diff --git a/packages/api/src/dwn-api.ts b/packages/api/src/dwn-api.ts
index 155cae9ce..11bccc120 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/dwn-api.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/dwn-api.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ export class DwnApi {
         const protocols = entries.map((entry: ProtocolsQueryReplyEntry) => {
           const metadata = { author: this.connectedDid, };
 
-          return new Protocol(this.agent, entry, metadata);
+          // FIXME: dwn-sdk-js actually returns the entire ProtocolsConfigure message,
+          //        but the type claims that it returns the message without authorization.
+          //        When dwn-sdk-js fixes the type, we should remove `as ProtocolsConfigureMessage`
+          return new Protocol(this.agent, entry as ProtocolsConfigureMessage, metadata);
         });
 
         return { protocols, status };
diff --git a/packages/api/src/record.ts b/packages/api/src/record.ts
index 1af6fe69e..a3a72e8fa 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/record.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/record.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export type RecordOptions = RecordsWriteMessage & {
 };
 
 export type RecordModel = RecordsWriteDescriptor
-  & Omit<RecordsWriteMessage, 'descriptor' | 'recordId'>
+  & Omit<RecordsWriteMessage, 'descriptor' | 'recordId' | 'authorization'>
   & {
     author: string;
     recordId?: string;