diff --git a/src/pygama/raw/orca/orca_packet.py b/src/pygama/raw/orca/orca_packet.py
index 52d337a02..43aa8ee87 100644
--- a/src/pygama/raw/orca/orca_packet.py
+++ b/src/pygama/raw/orca/orca_packet.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-OrcaPacket = np.ndarray[Any, np.dtype[np.uint32]]
+OrcaPacket = np.ndarray#[Any, np.dtype[np.uint32]]
 
 
 def is_short(packet: OrcaPacket) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/raw/orca/test_orca_packet.py b/tests/raw/orca/test_orca_packet.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..120350e9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/raw/orca/test_orca_packet.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from pygama.raw.orca import orca_packet
+
+
+def test_orca_packet_import(): pass