diff --git a/lib/crewai/tests/test_project.py b/lib/crewai/tests/test_project.py
index ff3424cee..2f0ab8f2c 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/tests/test_project.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/tests/test_project.py
@@ -263,8 +263,7 @@ def test_crew_name():
 
 def test_crew_decorator_propagates_class_name_to_instance():
     """@crew-decorated factory method should set Crew.name to the decorated class name."""
-    crew = InternalCrew()
-    crew_instance = crew.crew()
+    crew_instance: Crew = InternalCrew().crew()
     assert crew_instance.name == "InternalCrew"