diff --git a/parsedmarc/__init__.py b/parsedmarc/__init__.py
index 78db145..eb6cfab 100644
--- a/parsedmarc/__init__.py
+++ b/parsedmarc/__init__.py
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ def parse_report_email(
                 if isinstance(payload, bytes):
                     payload = payload.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
                 if payload.strip().startswith("{"):
-                    result = parse_smtp_tls_report_json(payload)
+                    smtp_tls_report = parse_smtp_tls_report_json(payload)
                     result = {
                         "report_type": "smtp_tls",
                         "report": smtp_tls_report,
diff --git a/parsedmarc/kafkaclient.py b/parsedmarc/kafkaclient.py
index 06c2962..06b1183 100644
--- a/parsedmarc/kafkaclient.py
+++ b/parsedmarc/kafkaclient.py
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ class KafkaClient(object):
             aggregate_topic (str): The name of the Kafka topic
 
         """
-        if isinstance(aggregate_reports, dict) or isinstance(
-            aggregate_reports
-        ):
+        if isinstance(aggregate_reports, dict):
             aggregate_reports = [aggregate_reports]
 
         if len(aggregate_reports) < 1: