diff --git a/pillar_tool/routers/pillar.py b/pillar_tool/routers/pillar.py
index 62a6f9b..8c63271 100644
--- a/pillar_tool/routers/pillar.py
+++ b/pillar_tool/routers/pillar.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def pillar_create(req: Request, name: str, params: PillarParams):
     print("[DEBUG] pillar_create: storing {} pillar entry/entries for target '{}' (id={})".format(len(pillars_to_store), target.name, target.id)) # type: ignore
 
     # store pillar data
-    insert_stmt = insert(Pillar).values(id=bindparam('new_id'), host_id=target.id, pillar_name=bindparam('name'), parameter_type=bindparam('type'), value=bindparam('value'))
+    insert_stmt = insert(Pillar).values(id=bindparam('new_id'), host_id=target.id, pillar_name=bindparam('name'), parameter_type=bindparam('type'), value=bindparam('value')) # type: ignore
     upsert_stmt = insert_stmt.on_conflict_do_update(constraint='pillar_unique_pillar_name', set_={'parameter_type': bindparam('type'), 'value': bindparam('value')} )
 
     for instance in pillars_to_store: