diff --git a/gdsfactory/components/bend_circular.py b/gdsfactory/components/bend_circular.py
index e3e0c81fa2..63faa72da5 100644
--- a/gdsfactory/components/bend_circular.py
+++ b/gdsfactory/components/bend_circular.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def bend_circular(
     angle: float = 90.0,
     npoints: int = 720,
     with_bbox: bool = True,
-    cross_section: CrossSectionSpec = strip,
+    cross_section: CrossSectionSpec = "strip",
     **kwargs
 ) -> Component:
     """Returns a radial arc.
diff --git a/gdsfactory/read/from_picwriter.py b/gdsfactory/read/from_picwriter.py
index 4bfb7c12d9..3cb31a6e02 100644
--- a/gdsfactory/read/from_picwriter.py
+++ b/gdsfactory/read/from_picwriter.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ def from_picwriter(
         datatypes = poly.datatypes
 
         for polygon, layer, datatype in zip(polygons, layers, datatypes):
+            polygon = gf.snap.snap_to_grid(polygon)
             c.add_polygon(polygon, layer=(layer, datatype))
 
     c2 = gf.Component()