diff --git a/web/src/components/blocks/FeaturedBlock.tsx b/web/src/components/blocks/FeaturedBlock.tsx
index 51d0222..cefb1d2 100644
--- a/web/src/components/blocks/FeaturedBlock.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/blocks/FeaturedBlock.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,17 @@ import Link from "next/link";
 import Image from "../general/Image";
 import styles from "./featuredBlock.module.scss";
 
-export const FeaturedBlock = ({ block }: { block: FeaturedBlockType }) => {
+// the 'text' field has been aliased to 'featuredBlockText' and i'm
+// using codegen the wrong way. let's specify the field here and move on
+type FeaturedBlockTypeWithAlias = FeaturedBlockType & {
+  featuredBlockText: string;
+};
+
+export const FeaturedBlock = ({
+  block,
+}: {
+  block: FeaturedBlockTypeWithAlias;
+}) => {
   const image = !!block.featuredImageOverride
     ? block.featuredImageOverride
     : null;
@@ -20,7 +30,6 @@ export const FeaturedBlock = ({ block }: { block: FeaturedBlockType }) => {
       </div>
       {image && (
         <div className={styles.image}>
-          {" "}
           <Image
             src={image.url}
             alt={image.alt ?? ""}