diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 524e549..32fe95f 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@apiglobal/typedsocket',
-  version: '2.0.11',
+  version: '2.0.12',
   description: 'a typedrequest extension supporting websockets'
 }
diff --git a/ts/typedsocket.classes.typedsocket.ts b/ts/typedsocket.classes.typedsocket.ts
index f303c36..5cadb6b 100644
--- a/ts/typedsocket.classes.typedsocket.ts
+++ b/ts/typedsocket.classes.typedsocket.ts
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ export class TypedSocket {
     this.socketServerOrClient = socketServerOrClientArg;
   }
 
-  public addTag(keyArg: string, payloadArg: any) {
+  public addTag<T extends plugins.typedrequestInterfaces.ITag = any>(nameArg: T['name'], payloadArg: T['payload']) {
     if (
       this.side === 'client' &&
       this.socketServerOrClient instanceof plugins.smartsocket.SmartsocketClient
     ) {
       this.socketServerOrClient.socketConnection.addTag({
-        id: keyArg,
+        id: nameArg,
         payload: payloadArg,
       });
     } else {