diff --git a/tests/test_mcp_server.py b/tests/test_mcp_server.py
index 613cc23..1f47192 100644
--- a/tests/test_mcp_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_mcp_server.py
@@ -523,9 +523,9 @@ class TestWriteTools:
 
         assert result1["success"] is True
         assert result2["success"] is True
-        assert result1["drawer_id"] != result2["drawer_id"], (
-            "Documents with shared header but different content must have distinct drawer IDs"
-        )
+        assert (
+            result1["drawer_id"] != result2["drawer_id"]
+        ), "Documents with shared header but different content must have distinct drawer IDs"
 
     def test_delete_drawer(self, monkeypatch, config, palace_path, seeded_collection, kg):
         _patch_mcp_server(monkeypatch, config, kg)
diff --git a/tests/test_searcher.py b/tests/test_searcher.py
index 60bef9f..f4d46a0 100644
--- a/tests/test_searcher.py
+++ b/tests/test_searcher.py
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ class TestSearchCLI:
         captured = capsys.readouterr()
         first_block, _, _ = captured.out.partition("[2]")
         # Lexical match must rank first
-        assert "b.md" in first_block, (
-            f"expected lexical match 'b.md' at rank 1, got:\n{captured.out}"
-        )
+        assert (
+            "b.md" in first_block
+        ), f"expected lexical match 'b.md' at rank 1, got:\n{captured.out}"
         # Non-zero bm25 reported
         assert "bm25=" in first_block
         assert "bm25=0.0" not in first_block