diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index ec3fa3b..2ef4622 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
 
             # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
             - name: Initialize CodeQL
-              uses: github/codeql-action/init@e12f0178983d466f2f6028f5cc7a6d786fd97f4b # v4.31.4
+              uses: github/codeql-action/init@45cbd0c69e560cd9e7cd7f8c32362050c9b7ded2 # v4.32.2
               with:
                   languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
                   build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
@@ -104,6 +104,6 @@ jobs:
                   exit 1
 
             - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-              uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@e12f0178983d466f2f6028f5cc7a6d786fd97f4b # v4.31.4
+              uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@45cbd0c69e560cd9e7cd7f8c32362050c9b7ded2 # v4.32.2
               with:
                   category: '/language:${{matrix.language}}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index 40ab3e1..49aa8a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ jobs:
             # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard (optional).
             # Commenting out will disable upload of results to your repo's Code Scanning dashboard
             - name: 'Upload to code-scanning'
-              uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@e12f0178983d466f2f6028f5cc7a6d786fd97f4b # v4.31.2
+              uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@45cbd0c69e560cd9e7cd7f8c32362050c9b7ded2 # v4.31.2
               with:
                   sarif_file: results.sarif
diff --git a/webchanges/differs.py b/webchanges/differs.py
index 0c2eef2..b2e1b26 100644
--- a/webchanges/differs.py
+++ b/webchanges/differs.py
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ def deserialize_data(
             """
             if not data:
                 return data, None
-            deserialize_method = data_type if data_type else _serialize_method(media_type, data_label)
+            deserialize_method = data_type or _serialize_method(media_type, data_label)
             if deserialize_method == 'json':
                 try:
                     return jsonlib.loads(data), None