diff --git a/run/deployment-previews/test_app.py b/run/deployment-previews/test_app.py
index 47ce9816c63..65618611992 100644
--- a/run/deployment-previews/test_app.py
+++ b/run/deployment-previews/test_app.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import os
-from typing import Any, List, NoReturn
+from typing import List, NoReturn, TypeVar
 
 from click.testing import CliRunner
 from mock import MagicMock, patch
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 from check_status import cli
 
+a = TypeVar("a")
+
 MOCK_SERVICE_NAME = "myservice"
 MOCK_GH_TOKEN = "aaaaa"
 MOCK_REPO_NAME = "foocorp/bar"
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ def service_data(name: str, tags: List[str]) -> dict:
 
 
 @patch("check_status.discovery")
-def test_set_wrongtag(discovery_mock: Any) -> NoReturn:
+def test_set_wrongtag(discovery_mock: a) -> NoReturn:
     service_mock = MagicMock()
     service_mock.projects = MagicMock(return_value=service_mock)
     service_mock.locations = MagicMock(return_value=service_mock)
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ def test_set_wrongtag(discovery_mock: Any) -> NoReturn:
 
 @patch("check_status.discovery")
 @patch("check_status.github")
-def test_set_check_calls(github_mock: Any, discovery_mock: Any) -> NoReturn:
+def test_set_check_calls(github_mock: a, discovery_mock: a) -> NoReturn:
     service_mock = MagicMock()
     service_mock.projects = MagicMock(return_value=service_mock)
     service_mock.locations = MagicMock(return_value=service_mock)