diff --git a/evennia/server/inputfuncs.py b/evennia/server/inputfuncs.py
index 04135a630b..24f74af19f 100644
--- a/evennia/server/inputfuncs.py
+++ b/evennia/server/inputfuncs.py
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ def msdp_send(session, *args, **kwargs):
             out[varname] = _monitorable[varname.lower()]
     session.msg(send=((), out))
 
+
 # client specific
 
 
diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/mssp.py b/evennia/server/portal/mssp.py
index 81095b0cd9..d939bcc37b 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/mssp.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/mssp.py
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ class Mssp(object):
             "NAME": settings.SERVERNAME,
             "PLAYERS": self.get_player_count,
             "UPTIME": self.get_uptime,
-            "PORT": list(str(port) for port in
-                reversed(settings.TELNET_PORTS)
+            "PORT": list(
+                str(port) for port in reversed(settings.TELNET_PORTS)
             ),  # most important port should be last in list
             # Evennia auto-filled
             "CRAWL DELAY": "-1",
@@ -120,10 +120,15 @@ class Mssp(object):
             if utils.is_iter(value):
                 for partval in value:
                     varlist += (
-                        MSSP_VAR + bytes(str(variable), "utf-8") + MSSP_VAL + bytes(str(partval), "utf-8")
+                        MSSP_VAR
+                        + bytes(str(variable), "utf-8")
+                        + MSSP_VAL
+                        + bytes(str(partval), "utf-8")
                     )
             else:
-                varlist += MSSP_VAR + bytes(str(variable), "utf-8") + MSSP_VAL + bytes(str(value), "utf-8")
+                varlist += (
+                    MSSP_VAR + bytes(str(variable), "utf-8") + MSSP_VAL + bytes(str(value), "utf-8")
+                )
 
         # send to crawler by subnegotiation
         self.protocol.requestNegotiation(MSSP, varlist)
diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/telnet.py b/evennia/server/portal/telnet.py
index 0a926ab6d9..4dbee60f7d 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/telnet.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/telnet.py
@@ -197,8 +197,7 @@ class TelnetProtocol(Telnet, StatefulTelnetProtocol, Session):
         if option == LINEMODE:
             # make sure to activate line mode with local editing for all clients
             self.requestNegotiation(
-                LINEMODE, MODE + bytes(chr(ord(LINEMODE_EDIT) +
-                                           ord(LINEMODE_TRAPSIG)), "ascii")
+                LINEMODE, MODE + bytes(chr(ord(LINEMODE_EDIT) + ord(LINEMODE_TRAPSIG)), "ascii")
             )
             return True
         else:
@@ -258,6 +257,7 @@ class TelnetProtocol(Telnet, StatefulTelnetProtocol, Session):
                 return super().disableLocal(option)
             except Exception:
                 from evennia.utils import logger
+
                 logger.log_trace()
 
     def connectionLost(self, reason):
diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/telnet_oob.py b/evennia/server/portal/telnet_oob.py
index d160ed9e56..7931dcb2a4 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/telnet_oob.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/telnet_oob.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import re
 import json
 from evennia.utils.utils import is_iter
 from twisted.python.compat import _bytesChr as bchr
+
 # General Telnet
 from twisted.conch.telnet import IAC, SB, SE
 
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ MSDP_ARRAY_CLOSE = bchr(6)
 GMCP = bchr(201)
 
 
-
 # pre-compiled regexes
 # returns 2-tuple
 msdp_regex_table = re.compile(