diff --git a/src/khoj/processor/content/github/github_to_entries.py b/src/khoj/processor/content/github/github_to_entries.py
index 58161879..802c2e6f 100644
--- a/src/khoj/processor/content/github/github_to_entries.py
+++ b/src/khoj/processor/content/github/github_to_entries.py
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ class GithubToEntries(TextToEntries):
             return result
 
         # Extract markdown files from the repository
-        markdown_files = []
-        org_files = []
+        markdown_files: List[str] = []
+        org_files: List[str] = []
         if "tree" not in contents:
             return markdown_files, org_files