diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginManager.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
index 0a6a4b925..2ea2aaa55 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex) {
                     Log.Error(ex, $"Plugin load for {dllFile.FullName} failed.");
-                    if (ex is ReflectionTypeLoadException) {
-                        var typeLoadException = ex as ReflectionTypeLoadException;
+                    if (ex is ReflectionTypeLoadException typeLoadException) {
                         foreach (var exception in typeLoadException.LoaderExceptions) {
                             Log.Error(exception, "LoaderException:");
                         }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs
index 390544157..d56c43ca0 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
             }
             catch (Exception ex) {
                 Log.Error(ex, "Plugin download failed hard.");
-                if (ex is ReflectionTypeLoadException) {
-                    var typeLoadException = ex as ReflectionTypeLoadException;
+                if (ex is ReflectionTypeLoadException typeLoadException) {
                     foreach (var exception in typeLoadException.LoaderExceptions) {
                         Log.Error(exception, "LoaderException:");
                     }