diff --git a/rpipe/__init__.py b/rpipe/__init__.py
index a538a3f..081fba2 100644
--- a/rpipe/__init__.py
+++ b/rpipe/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__: str = "9.5.3"  # Must be "<major>.<minor>.<patch>", all numbers
+__version__: str = "9.5.4"  # Must be "<major>.<minor>.<patch>", all numbers
diff --git a/rpipe/client/client/crypt.py b/rpipe/client/client/crypt.py
index 292c7bc..7e5e32f 100644
--- a/rpipe/client/client/crypt.py
+++ b/rpipe/client/client/crypt.py
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ def decrypt(data: bytes, decompress: Callable[[bytes], bytes], password: str | N
     es = _EncryptedData.decode(data)
     sfx = "s" if len(es) != 1 else ""
     log.debug("Decrypting %d chunk%s", len(es), sfx)
-    r = tuple(_aes(e.salt, password, e.nonce).decrypt_and_verify(e.text, e.tag) for e in es)
+    r = [_aes(e.salt, password, e.nonce).decrypt_and_verify(e.text, e.tag) for e in es]
     log.debug("Decompressing %d chunk%s", len(es), sfx)
-    r = tuple(decompress(i) for i in r)
+    r = [decompress(i) for i in r]
     if len(es) > 1:
         log.debug("Merging chunks")
     return r[0] if len(r) == 1 else b"".join(r)
diff --git a/rpipe/client/client/data.py b/rpipe/client/client/data.py
index 3705cbf..6fb7f75 100644
--- a/rpipe/client/client/data.py
+++ b/rpipe/client/client/data.py
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ def channel_url(self) -> str:
         return f"{self.url}/c/{quote(self.channel)}"
 
     @classmethod
-    def keys(cls) -> tuple[str, ...]:
-        return tuple(i.name for i in fields(cls))
+    def keys(cls) -> list[str]:
+        return [i.name for i in fields(cls)]
 
     @classmethod
     def load(cls, cli: dict[str, bool | str | Path | None], file: Path) -> Self:
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ class Mode:
     checksum: bool
 
     @classmethod
-    def keys(cls) -> tuple[str, ...]:
-        return tuple(i.name for i in fields(cls))
+    def keys(cls) -> list[str]:
+        return [i.name for i in fields(cls)]
 
     def priority(self) -> bool:
         c = (self.print_config, self.save_config, self.outdated, self.server_version, self.query).count(True)
diff --git a/rpipe/server/channel/read.py b/rpipe/server/channel/read.py
index 689fc4a..5c99f67 100644
--- a/rpipe/server/channel/read.py
+++ b/rpipe/server/channel/read.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def read(state: State, channel: str) -> Response:
         if not args.delete:  # Peek mode (could also be web version)
             log.debug("Reading channel %s in peek mode", channel)
             u.stats.peek(channel)
-            rdata: Sequence[bytes] = tuple(s.data)
+            rdata: Sequence[bytes] = s.data
             final = True
         elif args.version == WEB_VERSION:
             log.debug("Reading channel %s from WEB_VERSION", channel)
diff --git a/rpipe/server/server/state.py b/rpipe/server/server/state.py
index 2c8c424..536a3ed 100644
--- a/rpipe/server/server/state.py
+++ b/rpipe/server/server/state.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def load(self, file: Path) -> None:
             return
         self._log.debug("Creating server Stats")
         self.stats = Stats()
-        _ = tuple(self.stats.channels[i] for i in self.streams)
+        _ = [self.stats.channels[i] for i in self.streams]
         self._log.info("State loaded successfully")
 
     def save(self, file: Path) -> None: