diff --git a/app/modules/msc_getter.py b/app/modules/msc_getter.py
index 27c64c0..c0098d9 100644
--- a/app/modules/msc_getter.py
+++ b/app/modules/msc_getter.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import json
 import logging
 import re
 import typing
-from typing import Annotated
+from typing import Annotated, TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import httpx
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 
 class MSCGetter(niobot.Module):
-    bot: "NonsenseBot"
     log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
     def __init__(self, bot):
         super().__init__(bot)
+        if TYPE_CHECKING:
+            self.bot: "NonsenseBot"
         self.latest_msc = None
         self.msc_cache = Path.cwd() / ".msc-cache"
         self.msc_cache.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)