diff --git a/.nuxtrc b/.nuxtrc
index 2ad658a79..a0351a8db 100644
--- a/.nuxtrc
+++ b/.nuxtrc
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 modules[]=@nuxt/test-utils/module
 modules[]=@nuxt/image
+typescript.tsConfig.compilerOptions.noUncheckedIndexedAccess=true
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/NuxtImg.vue b/src/runtime/components/NuxtImg.vue
index 92b361da8..5ba4a44ed 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/NuxtImg.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/NuxtImg.vue
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ onMounted(() => {
   if (placeholder.value) {
     const img = new Image()
 
-    img.src = mainSrc.value
+    if (mainSrc.value) {
+      img.src = mainSrc.value
+    }
 
     if (props.sizes) {
       img.sizes = sizes.value.sizes || ''
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/NuxtPicture.vue b/src/runtime/components/NuxtPicture.vue
index 0c17a94cd..888a310bc 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/NuxtPicture.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/NuxtPicture.vue
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const legacyFormat = computed(() => {
   return isTransparent.value ? 'png' : 'jpeg'
 })
 
-type Source = { src: string, srcset?: string, type?: string, sizes?: string }
+type Source = { src?: string, srcset?: string, type?: string, sizes?: string }
 
 const sources = computed<Source[]>(() => {
   const formats = props.format?.split(',') || (originalFormat.value === 'svg' ? ['svg'] : ($img.options.format?.length ? [...$img.options.format] : ['webp']))
diff --git a/src/runtime/image.ts b/src/runtime/image.ts
index 4f8172736..b7742ba58 100644
--- a/src/runtime/image.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/image.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ function resolveImage(ctx: ImageCTX, input: string, options: ImageOptions): Reso
   if (!provider.supportsAlias) {
     for (const base in ctx.options.alias) {
       if (input.startsWith(base)) {
-        input = joinURL(ctx.options.alias[base], input.substr(base.length))
+        const alias = ctx.options.alias[base]
+        if (alias) {
+          input = joinURL(alias, input.slice(base.length))
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -168,7 +171,8 @@ function getSizes(ctx: ImageCTX, input: string, opts: ImageSizesOptions): ImageS
     // 'densities path'
     for (const density of densities) {
       const key = Object.keys(sizes)[0]
-      let variant = getSizesVariant(key, String(sizes[key]), height, hwRatio, ctx)
+
+      let variant = key ? getSizesVariant(key, String(sizes[key]), height, hwRatio, ctx) : undefined
 
       // unable to resolve variant, fallback to default modifiers
       if (variant === undefined) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/providers/awsAmplify.ts b/src/runtime/providers/awsAmplify.ts
index 4905d7389..eb5f668c5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/providers/awsAmplify.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/providers/awsAmplify.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { ProviderGetImage } from '../../module'
 
 export const getImage: ProviderGetImage = (src, { modifiers, baseURL = '/_amplify/image' } = {}, ctx) => {
   const validWidths = Object.values(ctx.options.screens || {}).sort((a, b) => a - b)
-  const largestWidth = validWidths[validWidths.length - 1]
+  const largestWidth = validWidths[validWidths.length - 1] || 0
   let width = Number(modifiers?.width || 0)
 
   if (!width) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/providers/hygraph.ts b/src/runtime/providers/hygraph.ts
index fc1816a30..8d50e376f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/providers/hygraph.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/providers/hygraph.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export function splitUpURL(url: string, baseURL: string) {
 
   // get baseId
   // -> cltsj3mii0pvd07vwb5cyh1ig
+  // @ts-expect-error fixing in separate PR
   const baseId = bothIds.split('/')[0]
 
   // get imageId
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export function optimizeHygraphImage(baseURL: string, url: string, optimizations
   }
 
   const optim = `${optimBase}=${optimList.join(',')}`
+  // @ts-expect-error fixing in separate PR
   const result = joinURL(baseURL, baseId, optim, quality, imageFormat, imageId)
 
   return result
diff --git a/src/runtime/providers/vercel.ts b/src/runtime/providers/vercel.ts
index e406bb0d9..dc0feb7aa 100644
--- a/src/runtime/providers/vercel.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/providers/vercel.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { ProviderGetImage } from '../../module'
 
 export const getImage: ProviderGetImage = (src, { modifiers, baseURL = '/_vercel/image' } = {}, ctx) => {
   const validWidths = Object.values(ctx.options.screens || {}).sort((a, b) => a - b)
-  const largestWidth = validWidths[validWidths.length - 1]
+  const largestWidth = validWidths[validWidths.length - 1] || 0
   let width = Number(modifiers?.width || 0)
 
   if (!width) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/utils/index.ts b/src/runtime/utils/index.ts
index bcb58377f..b7a33510c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/utils/index.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function createOperationsGenerator({ formatter, keyMap, joinWith = '/', v
       .map(([key, value]) => {
         const mapper = map[key]
         if (typeof mapper === 'function') {
-          value = mapper(modifiers[key])
+          value = mapper(modifiers[key]!)
         }
 
         key = typeof keyMap === 'function' ? keyMap(key) : key
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ export function parseSizes(input: Record<string, string | number> | string): Rec
     for (const entry of input.split(/[\s,]+/).filter(e => e)) {
       const s = entry.split(':')
       if (s.length !== 2) {
-        sizes['1px'] = s[0].trim()
+        sizes['1px'] = s[0]!.trim()
       }
       else {
-        sizes[s[0].trim()] = s[1].trim()
+        sizes[s[0]!.trim()] = s[1]!.trim()
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/runtime/utils/prerender.ts b/src/runtime/utils/prerender.ts
index 954acd349..dfc018c1a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/utils/prerender.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/utils/prerender.ts
@@ -8,16 +8,12 @@ export function prerenderStaticImages(src = '', srcset = '') {
 
   const paths = [
     src,
-    ...srcset.split(', ').map(s => s.trim().split(' ')[0].trim()),
+    ...srcset.split(', ').map(s => s.trim().split(' ')[0]!.trim()),
   ].filter(s => s && s.includes('/_ipx/'))
 
   if (!paths.length) {
     return
   }
 
-  appendHeader(
-    useRequestEvent()!,
-    'x-nitro-prerender',
-    paths.map(p => encodeURIComponent(p)).join(', '),
-  )
+  appendHeader(useRequestEvent()!, 'x-nitro-prerender', paths.map(p => encodeURIComponent(p)).join(', '))
 }
diff --git a/src/types/image.ts b/src/types/image.ts
index 542f6b5d9..04ab7df39 100644
--- a/src/types/image.ts
+++ b/src/types/image.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export interface ResolvedImage {
 export interface ImageSizes {
   srcset: string
   sizes: string | undefined
-  src: string
+  src?: string
 }
 
 export interface Img {
diff --git a/test/unit/image.test.ts b/test/unit/image.test.ts
index 1147c77e7..5949a6f8c 100644
--- a/test/unit/image.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/image.test.ts
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ describe('Renders placeholder image', () => {
     domSrc = wrapper.find('img').element.getAttribute('src')
 
     expect(domSrc).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"/_ipx/s_200x200/image.png"')
-    expect(wrapper.emitted().load[0]).toStrictEqual([loadEvent])
+    expect(wrapper.emitted().load![0]).toStrictEqual([loadEvent])
   })
 
   it('props.placeholder with sizes', async () => {
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ describe('Renders placeholder image', () => {
     sizes = wrapper.find('img').element.getAttribute('sizes')
 
     expect(sizes).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"(max-width: 500px) 200px, (max-width: 900px) 500px, 900px"')
-    expect(wrapper.emitted().load[0]).toStrictEqual([loadEvent])
+    expect(wrapper.emitted().load![0]).toStrictEqual([loadEvent])
   })
 
   it('placeholder class can be set', async () => {
diff --git a/test/unit/picture.test.ts b/test/unit/picture.test.ts
index ed1690fd0..e5c2357c5 100644
--- a/test/unit/picture.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/picture.test.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('Renders simple image', () => {
 
   it('props.src is picked up by getImage()', () => {
     [['source', 'srcset', '/_ipx/f_webp&s_500x500/image.png'], ['img', 'src']].forEach(([element, attribute, customSrc]) => {
-      const domSrc = wrapper.find(element).element.getAttribute(attribute)
+      const domSrc = wrapper.find(element!).element.getAttribute(attribute!)
       expect(domSrc).toContain(customSrc || src)
     })
   })
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('Renders simple image', () => {
     await nextTick()
 
     ;[['source', 'srcset', '/_ipx/f_webp&s_500x500/image.jpeg'], ['img', 'src']].forEach(([element, attribute, src]) => {
-      const domSrc = wrapper.find(element).element.getAttribute(attribute)
+      const domSrc = wrapper.find(element!).element.getAttribute(attribute!)
       expect(domSrc).toContain(src || newSource)
     })
   })