diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 27179e7a..9ae068d8 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export type DailyNonFatalErrorType =
 export type DailyNetworkTopology = 'sfu' | 'peer';
 
 export interface DailyParticipantsObject {
-  local: DailyParticipant;
+  local?: DailyParticipant;
   [id: string]: DailyParticipant;
 }