diff --git a/tests/extract/test_incremental.py b/tests/extract/test_incremental.py
index d579d9b9ee..e2681cfbfe 100644
--- a/tests/extract/test_incremental.py
+++ b/tests/extract/test_incremental.py
@@ -835,14 +835,14 @@ def some_data(
         assert e.value.json_path == "created_at"
 
     # same thing when run in pipeline
-    with pytest.raises(PipelineStepFailed) as e:
+    with pytest.raises(PipelineStepFailed) as e: # type: ignore[assignment]
         p = dlt.pipeline(pipeline_name=uniq_id())
         p.extract(some_data())
     if item_type == "object":
         assert isinstance(e.value.__context__, IncrementalCursorPathMissing)
     else:
         assert isinstance(e.value.__context__, IncrementalCursorPathHasValueNone)
-    assert e.value.__context__.json_path == "created_at"
+    assert e.value.__context__.json_path == "created_at"  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("item_type", ["arrow-table", "arrow-batch", "pandas"])
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ def some_data(
     with pytest.raises(PipelineStepFailed) as pip_ex:
         p = dlt.pipeline(pipeline_name=uniq_id())
         p.extract(some_data())
-    assert pip_ex.value.__context__.json_path == "created_at"
+    assert pip_ex.value.__context__.json_path == "created_at"  # type: ignore[assignment]
     assert isinstance(pip_ex.value.__context__, IncrementalCursorPathMissing)