diff --git a/lib/utils/avatar-utils.js b/lib/utils/avatar-utils.js
index be56c1736..474ba0d71 100644
--- a/lib/utils/avatar-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/avatar-utils.js
@@ -1,47 +1,49 @@
 // @flow
 
 import t from 'tcomb';
 import type { TUnion, TInterface } from 'tcomb';
 
 import { tShape, tString, tID } from './validation-utils.js';
 import {
   type ImageAvatarDBContent,
   type UpdateUserAvatarRemoveRequest,
   type UpdateUserAvatarRequest,
   emojiAvatarDBContentValidator,
   ensAvatarDBContentValidator,
+  farcasterAvatarDBContentValidator,
 } from '../types/avatar-types.js';
 
 const imageAvatarDBContentValidator: TInterface<ImageAvatarDBContent> = tShape({
   type: tString('image'),
   uploadID: tID,
 });
 
 const encryptedImageAvatarDBContentValidator: TInterface<ImageAvatarDBContent> =
   tShape({
     type: tString('encrypted_image'),
     uploadID: tID,
   });
 
 const updateUserAvatarRemoveRequestValidator: TInterface<UpdateUserAvatarRemoveRequest> =
   tShape({
     type: tString('remove'),
   });
 
 const updateUserAvatarRequestValidator: TUnion<UpdateUserAvatarRequest> =
   t.union([
     emojiAvatarDBContentValidator,
     imageAvatarDBContentValidator,
     encryptedImageAvatarDBContentValidator,
     ensAvatarDBContentValidator,
+    farcasterAvatarDBContentValidator,
     updateUserAvatarRemoveRequestValidator,
   ]);
 
 export {
   emojiAvatarDBContentValidator,
   imageAvatarDBContentValidator,
   encryptedImageAvatarDBContentValidator,
   ensAvatarDBContentValidator,
   updateUserAvatarRemoveRequestValidator,
   updateUserAvatarRequestValidator,
 };