diff --git a/pillar/application/__init__.py b/pillar/application/__init__.py
index 5d04da7a..15b81a02 100644
--- a/pillar/application/__init__.py
+++ b/pillar/application/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from algoliasearch import algoliasearch
 from zencoder import Zencoder
 from flask import g
 from flask import request
-from flask import url_for
 from flask import abort
 from eve import Eve
 
@@ -193,6 +192,7 @@ def before_inserting_nodes(items):
             if project:
                 item['project'] = project['_id']
 
+
 def after_inserting_nodes(items):
     for item in items:
         context_object_id = item['parent']
@@ -289,10 +289,12 @@ def project_node_type_has_method(response):
         # Check permissions and append the allowed_methods to the node_type
         check_permissions(node_type, 'GET', append_allowed_methods=True)
 
+
 def before_returning_item_notifications(response):
     if request.args.get('parse'):
         notification_parse(response)
 
+
 def before_returning_resource_notifications(response):
     for item in response['_items']:
         if request.args.get('parse'):
diff --git a/pillar/application/modules/encoding.py b/pillar/application/modules/encoding.py
index a7714954..0f44313b 100644
--- a/pillar/application/modules/encoding.py
+++ b/pillar/application/modules/encoding.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from application import app
 
 encoding = Blueprint('encoding', __name__)
 
+
 @encoding.route('/zencoder/notifications', methods=['POST'])
 def zencoder_notifications():
     if app.config['ENCODING_BACKEND'] == 'zencoder':
diff --git a/pillar/application/utils/activities.py b/pillar/application/utils/activities.py
index 1871ddc8..2c8d1e33 100644
--- a/pillar/application/utils/activities.py
+++ b/pillar/application/utils/activities.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from flask import g
 from eve.methods.post import post_internal
 from application import app
 
+
 def notification_parse(notification):
     # notification = dict(a='n')
     # TODO: finish fixing this
diff --git a/pillar/application/utils/authorization.py b/pillar/application/utils/authorization.py
index 8b0c7fe0..a9849af8 100644
--- a/pillar/application/utils/authorization.py
+++ b/pillar/application/utils/authorization.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ def check_permissions(resource, method, append_allowed_methods=False):
             # from there
             computed_permissions = resource['node_type']['permissions']
         else:
-            # If the node_type is referenced with an ObjectID (was not embedded on
-            # request) query for if from the database and get the permissions
+            # If the node_type is referenced with an ObjectID (was not embedded
+            # on request) query for if from the database and get the permissions
 
             # node_types_collection = app.data.driver.db['node_types']
             # node_type = node_types_collection.find_one(resource['node_type'])