diff --git a/clients/gax/lib/google_api/gax/response.ex b/clients/gax/lib/google_api/gax/response.ex
index b7eb0ba345..17e9657b85 100644
--- a/clients/gax/lib/google_api/gax/response.ex
+++ b/clients/gax/lib/google_api/gax/response.ex
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ defmodule GoogleApi.Gax.Response do
   ## Returns
 
   *   `{:ok, struct()}` on success
-  *   `{:error, Tesla.Env.t}` on failure
+  *   `{:error, any()}` on failure
   """
-  @spec decode({:ok, Tesla.Env.t()}, keyword()) :: {:ok, struct()} | {:error, Tesla.Env.t()}
+  @spec decode({:ok, Tesla.Env.t()} | {:error, any()}, keyword()) :: {:ok, struct()} | {:error, any()}
   def decode(env, opts \\ [])
 
   def decode({:error, reason}, _), do: {:error, reason}