diff --git a/mealie/lang/providers.py b/mealie/lang/providers.py
index 106a89403..67d1471f7 100644
--- a/mealie/lang/providers.py
+++ b/mealie/lang/providers.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ TRANSLATIONS = CWD / "messages"
 
 class Translator(Protocol):
     @abstractmethod
-    def t(self, key, default=None, **kwargs):
+    def t(self, key, default=None, **kwargs) -> str:
         pass