diff --git a/junifer/data/template_spaces.py b/junifer/data/template_spaces.py
index c51e1719c..f0705a090 100644
--- a/junifer/data/template_spaces.py
+++ b/junifer/data/template_spaces.py
@@ -157,4 +157,4 @@ def get_template(
             klass=RuntimeError,
         )
     else:
-        return nib.load(template_path)  # type: ignore
+        return nib.load(template_path)