diff --git a/darwin/future/core/items/set_item_layout.py b/darwin/future/core/items/set_item_layout.py
index bd1efdab2..2a2a3a837 100644
--- a/darwin/future/core/items/set_item_layout.py
+++ b/darwin/future/core/items/set_item_layout.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from typing import Dict
+
 from darwin.future.core.client import ClientCore
 from darwin.future.core.types.common import JSONType
 from darwin.future.data_objects.item import ItemLayout
+from darwin.future.data_objects.typing import UnknownType
 
 
 def set_item_layout(
@@ -10,31 +13,30 @@ def set_item_layout(
     team_slug: str,
     dataset_ids: int | list[int],
     layout: ItemLayout,
-    params: JSONType,
+    filters: Dict[str, UnknownType],
 ) -> JSONType:
     """
-    Set the layout of a dataset and filtered items via params.
+    Set the layout of a dataset and filtered items via filters.
 
     Args:
         client (ClientCore): The Darwin Core client.
         team_slug (str): The team slug.
         dataset_ids (int | list[int]): The dataset ids.
         layout (ItemLayout): The layout.
-        params (JSONType): The parameters.
+        filters Dict[str, UnknownType]: The parameters of the filter.
 
     Returns:
         JSONType: The response data.
     """
     assert (
-        params
+        filters
     ), "No parameters provided, please provide at least one non-dataset id filter"
-    assert isinstance(params, dict), "Parameters must be a dictionary of filters"
     payload = {
         "filters": {
             "dataset_ids": dataset_ids
             if isinstance(dataset_ids, list)
             else [dataset_ids],
-            **params,
+            **filters,
         },
         "layout": dict(layout),
     }
diff --git a/darwin/future/tests/core/items/test_set_item_layout.py b/darwin/future/tests/core/items/test_set_item_layout.py
index 84e145bf9..8cca506ed 100644
--- a/darwin/future/tests/core/items/test_set_item_layout.py
+++ b/darwin/future/tests/core/items/test_set_item_layout.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
+from typing import Dict
+
 import pytest
 import responses
 from requests import HTTPError
 
 from darwin.future.core.client import ClientCore
 from darwin.future.core.items.set_item_layout import set_item_layout
-from darwin.future.core.types.common import JSONType
 from darwin.future.data_objects.item import ItemLayout
+from darwin.future.data_objects.typing import UnknownType
 from darwin.future.tests.core.fixtures import *
 from darwin.future.tests.core.items.fixtures import *
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ def test_set_item_layout_raises_on_incorrect_parameters(
 ) -> None:
     team_slug = "my_team"
     dataset_ids = [1, 2, 3]
-    params: JSONType = {}
+    params: Dict[str, UnknownType] = {}
 
     with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
         set_item_layout(base_client, team_slug, dataset_ids, base_layout, params)