diff --git a/studio/backend/tests/test_gguf_reload_inheritance.py b/studio/backend/tests/test_gguf_reload_inheritance.py
index aaa470decc..4b0b450cb0 100644
--- a/studio/backend/tests/test_gguf_reload_inheritance.py
+++ b/studio/backend/tests/test_gguf_reload_inheritance.py
@@ -98,17 +98,20 @@ def test_already_in_target_state_uses_gguf_path_when_present(tmp_path):
         _hf_variant = "Q4_K_M",
         _gguf_path = str(gguf_file),
     )
-    assert backend._already_in_target_state(
-        gguf_path = str(gguf_file),
-        model_identifier = "owner/repo",
-        hf_variant = None,
-        n_ctx = 8192,
-        cache_type_kv = None,
-        speculative_type = None,
-        chat_template_override = None,
-        extra_args = None,
-        is_vision = False,
-    ) is True
+    assert (
+        backend._already_in_target_state(
+            gguf_path = str(gguf_file),
+            model_identifier = "owner/repo",
+            hf_variant = None,
+            n_ctx = 8192,
+            cache_type_kv = None,
+            speculative_type = None,
+            chat_template_override = None,
+            extra_args = None,
+            is_vision = False,
+        )
+        is True
+    )
 
 
 def test_already_in_target_state_rejects_different_gguf_path(tmp_path):
@@ -117,17 +120,20 @@ def test_already_in_target_state_rejects_different_gguf_path(tmp_path):
     b = tmp_path / "b.gguf"
     b.write_bytes(b"")
     backend = _loaded_backend(_gguf_path = str(a))
-    assert backend._already_in_target_state(
-        gguf_path = str(b),
-        model_identifier = "owner/repo",
-        hf_variant = None,
-        n_ctx = 8192,
-        cache_type_kv = None,
-        speculative_type = None,
-        chat_template_override = None,
-        extra_args = None,
-        is_vision = False,
-    ) is False
+    assert (
+        backend._already_in_target_state(
+            gguf_path = str(b),
+            model_identifier = "owner/repo",
+            hf_variant = None,
+            n_ctx = 8192,
+            cache_type_kv = None,
+            speculative_type = None,
+            chat_template_override = None,
+            extra_args = None,
+            is_vision = False,
+        )
+        is False
+    )
 
 
 # ── HF mode falls back to hf_variant comparison ──────────────────────
@@ -135,32 +141,38 @@ def test_already_in_target_state_rejects_different_gguf_path(tmp_path):
 
 def test_already_in_target_state_falls_back_to_hf_variant_for_hf_loads():
     backend = _loaded_backend(_hf_variant = "Q4_K_M", _gguf_path = None)
-    assert backend._already_in_target_state(
-        gguf_path = None,
-        model_identifier = "owner/repo",
-        hf_variant = "Q8_0",
-        n_ctx = 8192,
-        cache_type_kv = None,
-        speculative_type = None,
-        chat_template_override = None,
-        extra_args = None,
-        is_vision = False,
-    ) is False
+    assert (
+        backend._already_in_target_state(
+            gguf_path = None,
+            model_identifier = "owner/repo",
+            hf_variant = "Q8_0",
+            n_ctx = 8192,
+            cache_type_kv = None,
+            speculative_type = None,
+            chat_template_override = None,
+            extra_args = None,
+            is_vision = False,
+        )
+        is False
+    )
 
 
 def test_already_in_target_state_hf_same_variant_matches():
     backend = _loaded_backend(_hf_variant = "Q4_K_M", _gguf_path = None)
-    assert backend._already_in_target_state(
-        gguf_path = None,
-        model_identifier = "owner/repo",
-        hf_variant = "Q4_K_M",
-        n_ctx = 8192,
-        cache_type_kv = None,
-        speculative_type = None,
-        chat_template_override = None,
-        extra_args = None,
-        is_vision = False,
-    ) is True
+    assert (
+        backend._already_in_target_state(
+            gguf_path = None,
+            model_identifier = "owner/repo",
+            hf_variant = "Q4_K_M",
+            n_ctx = 8192,
+            cache_type_kv = None,
+            speculative_type = None,
+            chat_template_override = None,
+            extra_args = None,
+            is_vision = False,
+        )
+        is True
+    )
 
