diff --git a/tests/test_permissions.py b/tests/test_permissions.py
index b8728d922a1e5aad38db333a96bb984842d086bb..6e042040424d31682b019d77d5cb2d8e114e3609 100644
--- a/tests/test_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/test_permissions.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def test_query():
         unique=True).id == exp.id
     assert db.execute_query(
         "FIND TestExperiment WHICH HAS A TestConductor WHICH has a TestFirstName=Daniel",
-        unique = True).id == exp.id
+        unique=True).id == exp.id
 
     '''success'''
     grant_permission(person, "RETRIEVE:*")
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def test_query():
     switch_to_test_user()
     assert db.execute_query(
         "FIND TestExperiment WHICH HAS A TestConductor WHICH has a TestFirstName=Daniel",
-        unique = True).id == exp.id
+        unique=True).id == exp.id
 
     '''failure - dan'''
     deny_permission(dan, "RETRIEVE:*")
@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ def test_query():
     with raises(db.EmptyUniqueQueryError):
         db.execute_query(
             "FIND TestExperiment WHICH HAS A TestConductor WHICH has a TestFirstName=Daniel",
-            unique = True)
+            unique=True)
     '''... but works without the which clause'''
-    assert db.execute_query("FIND TestExperiment", unique = True).id == exp.id
+    assert db.execute_query("FIND TestExperiment", unique=True).id == exp.id
     '''and with the id'''
     assert db.execute_query(
         "FIND TestExperiment WHICH HAS A TestConductor=" + str(dan.id),
-        unique = True).id == exp.id
+        unique=True).id == exp.id
 
     '''failure - exp'''
     grant_permission(dan, "RETRIEVE:*")
@@ -260,15 +260,15 @@ def test_query():
     with raises(db.EmptyUniqueQueryError):
         db.execute_query(
             "FIND TestExperiment WHICH HAS A TestConductor=TestDaniel",
-            unique = True)
+            unique=True)
 
     with raises(db.EmptyUniqueQueryError):
-        db.execute_query("FIND TestExperiment", unique = True)
+        db.execute_query("FIND TestExperiment", unique=True)
 
 
 @ with_setup(setup, teardown)
 def test_update_acl():
-    p=db.Property(name = "TestProperty", datatype = db.TEXT).insert()
+    p = db.Property(name="TestProperty", datatype=db.TEXT).insert()
     assert_true(p.is_valid())
     assert_is_none(p.acl)
     p.retrieve_acl()
@@ -278,24 +278,24 @@ def test_update_acl():
         "USE:AS_DATA_TYPE" in p.acl.get_permissions_for_user(
             db.get_config().get("Connection", "username")))
     p.acl.deny(
-        username = db.get_config().get("Connection", "username"),
-        permission = "USE:AS_DATA_TYPE")
+        username=db.get_config().get("Connection", "username"),
+        permission="USE:AS_DATA_TYPE")
     assert_false(
         "USE:AS_DATA_TYPE" in p.acl.get_permissions_for_user(
             db.get_config().get("Connection", "username")))
 
     '''Success'''
-    p.update(flags = {"ACL": None})
+    p.update(flags={"ACL": None})
     assert_true(p.is_valid())
     assert_is_not_none(p.acl)
     assert_false(
         "USE:AS_DATA_TYPE" in p.acl.get_permissions_for_user(
             db.get_config().get("Connection", "username")))
 
-    p2=db.execute_query(
+    p2 = db.execute_query(
         "FIND TestProperty",
-        unique = True,
-        flags = {
+        unique=True,
+        flags={
             "ACL": None})
     assert_true(p2.is_valid())
     assert_is_not_none(p2.acl)
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ def test_update_acl():
         "EDIT:ACL" in p2.acl.get_permissions_for_user(
             db.get_config().get("Connection", "username")))
     p2.acl.deny(
-        username = db.get_config().get("Connection", "username"),
-        permission = "EDIT:ACL")
+        username=db.get_config().get("Connection", "username"),
+        permission="EDIT:ACL")
     assert_false(
         "EDIT:ACL" in p2.acl.get_permissions_for_user(
             db.get_config().get("Connection", "username")))