diff --git a/types/cheerio/index.d.ts b/types/cheerio/index.d.ts
index 93f30e8a9f..511fce354d 100644
--- a/types/cheerio/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/cheerio/index.d.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ interface Cheerio {
 
     empty(): Cheerio;
 
-    html(): string;
+    html(): string | null;
     html(html: string): Cheerio;
 
     text(): string;