diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82548fe..602eae1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ such as an HPA, CI/CD pipeline, or manual intervention. If enabled, Kube Downsca
 retry the update immediately, without waiting for the next iteration (default: 0). This
 argument is strongly recommended when using the `--once` argument to process large clusters
 
-
 ### Constrained Mode (Limited Access Mode)
 
 The Constrained Mode (also known as Limited Access Mode) is designed for users who do not have full cluster access.
diff --git a/kube_downscaler/scaler.py b/kube_downscaler/scaler.py
index 883606b..26478ba 100644
--- a/kube_downscaler/scaler.py
+++ b/kube_downscaler/scaler.py
@@ -312,7 +312,11 @@ def get_resources(kind, api, namespaces: FrozenSet[str], excluded_namespaces):
 
 def get_resource(kind, api, namespace, resource_name: str):
     try:
-        resource = kind.objects(api).filter(namespace=namespace).get_or_none(name=resource_name)
+        resource = (
+            kind.objects(api)
+            .filter(namespace=namespace)
+            .get_or_none(name=resource_name)
+        )
         if resource is None:
             logger.debug(f"{kind.endpoint} {namespace}/{resource_name} not found")
     except requests.HTTPError as e:
@@ -331,7 +335,9 @@ def get_resource(kind, api, namespace, resource_name: str):
     return resource
 
 
-def scale_jobs_without_admission_controller(plural, admission_controller, constrainted_downscaler):
+def scale_jobs_without_admission_controller(
+    plural, admission_controller, constrainted_downscaler
+):
     return (plural == "jobs" and admission_controller == "") or constrainted_downscaler
 
 
@@ -1074,7 +1080,10 @@ def autoscale_resource(
                 else:
                     resource.update()
     except Exception as e:
-        if isinstance(e, HTTPError) and "the object has been modified" in str(e).lower():
+        if (
+            isinstance(e, HTTPError)
+            and "the object has been modified" in str(e).lower()
+        ):
             logger.warning(
                 f"Unable to process {resource.kind} {resource.namespace}/{resource.name} because it was recently modified"
             )
diff --git a/tests/test_autoscale_resource.py b/tests/test_autoscale_resource.py
index bd9e63f..eb25822 100644
--- a/tests/test_autoscale_resource.py
+++ b/tests/test_autoscale_resource.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import re
 from datetime import datetime
 from datetime import timezone
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pykube
 import pytest
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def resource():
     res.annotations = {}
     return res
 
+
 def test_swallow_exception(monkeypatch, resource, caplog):
     api = MagicMock()
     monkeypatch.setattr(
@@ -1634,16 +1635,14 @@ def test_downscale_resource_concurrently_modified(monkeypatch):
                 "namespace": "default",
                 "creationTimestamp": "2018-10-23T21:55:00Z",
             },
-            "spec": {
-                "template": {
-                    "spec": {}
-                }
-            }
-        }
+            "spec": {"template": {"spec": {}}},
+        },
     )
 
     # Replace update method to track calls
-    ds.update = MagicMock(side_effect=[http_error, None])  # Simulate conflict and success
+    ds.update = MagicMock(
+        side_effect=[http_error, None]
+    )  # Simulate conflict and success
 
     # Mock get_resource with MagicMock
     mock_get_resource = MagicMock(return_value=ds)
@@ -1700,12 +1699,8 @@ def test_downscale_resource_concurrently_modified_without_retries_allowed(monkey
                 "namespace": "default",
                 "creationTimestamp": "2018-10-23T21:55:00Z",
             },
-            "spec": {
-                "template": {
-                    "spec": {}
-                }
-            }
-        }
+            "spec": {"template": {"spec": {}}},
+        },
     )
 
     # Mock get_resource with MagicMock
diff --git a/tests/test_scaler.py b/tests/test_scaler.py
index e169633..f528aba 100644
--- a/tests/test_scaler.py
+++ b/tests/test_scaler.py
@@ -13,42 +13,6 @@
 from kube_downscaler.scaler import scale_down_jobs
 from kube_downscaler.scaler import scale_up_jobs
 
-def test_scale_custom_timeout(monkeypatch):
-    api_server_timeout = 15  # Defined by the user
-    api = MagicMock()
-    api.timeout = 15  # Expected timeout
-
-    mock_get_kube_api = MagicMock(return_value=api)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(
-        "kube_downscaler.scaler.helper.get_kube_api", mock_get_kube_api
-    )
-
-    scale(
-        namespaces=frozenset({"default"}),
-        upscale_period="never",
-        downscale_period="never",
-        default_uptime="never",
-        default_downtime="always",
-        upscale_target_only=False,
-        include_resources=frozenset(["pods"]),
-        exclude_namespaces=frozenset(),
-        exclude_deployments=frozenset(),
-        dry_run=False,
-        grace_period=300,
-        admission_controller="",
-        constrained_downscaler=False,
-        api_server_timeout=api_server_timeout,
-        max_retries_on_conflict=0,
-        downtime_replicas=0,
-        deployment_time_annotation=None,
-        enable_events=False,
-        matching_labels=frozenset(),
-    )
-
-    # ensure get_kube_api is called with the correct timeout value
-    mock_get_kube_api.assert_called_once_with(api_server_timeout)
-    # ensure timeout value is correctly set on the returned object
-    assert api.timeout == api_server_timeout
 
 def test_scale_custom_timeout(monkeypatch):
     api_server_timeout = 15  # Defined by the user