diff --git a/tests/test_file.py b/tests/test_file.py
index d1abecf41788343edace45d379b44d9bc37bd2ab..fb8d6568a9341512cc7eccf154cf1c9443386815 100644
--- a/tests/test_file.py
+++ b/tests/test_file.py
@@ -365,7 +365,8 @@ def test_consistency_file_was_modified():
         c = runCheck(None, "-c FILE_WAS_MODIFIED")
 
         assert c.messages["Error", 0] is not None
-        assert c.messages["Error", 0][0] == 'debug/test_file_storage_consistency: File was modified.'
+        assert c.messages["Error",
+                          0][0] == 'debug/test_file_storage_consistency: File was modified.'
 
         # download file again and check if it is still the same (just to be
         # sure that the server only simulated the consistency breach
@@ -416,7 +417,8 @@ def test_consistency_file_does_not_exist():
 
         c = runCheck(None, "/debug/")
         assert c.messages["Info", 0] is not None
-        assert c.messages["Info", 0][0] == "File system below debug/ is consistent."
+        assert c.messages["Info",
+                          0][0] == "File system below debug/ is consistent."
 
         # when in debug mode, the server offers a special option
         #
@@ -425,7 +427,8 @@ def test_consistency_file_does_not_exist():
         # which simulates a accidentially removed file.
         c = runCheck(None, "-c FILE_DOES_NOT_EXIST")
         assert c.messages["Error", 0] is not None
-        assert c.messages["Error", 0][0] == 'debug/test_file_storage_consistency: File does not exist.'
+        assert c.messages["Error",
+                          0][0] == 'debug/test_file_storage_consistency: File does not exist.'
 
         with open(file_.download(target="test.dat.tmp"), "r") as d:
             r = d.read()