diff --git a/jrnl/EncryptedJournal.py b/jrnl/EncryptedJournal.py
index 08ca2397..704a091a 100644
--- a/jrnl/EncryptedJournal.py
+++ b/jrnl/EncryptedJournal.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from jrnl.messages import MsgText
 from jrnl.messages import MsgType
 
 
-
 def make_key(password):
     password = password.encode("utf-8")
     kdf = PBKDF2HMAC(
diff --git a/jrnl/config.py b/jrnl/config.py
index 7ded61ad..2b07b14b 100644
--- a/jrnl/config.py
+++ b/jrnl/config.py
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ def get_journal_name(args, config):
 
     if args.journal_name not in config["journals"]:
         raise JrnlException(
-            Message(MsgText.NoDefaultJournal, MsgType.ERROR, { "journals": list_journals(config)}),
+            Message(
+                MsgText.NoDefaultJournal,
+                MsgType.ERROR,
+                {"journals": list_journals(config)},
+            ),
         )
 
     logging.debug("Using journal name: %s", args.journal_name)
diff --git a/jrnl/editor.py b/jrnl/editor.py
index 481f1e13..24c625de 100644
--- a/jrnl/editor.py
+++ b/jrnl/editor.py
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ def get_text_from_editor(config, template=""):
         subprocess.call(split_args(config["editor"]) + [tmpfile])
     except FileNotFoundError:
         raise JrnlException(
-            Message(MsgText.EditorMisconfigured, MsgType.ERROR, { "editor_key": config["editor"] })
+            Message(
+                MsgText.EditorMisconfigured,
+                MsgType.ERROR,
+                {"editor_key": config["editor"]},
+            )
         )
 
     with open(tmpfile, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
diff --git a/jrnl/install.py b/jrnl/install.py
index 5ec8d0cc..306b44e1 100644
--- a/jrnl/install.py
+++ b/jrnl/install.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from jrnl.messages import MsgText
 from jrnl.messages import MsgType
 
 
-
 def upgrade_config(config_data, alt_config_path=None):
     """Checks if there are keys missing in a given config dict, and if so, updates the config file accordingly.
     This essentially automatically ports jrnl installations if new config parameters are introduced in later
@@ -54,7 +53,9 @@ def find_default_config():
 def find_alt_config(alt_config):
     if not os.path.exists(alt_config):
         raise JrnlException(
-            Message(MsgText.AltConfigNotFound, MsgType.ERROR, { "config_file": alt_config })
+            Message(
+                MsgText.AltConfigNotFound, MsgType.ERROR, {"config_file": alt_config}
+            )
         )
 
     return alt_config
diff --git a/jrnl/jrnl.py b/jrnl/jrnl.py
index 4e824f85..969a2742 100644
--- a/jrnl/jrnl.py
+++ b/jrnl/jrnl.py
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ def write_mode(args, config, journal, **kwargs):
 
     if not raw:
         logging.error("Write mode: couldn't get raw text")
-        raise JrnlException(Message(MsgText.JrnlExceptionMessage.NoTextReceived, MsgType.ERROR))
+        raise JrnlException(
+            Message(MsgText.JrnlExceptionMessage.NoTextReceived, MsgType.ERROR)
+        )
 
     logging.debug(
         'Write mode: appending raw text to journal "%s": %s', args.journal_name, raw
@@ -200,7 +202,13 @@ def _get_editor_template(config, **kwargs):
         logging.debug("Write mode: template loaded: %s", template)
     except OSError:
         logging.error("Write mode: template not loaded")
-        raise JrnlException(Message(MsgText.CantReadTemplate, MsgType.ERROR, { "template": config["template"] }))
+        raise JrnlException(
+            Message(
+                MsgText.CantReadTemplate,
+                MsgType.ERROR,
+                {"template": config["template"]},
+            )
+        )
 
     return template
 
@@ -238,7 +246,11 @@ def _edit_search_results(config, journal, old_entries, **kwargs):
     """
     if not config["editor"]:
         raise JrnlException(
-            Message(MsgText.EditorNotConfigured, MsgType.ERROR, {"config_file": get_config_path()})
+            Message(
+                MsgText.EditorNotConfigured,
+                MsgType.ERROR,
+                {"config_file": get_config_path()},
+            )
         )
 
     # separate entries we are not editing
diff --git a/jrnl/upgrade.py b/jrnl/upgrade.py
index 761b18fa..60fcfffa 100644
--- a/jrnl/upgrade.py
+++ b/jrnl/upgrade.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from jrnl.messages import MsgText
 from jrnl.messages import MsgType
 
 
-
 def backup(filename, binary=False):
     print(f"  Created a backup at {filename}.backup", file=sys.stderr)
     filename = os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(filename))