diff --git a/backend/data_import/pipeline/makers.py b/backend/data_import/pipeline/makers.py
index 59e033f5..1f6122d6 100644
--- a/backend/data_import/pipeline/makers.py
+++ b/backend/data_import/pipeline/makers.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class ExampleMaker:
         self.data_class = data_class
         self.column_data = column_data
         self.exclude_columns = exclude_columns or []
-        self._errors = []
+        self._errors: List[FileParseException] = []
 
     def make(self, df: pd.DataFrame) -> List[Example]:
         if not self.check_column_existence(df):
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class LabelMaker:
     def __init__(self, column: str, label_class: Type[Label]):
         self.column = column
         self.label_class = label_class
-        self._errors = []
+        self._errors: List[FileParseException] = []
 
     def make(self, df: pd.DataFrame) -> List[Label]:
         if not self.check_column_existence(df):
diff --git a/backend/data_import/tests/test_makers.py b/backend/data_import/tests/test_makers.py
index c463dd51..2570281d 100644
--- a/backend/data_import/tests/test_makers.py
+++ b/backend/data_import/tests/test_makers.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import pandas as pd
 from django.test import TestCase
 
 from data_import.pipeline.data import TextData
-from data_import.pipeline.formatters import ExampleMaker, LabelMaker
 from data_import.pipeline.label import CategoryLabel
+from data_import.pipeline.makers import ExampleMaker, LabelMaker
 from data_import.pipeline.readers import (
     FILE_NAME_COLUMN,
     LINE_NUMBER_COLUMN,