diff --git a/dev.py b/dev.py
index a6669fb..f72e346 100755
--- a/dev.py
+++ b/dev.py
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
 from relay import __version__, logger as logging
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
-from typing import Sequence
+from typing import Any, Sequence
 
 try:
 	from watchdog.observers import Observer
-	from watchdog.events import PatternMatchingEventHandler
+	from watchdog.events import FileSystemEvent, PatternMatchingEventHandler
 
 except ImportError:
 	class PatternMatchingEventHandler: # type: ignore
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def cli_lint(path: Path, watch: bool) -> None:
 
 
 @cli.command('clean')
-def cli_clean():
+def cli_clean() -> None:
 	dirs = {
 		'dist',
 		'build',
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def cli_clean():
 
 
 @cli.command('build')
-def cli_build():
+def cli_build() -> None:
 	with TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
 		arch = 'amd64' if sys.maxsize >= 2**32 else 'i386'
 		cmd = [
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def cli_build():
 
 @cli.command('run')
 @click.option('--dev', '-d', is_flag = True)
-def cli_run(dev: bool):
+def cli_run(dev: bool) -> None:
 	print('Starting process watcher')
 
 	cmd = [sys.executable, '-m', 'relay', 'run']
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ def cli_run(dev: bool):
 	handle_run_watcher(cmd)
 
 
-def handle_run_watcher(*commands: Sequence[str], wait: bool = False):
+def handle_run_watcher(*commands: Sequence[str], wait: bool = False) -> None:
 	handler = WatchHandler(*commands, wait = wait)
 	handler.run_procs()
 
 	watcher = Observer()
-	watcher.schedule(handler, str(REPO), recursive=True)
-	watcher.start()
+	watcher.schedule(handler, str(REPO), recursive=True) # type: ignore
+	watcher.start() # type: ignore
 
 	try:
 		while True:
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def handle_run_watcher(*commands: Sequence[str], wait: bool = False):
 		pass
 
 	handler.kill_procs()
-	watcher.stop()
+	watcher.stop() # type: ignore
 	watcher.join()
 
 
@@ -153,16 +153,16 @@ class WatchHandler(PatternMatchingEventHandler):
 	patterns = ['*.py']
 
 
-	def __init__(self, *commands: Sequence[str], wait: bool = False):
-		PatternMatchingEventHandler.__init__(self)
+	def __init__(self, *commands: Sequence[str], wait: bool = False) -> None:
+		PatternMatchingEventHandler.__init__(self) # type: ignore
 
 		self.commands: Sequence[Sequence[str]] = commands
 		self.wait: bool = wait
-		self.procs: list[subprocess.Popen] = []
+		self.procs: list[subprocess.Popen[Any]] = []
 		self.last_restart: datetime = datetime.now()
 
 
-	def kill_procs(self):
+	def kill_procs(self) -> None:
 		for proc in self.procs:
 			if proc.poll() is not None:
 				continue
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class WatchHandler(PatternMatchingEventHandler):
 			logging.info('Process terminated')
 
 
-	def run_procs(self, restart: bool = False):
+	def run_procs(self, restart: bool = False) -> None:
 		if restart:
 			if datetime.now() - timedelta(seconds = 3) < self.last_restart:
 				return
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class WatchHandler(PatternMatchingEventHandler):
 			logging.info('Started processes with PIDs: %s', ', '.join(pids))
 
 
-	def on_any_event(self, event):
+	def on_any_event(self, event: FileSystemEvent) -> None:
 		if event.event_type not in ['modified', 'created', 'deleted']:
 			return
 
diff --git a/relay/application.py b/relay/application.py
index cc87c22..25373b5 100644
--- a/relay/application.py
+++ b/relay/application.py
@@ -5,35 +5,31 @@ import multiprocessing
 import signal
 import time
 import traceback
-import typing
 
 from aiohttp import web
 from aiohttp.web import StaticResource
 from aiohttp_swagger import setup_swagger
 from aputils.signer import Signer
+from bsql import Database, Row
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from mimetypes import guess_type
 from pathlib import Path
 from queue import Empty
 from threading import Event, Thread
+from typing import Any
 
