diff --git a/opentech/apply/views.py b/opentech/apply/views.py
index 96cc77207f1714cfec1e3d7723462478864df629..f5ec9072c54d46f6265064a329f64e0af568dfd7 100644
--- a/opentech/apply/views.py
+++ b/opentech/apply/views.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ workflows = [SingleStage, DoubleStage]
 
 logs = []
 
-submission = {}
+submission: dict = {}
 
 
 class BasicSubmissionForm(forms.Form):