diff --git a/src/controllers/agent/AgentController.ts b/src/controllers/agent/AgentController.ts
index 3c8b4fa9..cb203190 100644
--- a/src/controllers/agent/AgentController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/agent/AgentController.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export class AgentController extends Controller {
       }
 
       if (!keyToUse) {
-        throw new Error('Unable to construct signing key.')
+        throw new Error('Unable to construct signing key. ')
       }
 
       const signature = await request.agent.context.wallet.sign({
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class AgentController extends Controller {
   @Post('/credential/verify')
   public async verifyCredential(
     @Request() request: Req,
-    @Body() credentialToVerify: SafeW3cJsonLdVerifyCredentialOptions,
+    @Body() credentialToVerify: SafeW3cJsonLdVerifyCredentialOptions | any,
   ) {
     try {
       const { credential, ...credentialOptions } = credentialToVerify