 from . import logger as logging
-from .cache import get_cache
+from .cache import Cache, get_cache
 from .config import Config
-from .database import get_database
+from .database import Connection, get_database
 from .http_client import HttpClient
-from .misc import IS_WINDOWS, check_open_port, get_resource
+from .misc import IS_WINDOWS, Message, Response, check_open_port, get_resource
 from .template import Template
 from .views import VIEWS
 from .views.api import handle_api_path
 from .views.frontend import handle_frontend_path
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from collections.abc import Callable
-	from bsql import Database, Row
-	from .cache import Cache
-	from .misc import Message, Response
-
 
 def get_csp(request: web.Request) -> str:
 	data = [
@@ -58,9 +54,9 @@ class Application(web.Application):
 	def __init__(self, cfgpath: Path | None, dev: bool = False):
 		web.Application.__init__(self,
 			middlewares = [
-				handle_api_path,
-				handle_frontend_path,
-				handle_response_headers
+				handle_api_path, # type: ignore[list-item]
+				handle_frontend_path, # type: ignore[list-item]
+				handle_response_headers # type: ignore[list-item]
 			]
 		)
 
@@ -96,27 +92,27 @@ class Application(web.Application):
 
 	@property
 	def cache(self) -> Cache:
-		return self['cache']
+		return self['cache'] # type: ignore[no-any-return]
 
 
 	@property
 	def client(self) -> HttpClient:
-		return self['client']
+		return self['client'] # type: ignore[no-any-return]
 
 
 	@property
 	def config(self) -> Config:
-		return self['config']
+		return self['config'] # type: ignore[no-any-return]
 
 
 	@property
-	def database(self) -> Database:
-		return self['database']
+	def database(self) -> Database[Connection]:
+		return self['database'] # type: ignore[no-any-return]
 
 
 	@property
 	def signer(self) -> Signer:
-		return self['signer']
+		return self['signer'] # type: ignore[no-any-return]
 
 
 	@signer.setter
@@ -130,7 +126,7 @@ class Application(web.Application):
 
 	@property
 	def template(self) -> Template:
-		return self['template']
+		return self['template'] # type: ignore[no-any-return]
 
 
 	@property
@@ -185,11 +181,11 @@ class Application(web.Application):
 				pass
 
 
-	def stop(self, *_):
+	def stop(self, *_: Any) -> None:
 		self['running'] = False
 
 
-	async def handle_run(self):
+	async def handle_run(self) -> None:
 		self['running'] = True
 
 		self.set_signal_handler(True)
@@ -295,7 +291,7 @@ class CacheCleanupThread(Thread):
 
 
 class PushWorker(multiprocessing.Process):
-	def __init__(self, queue: multiprocessing.Queue):
+	def __init__(self, queue: multiprocessing.Queue[tuple[str, Message | bytes, Row]]) -> None:
 		if Application.DEFAULT is None:
 			raise RuntimeError('Application not setup yet')
 
@@ -347,7 +343,10 @@ class PushWorker(multiprocessing.Process):
 
 
 @web.middleware
-async def handle_response_headers(request: web.Request, handler: Callable) -> Response:
+async def handle_response_headers(
+								request: web.Request,
+								handler: Callable[[web.Request], Awaitable[Response]]) -> Response:
+
 	resp = await handler(request)
 	resp.headers['Server'] = 'ActivityRelay'
 
diff --git a/relay/cache.py b/relay/cache.py
index 0f273db..e9f261b 100644
--- a/relay/cache.py
+++ b/relay/cache.py
@@ -2,28 +2,27 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import os
-import typing
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from bsql import Database
+from collections.abc import Callable, Iterator
 from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from redis import Redis
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
-from .database import get_database
+from .database import Connection, get_database
 from .misc import Message, boolean
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from bsql import Database
-	from collections.abc import Callable, Iterator
-	from typing import Any
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
 	from .application import Application
 
 
-# todo: implement more caching backends
-
+SerializerCallback = Callable[[Any], str]
+DeserializerCallback = Callable[[str], Any]
 
