diff --git a/bookwyrm/utils/tar.py b/bookwyrm/utils/tar.py
index 61c1019ec..6aec88b42 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/utils/tar.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/utils/tar.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """manage tar files for user exports"""
 import io
 import tarfile
+from typing import Any
 from uuid import uuid4
 from django.core.files import File