diff --git a/jrnl/args.py b/jrnl/args.py
index 4e7c1199..b3a04192 100644
--- a/jrnl/args.py
+++ b/jrnl/args.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from .plugins import util
 
 
 def deserialize_config_args(input: list) -> dict:
+
     """
 
     Convert a two-element list of configuration key-value pair into a flat dict
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ def deserialize_config_args(input: list) -> dict:
         cfg_value = False
         
     runtime_modifications[cfg_key] = cfg_value
+
     return runtime_modifications
 
 
diff --git a/jrnl/override.py b/jrnl/override.py
index 5eb00a39..82d6da93 100644
--- a/jrnl/override.py
+++ b/jrnl/override.py
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ def apply_overrides(overrides: list, base_config: dict) -> dict:
     """
     config = base_config.copy()
     for pairs in overrides:
+
         key_as_dots, override_value = list(pairs.items())[0]
         keys = key_as_dots.split(".")
         config = _recursively_apply(config, keys, override_value)
+
     return config