diff --git a/src/common/application-update/application-update-status-channel.injectable.ts b/src/common/application-update/application-update-status-channel.injectable.ts
index 552b6ec6fe..1f68ab12ae 100644
--- a/src/common/application-update/application-update-status-channel.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/common/application-update/application-update-status-channel.injectable.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export type ApplicationUpdateStatusEventId =
       | "download-for-update-failed";
 
 export interface ApplicationUpdateStatusChannelMessage { eventId: ApplicationUpdateStatusEventId; version?: string }
-export type ApplicationUpdateStatusChannel = Channel<ApplicationUpdateStatusChannelMessage, never>;
+export type ApplicationUpdateStatusChannel = Channel<ApplicationUpdateStatusChannelMessage>;
 
 const applicationUpdateStatusChannelInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "application-update-status-channel",
diff --git a/src/common/ask-boolean/ask-boolean-answer-channel.injectable.ts b/src/common/ask-boolean/ask-boolean-answer-channel.injectable.ts
index dfe2a7d2a2..abdaa31a53 100644
--- a/src/common/ask-boolean/ask-boolean-answer-channel.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/common/ask-boolean/ask-boolean-answer-channel.injectable.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import type { Channel } from "../channel/channel-injection-token";
 import { channelInjectionToken } from "../channel/channel-injection-token";
 
-type AskBooleanAnswerChannel = Channel<{ id: string; value: boolean }, never>;
+type AskBooleanAnswerChannel = Channel<{ id: string; value: boolean }>;
 
 const askBooleanAnswerChannelInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "ask-boolean-answer-channel",
diff --git a/src/common/ask-boolean/ask-boolean-question-channel.injectable.ts b/src/common/ask-boolean/ask-boolean-question-channel.injectable.ts
index 63e9cdfb39..10cdf4511e 100644
--- a/src/common/ask-boolean/ask-boolean-question-channel.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/common/ask-boolean/ask-boolean-question-channel.injectable.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { Channel } from "../channel/channel-injection-token";
 import { channelInjectionToken } from "../channel/channel-injection-token";
 
 export interface AskBooleanQuestionParameters { id: string; title: string; question: string }
-export type AskBooleanQuestionChannel = Channel<AskBooleanQuestionParameters, never>;
+export type AskBooleanQuestionChannel = Channel<AskBooleanQuestionParameters>;
 
 const askBooleanQuestionChannelInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "ask-boolean-question-channel",
diff --git a/src/common/channel/channel-injection-token.ts b/src/common/channel/channel-injection-token.ts
index 5d5da231c9..be62efef4f 100644
--- a/src/common/channel/channel-injection-token.ts
+++ b/src/common/channel/channel-injection-token.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import { getInjectionToken } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 
-export interface Channel<MessageTemplate, ReturnTemplate> {
+export interface Channel<MessageTemplate = void, ReturnTemplate = void> {
   id: string;
   _messageTemplate?: MessageTemplate;
   _returnTemplate?: ReturnTemplate;
diff --git a/src/common/channel/channel.test.ts b/src/common/channel/channel.test.ts
index 102567dbb9..b64eb4349a 100644
--- a/src/common/channel/channel.test.ts
+++ b/src/common/channel/channel.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import createLensWindowInjectable from "../../main/start-main-application/lens-w
 import type { Channel } from "./channel-injection-token";
 import closeAllWindowsInjectable from "../../main/start-main-application/lens-window/hide-all-windows/close-all-windows.injectable";
 
-type TestChannel = Channel<string, never>;
+type TestChannel = Channel<string>;
 
 describe("channel", () => {
   describe("messaging from main to renderer, given listener for channel in a window and application has started", () => {
diff --git a/src/common/front-end-routing/app-navigation-channel.injectable.ts b/src/common/front-end-routing/app-navigation-channel.injectable.ts
index 95bf8db771..7a0d9436cd 100644
--- a/src/common/front-end-routing/app-navigation-channel.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/common/front-end-routing/app-navigation-channel.injectable.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { Channel } from "../channel/channel-injection-token";
 import { channelInjectionToken } from "../channel/channel-injection-token";
 import { IpcRendererNavigationEvents } from "../../renderer/navigation/events";
 
-export type AppNavigationChannel = Channel<string, never>;
+export type AppNavigationChannel = Channel<string>;
 
 const appNavigationChannelInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "app-navigation-channel",
diff --git a/src/common/front-end-routing/cluster-frame-navigation-channel.injectable.ts b/src/common/front-end-routing/cluster-frame-navigation-channel.injectable.ts
index cc8704d65e..fa72cf2372 100644
--- a/src/common/front-end-routing/cluster-frame-navigation-channel.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/common/front-end-routing/cluster-frame-navigation-channel.injectable.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { Channel } from "../channel/channel-injection-token";
 import { channelInjectionToken } from "../channel/channel-injection-token";
 import { IpcRendererNavigationEvents } from "../../renderer/navigation/events";
 
-export type ClusterFrameNavigationChannel = Channel<string, never>;
+export type ClusterFrameNavigationChannel = Channel<string>;
 
 const clusterFrameNavigationChannelInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "cluster-frame-navigation-channel",
diff --git a/src/common/root-frame-rendered-channel/root-frame-rendered-channel.injectable.ts b/src/common/root-frame-rendered-channel/root-frame-rendered-channel.injectable.ts
index 189c582ca0..dc7471ed23 100644
--- a/src/common/root-frame-rendered-channel/root-frame-rendered-channel.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/common/root-frame-rendered-channel/root-frame-rendered-channel.injectable.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import type { Channel } from "../channel/channel-injection-token";
 import { channelInjectionToken } from "../channel/channel-injection-token";
 
-export type RootFrameRenderedChannel = Channel<void, never>;
+export type RootFrameRenderedChannel = Channel;
 
 const rootFrameRenderedChannelInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "root-frame-rendered-channel",
diff --git a/src/common/sync-box/sync-box-channel.injectable.ts b/src/common/sync-box/sync-box-channel.injectable.ts
index 15a090d002..7b9262f607 100644
--- a/src/common/sync-box/sync-box-channel.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/common/sync-box/sync-box-channel.injectable.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import type { Channel } from "../channel/channel-injection-token";
 import { channelInjectionToken } from "../channel/channel-injection-token";
 
-export type SyncBoxChannel = Channel<{ id: string; value: unknown }, never>;
+export type SyncBoxChannel = Channel<{ id: string; value: unknown }>;
 
 const syncBoxChannelInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "sync-box-channel",