diff --git a/server/client.ts b/server/client.ts
index 66a408c0..049c0744 100644
--- a/server/client.ts
+++ b/server/client.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import inputs from "./plugins/inputs";
 import PublicClient from "./plugins/packages/publicClient";
 import SqliteMessageStorage from "./plugins/messageStorage/sqlite";
 import TextFileMessageStorage from "./plugins/messageStorage/text";
-import Network, {IgnoreListItem, NetworkWithIrcFramework} from "./models/network";
+import Network, {IgnoreListItem, NetworkConfig, NetworkWithIrcFramework} from "./models/network";
 import ClientManager from "./clientManager";
 import {MessageStorage, SearchQuery, SearchResponse} from "./plugins/messageStorage/types";
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Client {
 		[socketId: string]: {token: string; openChannel: number};
 	};
 	config!: UserConfig & {
-		networks?: Network[];
+		networks?: NetworkConfig[];
 	};
 	id!: number;
 	idMsg!: number;
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ class Client {
 
 	fileHash!: string;
 
-	constructor(manager: ClientManager, name?: string, config = {} as UserConfig) {
+	constructor(
+		manager: ClientManager,
+		name?: string,
+		config = {} as UserConfig & {networks: NetworkConfig[]}
+	) {
 		_.merge(this, {
 			awayMessage: "",
 			lastActiveChannel: -1,
diff --git a/server/clientManager.ts b/server/clientManager.ts
index 705fa432..d32081e3 100644
--- a/server/clientManager.ts
+++ b/server/clientManager.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import Auth from "./plugins/auth";
 import Client, {UserConfig} from "./client";
 import Config from "./config";
+import {NetworkConfig} from "./models/network";
 import WebPush from "./plugins/webpush";
 import log from "./log";
 import {Server} from "socket.io";
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ class ClientManager {
 
 		try {
 			const data = fs.readFileSync(userPath, "utf-8");
-			return JSON.parse(data) as UserConfig;
+			return JSON.parse(data) as UserConfig & {networks: NetworkConfig[]};
 		} catch (e: any) {
 			// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/restrict-template-expressions
 			log.error(`Failed to read user ${colors.bold(name)}: ${e}`);
diff --git a/server/models/chan.ts b/server/models/chan.ts
index 65a4067a..82be2152 100644
--- a/server/models/chan.ts
+++ b/server/models/chan.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ export type FilteredChannel = Chan & {
 	totalMessages: number;
 };
 
+export type ChanConfig = {
+	name: string;
+	key?: string;
+	muted?: boolean;
+	type?: string;
+};
+
 class Chan {
 	id: number;
 	messages: Msg[];
diff --git a/server/models/network.ts b/server/models/network.ts
index a47757f5..269a415e 100644
--- a/server/models/network.ts
+++ b/server/models/network.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import _ from "lodash";
 import {v4 as uuidv4} from "uuid";
 import IrcFramework, {Client as IRCClient} from "irc-framework";
-import Chan, {Channel, ChanType} from "./chan";
+import Chan, {ChanConfig, Channel, ChanType} from "./chan";
 import Msg, {MessageType} from "./msg";
 import Prefix from "./prefix";
 import Helper, {Hostmask} from "../helper";
@@ -67,6 +67,34 @@ export type NetworkWithIrcFramework = Network & {
 	};
 };
 
+export type NetworkConfig = {
+	nick: string;
+	name: string;
+	host: string;
+	port: number;
+	tls: boolean;
+	userDisconnected: boolean;
+	rejectUnauthorized: boolean;
+	password: string;
+	awayMessage: string;
+	commands: any[];
+	username: string;
+	realname: string;
+	leaveMessage: string;
+	sasl: string;
+	saslAccount: string;
+	saslPassword: string;
+	channels: ChanConfig[];
+	uuid: string;
+	proxyHost: string;
+	proxyPort: number;
+	proxyUsername: string;
+	proxyPassword: string;
+	proxyEnabled: boolean;
+	highlightRegex?: string;
+	ignoreList: any[];
+};
+
 class Network {
 	nick: string;
 	name: string;