diff --git a/tests/test_display.py b/tests/test_display.py
index 9cce277a..67ec80f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_display.py
+++ b/tests/test_display.py
@@ -5,39 +5,38 @@ from unittest import mock
 from jrnl.jrnl import _export_journal
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "export_format",
-    [
-        "pretty",
-        "short",
-    ],
-)
-@mock.patch.object(
-    argparse, "Namespace", return_value={"export": None, "filename": None}
-)
+# fmt: off
+# see: https://github.com/psf/black/issues/664
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("export_format", [ "pretty", "short",])
+#fmt: on
+@mock.patch.object(argparse, "Namespace", return_value={"export": None, "filename": None})
 def test_export_format(mock_args, export_format):
 
     test_journal = jrnl.Journal.Journal
     mock_args.export = export_format
-    with mock.patch("builtins.print") as print_spy, mock.patch(
-        "jrnl.Journal.Journal.pprint"
-    ) as mock_pprint:
+    # fmt: off
+    # see: https://github.com/psf/black/issues/664
+    with mock.patch("builtins.print") as print_spy, mock.patch("jrnl.Journal.Journal.pprint") as mock_pprint:
         _export_journal(mock_args, test_journal)
     print_spy.call_args_list = mock_pprint
+    # fmt: on
 
 
-@mock.patch.object(
-    argparse, "Namespace", return_value={"export": None, "filename": None}
-)
+@mock.patch.object(argparse, "Namespace", return_value={"export": None, "filename": None})
 def test_export_plugin(mock_args):
     export_format = "markdown"
 
     test_journal = jrnl.Journal.Journal
     mock_args.export = export_format
     mock_args.filename = "foo.jrnl"
-    with mock.patch("builtins.print") as print_spy, mock.patch(
-        "jrnl.plugins.get_exporter"
-    ) as mock_get_exporter, mock.patch("jrnl.Journal.Journal.pprint") as mock_pprint:
+
+    # fmt: off
+    # see: https://github.com/psf/black/issues/664
+    with mock.patch("builtins.print") as print_spy, \
+    mock.patch("jrnl.plugins.get_exporter") as mock_get_exporter, \
+    mock.patch("jrnl.Journal.Journal.pprint") as mock_pprint:
         _export_journal(mock_args, test_journal)
+    # fmt: on
+    
     print_spy.call_args_list = mock_pprint
     mock_get_exporter.assert_called_once_with(export_format)