diff --git a/src/blueapi/cli/cli.py b/src/blueapi/cli/cli.py
index dc4dbcde5..fb1c81533 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/cli/cli.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/cli/cli.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import json
-from pydantic import ValidationError, parse_obj_as
 import logging
 from collections import deque
 from functools import wraps
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@
 from typing import Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 import click
+from pydantic import ValidationError, parse_obj_as
 from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError
 
 from blueapi import __version__
@@ -191,10 +191,11 @@ def store_finished_event(event: WorkerEvent) -> None:
         print(text)
         validated_data = parse_obj_as(type(schema), parameters)
         print("Plan params validation successful:", validated_data)
-    except ValidationError as e:
+    except ValidationError:
         # Handle the case where the parameters are invalid according to the PlanModel
         print(
-            f"failed to run the {name} plan, supplied params {parameters} do not match the expected params: {schema}"
+            f"""failed to run the {name} plan,
+            supplied params {parameters} do not match the expected params: {schema}"""
         )
         return
 
diff --git a/src/blueapi/cli/rest.py b/src/blueapi/cli/rest.py
index 3c79fa9da..465959caa 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/cli/rest.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/cli/rest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-from typing import Any, Callable, Literal, Mapping, Optional, Type, TypeVar
-
 from http import HTTPStatus
+from typing import Any, Callable, Literal, Mapping, Optional, Type, TypeVar
 
 import requests
 from pydantic import parse_obj_as
@@ -119,7 +118,9 @@ def _request_and_deserialize(
         if raise_if(response):
             message = get_status_message(response.status_code)
             t = response.text
-            error_message = f"Response failed with text: {t}, with error code: {response.status_code} which corresponds to {message}"
+            error_message = f"""Response failed with text: {t},
+            with error code: {response.status_code}
+            which corresponds to {message}"""
             raise BlueskyRemoteError(error_message)
         deserialized = parse_obj_as(target_type, response.json())
         return deserialized