diff --git a/types/hapi-auth-jwt2/hapi-auth-jwt2-tests.ts b/types/hapi-auth-jwt2/hapi-auth-jwt2-tests.ts
index cf51162eb4..50b17e8db6 100644
--- a/types/hapi-auth-jwt2/hapi-auth-jwt2-tests.ts
+++ b/types/hapi-auth-jwt2/hapi-auth-jwt2-tests.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ server.register({
 .then(() => {
     const opts: hapiAuthJwt2.Options = {
         key: 'NeverShareYourSecret',
-        async validate(decoded: { id: number }, request) {
+        async validate(decoded: { id: number }) {
             return {
                 isValid: !!users[decoded.id],
             };
@@ -42,5 +42,14 @@ server.register({
             issuer: 'test',
         }
     };
+    const opts2: hapiAuthJwt2.Options = {
+        key: 'NeverShareYourSecret2',
+        validate(decoded: { id: number }) {
+            return {
+                isValid: !!users[decoded.id],
+            };
+        }
+    };
     server.auth.strategy('jwt', 'jwt', opts);
+    server.auth.strategy('jwt2', 'jwt', opts2);
 });
diff --git a/types/hapi-auth-jwt2/index.d.ts b/types/hapi-auth-jwt2/index.d.ts
index a93f740bfc..f980cfa6e9 100644
--- a/types/hapi-auth-jwt2/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/hapi-auth-jwt2/index.d.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ declare namespace hapiAuthJwt2 {
         };
     }
 
+    interface ValidationResult {
+        isValid: boolean;
+        credentials?: any;
+        response?: ResponseObject;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Options passed to `hapi.auth.strategy` when this plugin is used
      */
@@ -54,11 +60,7 @@ declare namespace hapiAuthJwt2 {
          * @param decoded the *decoded* and *verified* JWT received from the client in *request.headers.authorization*
          * @param request the original *request* received from the client
          */
-        validate(decoded: {}, request: Request, tk: ResponseToolkit): Promise<{
-            isValid: boolean;
-            credentials?: any;
-            response?: ResponseObject
-        }>;
+        validate(decoded: {}, request: Request, tk: ResponseToolkit): ValidationResult | Promise<ValidationResult>;
 
         /**
          * Settings to define how tokens are verified by the jsonwebtoken library