diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/service_task_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/service_task_service.py
index bf7c5ddc6..da3a65bba 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/service_task_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/service_task_service.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class ServiceTaskDelegate:
         return value
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_message_for_status(code):
+    def get_message_for_status(code: int) -> str:
         """Given a code like 404, return a string like 'The requested resource was not found.'"""
         msg = f"HTTP Status Code {code}."
         if code == 301: