diff --git a/glue/cirq/stimcirq/_cirq_to_stim.py b/glue/cirq/stimcirq/_cirq_to_stim.py
index 3b272cc0..8b7df855 100644
--- a/glue/cirq/stimcirq/_cirq_to_stim.py
+++ b/glue/cirq/stimcirq/_cirq_to_stim.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def gate_to_stim_append_func() -> Dict[cirq.Gate, Callable[[stim.Circuit, List[i
     ny = (cirq.Y, True)
     nz = (cirq.Z, True)
 
-    def do_nothing(_gates, _targets, _tag):
+    def do_nothing(_gates, _targets, tag):
         pass
 
     def use(
diff --git a/glue/cirq/stimcirq/_stim_to_cirq.py b/glue/cirq/stimcirq/_stim_to_cirq.py
index 509257af..1be3ba7c 100644
--- a/glue/cirq/stimcirq/_stim_to_cirq.py
+++ b/glue/cirq/stimcirq/_stim_to_cirq.py
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ def __call__(
                             stim_sweep_bit_index=a.value,
                             cirq_sweep_symbol=f'sweep[{a.value}]',
                             pauli=self.pauli_gate,
-                        ).on(cirq.LineQubit(b.value).with_tags(*tags))
+                        ).on(cirq.LineQubit(b.value)).with_tags(*tags)
                     )
                 else:
                     if not a.is_qubit_target or not b.is_qubit_target: