diff --git a/src/app/api/resilience/reset/route.ts b/src/app/api/resilience/reset/route.ts
index 659d39df00..3ee4e94aea 100644
--- a/src/app/api/resilience/reset/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/resilience/reset/route.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@ export async function POST() {
       resetCount,
       message: `Reset ${resetCount} circuit breaker(s)`,
     });
-  } catch (err: any) {
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to reset resilience state";
     console.error("[API] POST /api/resilience/reset error:", err);
-    return NextResponse.json(
-      { error: err.message || "Failed to reset resilience state" },
-      { status: 500 }
-    );
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: message }, { status: 500 });
   }
 }