diff --git a/freddie/functions.php b/freddie/functions.php
index e843c59ad6..9c7020dba1 100644
--- a/freddie/functions.php
+++ b/freddie/functions.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
* @package freddie
* @since freddie 1.0
*/
-
+declare( strict_types = 1 );
if ( ! function_exists( 'freddie_support' ) ) :
diff --git a/freddie/patterns/404.php b/freddie/patterns/404.php
index a8d529c833..32570bb8d2 100644
--- a/freddie/patterns/404.php
+++ b/freddie/patterns/404.php
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
* Slug: freddie/404
* Inserter: no
*/
+
+declare( strict_types = 1 );
?>
+
diff --git a/freddie/patterns/archive.php b/freddie/patterns/archive.php
index 7d2678950e..97d7248e6d 100644
--- a/freddie/patterns/archive.php
+++ b/freddie/patterns/archive.php
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
* Slug: freddie/archive
* Inserter: no
*/
+
+declare( strict_types = 1 );
?>
+
diff --git a/freddie/patterns/comments.php b/freddie/patterns/comments.php
index 576342cd45..d4341f997a 100644
--- a/freddie/patterns/comments.php
+++ b/freddie/patterns/comments.php
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
* Slug: freddie/comments
* Inserter: no
*/
+
+declare( strict_types = 1 );
?>
+