diff --git a/cement/ext/ext_logging.py b/cement/ext/ext_logging.py
index 5c61e849..ce116cc2 100644
--- a/cement/ext/ext_logging.py
+++ b/cement/ext/ext_logging.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def set_level(self, level: str) -> None:
 
     def get_level(self) -> str:
         """Returns the current log level."""
-        return logging.getLevelName(self.backend.level)  # type: ignore
+        return logging.getLevelName(self.backend.level)
 
     def clear_loggers(self, namespace: str) -> None:
         """Clear any previously configured loggers for ``namespace``."""
diff --git a/cement/ext/ext_smtp.py b/cement/ext/ext_smtp.py
index ee267c3d..a314a927 100644
--- a/cement/ext/ext_smtp.py
+++ b/cement/ext/ext_smtp.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def _send_message(self,
             subject = f"{params['subject_prefix']} {params['subject']}"
         else:
             subject = params['subject']
-        msg['Subject'] = Header(subject)
+        msg['Subject'] = Header(subject)  # type: ignore
 
         # add body as text and/or as html
         partText = None