diff --git a/mithril/cores/python/numpy/ops.py b/mithril/cores/python/numpy/ops.py
index bf55f5a6..13bfd597 100644
--- a/mithril/cores/python/numpy/ops.py
+++ b/mithril/cores/python/numpy/ops.py
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ def reshape(
     return input.reshape(shape)
 
 
-def item(input: np.ndarray[Any, Any]) -> int | float | bool:
+def item(input: np.ndarray[Any, Any]) -> int | float | bool | str:
     return input.item()