diff --git a/BlueprintUIAccessibilityCore/Sources/Extensions/Optional+Extensions.swift b/BlueprintUIAccessibilityCore/Sources/Extensions/Optional+Extensions.swift
index c015479a1..d23b7531d 100644
--- a/BlueprintUIAccessibilityCore/Sources/Extensions/Optional+Extensions.swift
+++ b/BlueprintUIAccessibilityCore/Sources/Extensions/Optional+Extensions.swift
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Foundation
 extension Optional where Wrapped: RangeReplaceableCollection {
 
     static func + (left: Wrapped?, right: Wrapped?) -> Wrapped? {
-        let val = (left ?? Wrapped()) + (right ?? Wrapped())
+        let val: Wrapped = (left ?? Wrapped()) + (right ?? Wrapped())
         return val.isEmpty ? nil : val
     }