diff --git a/src/mqt/qecc/cc_decoder/plots.py b/src/mqt/qecc/cc_decoder/plots.py
index 02355b6a..b2d02778 100644
--- a/src/mqt/qecc/cc_decoder/plots.py
+++ b/src/mqt/qecc/cc_decoder/plots.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def threshold_fit(
     """Compute standard fit function for the threshold."""
     p, ell = variables
     expr = (p - pth) * (ell ** (1 / mu))
-    return cast(float, b0 + b1 * expr + b2 * (expr**2))
+    return cast("float", b0 + b1 * expr + b2 * (expr**2))
 
 
 def calculate_threshold(
diff --git a/src/mqt/qecc/circuit_synthesis/state_prep_det.py b/src/mqt/qecc/circuit_synthesis/state_prep_det.py
index 69c834df..7ee90aa2 100644
--- a/src/mqt/qecc/circuit_synthesis/state_prep_det.py
+++ b/src/mqt/qecc/circuit_synthesis/state_prep_det.py
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ def deterministic_correction(
     for verify_outcome_int in range(1, 2**num_and_stabs):
         verify_outcome = _int_to_int8_array(verify_outcome_int, num_and_stabs)
         logger.info(
-            f"Computing deterministic verification for non-det outcome {verify_outcome}: {verify_outcome_int}/{2** num_and_stabs - 1}"
+            f"Computing deterministic verification for non-det outcome {verify_outcome}: {verify_outcome_int}/{2**num_and_stabs - 1}"
         )
 
         # only consider errors that triggered the verification pattern