule: TConfig; configFilePath: string } | { error: any } {
+): { configModule: TConfig; configFilePath: string, error?: any } {
   const configPath = join(rootDir, configName)
   let configFilePath = ``
   let configModule
+  let err
 
   try {
     configFilePath = require.resolve(configPath)
     configModule = require(configFilePath)
-  } catch (err) {
-    return {
-      error: err,
-    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    err = e
   }
 
-  return { configModule, configFilePath }
+  return { configModule, configFilePath, error: err }
 }
 
 export default getConfigFile
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/config.ts b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/config.ts
index 36352de6a3..ad9f2c5f9f 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/loaders/config.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/loaders/config.ts
@@ -20,13 +20,10 @@ export const handleConfigError = (error: Error): void => {
 }
 
 export default (rootDirectory: string): ConfigModule => {
-  const { configModule, error } = getConfigFile(
+  const { configModule, error } = getConfigFile<ConfigModule>(
     rootDirectory,
     `medusa-config`
-  ) as {
-    configModule: ConfigModule
-    error: Error | null
-  }
+  )
 
   if (error) {
     handleConfigError(error)