diff --git a/scripts/smoke_test_player.gd b/scripts/smoke_test_player.gd
index 04d63b2..adec01f 100644
--- a/scripts/smoke_test_player.gd
+++ b/scripts/smoke_test_player.gd
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ func _run() -> void:
 	_check("CapsuleMesh has a mesh", mesh.mesh != null)
 
 	# 3. Verify the player spawned at the PlayerSpawn marker position.
-	var spawn_marker := level.get_node("PlayerSpawn")
+	var spawn_marker: Marker3D = level.get_node("PlayerSpawn")
 	_check("PlayerSpawn marker exists", spawn_marker != null)
 
 	# The player's _ready() should have moved it to the spawn marker's
 	# global position.  Since both are direct children of the root, their
 	# global positions equal their local positions.
-	var expected_pos := spawn_marker.global_position
+	var expected_pos: Vector3 = spawn_marker.global_position
 	_check("Player spawned at PlayerSpawn position",
 		   player.global_position == expected_pos)