diff --git a/app/lib/methods/getRoomInfo.js b/app/lib/methods/getRoomInfo.ts
similarity index 77%
rename from app/lib/methods/getRoomInfo.js
rename to app/lib/methods/getRoomInfo.ts
index 24c061aa04..b74dbaca19 100644
--- a/app/lib/methods/getRoomInfo.js
+++ b/app/lib/methods/getRoomInfo.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import { IRoom } from '../../definitions';
 import { getSubscriptionByRoomId } from '../database/services/Subscription';
 import RocketChat from '../rocketchat';
 
-const getRoomInfo = async rid => {
+const getRoomInfo = async (rid: string): Promise<Pick<IRoom, 'rid' | 'name' | 'fname' | 't'> | null> => {
 	let result;
 	result = await getSubscriptionByRoomId(rid);
 	if (result) {
diff --git a/app/views/SearchMessagesView/index.tsx b/app/views/SearchMessagesView/index.tsx
index b1b8c1ed93..2da0c7a626 100644
--- a/app/views/SearchMessagesView/index.tsx
+++ b/app/views/SearchMessagesView/index.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { isIOS } from '../../utils/deviceInfo';
 import { compareServerVersion } from '../../lib/utils';
 import styles from './styles';
 import { InsideStackParamList, ChatsStackParamList } from '../../stacks/types';
+import { IRoom } from '../../definitions';
 import { IEmoji } from '../../definitions/IEmoji';
 
 const QUERY_SIZE = 50;
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ class SearchMessagesView extends React.Component<ISearchMessagesViewProps, ISear
 
 	private encrypted: boolean | undefined;
 
-	private room: { rid: any; name: any; fname: any; t: any } | null | undefined;
+	private room: Pick<IRoom, 'rid' | 'name' | 'fname' | 't'> | null | undefined;
 
 	static navigationOptions = ({ navigation, route }: INavigationOption) => {
 		const options: StackNavigationOptions = {