diff --git a/validation/multichan_coupledhistosys_histfactory/makedata.py b/validation/multichan_coupledhistosys_histfactory/makedata.py
index fdabc01721..b09298329f 100644
--- a/validation/multichan_coupledhistosys_histfactory/makedata.py
+++ b/validation/multichan_coupledhistosys_histfactory/makedata.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import ROOT
+
 import json
 import sys
 
-import ROOT
-
 with open(sys.argv[1], encoding="utf-8") as source_file:
     source_data = json.load(source_file)
 root_file = sys.argv[2]
diff --git a/validation/multichan_coupledoverall_histfactory/makedata.py b/validation/multichan_coupledoverall_histfactory/makedata.py
index 980b574ddf..0b33ff4f55 100644
--- a/validation/multichan_coupledoverall_histfactory/makedata.py
+++ b/validation/multichan_coupledoverall_histfactory/makedata.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import ROOT
+
 import json
 import sys
 
-import ROOT
-
 with open(sys.argv[1], encoding="utf-8") as source_file:
     source_data = json.load(source_file)
 root_file = sys.argv[2]
diff --git a/validation/multichannel_histfactory/makedata.py b/validation/multichannel_histfactory/makedata.py
index b24bfc7228..cce668912d 100644
--- a/validation/multichannel_histfactory/makedata.py
+++ b/validation/multichannel_histfactory/makedata.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import ROOT
+
 import json
 import sys
 
-import ROOT
-
 with open(sys.argv[1], encoding="utf-8") as source_file:
     source_data = json.load(source_file)
 root_file = sys.argv[2]
diff --git a/validation/xmlimport_input2/makedata.py b/validation/xmlimport_input2/makedata.py
index fdabc01721..b09298329f 100644
--- a/validation/xmlimport_input2/makedata.py
+++ b/validation/xmlimport_input2/makedata.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import ROOT
+
 import json
 import sys
 
-import ROOT
-
 with open(sys.argv[1], encoding="utf-8") as source_file:
     source_data = json.load(source_file)
 root_file = sys.argv[2]