diff --git a/src/nominatim_api/server/falcon/server.py b/src/nominatim_api/server/falcon/server.py
index 1a2d88a1..cf8ecf3d 100644
--- a/src/nominatim_api/server/falcon/server.py
+++ b/src/nominatim_api/server/falcon/server.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 """
 Server implementation using the falcon webserver framework.
 """
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from typing import Optional, Mapping, Any, List, cast
 from pathlib import Path
 import asyncio