diff --git a/test/pick.test.ts b/test/pick.test.ts
index 23993e9..7a9f603 100644
--- a/test/pick.test.ts
+++ b/test/pick.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ expectType<{ foo: number; }>(pick(['foo'])(obj));
 expectType<{ foo: number; bar: string; }>(pick(['foo', 'bar'])(obj));
 expectType<{ foo: number; bar: string; biz?: boolean }>(pick(['foo', 'bar', 'biz'])(obj));
 // as long as some of the array has valid keys, it will accept it, but will return `never` if there are any invalid keys
-expectType<never>(pick(['baz', 'bar', 'biz'])(obj));
+expectError(pick(['baz', 'bar', 'biz'])(obj));
 // if the array is only invalid keys, it will error
 expectError(pick(['baz'])(obj));
 // make sure typed array works
diff --git a/types/pick.d.ts b/types/pick.d.ts
index 07de465..5d7f1c5 100644
--- a/types/pick.d.ts
+++ b/types/pick.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import { ElementOf } from './util/tools';
 
-export function pick<const Names extends readonly PropertyKey[]>(names: Names): <U extends Partial<Record<ElementOf<Names>, any>>>(obj: U) => string extends keyof U ? Record<string, U[keyof U]> : ElementOf<Names> extends keyof U ? Pick<U, ElementOf<Names>> : never;
-export function pick<U, const Names extends readonly (keyof U)[]>(names: Names, obj: U): string extends keyof U ? Record<string, U[keyof U]> : Pick<U, ElementOf<Names>>;
+export function pick<const Keys extends readonly PropertyKey[]>(names: Keys): <U extends Partial<Record<ElementOf<Keys>, any>>>(obj: ElementOf<Keys> extends keyof U ? U : never) => ElementOf<Keys> extends keyof U ? Pick<U, ElementOf<Keys>> : never;
+export function pick<U, Keys extends keyof U>(names: readonly Keys[], obj: U): Pick<U, Keys>;