diff --git a/src/api/public/me/me.controller.ts b/src/api/public/me/me.controller.ts
index db5d48626..b445b0968 100644
--- a/src/api/public/me/me.controller.ts
+++ b/src/api/public/me/me.controller.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   Param,
   Put,
   UseGuards,
-  Request,
+  Req,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { HistoryEntryUpdateDto } from '../../../history/history-entry-update.dto';
 import { HistoryService } from '../../../history/history.service';
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class MeController {
 
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Get()
-  async getMe(@Request() req): Promise<UserInfoDto> {
+  async getMe(@Req() req): Promise<UserInfoDto> {
     return this.usersService.toUserDto(
       await this.usersService.getUserByUsername(req.user.userName),
     );
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class MeController {
 
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Get('history')
-  async getUserHistory(@Request() req): Promise<HistoryEntryDto[]> {
+  async getUserHistory(@Req() req): Promise<HistoryEntryDto[]> {
     const foundEntries = await this.historyService.getEntriesByUser(req.user);
     return await Promise.all(
       foundEntries.map(
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class MeController {
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Put('history/:note')
   async updateHistoryEntry(
-    @Request() req,
+    @Req() req,
     @Param('note') note: string,
     @Body() entryUpdateDto: HistoryEntryUpdateDto,
   ): Promise<HistoryEntryDto> {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class MeController {
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Delete('history/:note')
   @HttpCode(204)
-  deleteHistoryEntry(@Request() req, @Param('note') note: string) {
+  deleteHistoryEntry(@Req() req, @Param('note') note: string) {
     // ToDo: Check if user is allowed to delete note
     try {
       return this.historyService.deleteHistoryEntry(note, req.user);
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class MeController {
 
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Get('notes')
-  async getMyNotes(@Request() req): Promise<NoteMetadataDto[]> {
+  async getMyNotes(@Req() req): Promise<NoteMetadataDto[]> {
     const notes = this.notesService.getUserNotes(req.user);
     return await Promise.all(
       notes.map((note) => this.notesService.toNoteMetadataDto(note)),
diff --git a/src/api/public/media/media.controller.ts b/src/api/public/media/media.controller.ts
index 4520e6b91..730f5c35a 100644
--- a/src/api/public/media/media.controller.ts
+++ b/src/api/public/media/media.controller.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   NotFoundException,
   Param,
   Post,
-  Request,
+  Req,
   UnauthorizedException,
   UploadedFile,
   UseGuards,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class MediaController {
   @Post()
   @UseInterceptors(FileInterceptor('file'))
   async uploadMedia(
-    @Request() req,
+    @Req() req,
     @UploadedFile() file: MulterFile,
     @Headers('HedgeDoc-Note') noteId: string,
   ): Promise<MediaUploadUrlDto> {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class MediaController {
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Delete(':filename')
   async deleteMedia(
-    @Request() req,
+    @Req() req,
     @Param('filename') filename: string,
   ): Promise<void> {
     const username = req.user.userName;
diff --git a/src/api/public/notes/notes.controller.ts b/src/api/public/notes/notes.controller.ts
index da3baab93..dc110a288 100644
--- a/src/api/public/notes/notes.controller.ts
+++ b/src/api/public/notes/notes.controller.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   Param,
   Post,
   Put,
-  Request,
+  Req,
   UnauthorizedException,
   UseGuards,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Post()
   async createNote(
-    @Request() req,
+    @Req() req,
     @MarkdownBody() text: string,
   ): Promise<NoteDto> {
     // ToDo: provide user for createNoteDto
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias')
   async getNote(
-    @Request() req,
+    @Req() req,
     @Param('noteIdOrAlias') noteIdOrAlias: string,
   ): Promise<NoteDto> {
     let note: Note;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Post(':noteAlias')
   async createNamedNote(
-    @Request() req,
+    @Req() req,
     @Param('noteAlias') noteAlias: string,
     @MarkdownBody() text: string,
   ): Promise<NoteDto> {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Delete(':noteIdOrAlias')
   async deleteNote(
-    @Request() req,
+    @Req() req,
     @Param('noteIdOrAlias') noteIdOrAlias: string,
   ): Promise<void> {
     try {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Put(':noteIdOrAlias')
   async updateNote(
-    @Request() req,
+    @Req() req,
     @Param('noteIdOrAlias') noteIdOrAlias: string,
     @MarkdownBody() text: string,
   ): Promise<NoteDto> {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/content')
   @Header('content-type', 'text/markdown')
   async getNoteContent(
-    @Request() req,
+    @Req() req,
     @Param('noteIdOrAlias') noteIdOrAlias: string,
   ): Promise<string> {
     try {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata')
   async getNoteMetadata(
-    @Request() req,
+    @Req() req,
     @Param('noteIdOrAlias') noteIdOrAlias: string,
   ): Promise<NoteMetadataDto> {
     try {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Put(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata/permissions')
   async updateNotePermissions(
-    @Request() req,
+    @Req() req,
     @Param('noteIdOrAlias') noteIdOrAlias: string,
     @Body() updateDto: NotePermissionsUpdateDto,
   ): Promise<NotePermissionsDto> {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/revisions')
   async getNoteRevisions(
-    @Request() req,
+    @Req() req,
     @Param('noteIdOrAlias') noteIdOrAlias: string,
   ): Promise<RevisionMetadataDto[]> {
     try {
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/revisions/:revisionId')
   async getNoteRevision(
-    @Request() req,
+    @Req() req,
     @Param('noteIdOrAlias') noteIdOrAlias: string,
     @Param('revisionId') revisionId: number,
   ): Promise<RevisionDto> {