diff --git a/hermes_cli/npm_engine.py b/hermes_cli/npm_engine.py
index 5a5ea34e00..b15b34fcc4 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/npm_engine.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/npm_engine.py
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ def _repo_npm_range() -> str | None:
     except (OSError, ValueError):
         return None
     engines = data.get("engines")
-    if not isinstance(engines, dict):
-        return None
-    value = engines.get("npm")
+    value = engines.get("npm") if isinstance(engines, dict) else None
     return str(value).strip() if value else None
 
 
diff --git a/hermes_cli/onepassword_secrets_cli.py b/hermes_cli/onepassword_secrets_cli.py
index 3cdd147d92..6d70bcd941 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/onepassword_secrets_cli.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/onepassword_secrets_cli.py
@@ -392,5 +392,4 @@ def _op_whoami(binary: Path, account: str, *, token_value: str = "") -> Optional
         return None
     if res.returncode != 0:
         return None
-    out = (res.stdout or "").strip()
-    return out.replace("\n", " ")[:120] or "authenticated"
+    return (res.stdout or "").strip().replace("\n", " ")[:120] or "authenticated"