diff --git a/lib/puppet/pops/loader/static_loader.rb b/lib/puppet/pops/loader/static_loader.rb
index 04f04308b81..7e24e844c27 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/pops/loader/static_loader.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/pops/loader/static_loader.rb
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ def initialize
 
   def discover(type, error_collector = nil, name_authority = Pcore::RUNTIME_NAME_AUTHORITY)
     # Static loader only contains runtime types
-    return EMPTY_ARRAY unless type == :type && name_authority == name_authority = Pcore::RUNTIME_NAME_AUTHORITY
+    return EMPTY_ARRAY unless type == :type && name_authority == Pcore::RUNTIME_NAME_AUTHORITY
 
-    typed_names = type == :type && name_authority == Pcore::RUNTIME_NAME_AUTHORITY ? @loaded.keys : EMPTY_ARRAY
+    typed_names = @loaded.keys
     block_given? ? typed_names.select { |tn| yield(tn) } : typed_names
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/windows/com.rb b/lib/puppet/util/windows/com.rb
index dd38a1de688..b26acd34c01 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/util/windows/com.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/windows/com.rb
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def initialize(pointer)
 
         self::VTBL.members.each do |name|
           define_method(name) do |*args|
-            if Puppet::Util::Windows::COM.FAILED(result = @vtbl[name].call(self, *args))
+            if Puppet::Util::Windows::COM.FAILED((result = @vtbl[name].call(self, *args)))
               raise Puppet::Util::Windows::Error.new(_("Failed to call %{klass}::%{name} with HRESULT: %{result}.") % { klass: self, name: name, result: result }, result)
             end
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def initialize(opts = {})
 
         self::VTBL.members.each do |name|
           define_method(name) do |*args|
-            if Puppet::Util::Windows::COM.FAILED(result = @vtbl[name].call(self, *args))
+            if Puppet::Util::Windows::COM.FAILED((result = @vtbl[name].call(self, *args)))
               raise Puppet::Util::Windows::Error.new(_("Failed to call %{klass}::%{name} with HRESULT: %{result}.") % { klass: self, name: name, result: result }, result)
             end