diff --git a/unittests/test_identifiable_adapters.py b/unittests/test_identifiable_adapters.py
index 53490bc0413a95d960d94186c639dac2c6223b80..d2a5c3bb5d4007348b48d513e664c39592dc4c61 100644
--- a/unittests/test_identifiable_adapters.py
+++ b/unittests/test_identifiable_adapters.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def test_get_identifiable():
         id_r0 = ident.get_identifiable(se, [])
 
 
-@ pytest.mark.xfail
+@pytest.mark.xfail
 def test_retrieve_identified_record_for_identifiable():
     # TODO modify this such that it becomes a test that acutally tests (sufficiently) the
     # retrieve_identified_record_for_identifiable function
diff --git a/unittests/test_scanner.py b/unittests/test_scanner.py
index 97ba9e9761dee25ff16b715e4acdae9491598295..680e4abe0da1896e63dba4636c05a38b90de2dc5 100644
--- a/unittests/test_scanner.py
+++ b/unittests/test_scanner.py
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ def test_record_parents():
             assert len(rec.parents) == 1
 
 
-
 def test_error_messages():
     data = {
         'Experiments': {}
@@ -334,7 +333,8 @@ EmptyConverter:
     converter_registry = create_converter_registry(broken_definition)
 
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Definition of converter \"EmptyConverter\" is empty"):
-        scan_structure_elements(DictElement(name="", value=data), broken_definition, converter_registry)
+        scan_structure_elements(DictElement(name="", value=data),
+                                broken_definition, converter_registry)
 
     broken_yaml = """
 Converter:
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ Converter:
     converter_registry = create_converter_registry(broken_definition)
 
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="dict expected, but found str: 42"):
-        scan_structure_elements(DictElement(name="", value=data), broken_definition, converter_registry)
+        scan_structure_elements(DictElement(name="", value=data),
+                                broken_definition, converter_registry)
+
 
 def test_units():
     """Test the correct setting of units."""