diff --git a/src/game/game.service.ts b/src/game/game.service.ts
index 4863cf067d2133cc428da74bb80b1ed6448bff41..9d0244a4c523d1759818439d5f915f206af4aebe 100644
--- a/src/game/game.service.ts
+++ b/src/game/game.service.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   ObjectivePointEntity,
   ObjectivePoint_HistoryEntity,
 } from './game.entity';
-import { GameDTO, FlagboxEventDTO, GameStateDTO } from './game.dto';
+import { GameDTO, FlagboxEventDTO, GameStateDTO, newGameDTO } from './game.dto';
 import { PersonEntity } from '../user/user.entity';
 import { FactionEntity } from '../faction/faction.entity';
 import { NotificationGateway } from '../notifications/notifications.gateway';
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class GameService {
     private tickService: TickService,
   ) {}
   // create a new game
-  async createNewGame(personId: PersonEntity, gameData: GameDTO) {
+  async createNewGame(personId: PersonEntity, gameData: newGameDTO) {
     // checks if a game with the same name exists already
     if (await this.gameRepository.findOne({ name: gameData.name })) {
       throw new HttpException('Game already exists', HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);