diff --git a/src/cript/api/api_config.py b/src/cript/api/api_config.py
index 4c48019d8..698f6d34b 100644
--- a/src/cript/api/api_config.py
+++ b/src/cript/api/api_config.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 """
 
 # Default maximum time in seconds for all API requests to wait for a response from the backend
-_API_TIMEOUT = 25
+_API_TIMEOUT: int = 25