 
 # ── extra_args: None inherits, [] forces reload, list enforces ───────
@@ -168,47 +180,56 @@ def test_already_in_target_state_hf_same_variant_matches():
 
 def test_already_in_target_state_none_extras_inherits_stored():
     backend = _loaded_backend(_extra_args = ["--top-k", "20"])
-    assert backend._already_in_target_state(
-        gguf_path = None,
-        model_identifier = "owner/repo",
-        hf_variant = "Q4_K_M",
-        n_ctx = 8192,
-        cache_type_kv = None,
-        speculative_type = None,
-        chat_template_override = None,
-        extra_args = None,
-        is_vision = False,
-    ) is True
+    assert (
+        backend._already_in_target_state(
+            gguf_path = None,
+            model_identifier = "owner/repo",
+            hf_variant = "Q4_K_M",
+            n_ctx = 8192,
+            cache_type_kv = None,
+            speculative_type = None,
+            chat_template_override = None,
+            extra_args = None,
+            is_vision = False,
+        )
+        is True
+    )
 
 
 def test_already_in_target_state_empty_extras_forces_reload_when_stored():
     backend = _loaded_backend(_extra_args = ["--top-k", "20"])
-    assert backend._already_in_target_state(
-        gguf_path = None,
-        model_identifier = "owner/repo",
-        hf_variant = "Q4_K_M",
-        n_ctx = 8192,
-        cache_type_kv = None,
-        speculative_type = None,
-        chat_template_override = None,
-        extra_args = [],
-        is_vision = False,
-    ) is False
+    assert (
+        backend._already_in_target_state(
+            gguf_path = None,
+            model_identifier = "owner/repo",
+            hf_variant = "Q4_K_M",
+            n_ctx = 8192,
+            cache_type_kv = None,
+            speculative_type = None,
+            chat_template_override = None,
+            extra_args = [],
+            is_vision = False,
+        )
+        is False
+    )
 
 
 def test_already_in_target_state_explicit_extras_match():
     backend = _loaded_backend(_extra_args = ["--top-k", "20"])
-    assert backend._already_in_target_state(
-        gguf_path = None,
-        model_identifier = "owner/repo",
-        hf_variant = "Q4_K_M",
-        n_ctx = 8192,
-        cache_type_kv = None,
-        speculative_type = None,
-        chat_template_override = None,
-        extra_args = ["--top-k", "20"],
-        is_vision = False,
-    ) is True
+    assert (
+        backend._already_in_target_state(
+            gguf_path = None,
+            model_identifier = "owner/repo",
+            hf_variant = "Q4_K_M",
+            n_ctx = 8192,
+            cache_type_kv = None,
+            speculative_type = None,
+            chat_template_override = None,
+            extra_args = ["--top-k", "20"],
+            is_vision = False,
+        )
+        is True
+    )
 
 
 def test_extra_args_source_default_is_none():
diff --git a/studio/backend/tests/test_llama_server_args.py b/studio/backend/tests/test_llama_server_args.py
index dd021992ba..3013acfdb8 100644
--- a/studio/backend/tests/test_llama_server_args.py
+++ b/studio/backend/tests/test_llama_server_args.py
@@ -274,9 +274,7 @@ def test_strip_shadowing_flags_boolean_does_not_consume_next_token():
 
 
 def test_strip_shadowing_flags_jinja_boolean_preserves_positional():
-    out = strip_shadowing_flags(
-        ["--jinja", "trailing-positional"], strip_template = True
-    )
+    out = strip_shadowing_flags(["--jinja", "trailing-positional"], strip_template = True)
     assert out == ["trailing-positional"]