diff --git a/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.ts b/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.ts
index db97e18dec..18479f05f0 100644
--- a/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.ts
@@ -1017,12 +1017,11 @@ export class CliRepl implements MongoshIOProvider {
   }
 
   async isTlsKeyFilePasswordMissingURI(
-    searchParams: ReturnType<
-      typeof ConnectionString.prototype.typedSearchParams<DevtoolsConnectOptions>
-    >
+    searchParams: unknown
   ): Promise<boolean> {
-    const tlsCertificateKeyFile = searchParams.get('tlsCertificateKeyFile');
-    const tlsCertificateKeyFilePassword = searchParams.get(
+    const searchMap = searchParams as Map<keyof DevtoolsConnectOptions, string>;
+    const tlsCertificateKeyFile = searchMap.get('tlsCertificateKeyFile');
+    const tlsCertificateKeyFilePassword = searchMap.get(
       'tlsCertificateKeyFilePassword'
     );