diff --git a/server/src/types/network.ts b/server/src/types/network.ts
index 3269806d8..19f063cc6 100644
--- a/server/src/types/network.ts
+++ b/server/src/types/network.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
 	CheckNetworkInterfaceInfo,
 	GotTimings,
 	ILighthouseAudit,
+	DnsRecordType,
 	Monitor,
 	MonitorMatchMethod,
 	MonitorType,
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ export interface WebSocketStatusPayload {
 export interface DNSStatusPayload {
 	hostname: string;
 	dnsServer: string;
-	recordType: string;
+	recordType: DnsRecordType;
 	resolved: boolean;
 	results: unknown;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/validation/monitorValidation.ts b/server/src/validation/monitorValidation.ts
index 0960e8099..882c7353a 100644
--- a/server/src/validation/monitorValidation.ts
+++ b/server/src/validation/monitorValidation.ts
@@ -20,12 +20,7 @@ export const getMonitorByIdQueryValidation = z.object({
 export const getMonitorsByTeamIdParamValidation = z.object({});
 
 export const getMonitorsByTeamIdQueryValidation = z.object({
-	type: z
-		.union([
-			z.enum(["http", "ping", "pagespeed", "docker", "hardware", "port", "game", "grpc", "websocket"]),
-			z.array(z.enum(["http", "ping", "pagespeed", "docker", "hardware", "port", "game", "grpc", "websocket"])),
-		])
-		.optional(),
+	type: z.union([z.enum(MonitorTypes), z.array(z.enum(MonitorTypes))]).optional(),
 	filter: z.union([z.string(), z.literal("")]).optional(),
 });
 
@@ -36,12 +31,7 @@ export const getMonitorsWithChecksQueryValidation = z.object({
 	filter: z.union([z.string(), z.literal("")]).optional(),
 	field: z.string().optional(),
 	order: z.enum(["asc", "desc"]).optional(),
-	type: z
-		.union([
-			z.enum(["http", "ping", "pagespeed", "docker", "hardware", "port", "game", "grpc", "websocket"]),
-			z.array(z.enum(["http", "ping", "pagespeed", "docker", "hardware", "port", "game", "grpc", "websocket"])),
-		])
-		.optional(),
+	type: z.union([z.enum(MonitorTypes), z.array(z.enum(MonitorTypes))]).optional(),
 	explain: booleanCoercion.optional(),
 });