diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
index 192ec3c24eb..c0fe06bdb77 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ local Api = {
 }
 
 --- Print error when setup not called.
----@param fn fun(...)
----@return fun(...)
+---@param fn fun(...): any
+---@return fun(...): any
 local function wrap(fn)
   return function(...)
     if vim.g.NvimTreeSetup == 1 then
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ local function wrap(fn)
 end
 
 ---Inject the node as the first argument if present otherwise do nothing.
----@param fn fun(node: Node, ...)
----@return fun(node: Node, ...)
+---@param fn fun(node: Node, ...): any
+---@return fun(node: Node, ...): any
 local function wrap_node(fn)
   return function(node, ...)
     node = node or lib.get_node_at_cursor()
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ local function wrap_node(fn)
 end
 
 ---Inject the node or nil as the first argument if absent.
----@param fn fun(node: Node, ...)
----@return fun(node: Node, ...)
+---@param fn fun(node: Node, ...): any
+---@return fun(node: Node, ...): any
 local function wrap_node_or_nil(fn)
   return function(node, ...)
     node = node or lib.get_node_at_cursor()
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ end
 ---Invoke a method on the singleton explorer.
 ---Print error when setup not called.
 ---@param explorer_method string explorer method name
----@return fun(...) : any
+---@return fun(...): any
 local function wrap_explorer(explorer_method)
   return wrap(function(...)
     local explorer = core.get_explorer()
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ end
 ---Print error when setup not called.
 ---@param explorer_member string explorer member name
 ---@param member_method string method name to invoke on member
----@return fun(...) : any
+---@return fun(...): any
 local function wrap_explorer_member(explorer_member, member_method)
   return wrap(function(...)
     local explorer = core.get_explorer()
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Api.config.mappings.default_on_attach = keymap.default_on_attach
 Api.diagnostics.hi_test = wrap(appearance_diagnostics.hi_test)
 
 Api.commands.get = wrap(function()
-  require("nvim-tree.commands").get()
+  return require("nvim-tree.commands").get()
 end)
 
 return Api