diff --git a/pinecone/db_data/vector_factory.py b/pinecone/db_data/vector_factory.py
index f8ece32d..36735fb7 100644
--- a/pinecone/db_data/vector_factory.py
+++ b/pinecone/db_data/vector_factory.py
@@ -65,12 +65,13 @@ def _tuple_to_vector(item: tuple, check_type: bool) -> OpenApiVector:
                 "Sparse values are not supported in tuples. Please use either dicts or OpenApiVector objects as inputs."
             )
         else:
-            return OpenApiVector(
+            result: OpenApiVector = OpenApiVector(
                 id=id,
                 values=convert_to_list(values),
                 metadata=metadata or {},
                 _check_type=check_type,
             )
+            return result
 
     @staticmethod
     def _dict_to_vector(item, check_type: bool) -> OpenApiVector:
diff --git a/pinecone/openapi_support/rest_urllib3.py b/pinecone/openapi_support/rest_urllib3.py
index 947bde24..bb5c6722 100644
--- a/pinecone/openapi_support/rest_urllib3.py
+++ b/pinecone/openapi_support/rest_urllib3.py
@@ -262,9 +262,12 @@ def request(
                 print(bcolors.FAIL + o.data.decode("utf-8") + bcolors.ENDC)
 
         if _preload_content:
-            r = RESTResponse(r.status, r.data, r.headers, r.reason)
+            rest_response = RESTResponse(r.status, r.data, r.headers, r.reason)
 
             # log response body
-            logger.debug("response body: %s", r.data)
+            logger.debug("response body: %s", rest_response.data)
 
-        return raise_exceptions_or_return(r)
+            return raise_exceptions_or_return(rest_response)
+
+        # When not preloading content, still wrap and check for exceptions
+        return raise_exceptions_or_return(RESTResponse(r.status, r.data, r.headers, r.reason))