diff --git a/litestar/app.py b/litestar/app.py
index c16a9eb4d2..1e4542ff34 100644
--- a/litestar/app.py
+++ b/litestar/app.py
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ def _get_default_plugins(plugins: list[PluginProtocol] | None = None) -> list[Pl
                 plugins.append(PydanticPlugin())
             elif not pydantic_plugin_found and pydantic_init_plugin_found and not pydantic_schema_plugin_found:
                 plugins.append(PydanticSchemaPlugin())
-            elif not pydantic_plugin_found and not pydantic_init_plugin_found and pydantic_schema_plugin_found:
+            elif not pydantic_plugin_found and not pydantic_init_plugin_found:
                 plugins.append(PydanticInitPlugin())
         with suppress(MissingDependencyException):
             from litestar.contrib.attrs import AttrsSchemaPlugin
diff --git a/litestar/contrib/minijnja.py b/litestar/contrib/minijnja.py
index 7b9dabd86e..621de25998 100644
--- a/litestar/contrib/minijnja.py
+++ b/litestar/contrib/minijnja.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def _loader(name: str) -> str:
                 Raises:
                     TemplateNotFoundException: if no template is found.
                 """
-                directories = [directory] if not isinstance(directory, list) else directory
+                directories = directory if isinstance(directory, list) else [directory]
 
                 for d in directories:
                     template_path = Path(d) / name  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues]