diff --git a/sbi/analysis/conditional_density.py b/sbi/analysis/conditional_density.py
index 05651ce88..3e206afaa 100644
--- a/sbi/analysis/conditional_density.py
+++ b/sbi/analysis/conditional_density.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from torch import Tensor
 from torch.distributions import Distribution
 
+from sbi.inference.potentials.base_potential import BasePotential
 from sbi.sbi_types import Shape, TorchTransform
 from sbi.utils.conditional_density_utils import (
     ConditionedPotential,
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ def log_prob(self, theta: Tensor) -> Tensor:
 
 
 def conditonal_potential(
-    potential_fn: Callable,
+    potential_fn: BasePotential,
     theta_transform: TorchTransform,
     prior: Distribution,
     condition: Tensor,
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ def conditonal_potential(
 
 
 def conditional_potential(
-    potential_fn: Callable,
+    potential_fn: BasePotential,
     theta_transform: TorchTransform,
     prior: Distribution,
     condition: Tensor,
diff --git a/sbi/inference/potentials/posterior_based_potential.py b/sbi/inference/potentials/posterior_based_potential.py
index 3dead6ade..9272b2d68 100644
--- a/sbi/inference/potentials/posterior_based_potential.py
+++ b/sbi/inference/potentials/posterior_based_potential.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # This file is part of sbi, a toolkit for simulation-based inference. sbi is licensed
 # under the Apache License Version 2.0, see <https://www.apache.org/licenses/>
+from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Callable, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
 
 import torch
 from torch import Tensor
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ def posterior_estimator_based_potential(
     prior: Distribution,
     x_o: Optional[Tensor],
     enable_transform: bool = True,
-) -> Tuple[Callable, TorchTransform]:
+) -> Tuple[PosteriorBasedPotential, TorchTransform]:
     r"""Returns the potential for posterior-based methods.
 
     It also returns a transformation that can be used to transform the potential into
diff --git a/sbi/utils/conditional_density_utils.py b/sbi/utils/conditional_density_utils.py
index 2c875247e..ee8606389 100644
--- a/sbi/utils/conditional_density_utils.py
+++ b/sbi/utils/conditional_density_utils.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from torch import Tensor
 from torch.distributions import Distribution
 
+from sbi.inference.potentials.base_potential import BasePotential
 from sbi.utils.torchutils import ensure_theta_batched
 from sbi.utils.user_input_checks import process_x
 
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ def condition_mog(
 class ConditionedPotential:
     def __init__(
         self,
-        potential_fn: Callable,
+        potential_fn: BasePotential,
         condition: Tensor,
         dims_to_sample: List[int],
     ):