diff --git a/src/dbt_score/dbt_utils.py b/src/dbt_score/dbt_utils.py
index a916afd..525b3e4 100644
--- a/src/dbt_score/dbt_utils.py
+++ b/src/dbt_score/dbt_utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 """dbt utilities."""
 
 import contextlib
-import logging
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Iterator
+from typing import Iterable, Iterator, cast
 
 from dbt.cli.main import dbtRunner, dbtRunnerResult
 
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ def dbt_parse() -> dbtRunnerResult:
     return result
 
 
-def dbt_ls(select: list[str] | None) -> list[str]:
+def dbt_ls(select: Iterable[str] | None) -> Iterable[str]:
     """Run dbt ls."""
     cmd = ["ls", "--resource-type", "model", "--output", "name"]
     if select:
@@ -53,7 +52,8 @@ def dbt_ls(select: list[str] | None) -> list[str]:
     if not result.success:
         raise DbtLsException("dbt ls failed") from result.exception
 
-    return result.result
+    selected = cast(Iterable[str], result.result)  # mypy hint
+    return selected
 
 
 def get_default_manifest_path() -> Path:
diff --git a/src/dbt_score/lint.py b/src/dbt_score/lint.py
index 43fecbc..45c6ee5 100644
--- a/src/dbt_score/lint.py
+++ b/src/dbt_score/lint.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Lint dbt models metadata."""
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Literal
+from typing import Iterable, Literal
 
 from dbt_score.config import Config
 from dbt_score.evaluation import Evaluation
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def lint_dbt_project(
     manifest_path: Path,
     config: Config,
     format: Literal["plain", "manifest"],
-    select: list[str] | None = None,
+    select: Iterable[str] | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     """Lint dbt manifest."""
     if not manifest_path.exists():
diff --git a/src/dbt_score/models.py b/src/dbt_score/models.py
index 760b048..3efb3fc 100644
--- a/src/dbt_score/models.py
+++ b/src/dbt_score/models.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Iterable
 
 from dbt_score.dbt_utils import dbt_ls
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def _reindex_tests(self) -> None:
             ):
                 self.tests[attached_node].append(node_values)
 
-    def select_models(self, select: list[str]) -> None:
+    def select_models(self, select: Iterable[str]) -> None:
         """Filter models like dbt's --select."""
         single_model_select = re.compile(r"[a-zA-Z0-9_]+")