diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layer_contributions.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layer_contributions.py
index 4dec4d8b9b..d73a417f16 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layer_contributions.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layer_contributions.py
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ class ExtractUSDAssetContribution(publish.Extractor):
             payload_layer.Export(payload_path, args={"format": "usda"})
             self.add_relative_file(instance, payload_path)
 
-    def init_layer(self, asset_name, init_type):
+    def init_layer(self, asset_name: str, init_type: str):
         """Initialize layer if no previous version exists"""
 
         if init_type == "asset":