diff --git a/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils.go b/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils.go
index 6a8a90280b..d732ba7556 100644
--- a/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils.go
+++ b/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils.go
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ func Paginator[Tobj any, Treq any, Tres PaginatorResponse[Tobj]](
 	req PaginatorRequest[Treq, Tres],
 	opts PaginatorOptions,
 ) ([]Tobj, error) {
+	var bfreq, cfreq interface{}
 	fetchOffset := func(page int32) (Tres, error) {
-		req.Page(page)
-		req.PageSize(int32(opts.PageSize))
-		res, _, err := req.Execute()
+		bfreq = req.Page(page)
+		cfreq = bfreq.(PaginatorRequest[Treq, Tres]).PageSize(int32(opts.PageSize))
+		res, _, err := cfreq.(PaginatorRequest[Treq, Tres]).Execute()
 		if err != nil {
 			opts.Logger.WithError(err).WithField("page", page).Warning("failed to fetch page")
 		}
diff --git a/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils_test.go b/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac751f943a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package ak
+
+// func Test_PaginatorCompile(t *testing.T) {
+// 	req := api.ApiCoreUsersListRequest{}
+// 	Paginator(req, PaginatorOptions{
+// 		PageSize: 100,
+// 	})
+// }
+
+// func Test_PaginatorCompileExplicit(t *testing.T) {
+// 	req := api.ApiCoreUsersListRequest{}
+// 	Paginator[
+// 		api.User,
+// 		api.ApiCoreUsersListRequest,
+// 		*api.PaginatedUserList,
+// 	](req, PaginatorOptions{
+// 		PageSize: 100,
+// 	})
+// }
+
+// func Test_PaginatorCompileOther(t *testing.T) {
+// 	req := api.ApiOutpostsProxyListRequest{}
+// 	Paginator(req, PaginatorOptions{
+// 		PageSize: 100,
+// 	})
+// }