 BACKENDS: dict[str, type[Cache]] = {}
-CONVERTERS: dict[str, tuple[Callable, Callable]] = {
+CONVERTERS: dict[str, tuple[SerializerCallback, DeserializerCallback]] = {
 	'str': (str, str),
 	'int': (str, int),
 	'bool': (str, boolean),
@@ -61,13 +60,13 @@ class Item:
 	updated: datetime
 
 
-	def __post_init__(self):
-		if isinstance(self.updated, str):
-			self.updated = datetime.fromisoformat(self.updated)
+	def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+		if isinstance(self.updated, str): # type: ignore[unreachable]
+			self.updated = datetime.fromisoformat(self.updated) # type: ignore[unreachable]
 
 
 	@classmethod
-	def from_data(cls: type[Item], *args) -> Item:
+	def from_data(cls: type[Item], *args: Any) -> Item:
 		data = cls(*args)
 		data.value = deserialize_value(data.value, data.value_type)
 
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ class SqlCache(Cache):
 
 	def __init__(self, app: Application):
 		Cache.__init__(self, app)
-		self._db: Database | None = None
+		self._db: Database[Connection] | None = None
 
 
 	def get(self, namespace: str, key: str) -> Item:
@@ -211,10 +210,10 @@ class SqlCache(Cache):
 		}
 
 		with self._db.session(True) as conn:
-			with conn.run('set-cache-item', params) as conn:
-				row = conn.one()
-				row.pop('id', None)
-				return Item.from_data(*tuple(row.values()))
+			with conn.run('set-cache-item', params) as cur:
+				row = cur.one()
+				row.pop('id', None) # type: ignore[union-attr]
+				return Item.from_data(*tuple(row.values())) # type: ignore[union-attr]
 
 
 	def delete(self, namespace: str, key: str) -> None:
@@ -381,5 +380,5 @@ class RedisCache(Cache):
 		if not self._rd:
 			return
 
-		self._rd.close()
+		self._rd.close() # type: ignore
 		self._rd = None # type: ignore
diff --git a/relay/compat.py b/relay/compat.py
index 9884b25..54b6573 100644
--- a/relay/compat.py
+++ b/relay/compat.py
@@ -1,21 +1,16 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import json
 import os
-import typing
 import yaml
 
 from functools import cached_property
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 from .misc import boolean
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from typing import Any
 
-
-class RelayConfig(dict):
+class RelayConfig(dict[str, Any]):
 	def __init__(self, path: str):
 		dict.__init__(self, {})
 
@@ -122,7 +117,7 @@ class RelayConfig(dict):
 			self[key] = value
 
 
-class RelayDatabase(dict):
+class RelayDatabase(dict[str, Any]):
 	def __init__(self, config: RelayConfig):
 		dict.__init__(self, {
 			'relay-list': {},
diff --git a/relay/config.py b/relay/config.py
index dbfc0b4..ac2bbb6 100644
--- a/relay/config.py
+++ b/relay/config.py
@@ -1,25 +1,20 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import getpass
 import os
 import platform
-import typing
 import yaml
 
 from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass, fields
 from pathlib import Path
 from platformdirs import user_config_dir
+from typing import Any
 
 from .misc import IS_DOCKER
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from typing import Any
+try:
+	from typing import Self
 
-	try:
-		from typing import Self
-
-	except ImportError:
-		from typing_extensions import Self
+except ImportError:
+	from typing_extensions import Self
 
 
 if platform.system() == 'Windows':
diff --git a/relay/database/__init__.py b/relay/database/__init__.py
index 08dbec6..becd456 100644
--- a/relay/database/__init__.py
+++ b/relay/database/__init__.py
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import bsql
-import typing
+from bsql import Database
 
 from .config import THEMES, ConfigData
 from .connection import RELAY_SOFTWARE, Connection
 from .schema import TABLES, VERSIONS, migrate_0
 
 from .. import logger as logging
+from ..config import Config
 from ..misc import get_resource
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from ..config import Config
 
-
-def get_database(config: Config, migrate: bool = True) -> bsql.Database:
+def get_database(config: Config, migrate: bool = True) -> Database[Connection]:
 	options = {
 		'connection_class': Connection,
 		'pool_size': 5,
@@ -22,10 +17,10 @@ def get_database(config: Config, migrate: bool = True) -> bsql.Database:
 	}
 
 	if config.db_type == 'sqlite':
-		db = bsql.Database.sqlite(config.sqlite_path, **options)
+		db = Database.sqlite(config.sqlite_path, **options)
 
 	elif config.db_type == 'postgres':
-		db = bsql.Database.postgresql(
+		db = Database.postgresql(
 			config.pg_name,
 			config.pg_host,
 			config.pg_port,
diff --git a/relay/database/config.py b/relay/database/config.py
index 3922f62..6effbb9 100644
--- a/relay/database/config.py
+++ b/relay/database/config.py
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
+# removing the above line turns annotations into types instead of str objects which messes with
+# `Field.type`
 
-import typing
-
+from bsql import Row
+from collections.abc import Callable, Sequence
 from dataclasses import Field, asdict, dataclass, fields
+from typing import Any
 
 from .. import logger as logging
 from ..misc import boolean
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from bsql import Row
-	from collections.abc import Callable, Sequence
-	from typing import Any
+try:
+	from typing import Self
 
-	try:
-		from typing import Self
-
-	except ImportError:
-		from typing_extensions import Self
+except ImportError:
+	from typing_extensions import Self
 
 
 THEMES = {
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ class ConfigData:
 
 
 	@classmethod
-	def FIELD(cls: type[Self], key: str) -> Field:
+	def FIELD(cls: type[Self], key: str) -> Field[Any]:
 		for field in fields(cls):
 			if field.name == key.replace('-', '_'):
 				return field
diff --git a/relay/database/connection.py b/relay/database/connection.py
index f8de1c0..614f307 100644
--- a/relay/database/connection.py
+++ b/relay/database/connection.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import typing
-
 from argon2 import PasswordHasher
-from bsql import Connection as SqlConnection, Update
+from bsql import Connection as SqlConnection, Row, Update
+from collections.abc import Iterator, Sequence
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from uuid import uuid4
 
@@ -14,15 +14,10 @@ from .config import (
 )
 
 from .. import logger as logging
-from ..misc import boolean, get_app
+from ..misc import Message, boolean, get_app
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from collections.abc import Iterator, Sequence
-	from bsql import Row
-	from typing import Any
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
 	from ..application import Application
-	from ..misc import Message
-
 
 RELAY_SOFTWARE = [
 	'activityrelay', # https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/relay
@@ -94,7 +89,7 @@ class Connection(SqlConnection):
 		params = {
 			'key': key,
 			'value': data.get(key, serialize = True),
-			'type': 'LogLevel' if field.type == 'logging.LogLevel' else field.type
+			'type': 'LogLevel' if field.type == 'logging.LogLevel' else field.type # type: ignore
 		}
 
 		with self.run('put-config', params):
diff --git a/relay/database/schema.py b/relay/database/schema.py
index ba39ed2..409ee57 100644
--- a/relay/database/schema.py
+++ b/relay/database/schema.py
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import typing
-
 from bsql import Column, Table, Tables
+from collections.abc import Callable
 
 from .config import ConfigData
-
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from collections.abc import Callable
-	from .connection import Connection
+from .connection import Connection
 
 
-VERSIONS: dict[int, Callable] = {}
+VERSIONS: dict[int, Callable[[Connection], None]] = {}
 TABLES: Tables = Tables(
 	Table(
 		'config',
@@ -64,7 +58,7 @@ TABLES: Tables = Tables(
 )
 
 
-def migration(func: Callable) -> Callable:
+def migration(func: Callable[[Connection], None]) -> Callable[[Connection], None]:
 	ver = int(func.__name__.replace('migrate_', ''))
 	VERSIONS[ver] = func
 	return func
diff --git a/relay/http_client.py b/relay/http_client.py
index 27c2dec..54cea3c 100644
--- a/relay/http_client.py
+++ b/relay/http_client.py
@@ -2,26 +2,23 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import traceback
-import typing
 
 from aiohttp import ClientSession, ClientTimeout, TCPConnector
 from aiohttp.client_exceptions import ClientConnectionError, ClientSSLError
+from aputils import AlgorithmType, Nodeinfo, ObjectType, Signer, WellKnownNodeinfo
 from asyncio.exceptions import TimeoutError as AsyncTimeoutError
-from aputils import AlgorithmType, Nodeinfo, ObjectType, WellKnownNodeinfo
 from blib import JsonBase
+from bsql import Row
 from json.decoder import JSONDecodeError
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, TypeVar
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
-from . import __version__
-from . import logger as logging
+from . import __version__, logger as logging
+from .cache import Cache
 from .misc import MIMETYPES, Message, get_app
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from aputils import Signer
-	from bsql import Row
-	from typing import Any
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
 	from .application import Application
-	from .cache import Cache
 
 
 SUPPORTS_HS2019 = {
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ SUPPORTS_HS2019 = {
 	'sharkey'
 }
 
-T = typing.TypeVar('T', bound = JsonBase)
+T = TypeVar('T', bound = JsonBase)
 HEADERS = {
 	'Accept': f'{MIMETYPES["activity"]}, {MIMETYPES["json"]};q=0.9',
 	'User-Agent': f'ActivityRelay/{__version__}'
@@ -124,7 +121,7 @@ class HttpClient:
 		if not force:
 			try:
 				if not (item := self.cache.get('request', url)).older_than(48):
-					return json.loads(item.value)
+					return json.loads(item.value) # type: ignore[no-any-return]
 
 			except KeyError:
 				logging.verbose('No cached data for url: %s', url)
@@ -153,7 +150,7 @@ class HttpClient:
 			self.cache.set('request', url, data, 'str')
 			logging.debug('%s >> resp %s', url, json.dumps(json.loads(data), indent = 4))
 
-			return json.loads(data)
+			return json.loads(data) # type: ignore [no-any-return]
 
 		except JSONDecodeError:
 			logging.verbose('Failed to parse JSON')
diff --git a/relay/logger.py b/relay/logger.py
index 916fa71..f1a1bd7 100644
--- a/relay/logger.py
+++ b/relay/logger.py
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import logging
 import os
-import typing
 
 from enum import IntEnum
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Protocol
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from collections.abc import Callable
-	from typing import Any
+try:
+	from typing import Self
 
-	try:
-		from typing import Self
+except ImportError:
+	from typing_extensions import Self
 
-	except ImportError:
-		from typing_extensions import Self
+
+class LoggingMethod(Protocol):
+	def __call__(self, msg: Any, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None: ...
 
 
 class LogLevel(IntEnum):
@@ -75,11 +73,11 @@ def verbose(message: str, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
 	logging.log(LogLevel.VERBOSE, message, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
-debug: Callable = logging.debug
-info: Callable = logging.info
-warning: Callable = logging.warning
-error: Callable = logging.error
-critical: Callable = logging.critical
+debug: LoggingMethod = logging.debug
+info: LoggingMethod = logging.info
+warning: LoggingMethod = logging.warning
+error: LoggingMethod = logging.error
+critical: LoggingMethod = logging.critical
 
 
 try:
diff --git a/relay/manage.py b/relay/manage.py
index c48e0f6..cb2b099 100644
--- a/relay/manage.py
+++ b/relay/manage.py
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import asyncio
 import click
 import json
 import os
-import typing
 
+from bsql import Row
 from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import copyfile
+from typing import Any
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 from . import __version__
@@ -19,10 +20,6 @@ from .compat import RelayConfig, RelayDatabase
 from .database import RELAY_SOFTWARE, get_database
 from .misc import ACTOR_FORMATS, SOFTWARE, IS_DOCKER, Message
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from bsql import Row
-	from typing import Any
-
 
 def check_alphanumeric(text: str) -> str:
 	if not text.isalnum():
diff --git a/relay/misc.py b/relay/misc.py
index feee97c..9e8f035 100644
--- a/relay/misc.py
+++ b/relay/misc.py
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ import json
 import os
 import platform
 import socket
-import typing
 
 from aiohttp.web import Response as AiohttpResponse
+from collections.abc import Sequence
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, TypedDict, TypeVar
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 try:
@@ -18,21 +19,20 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
 	from importlib_resources import files as pkgfiles # type: ignore
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from typing import Any
+try:
+	from typing import Self
+
+except ImportError:
+	from typing_extensions import Self
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
 	from .application import Application
 
-	try:
-		from typing import Self
 
-	except ImportError:
-		from typing_extensions import Self
-
-
-T = typing.TypeVar('T')
-ResponseType = typing.TypedDict('ResponseType', {
+T = TypeVar('T')
+ResponseType = TypedDict('ResponseType', {
 	'status': int,
-	'headers': dict[str, typing.Any] | None,
+	'headers': dict[str, Any] | None,
 	'content_type': str,
 	'body': bytes | None,
 	'text': str | None
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class JsonEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
 		if isinstance(o, datetime):
 			return o.isoformat()
 
-		return json.JSONEncoder.default(self, o)
+		return json.JSONEncoder.default(self, o) # type: ignore[no-any-return]
 
 
 class Message(aputils.Message):
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class Response(AiohttpResponse):
 
 	@classmethod
 	def new(cls: type[Self],
-			body: str | bytes | dict | tuple | list | set = '',
+			body: str | bytes | dict[str, Any] | Sequence[Any] = '',
 			status: int = 200,
 			headers: dict[str, str] | None = None,
 			ctype: str = 'text') -> Self:
@@ -227,22 +227,22 @@ class Response(AiohttpResponse):
 			'text': None
 		}
 
-		if isinstance(body, bytes):
+		if isinstance(body, str):
+			kwargs['text'] = body
+
+		elif isinstance(body, bytes):
 			kwargs['body'] = body
 
-		elif isinstance(body, (dict, list, tuple, set)) or ctype in {'json', 'activity'}:
+		elif isinstance(body, (dict, Sequence)):
 			kwargs['text'] = json.dumps(body, cls = JsonEncoder)
 
-		else:
-			kwargs['text'] = body
-
 		return cls(**kwargs)
 
 
 	@classmethod
 	def new_error(cls: type[Self],
 				status: int,
-				body: str | bytes | dict,
+				body: str | bytes | dict[str, Any],
 				ctype: str = 'text') -> Self:
 
 		if ctype == 'json':
diff --git a/relay/template.py b/relay/template.py
index 1335fab..ef25f92 100644
--- a/relay/template.py
+++ b/relay/template.py
@@ -1,25 +1,22 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import textwrap
-import typing
 
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from hamlish_jinja import HamlishExtension
 from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader
 from jinja2.ext import Extension
-from jinja2.nodes import CallBlock
+from jinja2.nodes import CallBlock, Node
+from jinja2.parser import Parser
 from markdown import Markdown
-
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 from . import __version__
 from .misc import get_resource
+from .views.base import View
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from jinja2.nodes import Node
-	from jinja2.parser import Parser
-	from typing import Any
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
 	from .application import Application
-	from .views.base import View
 
 
 class Template(Environment):
diff --git a/relay/views/api.py b/relay/views/api.py
index d744761..86382f4 100644
--- a/relay/views/api.py
+++ b/relay/views/api.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import typing
-
-from aiohttp import web
+from aiohttp.web import Request, middleware
 from argon2.exceptions import VerifyMismatchError
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable, Sequence
+from typing import Any
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 from .base import View, register_route
@@ -12,11 +10,6 @@ from .. import __version__
 from ..database import ConfigData
 from ..misc import Message, Response, boolean, get_app
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from aiohttp.web import Request
-	from collections.abc import Callable, Sequence
-	from typing import Any
-
 
 ALLOWED_HEADERS = {
 	'accept',
@@ -37,8 +30,10 @@ def check_api_path(method: str, path: str) -> bool:
 	return path.startswith('/api')
 
 
-@web.middleware
-async def handle_api_path(request: Request, handler: Callable) -> Response:
+@middleware
+async def handle_api_path(
+						request: Request,
+						handler: Callable[[Request], Awaitable[Response]]) -> Response:
 	try:
 		if (token := request.cookies.get('user-token')):
 			request['token'] = token
@@ -222,7 +217,7 @@ class Inbox(View):
 				if nodeinfo is not None:
 					data['software'] = nodeinfo.sw_name
 
-			row = conn.put_inbox(**data)
+			row = conn.put_inbox(**data) # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
 		return Response.new(row, ctype = 'json')
 
@@ -237,7 +232,7 @@ class Inbox(View):
 			if not (instance := conn.get_inbox(data['domain'])):
 				return Response.new_error(404, 'Instance with domain not found', 'json')
 
-			instance = conn.put_inbox(instance['domain'], **data)
+			instance = conn.put_inbox(instance['domain'], **data) # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
 		return Response.new(instance, ctype = 'json')
 
diff --git a/relay/views/base.py b/relay/views/base.py
index 93b3e3b..350016c 100644
--- a/relay/views/base.py
+++ b/relay/views/base.py
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import typing
-
 from Crypto.Random import get_random_bytes
 from aiohttp.abc import AbstractView
 from aiohttp.hdrs import METH_ALL as METHODS
-from aiohttp.web import HTTPMethodNotAllowed
+from aiohttp.web import HTTPMethodNotAllowed, Request
 from base64 import b64encode
+from bsql import Database
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable, Generator, Sequence, Mapping
 from functools import cached_property
 from json.decoder import JSONDecodeError
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
+from ..cache import Cache
+from ..config import Config
+from ..database import Connection
+from ..http_client import HttpClient
 from ..misc import Response, get_app
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from aiohttp.web import Request
-	from collections.abc import Callable, Generator, Sequence, Mapping
-	from bsql import Database
-	from typing import Any
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
 	from ..application import Application
-	from ..cache import Cache
-	from ..config import Config
-	from ..http_client import HttpClient
 	from ..template import Template
 
-	try:
-		from typing import Self
+try:
+	from typing import Self
 
-	except ImportError:
-		from typing_extensions import Self
+except ImportError:
+	from typing_extensions import Self
+
+HandlerCallback = Callable[[Request], Awaitable[Response]]
 
 
 VIEWS: list[tuple[str, type[View]]] = []
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def convert_data(data: Mapping[str, Any]) -> dict[str, str]:
 	return {key: str(value) for key, value in data.items()}
 
 
-def register_route(*paths: str) -> Callable:
+def register_route(*paths: str) -> Callable[[type[View]], type[View]]:
 	def wrapper(view: type[View]) -> type[View]:
 		for path in paths:
 			VIEWS.append((path, view))
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class View(AbstractView):
 		return await view.handlers[method](request, **kwargs)
 
 
-	async def _run_handler(self, handler: Callable[..., Any], **kwargs: Any) -> Response:
+	async def _run_handler(self, handler: HandlerCallback, **kwargs: Any) -> Response:
 		self.request['hash'] = b64encode(get_random_bytes(16)).decode('ascii')
 		return await handler(self.request, **self.request.match_info, **kwargs)
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class View(AbstractView):
 
 
 	@cached_property
-	def handlers(self) -> dict[str, Callable[..., Any]]:
+	def handlers(self) -> dict[str, HandlerCallback]:
 		data = {}
 
 		for method in METHODS:
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ class View(AbstractView):
 
 
 	@property
-	def database(self) -> Database:
+	def database(self) -> Database[Connection]:
 		return self.app.database
 
 
 	@property
 	def template(self) -> Template:
-		return self.app['template']
+		return self.app['template'] # type: ignore[no-any-return]
 
 
 	async def get_api_data(self,
diff --git a/relay/views/frontend.py b/relay/views/frontend.py
index 2b5bec0..5dfb43a 100644
--- a/relay/views/frontend.py
+++ b/relay/views/frontend.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import typing
-
 from aiohttp import web
+from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
+from typing import Any
 
 from .base import View, register_route
 
@@ -10,11 +8,6 @@ from ..database import THEMES
 from ..logger import LogLevel
 from ..misc import Response, get_app
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from aiohttp.web import Request
-	from collections.abc import Callable
-	from typing import Any
-
 
 UNAUTH_ROUTES = {
 	'/',
@@ -23,7 +16,10 @@ UNAUTH_ROUTES = {
 
 
 @web.middleware
-async def handle_frontend_path(request: web.Request, handler: Callable) -> Response:
+async def handle_frontend_path(
+							request: web.Request,
+							handler: Callable[[web.Request], Awaitable[Response]]) -> Response:
+
 	app = get_app()
 
 	if request.path in UNAUTH_ROUTES or request.path.startswith('/admin'):
@@ -52,7 +48,7 @@ async def handle_frontend_path(request: web.Request, handler: Callable) -> Respo
 
 @register_route('/')
 class HomeView(View):
-	async def get(self, request: Request) -> Response:
+	async def get(self, request: web.Request) -> Response:
 		with self.database.session() as conn:
 			context: dict[str, Any] = {
 				'instances': tuple(conn.get_inboxes())
@@ -64,14 +60,14 @@ class HomeView(View):
 
 @register_route('/login')
 class Login(View):
-	async def get(self, request: Request) -> Response:
+	async def get(self, request: web.Request) -> Response:
 		data = self.template.render('page/login.haml', self)
 		return Response.new(data, ctype = 'html')
 
 
 @register_route('/logout')
 class Logout(View):
-	async def get(self, request: Request) -> Response:
+	async def get(self, request: web.Request) -> Response:
 		with self.database.session(True) as conn:
 			conn.del_token(request['token'])
 
@@ -82,14 +78,14 @@ class Logout(View):
 
 @register_route('/admin')
 class Admin(View):
-	async def get(self, request: Request) -> Response:
+	async def get(self, request: web.Request) -> Response:
 		return Response.new('', 302, {'Location': '/admin/instances'})
 
 
 @register_route('/admin/instances')
 class AdminInstances(View):
 	async def get(self,
-				request: Request,
+				request: web.Request,
 				error: str | None = None,
 				message: str | None = None) -> Response:
 
@@ -112,7 +108,7 @@ class AdminInstances(View):
 @register_route('/admin/whitelist')
 class AdminWhitelist(View):
 	async def get(self,
-				request: Request,
+				request: web.Request,
 				error: str | None = None,
 				message: str | None = None) -> Response:
 
@@ -134,7 +130,7 @@ class AdminWhitelist(View):
 @register_route('/admin/domain_bans')
 class AdminDomainBans(View):
 	async def get(self,
-				request: Request,
+				request: web.Request,
 				error: str | None = None,
 				message: str | None = None) -> Response:
 
@@ -156,7 +152,7 @@ class AdminDomainBans(View):
 @register_route('/admin/software_bans')
 class AdminSoftwareBans(View):
 	async def get(self,
-				request: Request,
+				request: web.Request,
 				error: str | None = None,
 				message: str | None = None) -> Response:
 
@@ -178,7 +174,7 @@ class AdminSoftwareBans(View):
 @register_route('/admin/users')
 class AdminUsers(View):
 	async def get(self,
-				request: Request,
+				request: web.Request,
 				error: str | None = None,
 				message: str | None = None) -> Response:
 
@@ -199,7 +195,7 @@ class AdminUsers(View):
 
 @register_route('/admin/config')
 class AdminConfig(View):
-	async def get(self, request: Request, message: str | None = None) -> Response:
+	async def get(self, request: web.Request, message: str | None = None) -> Response:
 		context: dict[str, Any] = {
 			'themes': tuple(THEMES.keys()),
 			'levels': tuple(level.name for level in LogLevel),
@@ -212,7 +208,7 @@ class AdminConfig(View):
 
 @register_route('/manifest.json')
 class ManifestJson(View):
-	async def get(self, request: Request) -> Response:
+	async def get(self, request: web.Request) -> Response:
 		with self.database.session(False) as conn:
 			config = conn.get_config_all()
 			theme = THEMES[config.theme]
@@ -235,7 +231,7 @@ class ManifestJson(View):
 
 @register_route('/theme/{theme}.css')
 class ThemeCss(View):
-	async def get(self, request: Request, theme: str) -> Response:
+	async def get(self, request: web.Request, theme: str) -> Response:
 		try:
 			context: dict[str, Any] = {
 				'theme': THEMES[theme]
diff --git a/relay/views/misc.py b/relay/views/misc.py
index f10a877..5e2be52 100644
--- a/relay/views/misc.py
+++ b/relay/views/misc.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import aputils
 import subprocess
-import typing
 
+from aiohttp.web import Request
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from .base import View, register_route
@@ -11,9 +9,6 @@ from .base import View, register_route
 from .. import __version__
 from ..misc import Response
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-	from aiohttp.web import Request
-
 
 VERSION = __version__