diff --git a/convert-falcon-hf-to-gguf.py b/convert-falcon-hf-to-gguf.py
index 168bcf17f..5c69d1349 100755
--- a/convert-falcon-hf-to-gguf.py
+++ b/convert-falcon-hf-to-gguf.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ gguf_writer.add_file_type(ftype)
 
 print("gguf: get tokenizer metadata")
 
-tokens: List[str] = []
+tokens: List[bytearray] = []
 scores: List[float] = []
 toktypes: List[int] = []
 merges: List[str] = []
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ head_dim = hparams["hidden_size"] // n_head
 print("gguf: get tensor metadata")
 
 if num_parts == 0:
-    part_names = ("pytorch_model.bin",)
+    part_names = iter(("pytorch_model.bin",))
 else:
     part_names = (
         f"pytorch_model-{n:05}-of-{num_parts:05}.bin" for n in range(1, num_parts + 1)
diff --git a/convert-llama-hf-to-gguf.py b/convert-llama-hf-to-gguf.py
index b00810dbb..534b71add 100755
--- a/convert-llama-hf-to-gguf.py
+++ b/convert-llama-hf-to-gguf.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import json
 import numpy as np
 import torch
 
-from typing import Any, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, List, Optional, TypeAlias
 from pathlib import Path
 from sentencepiece import SentencePieceProcessor
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ tensor_map = gguf.get_tensor_name_map(ARCH,block_count)
 print("gguf: get tensor metadata")
 
 if num_parts == 0:
-    part_names = ("pytorch_model.bin",)
+    part_names = iter(("pytorch_model.bin",))
 else:
     part_names = (
         f"pytorch_model-{n:05}-of-{num_parts:05}.bin" for n in range(1, num_parts + 1)