diff --git a/spacy/training/loop.py b/spacy/training/loop.py
index fc929816d..fcc023a0d 100644
--- a/spacy/training/loop.py
+++ b/spacy/training/loop.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ def train_while_improving(
                 subbatch,
                 drop=dropout,
                 losses=losses,
-                sgd=False,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+                sgd=None,
                 exclude=exclude,
                 annotates=annotating_components,
             )