diff --git a/arpes/config.py b/arpes/config.py
index b4befd3f..ce649ab9 100644
--- a/arpes/config.py
+++ b/arpes/config.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import pint
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from arpes._typing import CONFIGTYPE, ConfigSettings
+    from arpes._typing import CONFIGTYPE, WORKSPACETYPE, ConfigSettings
 
 # pylint: disable=global-statement
 
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ def __init__(self, workspace: str | None = None) -> None:
         Args:
             workspace: The name of the workspace to enter temporarily. Defaults to None.
         """
-        self._cached_workspace: CONFIGTYPE = {}
-        self._workspace = workspace
+        self._cached_workspace: WORKSPACETYPE = {}
+        self._workspace: str | None = workspace
 
     def __enter__(self) -> None:
         """Caches the current workspace and enters a new one.
diff --git a/arpes/utilities/qt/help_dialogs.py b/arpes/utilities/qt/help_dialogs.py
index f8e14d2b..537545c9 100644
--- a/arpes/utilities/qt/help_dialogs.py
+++ b/arpes/utilities/qt/help_dialogs.py
@@ -9,15 +9,16 @@
 from arpes.utilities.ui import PRETTY_KEYS, label, vertical
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from _typeshed import Incomplete
     from PySide6.QtGui import QKeyEvent
+
+    from arpes.utilities.ui import KeyBinding
 __all__ = ("BasicHelpDialog",)
 
 
 class BasicHelpDialog(QtWidgets.QDialog):
     """A help dialog showing keyboard shortcuts for Qt application."""
 
-    def __init__(self, shortcuts: Incomplete | None = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, shortcuts: list[KeyBinding] | None = None) -> None:
         """Initialize the help window and build widgets for the registered shortcuts."""
         super().__init__()
 
@@ -65,6 +66,6 @@ def __init__(self, shortcuts: Incomplete | None = None) -> None:
 
     def keyPressEvent(self, event: QKeyEvent) -> None:
         """If the user preset H we should toggle the dialog, or close it if they pressed Esc."""
-        if event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key_H or event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key_Escape:
+        if event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_H or event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Escape:
             self._main_window._help_dialog = None  # pylint: disable=protected-access
             self.close()
diff --git a/arpes/utilities/ui.py b/arpes/utilities/ui.py
index 67d99ac9..13deb4ba 100644
--- a/arpes/utilities/ui.py
+++ b/arpes/utilities/ui.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class CursorMode(NamedTuple):
 
 
 PRETTY_KEYS = {}
-for key, value in vars(QtCore.Qt).items():
+for key, value in vars(QtCore.Qt.Key).items():
     if isinstance(value, QtCore.Qt.Key):
         PRETTY_KEYS[value] = key.partition("_")[2]
 
diff --git a/arpes/xarray_extensions.py b/arpes/xarray_extensions.py
index 39b87901..06a25307 100644
--- a/arpes/xarray_extensions.py
+++ b/arpes/xarray_extensions.py
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ def iter_symmetry_points(self) -> Generator[tuple[str, float], None, None]:
         yield from self.iter_projected_symmetry_points
 
     @property
-    def history(self):
+    def history(self) -> dict:
         provenance_recorded = self._obj.attrs.get("provenance", None)
 
         def unlayer(prov: dict[str, Incomplete] | None) -> tuple[list[Incomplete], Incomplete]: