diff --git a/src/paperless/parsers/tika.py b/src/paperless/parsers/tika.py
index 467173e85..2e73b85c9 100644
--- a/src/paperless/parsers/tika.py
+++ b/src/paperless/parsers/tika.py
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ class TikaDocumentParser:
         documents.parsers.ParseError
             If Tika or Gotenberg returns an error.
         """
+        if TYPE_CHECKING:
+            assert self._tika_client is not None
+
         logger.info("Sending %s to Tika server", document_path)
 
         try: