diff --git a/tildes/tildes/views/api/beta/topic.py b/tildes/tildes/views/api/beta/topic.py
index 0da2e87..75ae289 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/views/api/beta/topic.py
+++ b/tildes/tildes/views/api/beta/topic.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 """JSON API endpoints related to topics."""
 
 from pyramid.request import Request
+from pyramid.response import Response
 from pyramid.view import view_config
 from tildes.enums import CommentTreeSortOption, TopicSortOption
 from tildes.models.comment import CommentTree, Comment
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ def topic_to_api_dict(topic: Topic) -> dict:
 
 
 @view_config(route_name="apibeta.topics", openapi=True, renderer="json")
-def get_topics(request: Request) -> dict:  # noqa
+def get_topics(request: Request) -> dict | Response:  # noqa: MC0001
     """Get a list of topics (without comments)."""
     limit = request.openapi_validated.parameters.query.get("limit", 50)
     period_raw = request.openapi_validated.parameters.query.get("period")
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ def get_topics(request: Request) -> dict:  # noqa
 
 
 @view_config(route_name="apibeta.topic", openapi=True, renderer="json")
-def get_topic(request: Request) -> dict:
+def get_topic(request: Request) -> dict | Response:
     """Get a single topic (with comments)."""
     topic_id36 = request.openapi_validated.parameters.path.get("topic_id36")
     comment_order_raw = request.openapi_validated.parameters.query.get("order")
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/views/api/beta/user.py b/tildes/tildes/views/api/beta/user.py
index 9428833..36ce682 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/views/api/beta/user.py
+++ b/tildes/tildes/views/api/beta/user.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from typing import Union
 from pyramid.request import Request
+from pyramid.response import Response
 from pyramid.view import view_config
 from tildes.models.user.user import User
 from tildes.models.comment import Comment
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ def _user_to_api_dict(request: Request, user: User) -> dict:
 
 
 @view_config(route_name="apibeta.user", openapi=True, renderer="json")
-def get_user(request: Request) -> dict:  # noqa
+def get_user(request: Request) -> dict | Response:  # noqa: MC0001
     """Get a single user with their comment and post history."""
     username = request.openapi_validated.parameters.path.get("username")
     limit = request.openapi_validated.parameters.query.get("limit", 20)
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ def get_user(request: Request) -> dict:  # noqa
 
 
 @view_config(route_name="apibeta.user_comments", openapi=True, renderer="json")
-def get_user_comments(request: Request) -> dict:
+def get_user_comments(request: Request) -> dict | Response:
     """Get comments made by a user."""
     username = request.openapi_validated.parameters.path.get("username")
     limit = request.openapi_validated.parameters.query.get("limit", 50)
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ def get_user_comments(request: Request) -> dict:
 
 
 @view_config(route_name="apibeta.user_topics", openapi=True, renderer="json")
-def get_user_topics(request: Request) -> dict:
+def get_user_topics(request: Request) -> dict | Response:
     """Get topics made by a user."""
     username = request.openapi_validated.parameters.path.get("username")
     limit = request.openapi_validated.parameters.query.get("limit", 50)