diff --git a/ts/components/CallingPip.tsx b/ts/components/CallingPip.tsx
index d12ca09005..ee4a361bdb 100644
--- a/ts/components/CallingPip.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/CallingPip.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const CallingPip = ({
   setRendererCanvas,
   togglePip,
 }: PropsType): JSX.Element | null => {
-  const videoContainerRef = React.useRef(null);
+  const videoContainerRef = React.useRef<null | HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const localVideoRef = React.useRef(null);
 
   const [dragState, setDragState] = React.useState({
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export const CallingPip = ({
         if (!node) {
           return;
         }
-        const rect = (node as HTMLElement).getBoundingClientRect();
+        const rect = node.getBoundingClientRect();
         const offsetX = ev.clientX - rect.left;
         const offsetY = ev.clientY - rect.top;
 
diff --git a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
index d6fa2242eb..04f0cc1f5d 100644
--- a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
+++ b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
@@ -14423,15 +14423,6 @@
     "updated": "2020-10-26T19:12:24.410Z",
     "reasonDetail": "Used to get the local video element for rendering."
   },
-  {
-    "rule": "React-useRef",
-    "path": "ts/components/CallingPip.tsx",
-    "line": "  const videoContainerRef = React.useRef(null);",
-    "lineNumber": 41,
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2020-10-26T19:12:24.410Z",
-    "reasonDetail": "Element is measured. Its HTML is not used."
-  },
   {
     "rule": "React-useRef",
     "path": "ts/components/CallingPip.tsx",