diff --git a/src/allmydata/listeners.py b/src/allmydata/listeners.py
index 17f9ebd3b..93eecf09f 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/listeners.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/listeners.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from typing import Any, Protocol, Sequence, Mapping, Optional, Union, Awaitable
 from typing_extensions import Literal
 
-from attrs import frozen, define
+from attrs import frozen
 
 from .interfaces import IAddressFamily
 from .util.iputil import allocate_tcp_port
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class StaticProvider:
     """
     _available: bool
     _hide_ip: bool
-    _config: Union[Awaitable[ListenerConfig], ListenerConfig]
+    _config: Union[Awaitable[Optional[ListenerConfig]], Optional[ListenerConfig]]
     _address: IAddressFamily
 
     def is_available(self) -> bool:
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ class StaticProvider:
     def can_hide_ip(self) -> bool:
         return self._hide_ip
 
-    async def create_config(self, reactor: Any, cli_config: Any) -> ListenerConfig:
-        if isinstance(self._config, ListenerConfig):
+    async def create_config(self, reactor: Any, cli_config: Any) -> Optional[ListenerConfig]:
+        if self._config is None or isinstance(self._config, ListenerConfig):
             return self._config
         return await self._config
 
diff --git a/src/allmydata/util/tor_provider.py b/src/allmydata/util/tor_provider.py
index f22371399..18a3281f4 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/util/tor_provider.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/util/tor_provider.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def can_hide_ip() -> Literal[True]:
 def is_available() -> bool:
     return not (_import_tor() is None or _import_txtorcon() is None)
 
-def create(reactor, config, import_tor=None, import_txtorcon=None) -> Optional[_Provider]:
+def create(reactor, config, import_tor=None, import_txtorcon=None) -> _Provider:
     """
     Create a new _Provider service (this is an IService so must be
     hooked up to a parent or otherwise started).