diff --git a/jrnl/config.py b/jrnl/config.py
index bc10b86b..f31dc77d 100644
--- a/jrnl/config.py
+++ b/jrnl/config.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ YAML_FILE_ENCODING = "utf-8"
 
 
 def make_yaml_valid_dict(input: list) -> dict:
-
     """
 
     Convert a two-element list of configuration key-value pair into a flat dict.
diff --git a/jrnl/journals/Journal.py b/jrnl/journals/Journal.py
index a666e7b8..bd72788b 100644
--- a/jrnl/journals/Journal.py
+++ b/jrnl/journals/Journal.py
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ class Journal:
 
     def new_entry(self, raw: str, date=None, sort: bool = True) -> Entry:
         """Constructs a new entry from some raw text input.
-        If a date is given, it will parse and use this, otherwise scan for a date in the input first."""
+        If a date is given, it will parse and use this, otherwise scan for a date in the input first.
+        """
 
         raw = raw.replace("\\n ", "\n").replace("\\n", "\n")
         # Split raw text into title and body
diff --git a/jrnl/override.py b/jrnl/override.py
index 695bcf4a..64a0fe86 100644
--- a/jrnl/override.py
+++ b/jrnl/override.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from jrnl.config import update_config
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from argparse import Namespace
 
+
 # import logging
 def apply_overrides(args: "Namespace", base_config: dict) -> dict:
     """Unpack CLI provided overrides into the configuration tree.
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ def apply_overrides(args: "Namespace", base_config: dict) -> dict:
 
     cfg_with_overrides = base_config.copy()
     for pairs in overrides:
-
         pairs = make_yaml_valid_dict(pairs)
         key_as_dots, override_value = _get_key_and_value_from_pair(pairs)
         keys = _convert_dots_to_list(key_as_dots)
diff --git a/tests/bdd/features/action-combinations.feature b/tests/bdd/features/action-combinations.feature
index f7a06851..cee7dac0 100644
--- a/tests/bdd/features/action-combinations.feature
+++ b/tests/bdd/features/action-combinations.feature
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Feature: Test combinations of edit, change-time, and delete
     Scenario Outline: --delete with --edit deletes selected entries
         Given we use the config "<config_file>"
         And we append to the editor if opened
-        	[2023-02-21 10:32] Here is a new entry
+          [2023-02-21 10:32] Here is a new entry
         And we use the password "test" if prompted
         When we run "jrnl --delete --edit" and enter
             Y
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ Feature: Test combinations of edit, change-time, and delete
             Y
         Then the editor should have been called
         And the error output should contain "3 entries found"
-        And the error output should contain "2 entries deleted" 
+        And the error output should contain "2 entries deleted"
         And the error output should contain "1 entry added"
         When we run "jrnl -99 --short"
         Then the error output should contain "2 entries found"
         And the output should be
             2020-08-31 14:32 A second entry in what I hope to be a long series.
             2023-02-21 10:32 Here is a new entry
-            
+
         Examples: Configs
         | config_file        |
         | basic_onefile.yaml |
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_export.py b/tests/unit/test_export.py
index fb53aa33..10e9dd6b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_export.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_export.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ def build_card_header(datestr):
 
 class TestFancy:
     def test_too_small_linewrap(self, datestr):
-
         journal = "test_journal"
         content = build_card_header(datestr)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_override.py b/tests/unit/test_override.py
index bbbdd381..25fd085d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_override.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_override.py
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ def test_get_kv_from_pair():
 
 class TestDotNotationToList:
     def test_unpack_dots_to_list(self):
-
         keys = "a.b.c.d.e.f"
         keys_list = _convert_dots_to_list(keys)
         assert len(keys_list) == 6
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_parse_args.py b/tests/unit/test_parse_args.py
index 0b266d23..89c4edcf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_parse_args.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_parse_args.py
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ def test_version_alone():
 
 
 def test_editor_override():
-
     parsed_args = cli_as_dict('--config-override editor "nano"')
     assert parsed_args == expected_args(config_override=[["editor", "nano"]])
 
@@ -293,7 +292,6 @@ class TestDeserialization:
         ],
     )
     def test_deserialize_multiword_strings(self, input_str):
-
         runtime_config = make_yaml_valid_dict(input_str)
         assert runtime_config.__class__ == dict
         assert input_str[0] in runtime_config