diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 77a7478cc4..c0211570f0 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ repos:
         src/aiida/manage/external/rmq/launcher.py|
         src/aiida/manage/tests/main.py|
         src/aiida/manage/tests/pytest_fixtures.py|
-        src/aiida/orm/implementation/storage_backend.py|
         src/aiida/orm/nodes/data/array/bands.py|
         src/aiida/orm/nodes/data/array/trajectory.py|
         src/aiida/orm/nodes/data/cif.py|
diff --git a/src/aiida/orm/implementation/storage_backend.py b/src/aiida/orm/implementation/storage_backend.py
index 6137508f51..7e19a25ca3 100644
--- a/src/aiida/orm/implementation/storage_backend.py
+++ b/src/aiida/orm/implementation/storage_backend.py
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ def get_orm_entities(self, detailed: bool = False) -> dict:
         """
         from aiida.orm import Comment, Computer, Group, Log, Node, QueryBuilder, User
 
-        data = {}
+        data: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
         query_user = QueryBuilder(self).append(User, project=['email'])
         data['Users'] = {'count': query_user.count()}