diff --git a/app/modules/msc_getter.py b/app/modules/msc_getter.py
index d136c84..2304d03 100644
--- a/app/modules/msc_getter.py
+++ b/app/modules/msc_getter.py
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 
 class MSCGetter(niobot.Module):
+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        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)
@@ -125,9 +125,10 @@ class MSCGetter(niobot.Module):
     async def msc(
             self,
             ctx: niobot.Context,
-            number: Annotated[str, niobot.Argument("number", str, greedy=True)]
+            number: niobot.Argument("number", str, greedy=True)
     ):
         """Fetches the given MSC"""
+        number: str
         if number.startswith("?"):  # search
             msg = await ctx.respond("Searching for relevant MSCs...")
             results = await self.search_for_msc(number[1:])