diff --git a/docs/environment_variables.md b/docs/environment_variables.md
index 525c5251..1cc5ff34 100644
--- a/docs/environment_variables.md
+++ b/docs/environment_variables.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ CLIENT_TRAFFIC_SECRET_0 XXXX
 
 Valid values: a filename
 
-if this environment variable is set then HTTPX will load
+If this environment variable is set then HTTPX will load
 CA certificate from the specified file instead of the default
 location.
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ SSL_CERT_FILE=/path/to/ca-certs/ca-bundle.crt python -c "import httpx; httpx.get
 
 Valid values: a directory
 
-if this environment variable is set then HTTPX will load
+If this environment variable is set then HTTPX will load
 CA certificates from the specified location instead of the default
 location.
 
diff --git a/httpx/_status_codes.py b/httpx/_status_codes.py
index 71cf5cee..f7ee6b64 100644
--- a/httpx/_status_codes.py
+++ b/httpx/_status_codes.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class codes(IntEnum):
         obj = int.__new__(cls, value)  # type: ignore
         obj._value_ = value
 
-        obj.phrase = phrase
+        obj.phrase = phrase  # type: ignore
         return obj
 
     def __str__(self) -> str: