diff --git a/Code/recommenderapp/app.py b/Code/recommenderapp/app.py
index b1ee67ef9..1d90c2b9b 100644
--- a/Code/recommenderapp/app.py
+++ b/Code/recommenderapp/app.py
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 Module for routing all calls from the frontend
 """
 
-import sys
-sys.path.append("../../")
-from Code.prediction_scripts.item_based import recommend_for_new_user
-
 import json
+import sys
 from search import Search
 from flask import Flask, jsonify, render_template, request
 from flask_cors import CORS
 from utils import send_email_to_user, beautify_feedback_data
 
+sys.path.append("../../")
+from Code.prediction_scripts.item_based import recommend_for_new_user
+
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.secret_key = "secret key"
 
diff --git a/Code/recommenderapp/utils.py b/Code/recommenderapp/utils.py
index a5b789c4c..83c04eb3e 100644
--- a/Code/recommenderapp/utils.py
+++ b/Code/recommenderapp/utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import smtplib
+from smtplib import SMTPException
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
 
@@ -76,9 +77,5 @@ def send_email_to_user(recipient_email, categorized_data):
         # Handle SMTP-related exceptions
         logging.error("SMTP error while sending email: %s", str(e))
 
-    except Exception as e:
-        # Handle other exceptions
-        logging.error("An unexpected error occurred while sending email: %s", str(e))
-
     finally:
         server.quit()
diff --git a/test/test_search.py b/test/test_search.py
index 56c945904..5ec2213ce 100644
--- a/test/test_search.py
+++ b/test/test_search.py
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 """
 
 import sys
-sys.path.append("../")
-from Code.recommenderapp.search import Search
-
 import unittest
 import warnings
+sys.path.append("../")
+from Code.recommenderapp.search import Search
 
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
 
diff --git a/test/tests.py b/test/tests.py
index 05e15a3a3..7b022d651 100644
--- a/test/tests.py
+++ b/test/tests.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 """
 
 import sys
+import unittest
+import warnings
 sys.path.append("../")
 from Code.prediction_scripts.item_based import recommend_for_new_user
 
-import unittest
-import warnings
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")