diff --git a/.github/scripts/test_kilosort4_ci.py b/.github/scripts/test_kilosort4_ci.py
index 35946a5a56..dbd8135b9a 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/test_kilosort4_ci.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/test_kilosort4_ci.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 - Do some tests to check all KS4 parameters are tested against.
 """
+
 import pytest
 import copy
 from typing import Any
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@
     "acg_threshold",
     "cluster_downsampling",
     "cluster_pcs",
-    "duplicate_spike_ms" # this is because gorund-truth spikes don't have violations
+    "duplicate_spike_ms",  # this is because gorund-truth spikes don't have violations
 ]
 
 # THIS IS A PLACEHOLDER FOR FUTURE PARAMS TO TEST
@@ -145,7 +146,6 @@ def default_kilosort_sorting(self, recording_and_paths):
 
         return si.read_kilosort(defaults_ks_output_dir)
 
-
     def _get_ground_truth_recording(self):
         """
         A ground truth recording chosen to be as small as possible (for speed).
@@ -225,7 +225,9 @@ def test_spikeinterface_defaults_against_kilsort(self):
 
     # Testing Arguments ###
     def test_set_files_arguments(self):
-        self._check_arguments(set_files, ["settings", "filename", "probe", "probe_name", "data_dir", "results_dir", "bad_channels"])
+        self._check_arguments(
+            set_files, ["settings", "filename", "probe", "probe_name", "data_dir", "results_dir", "bad_channels"]
+        )
 
     def test_initialize_ops_arguments(self):
         expected_arguments = [
@@ -247,13 +249,17 @@ def test_compute_preprocessing_arguments(self):
         self._check_arguments(compute_preprocessing, ["ops", "device", "tic0", "file_object"])
 
     def test_compute_drift_location_arguments(self):
-        self._check_arguments(compute_drift_correction, ["ops", "device", "tic0", "progress_bar", "file_object", "clear_cache"])
+        self._check_arguments(
+            compute_drift_correction, ["ops", "device", "tic0", "progress_bar", "file_object", "clear_cache"]
+        )
 
     def test_detect_spikes_arguments(self):
         self._check_arguments(detect_spikes, ["ops", "device", "bfile", "tic0", "progress_bar", "clear_cache"])
 
     def test_cluster_spikes_arguments(self):
-        self._check_arguments(cluster_spikes, ["st", "tF", "ops", "device", "bfile", "tic0", "progress_bar", "clear_cache"])
+        self._check_arguments(
+            cluster_spikes, ["st", "tF", "ops", "device", "bfile", "tic0", "progress_bar", "clear_cache"]
+        )
 
     def test_save_sorting_arguments(self):
         expected_arguments = ["ops", "results_dir", "st", "clu", "tF", "Wall", "imin", "tic0", "save_extra_vars"]
@@ -397,7 +403,6 @@ def test_kilosort4_no_correction(self, recording_and_paths, tmp_path):
         )
         check_sortings_equal(sorting_ks, sorting_si)
 
-
     def test_use_binary_file(self, tmp_path):
         """
         Test that the SpikeInterface wrapper can run KS4 using a binary file as input or directly
@@ -410,21 +415,21 @@ def test_use_binary_file(self, tmp_path):
         sorting_ks4 = si.run_sorter(
             "kilosort4",
             recording,
-            folder = tmp_path / "spikeinterface_output_dir_wrapper",
+            folder=tmp_path / "spikeinterface_output_dir_wrapper",
             use_binary_file=False,
             remove_existing_folder=True,
         )
         sorting_ks4_bin = si.run_sorter(
             "kilosort4",
             recording_bin,
-            folder = tmp_path / "spikeinterface_output_dir_bin",
+            folder=tmp_path / "spikeinterface_output_dir_bin",
             use_binary_file=False,
             remove_existing_folder=True,
         )
         sorting_ks4_non_bin = si.run_sorter(
             "kilosort4",
             recording,
-            folder = tmp_path / "spikeinterface_output_dir_non_bin",
+            folder=tmp_path / "spikeinterface_output_dir_non_bin",
             use_binary_file=True,
             remove_existing_folder=True,
         )
@@ -546,7 +551,6 @@ def monkeypatch_filter_function(self, X, ops=None, ibatch=None):
         results["si"]["clus"] = np.load(spikeinterface_output_dir / "sorter_output" / "spike_clusters.npy")
         assert np.allclose(results["ks"]["st"], results["si"]["st"], rtol=0, atol=1)
 
-
     ##### Helpers ######
     def _get_kilosort_native_settings(self, recording, paths, param_key, param_value):
         """
@@ -571,8 +575,7 @@ def _get_kilosort_native_settings(self, recording, paths, param_key, param_value
             if param_key in RUN_KILOSORT_ARGS:
                 run_kilosort_kwargs = {param_key: param_value}
             else:
-                if param_key != "change_nothing":
-                    settings.update({param_key: param_value})
+                settings.update({param_key: param_value})
                 run_kilosort_kwargs = {}
 
         ks_format_probe = load_probe(paths["probe_path"])