diff --git a/Options.py b/Options.py
index ff8ad11c5a..8a6a5b9f6d 100644
--- a/Options.py
+++ b/Options.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from schema import And, Optional, Or, Schema
 
-from Utils import get_fuzzy_results, is_iterable_of_str
+from Utils import get_fuzzy_results, is_iterable_but_str
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from BaseClasses import PlandoOptions
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ class OptionList(Option[typing.List[typing.Any]], VerifyKeys):
 
     @classmethod
     def from_any(cls, data: typing.Any):
-        if is_iterable_of_str(data):
+        if is_iterable_but_str(data):
             cls.verify_keys(data)
             return cls(data)
         return cls.from_text(str(data))
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ class OptionSet(Option[typing.Set[str]], VerifyKeys):
 
     @classmethod
     def from_any(cls, data: typing.Any):
-        if is_iterable_of_str(data):
+        if is_iterable_but_str(data):
             cls.verify_keys(data)
             return cls(data)
         return cls.from_text(str(data))
diff --git a/Utils.py b/Utils.py
index cea6405a38..d47e6f8ff4 100644
--- a/Utils.py
+++ b/Utils.py
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ def messagebox(title: str, text: str, error: bool = False) -> None:
         import ctypes
         style = 0x10 if error else 0x0
         return ctypes.windll.user32.MessageBoxW(0, text, title, style)
-    
+
     # fall back to tk
     try:
         import tkinter
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ class RepeatableChain:
         return sum(len(iterable) for iterable in self.iterable)
 
 
-def is_iterable_of_str(obj: object) -> TypeGuard[typing.Iterable[str]]:
+def is_iterable_but_str(obj: object) -> TypeGuard[typing.Iterable[str]]:
     """ but not a `str` (because technically, `str` is `Iterable[str]`) """
     if isinstance(obj, str):
         return False