diff --git a/openapi_python_client/openapi_parser/openapi.py b/openapi_python_client/openapi_parser/openapi.py
index 23ffb0c5a..6fb87d4cb 100644
--- a/openapi_python_client/openapi_parser/openapi.py
+++ b/openapi_python_client/openapi_parser/openapi.py
@@ -236,14 +236,16 @@ def _iterate_properties() -> Generator[Property, None, None]:
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_dict(d: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]], /) -> OpenAPI:
-        """ Create an OpenAPI from dict """
+        """ Create an OpenAPI from dict 
+        :rtype: object
+        """
         schemas = Schema.dict(d["components"]["schemas"])
         endpoint_collections_by_tag = EndpointCollection.from_dict(d["paths"])
         enums = OpenAPI._check_enums(schemas.values(), endpoint_collections_by_tag.values())
 
         return OpenAPI(
             title=d["info"]["title"],
-            description=d["info"]["description"],
+            description=d["info"].get("description"),
             version=d["info"]["version"],
             endpoint_collections_by_tag=endpoint_collections_by_tag,
             schemas=schemas,
diff --git a/openapi_python_client/openapi_parser/properties.py b/openapi_python_client/openapi_parser/properties.py
index fc092b1a6..0d0826064 100644
--- a/openapi_python_client/openapi_parser/properties.py
+++ b/openapi_python_client/openapi_parser/properties.py
@@ -167,7 +167,10 @@ def transform(self) -> str:
 
     def constructor_from_dict(self, dict_name: str) -> str:
         """ How to load this property from a dict (used in generated model from_dict function """
-        return f'{self.reference.class_name}({dict_name}["{self.name}"]) if "{self.name}" in {dict_name} else None'
+        constructor = f'{self.reference.class_name}({dict_name}["{self.name}"])'
+        if not self.required:
+            constructor += f' if "{self.name}" in {dict_name} else None'
+        return constructor
 
     @staticmethod
     def values_from_list(l: List[str], /) -> Dict[str, str]:
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@ def transform(self) -> str:
 class DictProperty(Property):
     """ Property that is a general Dict """
 
-    _type_string: ClassVar[str] = "Dict"
+    _type_string: ClassVar[str] = "Dict[Any, Any]"
 
 
 _openapi_types_to_python_type_strings = {
@@ -216,7 +219,7 @@ class DictProperty(Property):
     "number": "float",
     "integer": "int",
     "boolean": "bool",
-    "object": "Dict",
+    "object": "Dict[Any, Any]",
 }
 
 
diff --git a/openapi_python_client/openapi_parser/responses.py b/openapi_python_client/openapi_parser/responses.py
index 34e31552d..75490c7bc 100644
--- a/openapi_python_client/openapi_parser/responses.py
+++ b/openapi_python_client/openapi_parser/responses.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def return_string(self) -> str:
 
     def constructor(self) -> str:
         """ How the return value of this response should be constructed """
-        return f"[{self.reference.class_name}.from_dict(item) for item in response.json()]"
+        return f"[{self.reference.class_name}.from_dict(item) for item in cast(List[Dict[str, Any]], response.json())]"
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def return_string(self) -> str:
 
     def constructor(self) -> str:
         """ How the return value of this response should be constructed """
-        return f"{self.reference.class_name}.from_dict(response.json())"
+        return f"{self.reference.class_name}.from_dict(cast(Dict[str, Any], response.json()))"
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/openapi_python_client/templates/async_endpoint_module.pyi b/openapi_python_client/templates/async_endpoint_module.pyi
index 8025cb2b0..cfd46481d 100644
--- a/openapi_python_client/templates/async_endpoint_module.pyi
+++ b/openapi_python_client/templates/async_endpoint_module.pyi
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from dataclasses import asdict
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union, Any, cast
 
 import httpx
 
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ async def {{ endpoint.name }}(
     {% endfor %}
     {% endif %}
 
-    with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
-        response = await client.{{ endpoint.method }}(
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as _client:
+        response = await _client.{{ endpoint.method }}(
             url=url,
             headers=client.get_headers(),
             {% if endpoint.form_body_reference %}
diff --git a/openapi_python_client/templates/endpoint_module.pyi b/openapi_python_client/templates/endpoint_module.pyi
index 5383da950..610b687e9 100644
--- a/openapi_python_client/templates/endpoint_module.pyi
+++ b/openapi_python_client/templates/endpoint_module.pyi
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from dataclasses import asdict
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union, Any, cast
 
 import httpx
 
diff --git a/openapi_python_client/templates/model.pyi b/openapi_python_client/templates/model.pyi
index 25d0648e6..7d5a0423e 100644
--- a/openapi_python_client/templates/model.pyi
+++ b/openapi_python_client/templates/model.pyi
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, cast
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, cast
 
