diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/If.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/If.node.ts
index 65bd545e3..3d813e1a1 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/If.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/If.node.ts
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export class If implements INodeType {
 				returnValue = new Date(value).getTime();
 			} else if (typeof value === 'number') {
 				returnValue = value;
-			} if ((value as any) instanceof Date) {
+			} if ((value as unknown as object) instanceof Date) {
 				returnValue = (value as unknown as Date).getTime();
 			}
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ export class If implements INodeType {
 				throw new Error(`The value "${value}" is not a valid DateTime.`);
 			}
 
-			return returnValue
+			return returnValue;
 		}
 
 		// The different dataTypes to check the values in
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Switch.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Switch.node.ts
index a03b3cc8e..ee4a5a20e 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Switch.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Switch.node.ts
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ export class Switch implements INodeType {
 				returnValue = new Date(value).getTime();
 			} else if (typeof value === 'number') {
 				returnValue = value;
-			} if ((value as any) instanceof Date) {
+			} if ((value as unknown as object) instanceof Date) {
 				returnValue = (value as unknown as Date).getTime();
 			}
 
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ export class Switch implements INodeType {
 				throw new Error(`The value "${value}" is not a valid DateTime.`);
 			}
 
-			return returnValue
+			return returnValue;
 		}
 
 		function checkIndexRange(index: number) {