diff --git a/ui/sdk/src/hamilton_sdk/tracking/constants.py b/ui/sdk/src/hamilton_sdk/tracking/constants.py
index da6f2e8cc..133f32576 100644
--- a/ui/sdk/src/hamilton_sdk/tracking/constants.py
+++ b/ui/sdk/src/hamilton_sdk/tracking/constants.py
@@ -45,21 +45,21 @@ def _load_config(config_location: str) -> configparser.ConfigParser:
 file_config = _load_config(DEFAULT_CONFIG_LOCATION)
 
 
-def _convert_to_type(val: str) -> Any:
-    if not isinstance(val, str):  # guard
-        return val
-    if val.isdigit():
+def _convert_to_type(val_: str) -> Any:
+    if not isinstance(val_, str):  # guard
+        return val_
+    if val_.isdigit():
         # convert to int
-        val = int(val)
-    elif val.lower() in {"true", "false"}:
+        val_ = int(val_)
+    elif val_.lower() in {"true", "false"}:
         # convert to bool
-        val = val.lower() == "true"
+        val_ = val_.lower() == "true"
     else:
         try:  # check if float
-            val = float(val)
+            val_ = float(val_)
         except ValueError:
             pass
-    return val
+    return val_
 
 
 # loads from config file and overwrites