diff --git a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/protocols/saved_query.py b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/protocols/saved_query.py
index 4a6021cb..f27eb0df 100644
--- a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/protocols/saved_query.py
+++ b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/protocols/saved_query.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from abc import abstractmethod
-from typing import List, Optional, Protocol, Sequence
+from typing import Optional, Protocol, Sequence
 
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.export import Export
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.metadata import Metadata
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ def label(self) -> Optional[str]:
 
     @property
     @abstractmethod
-    def exports(self) -> Optional[List[Export]]:
+    def exports(self) -> Optional[Sequence[Export]]:
         """Exports that can run using this saved query."""
         pass
diff --git a/tests/parsing/test_saved_query_parsing.py b/tests/parsing/test_saved_query_parsing.py
index 38a67fab..4cd97e15 100644
--- a/tests/parsing/test_saved_query_parsing.py
+++ b/tests/parsing/test_saved_query_parsing.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def test_saved_query_exports() -> None:
 
     assert len(build_result.semantic_manifest.saved_queries) == 1
     saved_query = build_result.semantic_manifest.saved_queries[0]
-    assert len(saved_query.exports) == 2
+    assert saved_query.exports and len(saved_query.exports) == 2
     names_to_exports = {export.name: export for export in saved_query.exports}
     assert set(names_to_exports.keys()) == {"test_exports1", "test_exports2"}