diff --git a/src/caosdb/common/models.py b/src/caosdb/common/models.py
index 9c420c8cae75171e0b233f2fd23f87dc2fa61367..86a281b1fd9b972178f0faf59a028dd49bd5d8da 100644
--- a/src/caosdb/common/models.py
+++ b/src/caosdb/common/models.py
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ class Entity(object):
         self.properties.append(
             property=new_property, importance=(
                 kwargs['importance'] if 'importance' in kwargs else None), inheritance=(
-                kwargs['inheritance'] if 'inheritance' in kwargs else None))
+                    kwargs['inheritance'] if 'inheritance' in kwargs else None))
 
         return self
 
@@ -478,11 +478,11 @@ class Entity(object):
         name_result = (
             not check_name or
             (parent.name is not None and
-                parent.name in [pp.name for pp in parents]))
+             parent.name in [pp.name for pp in parents]))
         id_result = (
             not check_id or
             (parent.id is not None and
-                parent.id in [pp.id for pp in parents]))
+             parent.id in [pp.id for pp in parents]))
 
         return name_result and id_result
 
@@ -2489,8 +2489,8 @@ class Container(list):
                 for remote_entity in remote_container:
                     if remote_entity.path is not None and str(
                             remote_entity.path) == (
-                            local_entity.path if local_entity.path.startswith("/") else "/" +
-                            local_entity.path) and remote_entity not in used_remote_entities:
+                                local_entity.path if local_entity.path.startswith("/") else "/" +
+                                local_entity.path) and remote_entity not in used_remote_entities:
                         sync_remote_entities.append(remote_entity)
                         used_remote_entities.append(remote_entity)
 
@@ -2514,16 +2514,13 @@ class Container(list):
 
                 for remote_entity in remote_container:
                     if remote_entity.name is not None \
-                            and (
-                                str(remote_entity.name) == str(
-                                    local_entity.name) or
-                                (
-                                    name_case_sensitive is False and
-                                    str(remote_entity.name).lower() == str(
-                                        local_entity.name).lower()
-                                )
-                            ) \
-                            and remote_entity not in used_remote_entities:
+                       and (str(remote_entity.name) == str(local_entity.name) or
+                            (name_case_sensitive is False and
+                             str(remote_entity.name).lower() == str(
+                                 local_entity.name).lower()
+                            )
+                       ) \
+                       and remote_entity not in used_remote_entities:
                         sync_remote_entities.append(remote_entity)
                         used_remote_entities.append(remote_entity)