diff --git a/.changeset/loud-maps-stare.md b/.changeset/loud-maps-stare.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f31fc5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/loud-maps-stare.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-better-t-stack": patch
+---
+
+Improve type safety for orpc protectedProcedure context
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/api/orpc/server/base/src/lib/orpc.ts.hbs b/apps/cli/templates/api/orpc/server/base/src/lib/orpc.ts.hbs
index 8bbd3a9..21e0c9b 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/api/orpc/server/base/src/lib/orpc.ts.hbs
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/api/orpc/server/base/src/lib/orpc.ts.hbs
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ const requireAuth = o.middleware(async ({ context, next }) => {
   if (!context.session?.user) {
     throw new ORPCError("UNAUTHORIZED");
   }
-  return next({ context });
+  return next({
+    context: {
+      ...context,
+      session: context.session,
+    },
+  });
 });
 
 export const protectedProcedure = publicProcedure.use(requireAuth);