diff --git a/src/helpers/channels/start_typing.ts b/src/helpers/channels/start_typing.ts
index c5cf0144b..013ad46e2 100644
--- a/src/helpers/channels/start_typing.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/channels/start_typing.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { botHasChannelPermissions } from "../../util/permissions.ts";
  * However, if a bot is responding to a command and expects the computation to take a few seconds,
  * this endpoint may be called to let the user know that the bot is processing their message.
  */
-export async function startTyping(channelId: string): Promise<undefined> {
+export async function startTyping(channelId: string) {
   const channel = await cacheHandlers.get("channels", channelId);
   // If the channel is cached, we can do extra checks/safety
   if (channel) {
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ export async function startTyping(channelId: string): Promise<undefined> {
     }
   }
 
-  const result = await rest.runMethod(
+  return await rest.runMethod<undefined>(
     "post",
     endpoints.CHANNEL_TYPING(channelId),
   );
-
-  return result;
 }