diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b6c2175..f954857 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,15 +43,12 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 strict = ["**"]
 exclude = [
     "**/bot.py",
-    "**/error_handler.py",
     "**/events.py",
     "**/gaming.py",
     "**/member_counter.py",
     "**/remindme.py",
     "**/snailrace.py",
     "**/starboard.py",
-    "**/uptime.py",
-    "**/working_on.py",
     "**/utils/snailrace_utils.py",
 ]
 
diff --git a/uqcsbot/error_handler.py b/uqcsbot/error_handler.py
index 98a55bc..e6a1ec0 100644
--- a/uqcsbot/error_handler.py
+++ b/uqcsbot/error_handler.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from discord.ext import commands
 from discord.ext.commands.errors import MissingRequiredArgument
 import logging
+from typing import Any
+from uqcsbot.bot import UQCSBot
 
 """
 TODO: this is bundled with advent.py and should be removed.
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@
 
 class ErrorHandler(commands.Cog):
     @commands.Cog.listener()
-    async def on_command_error(self, ctx: commands.Context, err):
+    async def on_command_error(self, ctx: commands.Context[UQCSBot], err: Any):
         if isinstance(err, MissingRequiredArgument):
             await ctx.send(
                 "Missing required argument. For further information refer to `!help`"
diff --git a/uqcsbot/uptime.py b/uqcsbot/uptime.py
index ad38d7c..f1caaa2 100644
--- a/uqcsbot/uptime.py
+++ b/uqcsbot/uptime.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ async def on_ready(self):
             self.bot.uqcs_server.channels, name=self.CHANNEL_NAME
         )
 
-        if channel is not None:
+        if isinstance(channel, discord.TextChannel):
             if random.randint(1, 100) == 1:
                 await channel.send("Oopsie, I webooted uwu >_<")
             else:
diff --git a/uqcsbot/working_on.py b/uqcsbot/working_on.py
index e3af632..8ebfea1 100644
--- a/uqcsbot/working_on.py
+++ b/uqcsbot/working_on.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def __init__(self, bot: UQCSBot):
     async def workingon(self):
         """5pm ping for 2 lucky server members to share what they have been working on."""
         members = list(self.bot.get_all_members())
-        message = []
+        message: list[str] = []
 
         while len(message) < 2:
             chosen = choice(members)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async def workingon(self):
             self.bot.uqcs_server.channels, name=GENERAL_CHANNEL
         )
 
-        if general_channel is not None:
+        if isinstance(general_channel, discord.TextChannel):
             await general_channel.send(
                 "\n".join(message),
                 allowed_mentions=discord.AllowedMentions(