diff --git a/comictalker/comictalkerapi.py b/comictalker/comictalkerapi.py
index babd9e3..17f5375 100644
--- a/comictalker/comictalkerapi.py
+++ b/comictalker/comictalkerapi.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def set_talker_settings(talker: ComicTalker, settings: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
 def get_talkers(version: str, cache: pathlib.Path) -> Mapping[str, ComicTalker]:
     """Returns all comic talker instances"""
     # TODO separate PR will bring talkers in via entry points. TalkerError etc. source will then be a var
-    talkers = {}
+    talkers: dict[str, ComicTalker] = {}
 
     for talker in [comictalker.talkers.comicvine.ComicVineTalker]:
         try: