diff --git a/zerver/decorator.py b/zerver/decorator.py
index fab81a0236..cd57ee404c 100644
--- a/zerver/decorator.py
+++ b/zerver/decorator.py
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class REQ(object):
         """
 
         self.post_var_name = whence
-        self.func_var_name = None
+        self.func_var_name = None # type: str
         self.converter = converter
         self.validator = validator
         self.default = default
diff --git a/zerver/finders.py b/zerver/finders.py
index d1cb29ce97..8f8e6017b6 100644
--- a/zerver/finders.py
+++ b/zerver/finders.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+from typing import *
 
 import re
 from django.contrib.staticfiles.finders import FileSystemFinder
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ class ExcludeUnminifiedMixin(object):
     in production. """
 
     def list(self, ignore_patterns):
+        # type: (Any) -> Generator[Tuple[str, str], None, None]
         # We can't use ignore_patterns because the patterns are
         # applied to just the file part, not the entire path
         excluded = '^(js|styles|templates)/'