diff --git a/dandiapi/api/tasks/zarr.py b/dandiapi/api/tasks/zarr.py
index bc838f685..4cac6cf35 100644
--- a/dandiapi/api/tasks/zarr.py
+++ b/dandiapi/api/tasks/zarr.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def ingest_zarr_archive(
 
     # Zarr is in correct state, lock until ingestion finishes
     with transaction.atomic():
-        zarr: ZarrArchive = ZarrArchive.objects.select_for_update().get(zarr_id=zarr_id)
+        zarr = ZarrArchive.objects.select_for_update().get(zarr_id=zarr_id)
 
         # Reset before compute
         if not no_size:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c4fe44a5b..551967b51 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ exclude = [
     "^dandiapi/api/management/",
     "^dandiapi/api/migrations/",
     "^dandiapi/api/models/",
-    "^dandiapi/api/tasks/",
     "^dandiapi/api/views/",
 ]