diff --git a/bec_widgets/cli/client.py b/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
index dacceb42..331592f3 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # This file was automatically generated by generate_cli.py
+# type: ignore
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
diff --git a/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py b/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
index 9db4b12b..1ab06bd5 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ from typing import Literal, Optional
             if self._base
             else "\n"
         )
-        self.header = f"""# This file was automatically generated by generate_cli.py\n
+        self.header = f"""# This file was automatically generated by generate_cli.py
+# type: ignore \n
 from __future__ import annotations
 {base_imports}
 from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger