diff --git a/src/CreateHandler/CreateHandler.php b/src/CreateHandler/CreateHandler.php
index 043b27e..93f0b54 100644
--- a/src/CreateHandler/CreateHandler.php
+++ b/src/CreateHandler/CreateHandler.php
@@ -129,12 +129,13 @@ private function getComposerAutoloaders(): array
         }
 
         try {
+            /** @var array{autoload: array{psr-4?: array<string, string>|string}} $composer */
             $composer = json_decode(file_get_contents($composerPath), true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
         } catch (JsonException $jsonException) {
             throw CreateHandlerException::invalidComposerJson($jsonException->getMessage());
         }
 
-        if (! is_array($composer) || ! isset($composer['autoload']['psr-4'])) {
+        if (! isset($composer['autoload']['psr-4'])) {
             throw CreateHandlerException::missingComposerAutoloaders();
         }
 
@@ -142,8 +143,6 @@ private function getComposerAutoloaders(): array
             throw CreateHandlerException::missingComposerAutoloaders();
         }
 
-        /** @psalm-var array<string, string> Forcing the type because the composer spec is clear here */
-
         return $composer['autoload']['psr-4'];
     }
 
diff --git a/src/CreateMiddleware/CreateMiddleware.php b/src/CreateMiddleware/CreateMiddleware.php
index 0f271b8..ea2362d 100644
--- a/src/CreateMiddleware/CreateMiddleware.php
+++ b/src/CreateMiddleware/CreateMiddleware.php
@@ -134,12 +134,13 @@ private function getComposerAutoloaders(string $projectRoot): array
         }
 
         try {
+            /** @var array{autoload: array{psr-4?: array<string, string>|string}} $composer */
             $composer = json_decode(file_get_contents($composerPath), true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
         } catch (JsonException $jsonException) {
             throw CreateMiddlewareException::invalidComposerJson($jsonException->getMessage());
         }
 
-        if (! is_array($composer) || ! isset($composer['autoload']['psr-4'])) {
+        if (! isset($composer['autoload']['psr-4'])) {
             throw CreateMiddlewareException::missingComposerAutoloaders();
         }
 
@@ -147,8 +148,6 @@ private function getComposerAutoloaders(string $projectRoot): array
             throw CreateMiddlewareException::missingComposerAutoloaders();
         }
 
-        /** @psalm-var array<string, string> Forcing this type because the composer spec is clear here */
-
         return $composer['autoload']['psr-4'];
     }