diff --git a/meilisearch_python_sdk/index.py b/meilisearch_python_sdk/index.py
index 58fc6a07..df5b5316 100644
--- a/meilisearch_python_sdk/index.py
+++ b/meilisearch_python_sdk/index.py
@@ -3593,7 +3593,7 @@ async def reset_synonyms(self) -> TaskInfo:
 
         return TaskInfo(**response.json())
 
-    async def get_filterable_attributes(self) -> list[str] | list[FilterableAttributes] | None:
+    async def get_filterable_attributes(self) -> list[str | FilterableAttributes] | None:
         """Get filterable attributes of the index.
 
         Returns:
@@ -3616,22 +3616,22 @@ async def get_filterable_attributes(self) -> list[str] | list[FilterableAttribut
 
         response_json = response.json()
 
-        if isinstance(response_json[0], str):
-            return response_json
-
-        filterable_attributes = []
+        filterable_attributes: list[str | FilterableAttributes] = []
         for r in response_json:
-            filterable_attributes.append(
-                FilterableAttributes(
-                    attribute_patterns=r["attributePatterns"],
-                    features=FilterableAttributeFeatures(**r["features"]),
+            if isinstance(r, str):
+                filterable_attributes.append(r)
+            else:
+                filterable_attributes.append(
+                    FilterableAttributes(
+                        attribute_patterns=r["attributePatterns"],
+                        features=FilterableAttributeFeatures(**r["features"]),
+                    )
                 )
-            )
 
         return filterable_attributes
 
     async def update_filterable_attributes(
-        self, body: list[str] | list[FilterableAttributes], *, compress: bool = False
+        self, body: list[str | FilterableAttributes], *, compress: bool = False
     ) -> TaskInfo:
         """Update filterable attributes of the index.
 
@@ -7224,7 +7224,7 @@ def reset_synonyms(self) -> TaskInfo:
 
         return TaskInfo(**response.json())
 
-    def get_filterable_attributes(self) -> list[str] | list[FilterableAttributes] | None:
+    def get_filterable_attributes(self) -> list[str | FilterableAttributes] | None:
         """Get filterable attributes of the index.
 
         Returns:
@@ -7247,22 +7247,22 @@ def get_filterable_attributes(self) -> list[str] | list[FilterableAttributes] |
 
         response_json = response.json()
 
-        if isinstance(response_json[0], str):
-            return response_json
-
-        filterable_attributes = []
+        filterable_attributes: list[str | FilterableAttributes] = []
         for r in response_json:
-            filterable_attributes.append(
-                FilterableAttributes(
-                    attribute_patterns=r["attributePatterns"],
-                    features=FilterableAttributeFeatures(**r["features"]),
+            if isinstance(r, str):
+                filterable_attributes.append(r)
+            else:
+                filterable_attributes.append(
+                    FilterableAttributes(
+                        attribute_patterns=r["attributePatterns"],
+                        features=FilterableAttributeFeatures(**r["features"]),
+                    )
                 )
-            )
 
         return filterable_attributes
 
     def update_filterable_attributes(
-        self, body: list[str] | list[FilterableAttributes], *, compress: bool = False
+        self, body: list[str | FilterableAttributes], *, compress: bool = False
     ) -> TaskInfo:
         """Update filterable attributes of the index.
 
diff --git a/meilisearch_python_sdk/models/settings.py b/meilisearch_python_sdk/models/settings.py
index 3fa30326..dd60e42d 100644
--- a/meilisearch_python_sdk/models/settings.py
+++ b/meilisearch_python_sdk/models/settings.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class MeilisearchSettings(CamelBase):
     synonyms: JsonDict | None = None
     stop_words: list[str] | None = None
     ranking_rules: list[str] | None = None
-    filterable_attributes: list[str] | list[FilterableAttributes] | None = None
+    filterable_attributes: list[str | FilterableAttributes] | None = None
     distinct_attribute: str | None = None
     searchable_attributes: list[str] | None = None
     displayed_attributes: list[str] | None = None
diff --git a/tests/test_async_index.py b/tests/test_async_index.py
index 24cee964..4b909ed5 100644
--- a/tests/test_async_index.py
+++ b/tests/test_async_index.py
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ async def test_get_filterable_attributes(async_empty_index):
                     facet_search=True, filter=Filter(equality=True, comparison=False)
                 ),
             ),
+            "genre",
         ],
     ),
 )
@@ -594,7 +595,7 @@ async def test_update_filterable_attributes(compress, async_empty_index, filtera
     response = await index.update_filterable_attributes(filterable_attributes, compress=compress)
     await async_wait_for_task(index.http_client, response.task_uid)
     response = await index.get_filterable_attributes()
-    assert sorted(response) == filterable_attributes
+    assert response == filterable_attributes
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/tests/test_index.py b/tests/test_index.py
index 40c49c4b..279d3a73 100644
--- a/tests/test_index.py
+++ b/tests/test_index.py
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ def test_get_filterable_attributes(empty_index):
                     facet_search=True, filter=Filter(equality=True, comparison=False)
                 ),
             ),
+            "genre",
         ],
     ),
 )
@@ -582,7 +583,7 @@ def test_update_filterable_attributes(compress, empty_index, filterable_attribut
     response = index.update_filterable_attributes(filterable_attributes, compress=compress)
     wait_for_task(index.http_client, response.task_uid)
     response = index.get_filterable_attributes()
-    assert sorted(response) == filterable_attributes
+    assert response == filterable_attributes
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(