diff --git a/tests/test_on_data/test_temporal_alignment/test_temporal_alignment_methods.py b/tests/test_on_data/test_temporal_alignment/test_temporal_alignment_methods.py
index 081cd172d..724749574 100644
--- a/tests/test_on_data/test_temporal_alignment/test_temporal_alignment_methods.py
+++ b/tests/test_on_data/test_temporal_alignment/test_temporal_alignment_methods.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import rmtree
 from tempfile import mkdtemp
-from typing import Dict, Union
+from typing import Dict, Optional, Union
 
 import numpy as np
 from hdmf.testing import TestCase
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ class TestAlignmentConverter(NWBConverter):
                 NIDQ=MockSpikeGLXNIDQInterface, Trials=CsvTimeIntervalsInterface, Behavior=MockBehaviorEventInterface
             )
 
-            def temporally_align_data_interfaces(self):
+            def temporally_align_data_interfaces(
+                self, metadata: Optional[dict] = None, conversion_options: Optional[dict] = None
+            ):
                 unaligned_trial_start_times = self.data_interface_objects["Trials"].get_original_timestamps(
                     column="start_time"
                 )