 {% for relative in schema.relative_imports %}
 {{ relative }}
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class {{ schema.reference.class_name }}:
     {{ property.to_string() }}
     {% endfor %}
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict:
+    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {
             {% for property in schema.required_properties %}
             "{{ property.name }}": self.{{ property.transform() }},
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class {{ schema.reference.class_name }}:
         }
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_dict(d: Dict) -> {{ schema.reference.class_name }}:
+    def from_dict(d: Dict[str, Any]) -> {{ schema.reference.class_name }}:
         {% for property in schema.required_properties + schema.optional_properties %}
 
         {% if property.constructor_template %}
diff --git a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/api/default.py b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/api/default.py
index b3d18f879..58af0a0e8 100644
--- a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/api/default.py
+++ b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/api/default.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from dataclasses import asdict
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union, cast
 
 import httpx
 
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ def ping_ping_get(
     response = httpx.get(url=url, headers=client.get_headers(),)
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return ABCResponse.from_dict(response.json())
+        return ABCResponse.from_dict(cast(Dict[str, Any], response.json()))
     else:
         raise ApiResponseError(response=response)
diff --git a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/api/users.py b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/api/users.py
index 9695442a5..501cb2b50 100644
--- a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/api/users.py
+++ b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/api/users.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from dataclasses import asdict
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union, cast
 
 import httpx
 
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def get_list_tests__get(
     response = httpx.get(url=url, headers=client.get_headers(), params=params,)
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return [AModel.from_dict(item) for item in response.json()]
+        return [AModel.from_dict(item) for item in cast(List[Dict[str, Any]], response.json())]
     if response.status_code == 422:
-        return HTTPValidationError.from_dict(response.json())
+        return HTTPValidationError.from_dict(cast(Dict[str, Any], response.json()))
     else:
         raise ApiResponseError(response=response)
diff --git a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/async_api/default.py b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/async_api/default.py
index a2753f489..59c54c3be 100644
--- a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/async_api/default.py
+++ b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/async_api/default.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from dataclasses import asdict
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union, cast
 
 import httpx
 
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ async def ping_ping_get(
     """ A quick check to see if the system is running  """
     url = f"{client.base_url}/ping"
 
-    with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
-        response = await client.get(url=url, headers=client.get_headers(),)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as _client:
+        response = await _client.get(url=url, headers=client.get_headers(),)
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return ABCResponse.from_dict(response.json())
+        return ABCResponse.from_dict(cast(Dict[str, Any], response.json()))
     else:
         raise ApiResponseError(response=response)
diff --git a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/async_api/users.py b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/async_api/users.py
index 32ceb45b6..ce0c9eb6c 100644
--- a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/async_api/users.py
+++ b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/async_api/users.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from dataclasses import asdict
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union, cast
 
 import httpx
 
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ async def get_list_tests__get(
         "statuses": statuses,
     }
 
-    with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
-        response = await client.get(url=url, headers=client.get_headers(), params=params,)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as _client:
+        response = await _client.get(url=url, headers=client.get_headers(), params=params,)
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return [AModel.from_dict(item) for item in response.json()]
+        return [AModel.from_dict(item) for item in cast(List[Dict[str, Any]], response.json())]
     if response.status_code == 422:
-        return HTTPValidationError.from_dict(response.json())
+        return HTTPValidationError.from_dict(cast(Dict[str, Any], response.json()))
     else:
         raise ApiResponseError(response=response)
diff --git a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/a_model.py b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/a_model.py
index b8d25dac2..026d63a25 100644
--- a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/a_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/a_model.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, cast
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, cast
 
 from .a_list_of_enums import AListOfEnums
 from .an_enum_value import AnEnumValue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class AModel:
     a_list_of_strings: List[str]
     a_list_of_objects: List[OtherModel]
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict:
+    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {
             "an_enum_value": self.an_enum_value.value,
             "a_list_of_enums": self.a_list_of_enums,
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ def to_dict(self) -> Dict:
         }
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_dict(d: Dict) -> AModel:
+    def from_dict(d: Dict[str, Any]) -> AModel:
 
-        an_enum_value = AnEnumValue(d["an_enum_value"]) if "an_enum_value" in d else None
+        an_enum_value = AnEnumValue(d["an_enum_value"])
 
         a_list_of_enums = []
         for a_list_of_enums_item in d.get("a_list_of_enums", []):
diff --git a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/abc_response.py b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/abc_response.py
index ce48a7cb9..d8562b64d 100644
--- a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/abc_response.py
+++ b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/abc_response.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, cast
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, cast
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ class ABCResponse:
 
     success: bool
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict:
+    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {
             "success": self.success,
         }
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_dict(d: Dict) -> ABCResponse:
+    def from_dict(d: Dict[str, Any]) -> ABCResponse:
 
