diff --git a/src/utils/utils.py b/src/utils/utils.py
index b3b404e36..a4d4eb1e0 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import warnings
 from importlib.util import find_spec
-from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Tuple
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Optional, Tuple
 
 from omegaconf import DictConfig
 
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ def wrap(cfg: DictConfig) -> Tuple[Dict[str, Any], Dict[str, Any]]:
     return wrap
 
 
-def get_metric_value(metric_dict: Dict[str, Any], metric_name: str) -> float:
+def get_metric_value(metric_dict: Dict[str, Any], metric_name: Optional[str]) -> Optional[float]:
     """Safely retrieves value of the metric logged in LightningModule.
 
     :param metric_dict: A dict containing metric values.
-    :param metric_name: The name of the metric to retrieve.
-    :return: The value of the metric.
+    :param metric_name: If provided, the name of the metric to retrieve.
+    :return: If a metric name was provided, the value of the metric.
     """
     if not metric_name:
         log.info("Metric name is None! Skipping metric value retrieval...")