diff --git a/packages/suite-desktop-api/src/messages.ts b/packages/suite-desktop-api/src/messages.ts
index 9b727689126..4898cd21fa3 100644
--- a/packages/suite-desktop-api/src/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/suite-desktop-api/src/messages.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export type HandshakeTorModule = {
 
 export type TorSettings = {
     snowflakeBinaryPath: string;
+    useExternalTor: boolean;
 };
 
 export type TraySettings = {