diff --git a/eossr/api/__init__.py b/eossr/api/__init__.py
index 0d3cf212993c06f572845bd5c25e301221003995..f06d85cb26741ed2cbb9dcbe1d33aa9e5c78b9ae 100644
--- a/eossr/api/__init__.py
+++ b/eossr/api/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Ossr(Zenodo):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
 
-    def search(self, search: str, **kwargs) -> list[Record]:
+    def search(self, search, **kwargs):
         """
         Search the ESCAPE OSSR