         success = d["success"]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/h_t_t_p_validation_error.py b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/h_t_t_p_validation_error.py
index 575453355..738096e39 100644
--- a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/h_t_t_p_validation_error.py
+++ b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/h_t_t_p_validation_error.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, cast
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, cast
 
 from .validation_error import ValidationError
 
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ class HTTPValidationError:
 
     detail: Optional[List[ValidationError]] = None
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict:
+    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {
             "detail": self.detail if self.detail is not None else None,
         }
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_dict(d: Dict) -> HTTPValidationError:
+    def from_dict(d: Dict[str, Any]) -> HTTPValidationError:
 
         detail = []
         for detail_item in d.get("detail", []):
diff --git a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/other_model.py b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/other_model.py
index 5bb19ce17..c2e7a90e9 100644
--- a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/other_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/other_model.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, cast
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, cast
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ class OtherModel:
 
     a_value: str
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict:
+    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {
             "a_value": self.a_value,
         }
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_dict(d: Dict) -> OtherModel:
+    def from_dict(d: Dict[str, Any]) -> OtherModel:
 
         a_value = d["a_value"]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/validation_error.py b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/validation_error.py
index fc462229f..c3b91642f 100644
--- a/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/validation_error.py
+++ b/tests/test_end_to_end/golden-master/my_test_api_client/models/validation_error.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, cast
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, cast
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ValidationError:
     msg: str
     type: str
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict:
+    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {
             "loc": self.loc,
             "msg": self.msg,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def to_dict(self) -> Dict:
         }
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_dict(d: Dict) -> ValidationError:
+    def from_dict(d: Dict[str, Any]) -> ValidationError:
 
         loc = d.get("loc", [])
 
diff --git a/tests/test_end_to_end/test_end_to_end.py b/tests/test_end_to_end/test_end_to_end.py
index adca12695..5397ae719 100644
--- a/tests/test_end_to_end/test_end_to_end.py
+++ b/tests/test_end_to_end/test_end_to_end.py
@@ -36,4 +36,9 @@ def test_end_to_end(capsys):
     if result.exit_code != 0:
         raise result.exception
     _compare_directories(gm_path, output_path)
+
+    import mypy.api
+    out, err, status = mypy.api.run([str(output_path), "--strict"])
+    assert status == 0, f"Hello Type checking client failed: {err}"
+
     shutil.rmtree(output_path)
diff --git a/tests/test_openapi_parser/test_properties.py b/tests/test_openapi_parser/test_properties.py
index ead21aed0..0e038f974 100644
--- a/tests/test_openapi_parser/test_properties.py
+++ b/tests/test_openapi_parser/test_properties.py
@@ -169,9 +169,19 @@ def test_constructor_from_dict(self, mocker):
 
         assert (
             enum_property.constructor_from_dict("my_dict")
-            == 'MyTestEnum(my_dict["test_enum"]) if "test_enum" in my_dict else None'
+            == 'MyTestEnum(my_dict["test_enum"])'
         )
 
+        enum_property = EnumProperty(name="test_enum", required=False,
+                                     default=None, values={})
+
+        assert (
+                enum_property.constructor_from_dict("my_dict")
+                == 'MyTestEnum(my_dict["test_enum"]) if "test_enum" in my_dict else None'
+        )
+
+
+
     def test_values_from_list(self):
         from openapi_python_client.openapi_parser.properties import EnumProperty
 
@@ -392,7 +402,7 @@ def test_property_from_dict_enum_array(self, mocker):
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "openapi_type,python_type",
-        [("string", "str"), ("number", "float"), ("integer", "int"), ("boolean", "bool"), ("object", "Dict"),],
+        [("string", "str"), ("number", "float"), ("integer", "int"), ("boolean", "bool"), ("object", "Dict[Any, Any]"),],
     )
     def test_property_from_dict_simple_array(self, mocker, openapi_type, python_type):
         name = mocker.MagicMock()
diff --git a/tests/test_openapi_parser/test_responses.py b/tests/test_openapi_parser/test_responses.py
index dfe6cefd9..f3078fe89 100644
--- a/tests/test_openapi_parser/test_responses.py
+++ b/tests/test_openapi_parser/test_responses.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_constructor(self, mocker):
 
         r = ListRefResponse(200, reference=mocker.MagicMock(class_name="SuperCoolClass"))
 
-        assert r.constructor() == "[SuperCoolClass.from_dict(item) for item in response.json()]"
+        assert r.constructor() == "[SuperCoolClass.from_dict(item) for item in cast(List[Dict[str, Any]], response.json())]"
 
 
 class TestRefResponse:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def test_constructor(self, mocker):
 
         r = RefResponse(200, reference=mocker.MagicMock(class_name="SuperCoolClass"))
 
-        assert r.constructor() == "SuperCoolClass.from_dict(response.json())"
+        assert r.constructor() == "SuperCoolClass.from_dict(cast(Dict[str, Any], response.json()))"
 
 
 class TestStringResponse: