diff --git a/docker/unsloth_pip_shim.py b/docker/unsloth_pip_shim.py
index 22c7eaf224..1a6ce4ab97 100644
--- a/docker/unsloth_pip_shim.py
+++ b/docker/unsloth_pip_shim.py
@@ -457,12 +457,7 @@ def main():
         # `-r`-only cell no-ops (has_target stays False) and an attached
         # `-c`/`-e`/`-P` value bypasses _KEEP. Split the 2-char flag from its
         # value and reuse the separated-form handling.
-        if (
-            len(tok) > 2
-            and tok[0] == "-"
-            and tok[1] != "-"
-            and tok[:2] in _ATTACHED_SHORT_FLAGS
-        ):
+        if len(tok) > 2 and tok[0] == "-" and tok[1] != "-" and tok[:2] in _ATTACHED_SHORT_FLAGS:
             _sflag, _sval = tok[:2], tok[2:]
             if _sflag in _REQ_FILE_FLAGS:
                 _req_path, _req_rec, _req_drp = _filter_requirements_file(_sval)
diff --git a/tests/python/test_unsloth_pip_shim.py b/tests/python/test_unsloth_pip_shim.py
index e99f26af00..0ea57373af 100644
--- a/tests/python/test_unsloth_pip_shim.py
+++ b/tests/python/test_unsloth_pip_shim.py
@@ -225,8 +225,7 @@ def test_index_url_value_flag_kept_verbatim(shim):
 def test_editable_protected_in_requirements_file_dropped(shim, tmp_path):
     req = tmp_path / "reqs.txt"
     req.write_text(
-        "-e git+https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth.git#egg=unsloth\n"
-        "snac==1.2.0\n",
+        "-e git+https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth.git#egg=unsloth\nsnac==1.2.0\n",
         encoding = "utf-8",
     )
     execd, _ = _run(shim, "pip", ["-r", str(req)])
@@ -239,8 +238,7 @@ def test_editable_protected_in_requirements_file_dropped(shim, tmp_path):
 def test_editable_attached_protected_in_requirements_file_dropped(shim, tmp_path):
     req = tmp_path / "reqs.txt"
     req.write_text(
-        "-egit+https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth.git#egg=unsloth\n"
-        "snac==1.2.0\n",
+        "-egit+https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth.git#egg=unsloth\nsnac==1.2.0\n",
         encoding = "utf-8",
     )
     execd, _ = _run(shim, "pip", ["-r", str(req)])
@@ -255,9 +253,7 @@ def test_editable_unprotected_in_requirements_file_kept(shim, tmp_path):
     # (torch dropped); only protected editables are stripped.
     req = tmp_path / "reqs.txt"
     req.write_text(
-        "-e ./localpkg\n"
-        "torch==2.11.0\n"
-        "snac==1.2.0\n",
+        "-e ./localpkg\ntorch==2.11.0\nsnac==1.2.0\n",
         encoding = "utf-8",
     )
     execd, _ = _run(shim, "pip", ["-r", str(req)])