diff --git a/scepter/process/runs/generate-overview-plots-noBatchFile.ipynb b/scepter/process/runs/generate-overview-plots-noBatchFile.ipynb
index 59614d6..57c8ab3 100644
--- a/scepter/process/runs/generate-overview-plots-noBatchFile.ipynb
+++ b/scepter/process/runs/generate-overview-plots-noBatchFile.ipynb
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@
     "    save_transparent=False,\n",
     "    plot_prefix=\"PROF_\",\n",
     "):\n",
-    "\n",
     "    # --- turn off interactive mode\n",
     "    plt.ioff()\n",
     "\n",
diff --git a/scepter/process/runs/generate-overview-plots.ipynb b/scepter/process/runs/generate-overview-plots.ipynb
index be53899..50b7d87 100644
--- a/scepter/process/runs/generate-overview-plots.ipynb
+++ b/scepter/process/runs/generate-overview-plots.ipynb
@@ -680,7 +680,6 @@
     "    save_transparent=False,\n",
     "    plot_prefix=\"PROF_\",\n",
     "):\n",
-    "\n",
     "    # --- turn off interactive mode\n",
     "    plt.ioff()\n",
     "\n",
@@ -1117,8 +1116,9 @@
     "runname_in = dfin[\"newrun_id_full\"][0]\n",
     "dirname = runname_in  # + \"_\" + domain_in\n",
     "results_path = os.path.join(resdir, dirname)\n",
-    "flx_path, prof_path = os.path.join(results_path, \"flx\"), os.path.join(\n",
-    "    results_path, \"prof\"\n",
+    "flx_path, prof_path = (\n",
+    "    os.path.join(results_path, \"flx\"),\n",
+    "    os.path.join(results_path, \"prof\"),\n",
     ")\n",
     "\n",
     "# create an output list\n",
diff --git a/scepter/process/spinups/generate-overview-plots.ipynb b/scepter/process/spinups/generate-overview-plots.ipynb
index 2afaee0..f401d84 100644
--- a/scepter/process/spinups/generate-overview-plots.ipynb
+++ b/scepter/process/spinups/generate-overview-plots.ipynb
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@
     "    save_transparent=False,\n",
     "    plot_prefix=\"PROF_\",\n",
     "):\n",
-    "\n",
     "    # --- turn off interactive mode\n",
     "    plt.ioff()\n",
     "\n",
diff --git a/scepter/process/spinups/spinup_basicplot.ipynb b/scepter/process/spinups/spinup_basicplot.ipynb
index e07c6e4..1d4429c 100644
--- a/scepter/process/spinups/spinup_basicplot.ipynb
+++ b/scepter/process/spinups/spinup_basicplot.ipynb
@@ -330,8 +330,9 @@
     "# where results are stored\n",
     "resx = \"/home/tykukla/SCEPTER/scepter_output\"\n",
     "results_path = os.path.join(resx, thissite)\n",
-    "flx_path, prof_path = os.path.join(results_path, \"flx\"), os.path.join(\n",
-    "    results_path, \"prof\"\n",
+    "flx_path, prof_path = (\n",
+    "    os.path.join(results_path, \"flx\"),\n",
+    "    os.path.join(results_path, \"prof\"),\n",
     ")\n",
     "\n",
     "# define file name pattern\n",