diff --git a/plugins/libplugin-pay.c b/plugins/libplugin-pay.c
index bd5faa2c0..35fd1e79f 100644
--- a/plugins/libplugin-pay.c
+++ b/plugins/libplugin-pay.c
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ static struct payment_result *tal_sendpay_result_from_json(const tal_t *ctx,
 	/* Initial sanity checks, all these fields must exist. */
 	if (idtok == NULL || idtok->type != JSMN_PRIMITIVE ||
 	    hashtok == NULL || hashtok->type != JSMN_STRING ||
-	    senttok == NULL || senttok->type != JSMN_STRING ||
+	    senttok == NULL ||
 	    statustok == NULL || statustok->type != JSMN_STRING) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/libplugin.c b/plugins/libplugin.c
index 2e728f159..86eeb60d8 100644
--- a/plugins/libplugin.c
+++ b/plugins/libplugin.c
@@ -1591,8 +1591,8 @@ static struct listpeers_channel *json_to_listpeers_channel(const tal_t *ctx,
 	    ftxidtok == NULL || ftxidtok->type != JSMN_STRING ||
 	    (scidtok != NULL && scidtok->type != JSMN_STRING) ||
 	    (dirtok != NULL && dirtok->type != JSMN_PRIMITIVE) ||
-	    tmsattok == NULL || tmsattok->type != JSMN_STRING ||
-	    smsattok == NULL || smsattok->type != JSMN_STRING)
+	    tmsattok == NULL ||
+	    smsattok == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
 	chan = tal(ctx, struct listpeers_channel);