diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/shared/discussion/MentionDropdown.svelte.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/shared/discussion/MentionDropdown.svelte.test.ts
index c261a9d3..0b9e24f8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/shared/discussion/MentionDropdown.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/shared/discussion/MentionDropdown.svelte.test.ts
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@ type Person = components['schemas']['Person'];
 
 afterEach(cleanup);
 
-const makePerson = (id: string, name: string, overrides: Partial<Person> = {}): Person =>
-	({
+const makePerson = (id: string, name: string, overrides: Partial<Person> = {}): Person => {
+	const parts = name.split(' ');
+	return {
 		id,
-		firstName: name.split(' ')[0] ?? null,
-		lastName: name.split(' ').slice(1).join(' ') || name,
+		firstName: parts[0],
+		lastName: parts.slice(1).join(' ') || name,
 		displayName: name,
 		personType: 'PERSON',
 		familyMember: false,
-		birthYear: null,
-		deathYear: null,
 		...overrides
-	}) as unknown as Person;
+	};
+};
 
 type DropdownState = {
 	items: Person[];
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/shared/discussion/PersonMentionEditor.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/shared/discussion/PersonMentionEditor.svelte.spec.ts
index a7f49bd5..02f66852 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/shared/discussion/PersonMentionEditor.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/shared/discussion/PersonMentionEditor.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -26,17 +26,21 @@ const AUGUSTE: Person = {
 	firstName: 'Auguste',
 	lastName: 'Raddatz',
 	displayName: 'Auguste Raddatz',
+	personType: 'PERSON',
+	familyMember: false,
 	birthYear: 1882,
 	deathYear: 1944
-} as unknown as Person;
+};
 
 const ANNA: Person = {
 	id: 'p-anna',
 	firstName: 'Anna',
 	lastName: 'Schmidt',
 	displayName: 'Anna Schmidt',
+	personType: 'PERSON',
+	familyMember: false,
 	birthYear: 1860
-} as unknown as Person;
+};
 
 function mockFetchWithPersons(persons: Person[] = [AUGUSTE, ANNA]) {
 	vi.stubGlobal(