diff --git a/maubot/cli/commands/auth.py b/maubot/cli/commands/auth.py
index 59fcb20..64b1dc7 100644
--- a/maubot/cli/commands/auth.py
+++ b/maubot/cli/commands/auth.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async def list_servers(server: str, sess: aiohttp.ClientSession) -> None:
 @click.option(
     "-c",
     "--update-client",
-    help="Instead of returning the access token, " "create or update a client in maubot using it",
+    help="Instead of returning the access token, create or update a client in maubot using it",
     is_flag=True,
     default=False,
 )
diff --git a/maubot/client.py b/maubot/client.py
index 315f217..81d3d17 100644
--- a/maubot/client.py
+++ b/maubot/client.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Client(DBClient):
         crypto_device_id = await self.crypto_store.get_device_id()
         if crypto_device_id and crypto_device_id != self.device_id:
             self.log.warning(
-                "Mismatching device ID in crypto store and main database, " "resetting encryption"
+                "Mismatching device ID in crypto store and main database, resetting encryption"
             )
             await self.crypto_store.delete()
             crypto_device_id = None
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class Client(DBClient):
             return
         elif whoami.device_id and self.device_id and whoami.device_id != self.device_id:
             self.log.error(
-                f"Device ID mismatch: expected {self.device_id}, " f"but got {whoami.device_id}"
+                f"Device ID mismatch: expected {self.device_id}, but got {whoami.device_id}"
             )
             self.enabled = False
             await self.update()
diff --git a/maubot/standalone/__main__.py b/maubot/standalone/__main__.py
index 5c566b1..3e9c3aa 100644
--- a/maubot/standalone/__main__.py
+++ b/maubot/standalone/__main__.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ parser.add_argument(
     type=str,
     default="pkg://maubot.standalone/example-config.yaml",
     metavar="<path>",
-    help="the path to the example config " "(for automatic config updates)",
+    help="the path to the example config (for automatic config updates)",
 )
 parser.add_argument(
     "-m",