diff --git a/source/docq/manage_users.py b/source/docq/manage_users.py
index 7ea0a97b..492b0109 100644
--- a/source/docq/manage_users.py
+++ b/source/docq/manage_users.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def rnd():
 
             _fullname = fullname if fullname else username
             first_name = _fullname.split(" ")[0]
-            personal_org_name = f"{first_name} Personal Org {rnd()}"  # org names much be unique
+            personal_org_name = f"{first_name} Personal Org {rnd()}"  # org names must be unique
             log.debug("Creating personal org: %s", personal_org_name)
             manage_organisations._create_organisation_sql(cursor, personal_org_name)
 
@@ -385,13 +385,12 @@ def rnd():
     return user_id
 
 
-def verify_user(id_: int) -> bool:
+def set_user_as_verified(id_: int) -> bool:
     """Verify a user."""
     log.debug("Verifying user: %d", id_)
     with closing(
         sqlite3.connect(get_sqlite_system_file(), detect_types=sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES)
     ) as connection, closing(connection.cursor()) as cursor:
-
         cursor.execute(
             "UPDATE users SET verified = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?",
             (
@@ -413,9 +412,7 @@ def check_account_activated(username: str) -> bool:
     Returns:
         bool: True if the user's account is activated, False otherwise.
     """
-    with closing(
-        sqlite3.connect(get_sqlite_system_file(), detect_types=sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES)
-    ) as connection:
+    with closing(sqlite3.connect(get_sqlite_system_file(), detect_types=sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES)) as connection:
         return (
             connection.execute(
                 "SELECT id FROM users WHERE username = ? AND verified = ?",
diff --git a/web/utils/handlers.py b/web/utils/handlers.py
index 9237ebe7..5605b34c 100644
--- a/web/utils/handlers.py
+++ b/web/utils/handlers.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def list_users_by_current_org(username_match: str = None) -> list[tuple]:
 
 def handle_check_user_exists(username: str) -> bool:
     """Check if a user with a given username (email) exists."""
-    return ( manage_users.get_user(username=username) is not None )
+    return manage_users.get_user(username=username) is not None
 
 
 def handle_user_signup() -> bool:
@@ -283,7 +283,9 @@ def handle_user_signup() -> bool:
         )
         if user_id:
             send_verification_email(username, fullname, user_id)
-            validator.success("A verification email has been sent to your email address. Please verify your email before logging in.")
+            validator.success(
+                "A verification email has been sent to your email address. Please verify your email before logging in."
+            )
         log.info("User signup result: %s", user_id)
         return True
     except Exception as e:
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ def handle_verify_email() -> bool:
         decoded = unquote_plus(base64.b64decode(user_info).decode("utf-8"))
         user_id, timestamp, hash_ = decoded.split("::")
         if _verify_timestamp(timestamp) and _verify_hash(user_id, timestamp, hash_):
-            manage_users.verify_user(int(user_id))
+            manage_users.set_user_as_verified(int(user_id))
             return True
     return False
 
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ def handle_check_account_activated(username: str) -> bool:
     return manage_users.check_account_activated(username)
 
 
-def handle_check_mailer_ready () -> bool:
+def handle_check_mailer_ready() -> bool:
     """Check if the mailer is ready."""
     return mailer_ready()