diff --git a/test/pebble_cli.py b/test/pebble_cli.py
index 5ae722df0..0e7a2078d 100644
--- a/test/pebble_cli.py
+++ b/test/pebble_cli.py
@@ -246,9 +246,8 @@ def main():
                     if stderr:
                         print(repr(stderr), end='', file=sys.stderr)
                 sys.exit(0)
-            # The `[str]` here is to resolve the same issue as above.
-            except pebble.ExecError[str] as e:
-                print('ExecError:', e, file=sys.stderr)
+            except pebble.ExecError as e:  # type: ignore
+                print('ExecError:', e, file=sys.stderr)  # type: ignore
                 sys.exit(e.exit_code)
 
         elif args.command == 'ls':