diff --git a/cromulant/filter.py b/cromulant/filter.py
index 23ccf35..209ed60 100644
--- a/cromulant/filter.py
+++ b/cromulant/filter.py
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget  # type: ignore
 from PySide6.QtGui import QKeyEvent  # type: ignore
 
 from .window import Window
 
+
 class Filter:
     @staticmethod
     def get_value() -> str:
-        return Window.filter.text().lower().strip()
+        return str(Window.filter.text()).lower().strip()
 
     @staticmethod
     def filter(event: QKeyEvent | None = None) -> None:
@@ -68,4 +69,4 @@ class Filter:
         value = Filter.get_value()
 
         if value:
-            Filter.filter()
\ No newline at end of file
+            Filter.filter()
diff --git a/cromulant/game.py b/cromulant/game.py
index adacd16..16c6d7f 100644
--- a/cromulant/game.py
+++ b/cromulant/game.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout  # type: ignore
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QVBoxLayout
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QLabel
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget
-from PySide6.QtGui import QPixmap
+from PySide6.QtGui import QPixmap  # type: ignore
 from PySide6.QtCore import QTimer
 
 from wonderwords import RandomSentence  # type: ignore