diff --git a/system/Pager/Exceptions/PagerException.php b/system/Pager/Exceptions/PagerException.php
index cc37ecfba9..db6868ee94 100644
--- a/system/Pager/Exceptions/PagerException.php
+++ b/system/Pager/Exceptions/PagerException.php
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ use CodeIgniter\Exceptions\FrameworkException;
 
 class PagerException extends FrameworkException
 {
-    public static function forInvalidTemplate(?string $template = null): PagerException
+    public static function forInvalidTemplate(?string $template = null): self
     {
         return new static(lang('Pager.invalidTemplate', [$template]));
     }
 
-    public static function forInvalidPaginationGroup(?string $group = null): PagerException
+    public static function forInvalidPaginationGroup(?string $group = null): self
     {
         return new static(lang('Pager.invalidPaginationGroup', [$group]));
     }