diff --git a/src/gvm_sync_targets/cli/__init__.py b/src/gvm_sync_targets/cli/__init__.py
index 478638c..45ed2dc 100644
--- a/src/gvm_sync_targets/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/src/gvm_sync_targets/cli/__init__.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def gvm_sync_targets(
 
             # Ensure old target is unused
             old_target: Element = gmp.get_target(old_target_id)[0]
-            old_name = old_target.xpath("name/text()[1]")
+            old_name = cast(list[str], old_target.xpath("name/text()"))[0]
             if target_in_use(old_target):
                 msg = "target is still in use"
                 raise ValueError(msg)
diff --git a/tests/gvm_sync_targets/cli_test.py b/tests/gvm_sync_targets/cli_test.py
index fc15b3f..3629686 100644
--- a/tests/gvm_sync_targets/cli_test.py
+++ b/tests/gvm_sync_targets/cli_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-present linuxdaemon <linuxdaemon.irc@gmail.com>
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
 from click.testing import CliRunner
 
 import gvm_sync_targets