diff --git a/examples/stream_calc/sc_tests/integration/test_event_api.py b/examples/stream_calc/sc_tests/integration/test_event_api.py
index 217b457c..34606ce1 100644
--- a/examples/stream_calc/sc_tests/integration/test_event_api.py
+++ b/examples/stream_calc/sc_tests/integration/test_event_api.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 from stream_calc.config import Config
 from stream_calc.main import main
 
-DEFAULT_CONFIG = Config()
+DEFAULT_CONFIG = Config()  # type: ignore
 
 
 class Event(NamedTuple):
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ async def test_receive_calc_publish(cases: list[Case] = deepcopy(CASES)):
 
         # run the stream_calc app:
         # (for each problem separately to avoid running forever)
-        config = Config(kafka_servers=[kafka_server])
+        config = Config(kafka_servers=[kafka_server])  # type: ignore
         for _ in cases:
             await main(config=config, run_forever=False)
 
diff --git a/examples/stream_calc/stream_calc/main.py b/examples/stream_calc/stream_calc/main.py
index 73b8cf4e..3dbe1484 100644
--- a/examples/stream_calc/stream_calc/main.py
+++ b/examples/stream_calc/stream_calc/main.py
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ def get_container(config: Config) -> Container:
     return container
 
 
-async def main(*, config: Config = Config(), run_forever: bool = True) -> None:
+async def main(
+    *, config: Config = Config(), run_forever: bool = True  # type: ignore
+) -> None:
     """
     Coroutine to run the stream calculator.
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_akafka.py b/tests/integration/test_akafka.py
index 5d245326..aa1049c8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_akafka.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_akafka.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ async def test_kafka_event_publisher(kafka_fixture: KafkaFixture):  # noqa: F811
     key = "test_key"
     topic = "test_topic"
 
-    config = KafkaConfig(
+    config = KafkaConfig(  # type: ignore
         service_name="test_publisher",
         service_instance_id="1",
         kafka_servers=kafka_fixture.kafka_servers,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ async def test_kafka_event_subscriber(kafka_fixture: KafkaFixture):  # noqa: F81
     )
 
     # setup the provider:
-    config = KafkaConfig(
+    config = KafkaConfig(  # type: ignore
         service_name="event_subscriber",
         service_instance_id="1",
         kafka_servers=kafka_fixture.kafka_servers,
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_akafka_testutils.py b/tests/integration/test_akafka_testutils.py
index b504205d..9e54c16a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_akafka_testutils.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_akafka_testutils.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ async def test_event_recorder(
     """Test event recording using the EventRecorder class."""
     topic = "test_topic"
 
-    config = KafkaConfig(
+    config = KafkaConfig(  # type: ignore
         service_name="test_publisher",
         service_instance_id="1",
         kafka_servers=kafka_fixture.kafka_servers,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ async def test_expect_events_happy(
     ]
     topic = "test_topic"
 
-    config = KafkaConfig(
+    config = KafkaConfig(  # type: ignore
         service_name="test_publisher",
         service_instance_id="1",
         kafka_servers=kafka_fixture.kafka_servers,
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ async def test_expect_events_mismatch(
     ]
     topic = "test_topic"
 
-    config = KafkaConfig(
+    config = KafkaConfig(  # type: ignore
         service_name="test_publisher",
         service_instance_id="1",
         kafka_servers=kafka_fixture.kafka_servers,
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_akafka.py b/tests/unit/test_akafka.py
index 354cdff5..98ce958f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_akafka.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_akafka.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async def test_kafka_event_publisher():
     producer_class = Mock(return_value=producer)
 
     # publish event using the provider:
-    config = KafkaConfig(
+    config = KafkaConfig(  # type: ignore
         service_name="test_publisher",
         service_instance_id="1",
         kafka_servers=["my-fake-kafka-server"],
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ async def test_kafka_event_subscriber(
     translator.types_of_interest = types_of_interest
 
     # setup the provider:
-    config = KafkaConfig(
+    config = KafkaConfig(  # type: ignore
         service_name=service_name,
         service_instance_id="1",
         kafka_servers=["my-fake-kafka-server"],