diff --git a/houdini/handlers/play/message.py b/houdini/handlers/play/message.py
index 3e36271..fec41af 100644
--- a/houdini/handlers/play/message.py
+++ b/houdini/handlers/play/message.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from houdini.commands import invoke_command_string, has_command_prefix
 
 @handlers.handler(XTPacket('m', 'sm'))
 @handlers.cooldown(.5)
-async def handle_send_message(p, penguin_id: int, message):
+async def handle_send_message(p, penguin_id: int, message: str):
     if penguin_id != p.data.id:
         return await p.close()
 
diff --git a/houdini/handlers/play/player.py b/houdini/handlers/play/player.py
index f8b16dd..69bab84 100644
--- a/houdini/handlers/play/player.py
+++ b/houdini/handlers/play/player.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def get_mascot_string_key(_, p, mascot_id):
 
 
 @cached(alias='default', key_builder=get_player_string_key)
-async def get_player_string(p, penguin_id):
+async def get_player_string(p, penguin_id: int):
     if penguin_id in p.server.penguins_by_id:
         return await p.server.penguins_by_id[penguin_id].string
     else:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ async def get_player_string(p, penguin_id):
 
 
 @cached(alias='default', key_builder=get_mascot_string_key)
-async def get_mascot_string(p, mascot_id):
+async def get_mascot_string(p, mascot_id: int):
     if mascot_id in p.server.penguins_by_character_id:
         return await p.server.penguins_by_character_id[mascot_id].string
     else: