diff --git a/recipes/epoch_times.recipe b/recipes/epoch_times.recipe
index d453ff5ba8..cf2c0cc8b8 100644
--- a/recipes/epoch_times.recipe
+++ b/recipes/epoch_times.recipe
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class EpochTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
     ]
     remove_tags = [
         classes('print:hidden h-header shortcode aspect-square'),
-        dict(name='button', 'svg'),
+        dict(name=['button', 'svg']),
         dict(name='img', attrs={'src':lambda x: x and x.endswith('svg')})
     ]
 
diff --git a/recipes/phillosophy_now.recipe b/recipes/phillosophy_now.recipe
index 486550c774..1fb4810ddc 100644
--- a/recipes/phillosophy_now.recipe
+++ b/recipes/phillosophy_now.recipe
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class PhilosophyNow(BasicNewsRecipe):
         soup = self.index_to_soup('https://philosophynow.org/')
         div = soup.find('div', attrs={'id': 'aside_issue_cover'})
         url = div.find('a', href=True)['href']
-        if issue := div.find('div', attrs={'id':'aside_issue_text'}):
+        issue = div.find('div', attrs={'id':'aside_issue_text'})
+        if issue:
             self.log('Downloading issue:', self.tag_to_string(issue).strip())
             self.timefmt = ' [' + self.tag_to_string(issue.find(attrs={'id':'aside_issue_date'})) + ']'
             self.title = 'Philosophy Now ' + self.tag_to_string(issue.find(attrs={'id':'aside_issue_number'}))