diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/auth.py b/backend/btrixcloud/auth.py
index 81fc27cd..03923171 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/auth.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/auth.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" auth functions for login """
+"""auth functions for login"""
 
 import os
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/basecrawls.py b/backend/btrixcloud/basecrawls.py
index fb8a07cd..56e28409 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/basecrawls.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/basecrawls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" base crawl type """
+"""base crawl type"""
 
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import Optional, List, Union, Dict, Any, Type, TYPE_CHECKING, cast, Tuple
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/crawlmanager.py b/backend/btrixcloud/crawlmanager.py
index 8047d663..2b5f194a 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/crawlmanager.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/crawlmanager.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" shared crawl manager implementation """
+"""shared crawl manager implementation"""
 
 import os
 import secrets
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py b/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py
index 92e4c43f..b8c00b09 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Crawl API """
+"""Crawl API"""
 
 # pylint: disable=too-many-lines
 
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/emailsender.py b/backend/btrixcloud/emailsender.py
index 06f5311d..e710f99c 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/emailsender.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/emailsender.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Basic Email Sending Support"""
+"""Basic Email Sending Support"""
 
 from datetime import datetime
 import os
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/invites.py b/backend/btrixcloud/invites.py
index 7a733bc7..fdab122d 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/invites.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/invites.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Invite system management """
+"""Invite system management"""
 
 from typing import Optional, Any
 import os
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/k8sapi.py b/backend/btrixcloud/k8sapi.py
index 238155d2..c724a72c 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/k8sapi.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/k8sapi.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" K8S API Access """
+"""K8S API Access"""
 
 import os
 import traceback
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/main_bg.py b/backend/btrixcloud/main_bg.py
index 709139d8..024f61b4 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/main_bg.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/main_bg.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" entrypoint module for background jobs """
+"""entrypoint module for background jobs"""
 
 import asyncio
 import os
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/main_op.py b/backend/btrixcloud/main_op.py
index af7a2d09..e5e35bff 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/main_op.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/main_op.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" entrypoint module for operator """
+"""entrypoint module for operator"""
 
 import os
 import sys
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/migrations/migration_0007_colls_and_config_update.py b/backend/btrixcloud/migrations/migration_0007_colls_and_config_update.py
index f5b0efe0..8d708e4d 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/migrations/migration_0007_colls_and_config_update.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/migrations/migration_0007_colls_and_config_update.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 Migration 0007 - Workflows changes
 
-- Rename colls to autoAddCollections 
+- Rename colls to autoAddCollections
 - Re-calculate workflow crawl stats to populate crawlSuccessfulCount
 """
 
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/__init__.py b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/__init__.py
index dd5f4830..ee353224 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" operators module """
+"""operators module"""
 
 from .profiles import ProfileOperator
 from .bgjobs import BgJobOperator
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/baseoperator.py b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/baseoperator.py
index ab9fe434..b63ff9f4 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/baseoperator.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/baseoperator.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Base Operator class for all operators """
+"""Base Operator class for all operators"""
 
 import asyncio
 import os
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/bgjobs.py b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/bgjobs.py
index 7802e0d2..4538582c 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/bgjobs.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/bgjobs.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Operator handler for BackgroundJobs """
+"""Operator handler for BackgroundJobs"""
 
 from uuid import UUID
 import traceback
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/crawls.py b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/crawls.py
index 86c326b7..41e8f53e 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/crawls.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/crawls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" CrawlOperator """
+"""CrawlOperator"""
 
 import traceback
 import os
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/cronjobs.py b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/cronjobs.py
index 9d0367ae..018fae9a 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/cronjobs.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/cronjobs.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Operator handler for crawl CronJobs """
+"""Operator handler for crawl CronJobs"""
 
 from uuid import UUID
 from typing import Optional
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/models.py b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/models.py
index 067814b7..439eeb26 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/models.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Operator Models """
+"""Operator Models"""
 
 from collections import defaultdict
 from uuid import UUID
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/profiles.py b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/profiles.py
index 11b528a3..071fbb38 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/operator/profiles.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/operator/profiles.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Operator handler for ProfileJobs """
+"""Operator handler for ProfileJobs"""
 
 from btrixcloud.utils import str_to_date, dt_now
 
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/ops.py b/backend/btrixcloud/ops.py
index bcdb493d..7c0bf294 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/ops.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/ops.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" shared helper to initialize ops classes """
+"""shared helper to initialize ops classes"""
 
 from typing import Tuple
 
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/profiles.py b/backend/btrixcloud/profiles.py
index 9b8ae8da..cd5391f2 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/profiles.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/profiles.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Profile Management """
+"""Profile Management"""
 
 from typing import Optional, TYPE_CHECKING, Any, cast, Dict, List, Tuple
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/uploads.py b/backend/btrixcloud/uploads.py
index e95b3042..9f59991e 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/uploads.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/uploads.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" handle user uploads into browsertrix """
+"""handle user uploads into browsertrix"""
 
 import uuid
 from urllib.parse import unquote
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/utils.py b/backend/btrixcloud/utils.py
index 83dfbfef..31f98090 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/utils.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" k8s utils """
+"""k8s utils"""
 
 import asyncio
 import atexit
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/version.py b/backend/btrixcloud/version.py
index 743ffb7a..80290056 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/version.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-""" current version """
+"""current version"""
 
 __version__ = "1.14.0-beta.0"