diff --git a/morpheus/llm/services/llm_service.py b/morpheus/llm/services/llm_service.py
index 2d2a3ae333..db11fdb84b 100644
--- a/morpheus/llm/services/llm_service.py
+++ b/morpheus/llm/services/llm_service.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 from abc import ABC
 from abc import abstractmethod
 
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from morpheus.llm.services.nemo_llm_service import NeMoLLMService
+    from morpheus.llm.services.openai_chat_service import OpenAIChatService
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -137,14 +141,12 @@ def get_client(self, *, model_name: str, **model_kwargs) -> LLMClient:
 
     @typing.overload
     @staticmethod
-    def create(service_type: typing.Literal["nemo"], *service_args,
-               **service_kwargs) -> "morpheus.llm.services.nemo_llm_service.NeMoLLMService":
+    def create(service_type: typing.Literal["nemo"], *service_args, **service_kwargs) -> "NeMoLLMService":
         pass
 
     @typing.overload
     @staticmethod
-    def create(service_type: typing.Literal["openai"], *service_args,
-               **service_kwargs) -> "morpheus.llm.services.openai_chat_service.OpenAIChatService":
+    def create(service_type: typing.Literal["openai"], *service_args, **service_kwargs) -> "OpenAIChatService":
         pass
 
     @typing.overload
@@ -160,6 +162,8 @@ def create(service_type: str | typing.Literal["nemo"] | typing.Literal["openai"]
         ----------
         service_type : str
             The type of the service to create
+        service_args : list
+            Additional arguments to pass to the service.
         service_kwargs : dict[str, typing.Any]
             Additional keyword arguments to pass to the service.
         """
@@ -172,14 +176,15 @@ def create(service_type: str | typing.Literal["nemo"] | typing.Literal["openai"]
         module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
 
         # Get all of the classes in the module to find the correct service class
-        mod_classes = dict([(name, cls) for name, cls in module.__dict__.items() if isinstance(cls, type)])
+        mod_classes = dict({name: cls for name, cls in module.__dict__.items() if isinstance(cls, type)})
 
         class_name_lower = f"{service_type}{llm_or_chat}Service".lower()
 
         # Find case-insensitive match for the class name
         matching_classes = [name for name in mod_classes if name.lower() == class_name_lower]
 
-        assert len(matching_classes) == 1, f"Expected to find exactly one class with name {class_name_lower} in module {module_name}, but found {matching_classes}"
+        assert len(matching_classes) == 1, (f"Expected to find exactly one class with name {class_name_lower} "
+                                            f"in module {module_name}, but found {matching_classes}")
 
         # Create the class
         class_ = getattr(module, matching_classes[0])
diff --git a/morpheus/llm/services/nvfoundation_llm_service.py b/morpheus/llm/services/nvfoundation_llm_service.py
index 901873ba8c..1d49682b50 100644
--- a/morpheus/llm/services/nvfoundation_llm_service.py
+++ b/morpheus/llm/services/nvfoundation_llm_service.py
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
-import typing
 
 from morpheus.llm.services.llm_service import LLMClient
 from morpheus.llm.services.llm_service import LLMService
@@ -31,7 +29,6 @@
 try:
     from langchain_core.prompt_values import StringPromptValue
     from langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints import ChatNVIDIA
-    from langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints._common import NVEModel
 except ImportError as import_exc:
     IMPORT_EXCEPTION = import_exc
 
diff --git a/morpheus/utils/logger.py b/morpheus/utils/logger.py
index 7d4932edf1..49482642e3 100644
--- a/morpheus/utils/logger.py
+++ b/morpheus/utils/logger.py
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ def _configure_from_log_level(*extra_handlers: logging.Handler, log_level: int):
         # This needs the be the only handler for morpheus logger
         morpheus_queue_handler = logging.handlers.QueueHandler(morpheus_logging_queue)
 
-        # At this point, any morpheus logger will propagate upstream to the morpheus root and then be handled by the queue
-        # handler
+        # At this point, any morpheus logger will propagate upstream to the morpheus root and then be handled by the
+        # queue handler
         morpheus_logger.addHandler(morpheus_queue_handler)
 
         log_file = os.path.join(appdirs.user_log_dir(appauthor="NVIDIA", appname="morpheus"), "morpheus.log")