diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/commitment_schemes/zeromorph/zeromorph.hpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/commitment_schemes/zeromorph/zeromorph.hpp
index d127c31979d5..919c20b3d3be 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/commitment_schemes/zeromorph/zeromorph.hpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/commitment_schemes/zeromorph/zeromorph.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "barretenberg/common/zip_view.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/polynomials/polynomial.hpp"
+#include "barretenberg/transcript/transcript.hpp"
+
 namespace proof_system::honk::pcs::zeromorph {
 
 /**
@@ -404,9 +406,7 @@ template <typename Curve> class ZeroMorphProver_ {
         transcript.send_to_verifier("ZM:C_q", q_commitment);
 
         // Get challenges x and z
-        auto challenges = transcript.get_challenges("ZM:x", "ZM:z");
-        FF x_challenge = challenges[0];
-        FF z_challenge = challenges[1];
+        auto [x_challenge, z_challenge] = challenges_to_field_elements<FF>(transcript.get_challenges("ZM:x", "ZM:z"));
 
         // Compute degree check polynomial \zeta partially evaluated at x
         auto zeta_x =
@@ -675,9 +675,7 @@ template <typename Curve> class ZeroMorphVerifier_ {
         auto C_q = transcript.template receive_from_prover<Commitment>("ZM:C_q");
 
         // Challenges x, z
-        auto challenges = transcript.get_challenges("ZM:x", "ZM:z");
-        FF x_challenge = challenges[0];
-        FF z_challenge = challenges[1];
+        auto [x_challenge, z_challenge] = challenges_to_field_elements<FF>(transcript.get_challenges("ZM:x", "ZM:z"));
 
         // Compute commitment C_{\zeta_x}
         auto C_zeta_x = compute_C_zeta_x(C_q, C_q_k, y_challenge, x_challenge);
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/transcript/transcript.hpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/transcript/transcript.hpp
index 7dc1568130f5..4b32e4295c31 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/transcript/transcript.hpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/transcript/transcript.hpp
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class BaseTranscript {
  * @details The syntax `std::array<FF, 2> [a, b] = transcript.get_challenges("a", "b")` is unfortunately not allowed
  * (structured bindings must be defined with auto return type), so we need a workaround.
  */
-template <typename FF, size_t N> std::array<FF, N> challenges_to_field_elements(std::array<uint256_t, N>&& arr)
+template <typename FF, typename T, size_t N> std::array<FF, N> challenges_to_field_elements(std::array<T, N>&& arr)
 {
     std::array<FF, N> result;
     std::move(arr.begin(), arr.end(), result.begin());