diff --git a/src/jobflow/core/flow.py b/src/jobflow/core/flow.py
index 96b6476f..b2f47183 100644
--- a/src/jobflow/core/flow.py
+++ b/src/jobflow/core/flow.py
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ def append_name(self, append_str: str, prepend: bool = False, dynamic: bool = Tr
         for job in self:
             job.append_name(append_str, prepend=prepend, dynamic=dynamic)
 
-
     def update_metadata(
         self,
         update: dict[str, Any],
diff --git a/src/jobflow/core/job.py b/src/jobflow/core/job.py
index bc4809e7..ffab0a72 100644
--- a/src/jobflow/core/job.py
+++ b/src/jobflow/core/job.py
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ def __init__(
             else:
                 self.name = getattr(function, "__qualname__", function.__name__)
 
-
         self.output = OutputReference(self.uuid, output_schema=self.output_schema)
 
         # check to see if job or flow is included in the job args
@@ -915,6 +914,7 @@ def append_name(self, append_str: str, prepend: bool = False, dynamic: bool = Tr
 
         if dynamic:
             self.name_updates.append({"append_str": append_str, "prepend": prepend})
+
     def update_metadata(
         self,
         update: dict[str, Any],