diff --git a/deepdiff/diff.py b/deepdiff/diff.py
index 76f186b3..9a8940f5 100755
--- a/deepdiff/diff.py
+++ b/deepdiff/diff.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  encodings: Optional[List[str]]=None,
                  exclude_obj_callback: Optional[Callable]=None,
                  exclude_obj_callback_strict: Optional[Callable]=None,
-                 exclude_paths: Union[str, List[str]]=None,
+                 exclude_paths: Union[str, List[str], None]=None,
                  exclude_regex_paths: Union[str, List[str], Pattern[str], List[Pattern[str]], None]=None,
                  exclude_types: Optional[List[Any]]=None,
                  get_deep_distance: bool=False,
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  ignore_type_subclasses: bool=False,
                  include_obj_callback: Optional[Callable]=None,
                  include_obj_callback_strict: Optional[Callable]=None,
-                 include_paths: Union[str, List[str]]=None,
+                 include_paths: Union[str, List[str], None]=None,
                  iterable_compare_func: Optional[Callable]=None,
                  log_frequency_in_sec: int=0,
                  math_epsilon: Optional[float]=None,