diff --git a/src/data/restore.ts b/src/data/restore.ts
index c3a31c9ab6..ed285a614a 100644
--- a/src/data/restore.ts
+++ b/src/data/restore.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import {
   getDefaultLineHeight,
   measureBaseline,
 } from "../element/textElement";
-
 import { normalizeLink } from "./url";
 
 type RestoredAppState = Omit<
diff --git a/src/data/transform.ts b/src/data/transform.ts
index 95d0b21095..1b027f2e79 100644
--- a/src/data/transform.ts
+++ b/src/data/transform.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ const bindTextToContainer = (
   containerProps: ValidContainer | ({ type: "arrow" } & ValidLinearElement),
   textProps: { text: string } & MarkOptional<ElementConstructorOpts, "x" | "y">,
 ) => {
-  let container;
+  let container: ExcalidrawGenericElement | ExcalidrawLinearElement;
   if (containerProps.type === "arrow") {
     const width = containerProps.width || DEFAULT_LINEAR_ELEMENT_PROPS.width;
     const height = containerProps.height || DEFAULT_LINEAR_ELEMENT_PROPS.height;
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ const bindTextToContainer = (
 
   redrawTextBoundingBox(textElement, container);
 
-  return [container, textElement];
+  return [container, textElement] as const;
 };
 
 const bindLinearElementToElement = (