diff --git a/src/DittoProvider.tsx b/src/DittoProvider.tsx
index 94064da..ede00c9 100644
--- a/src/DittoProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/DittoProvider.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ export const DittoProvider: React.FunctionComponent<DittoProviderProps> = (
           for (const ditto of dittos) {
             if (!(ditto instanceof Ditto)) {
               throw new Error(
+                // Type is `never` because correct use never reaches this point
+                // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/restrict-template-expressions
                 `expected an array of Ditto instances to be returned by the setup function, but at least one element is not a Ditto instance (got ${ditto})`,
               )
             }
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ export const DittoProvider: React.FunctionComponent<DittoProviderProps> = (
           const ditto = setupReturnValue
           if (!(ditto instanceof Ditto)) {
             throw new Error(
+              // Type is `never` because correct use never reaches this point
+              // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/restrict-template-expressions
               `expected a Ditto instance to be returned by the setup function, but got ${ditto}`,
             )
           }