diff --git a/src/components/StarterPack/QrCode.tsx b/src/components/StarterPack/QrCode.tsx
index 515a9059ab..a6e3208fff 100644
--- a/src/components/StarterPack/QrCode.tsx
+++ b/src/components/StarterPack/QrCode.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 import {LinearGradientBackground} from '#/components/LinearGradientBackground'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+import * as atp from '#/types/atproto'
 
 const LazyViewShot = React.lazy(
   // @ts-expect-error dynamic import
@@ -30,7 +31,12 @@ export const QrCode = React.forwardRef<ViewShot, Props>(function QrCode(
 ) {
   const {record} = starterPack
 
-  if (!AppBskyGraphStarterpack.isRecord(record)) {
+  if (
+    !atp.dangerousIsType<AppBskyGraphStarterpack.Record>(
+      record,
+      AppBskyGraphStarterpack.isRecord,
+    )
+  ) {
     return null
   }