diff --git a/litellm/a2a_protocol/exception_mapping_utils.py b/litellm/a2a_protocol/exception_mapping_utils.py
index 8463080b358..589124dcc4e 100644
--- a/litellm/a2a_protocol/exception_mapping_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/a2a_protocol/exception_mapping_utils.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ try:
 
     A2A_SDK_AVAILABLE = True
 except ImportError:
-    _A2AClient = None  # type: ignore[misc]
+    _A2AClient = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
 
 class A2AExceptionCheckers: