diff --git a/slpkg/blacklist.py b/slpkg/blacklist.py
index 13419e4e..02bc9cb1 100644
--- a/slpkg/blacklist.py
+++ b/slpkg/blacklist.py
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ class Blacklist(Configs):  # pylint: disable=[R0903]
         self.toml_errors = TomlErrors()
         self.blacklist_file_toml: Path = Path(self.etc_path, 'blacklist.toml')
 
-    def packages(self) -> tuple:
+    def packages(self) -> list:
         """Read the blacklist file."""
-        packages: tuple = tuple()
+        packages: list = []
         if self.blacklist_file_toml.is_file():
             try:
                 with open(self.blacklist_file_toml, 'rb') as black_file:
                     black: dict = {k.lower(): v for k, v in tomli.load(black_file).items()}
-                    packages: tuple = black['packages']
+                    packages: list = black['packages']
             except (tomli.TOMLDecodeError, KeyError) as error:
                 print()
                 self.toml_errors.raise_toml_error_message(error, self.blacklist_file_toml)
diff --git a/tests/test_blacklist.py b/tests/test_blacklist.py
index 852047e6..6f814ef2 100644
--- a/tests/test_blacklist.py
+++ b/tests/test_blacklist.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class TestBlacklist(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_blacklist(self) -> None:
         """Test blacklist packages."""
         black = Blacklist()
-        self.assertTupleEqual((), black.packages())
+        self.assertListEqual([], black.packages())
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':