diff --git a/user_tools/src/spark_rapids_pytools/cloud_api/sp_types.py b/user_tools/src/spark_rapids_pytools/cloud_api/sp_types.py
index 766ccc3f6..a884582da 100644
--- a/user_tools/src/spark_rapids_pytools/cloud_api/sp_types.py
+++ b/user_tools/src/spark_rapids_pytools/cloud_api/sp_types.py
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def validate_env(self):
         self._handle_inconsistent_configurations(incorrect_envs)
 
     def run_sys_cmd(self,
-                    cmd: Union[str, list[str]],
+                    cmd: Union[str, list],
                     cmd_input: str = None,
                     fail_ok: bool = False,
                     env_vars: dict = None) -> str: