diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index b48fd7a5..ae8250d9 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ description = "Cross-platform colored terminal text."
 optional = false
 python-versions = "!=3.0.*,!=3.1.*,!=3.2.*,!=3.3.*,!=3.4.*,!=3.5.*,!=3.6.*,>=2.7"
 groups = ["main", "dev"]
-markers = "platform_system == \"Windows\" or sys_platform == \"win32\""
+markers = "sys_platform == \"win32\" or platform_system == \"Windows\""
 files = [
     {file = "colorama-0.4.6-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:4f1d9991f5acc0ca119f9d443620b77f9d6b33703e51011c16baf57afb285fc6"},
     {file = "colorama-0.4.6.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:08695f5cb7ed6e0531a20572697297273c47b8cae5a63ffc6d6ed5c201be6e44"},
@@ -1932,14 +1932,14 @@ telegram = ["requests"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typeguard"
-version = "4.4.4"
+version = "4.5.1"
 description = "Run-time type checker for Python"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.9"
 groups = ["main"]
 files = [
-    {file = "typeguard-4.4.4-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b5f562281b6bfa1f5492470464730ef001646128b180769880468bd84b68b09e"},
-    {file = "typeguard-4.4.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:3a7fd2dffb705d4d0efaed4306a704c89b9dee850b688f060a8b1615a79e5f74"},
+    {file = "typeguard-4.5.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:44d2bf329d49a244110a090b55f5f91aa82d9a9834ebfd30bcc73651e4a8cc40"},
+    {file = "typeguard-4.5.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f6f8ecbbc819c9bc749983cc67c02391e16a9b43b8b27f15dc70ed7c4a007274"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
diff --git a/terminusdb_client/client/Client.py b/terminusdb_client/client/Client.py
index c5844222..72c5d8fc 100644
--- a/terminusdb_client/client/Client.py
+++ b/terminusdb_client/client/Client.py
@@ -2083,14 +2083,13 @@ def push(
             "author": author,
             "message": message,
         }
+        headers = {}
         if self._remote_auth_dict or remote_auth:
-            headers = {
-                "Authorization-Remote": (
-                    self._generate_remote_header(remote_auth)
-                    if remote_auth
-                    else self._remote_auth()
-                )
-            }
+            headers["Authorization-Remote"] = (
+                self._generate_remote_header(remote_auth)
+                if remote_auth
+                else self._remote_auth()
+            )
         headers.update(self._default_headers)
 
         result = self._session.post(
@@ -2619,14 +2618,13 @@ def clonedb(
         if description is None:
             description = f"New database {newid}"
 
+        headers = {}
         if self._remote_auth_dict or remote_auth:
-            headers = {
-                "Authorization-Remote": (
-                    self._generate_remote_header(remote_auth)
-                    if remote_auth
-                    else self._remote_auth()
-                )
-            }
+            headers["Authorization-Remote"] = (
+                self._generate_remote_header(remote_auth)
+                if remote_auth
+                else self._remote_auth()
+            )
         headers.update(self._default_headers)
         rc_args = {"remote_url": clone_source, "label": newid, "comment": description}