diff --git a/simvue/client.py b/simvue/client.py
index e34678cb..6165991b 100644
--- a/simvue/client.py
+++ b/simvue/client.py
@@ -721,11 +721,11 @@ def get_artifacts_as_files(
         path : str | None, optional
             location to download files to, the default of None will download
             them to the current working directory
-        startswith : typing.Optional[str], optional
+        startswith : str, optional
             only download artifacts with this prefix in their name, by default None
-        contains : typing.Optional[str], optional
+        contains : str, optional
             only download artifacts containing this term in their name, by default None
-        endswith : typing.Optional[str], optional
+        endswith : str, optional
             only download artifacts ending in this term in their name, by default None
 
         Raises
@@ -1104,11 +1104,11 @@ def get_events(
         ----------
         run_id : str
             the unique identifier of the run to query
-        message_contains : typing.Optional[str], optional
+        message_contains : str, optional
             filter to events with message containing this expression, by default None
-        start_index : typing.Optional[int], optional
+        start_index : typing.int, optional
             slice results returning only those above this index, by default None
-        count_limit : typing.Optional[int], optional
+        count_limit : typing.int, optional
             limit number of returned results, by default None
 
         Returns
diff --git a/simvue/run.py b/simvue/run.py
index 60bc35ca..386db368 100644
--- a/simvue/run.py
+++ b/simvue/run.py
@@ -465,21 +465,21 @@ def init(
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        name : typing.Optional[str], optional
+        name : str, optional
             the name to allocate this run, if not specified a name will be
             selected at random, by default None
-        metadata : typing.Optional[dict[str, typing.Any]], optional
+        metadata : typing.dict[str, typing.Any], optional
             any metadata relating to the run as key-value pairs, by default None
-        tags : typing.Optional[list[str]], optional
+        tags : typing.list[str], optional
             a list of tags for this run, by default None
-        description : typing.Optional[str], optional
+        description : str, optional
             description of the run, by default None
         folder : str, optional
             folder within which to store the run, by default "/"
         running : bool, optional
             whether to set the status as running or created, the latter implying
             the run will be commenced at a later time. Default is True.
-        retention_period : typing.Optional[str], optional
+        retention_period : str, optional
             describer for time period to retain run, the default of None
             removes this constraint.
         resources_metrics_interval : int, optional
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ def reconnect(self, run_id: str) -> bool:
         ----------
         run_id : str
             identifier of run to connect to
-        uid : typing.Optional[str], optional
+        uid : str, optional
             unique identifier for this run, by default None
 
         Returns
@@ -1324,9 +1324,9 @@ def add_alerts(
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        ids : typing.Optional[list[str]], optional
+        ids : typing.list[str], optional
             unique identifiers of the alerts to attach, by default None
-        names : typing.Optional[list[str]], optional
+        names : typing.list[str], optional
             names of alerts to attach, by default None
 
         Returns