diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_status.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_status.py
index b782906d..893e0650 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_status.py
@@ -305,18 +305,16 @@ class StatusViews(TestCase):
         )
         url = "https://tech.lgbt/@bookwyrm"
         self.assertEqual(
-            views.status.format_links(url), 
-            '<a href="%s">tech.lgbt/@bookwyrm</a>' % url
+            views.status.format_links(url), '<a href="%s">tech.lgbt/@bookwyrm</a>' % url
         )
         url = "users.speakeasy.net/~lion/nb/book.pdf"
         self.assertEqual(
             views.status.format_links(url),
-            '<a href="%s">users.speakeasy.net/~lion/nb/book.pdf</a>' % url
+            '<a href="%s">users.speakeasy.net/~lion/nb/book.pdf</a>' % url,
         )
         url = "pkm.one/#/page/The%20Book%20which%20launched%20a%201000%20Note%20taking%20apps"
         self.assertEqual(
-            views.status.format_links(url),
-            '<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (url, url)
+            views.status.format_links(url), '<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (url, url)
         )
 
     def test_to_markdown(self, *_):
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/status.py b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
index a62e1b48..c415e4b2 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def format_links(content):
     formatted_content = ""
     for potential_link in content.split():
         try:
-            # raises an error on anything that's not a valid 
+            # raises an error on anything that's not a valid
             URLValidator(potential_link)
         except (ValidationError, UnicodeError):
             formatted_content += potential_link + " "
@@ -165,32 +165,34 @@ def format_links(content):
         wrapped = _wrapped(potential_link)
         if wrapped:
             wrapper_close = potential_link[-1]
-            formatted_content += potential_link[0] 
+            formatted_content += potential_link[0]
             potential_link = potential_link[1:-1]
 
         # so we can use everything but the scheme in the presentation of the link
         url = urlparse(potential_link)
         link = url.netloc + url.path + url.params
         if url.query != "":
-            link += "?" + url.query 
+            link += "?" + url.query
         if url.fragment != "":
             link += "#" + url.fragment
 
         formatted_content += '<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (potential_link, link)
 
         if wrapped:
-            formatted_content += wrapper_close 
+            formatted_content += wrapper_close
 
     return formatted_content
 
+
 def _wrapped(text):
-    """ check if a line of text is wrapped in parentheses, square brackets or curly brackets. return wrapped status """
-    wrappers = [("(", ")"), ("[","]"), ("{", "}")]
+    """check if a line of text is wrapped in parentheses, square brackets or curly brackets. return wrapped status"""
+    wrappers = [("(", ")"), ("[", "]"), ("{", "}")]
     for w in wrappers:
         if text[0] == w[0] and text[-1] == w[-1]:
-            return True 
+            return True
     return False
 
+
 def to_markdown(content):
     """catch links and convert to markdown"""
     content = markdown(content)