diff --git a/highscores.py b/highscores.py
index 01b2cb1..bad4380 100644
--- a/highscores.py
+++ b/highscores.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(name)s: %(me
 logger.addHandler(handler)
 
 
-highscores_data = HighscoresData()
+highscores_data: HighscoresData = HighscoresData()
 highscores_message_map = create_message_map(highscores_data)
 
 submission_objects: dict = {}