diff --git a/src/fib.ts b/src/fib.ts
index 0d292e9..57795ab 100644
--- a/src/fib.ts
+++ b/src/fib.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // util function that computes the fibonacci numbers
-export default function fibonacci(n) {
+export default function fibonacci(n): number {
   if (n < 0) {
     return -1;
   } else if (n == 0) {