diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/federation/edit_instance.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/federation/edit_instance.html
index fc33302e..7c2e6be6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/federation/edit_instance.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/federation/edit_instance.html
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="field">
         <label class="label" for="id_notes">{% trans "Notes:" %}</label>
-        <textarea name="notes" cols="None" rows="None" class="textarea" id="id_notes">{{ form.notes.value|default:'' }}</textarea>
+        <textarea name="notes" cols="40" rows="5" class="textarea" id="id_notes">{{ form.notes.value|default:'' }}</textarea>
     </div>
 
     <button type="submit" class="button is-primary">{% trans "Save" %}</button>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/admin/test_federation.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/admin/test_federation.py
index b1cdd3e6..24ec29cd 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/admin/test_federation.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/admin/test_federation.py
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ class FederationViews(TestCase):
         result = view(request)
         self.assertIsInstance(result, TemplateResponse)
         html = result.render()
-        _, errors = tidy_document(html.content)
+        _, errors = tidy_document(
+            html.content,
+            options={"drop-empty-elements": False, "drop-proprietary-attributes": False}
+        )
         if errors:
             raise Exception(errors)
         self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
@@ -180,6 +183,7 @@ class FederationViews(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(server.application_type, "coolsoft")
         self.assertEqual(server.status, "blocked")
 
+    # pylint: disable=consider-using-with
     def test_import_blocklist(self):
         """load a json file with a list of servers to block"""
         server = models.FederatedServer.objects.create(server_name="hi.there.com")
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ class FederationViews(TestCase):
             {"instance": "hi.there.com", "url": "https://explanation.url"},  # existing
             {"a": "b"},  # invalid
         ]
-        json.dump(data, open("file.json", "w"))
+        json.dump(data, open("file.json", "w"))  # pylint: disable=unspecified-encoding
 
         view = views.ImportServerBlocklist.as_view()
         request = self.factory.post(