diff --git a/django/applications/catmaid/control/skeletonexport.py b/django/applications/catmaid/control/skeletonexport.py
index 76ad4c2cbc..af3e184f84 100644
--- a/django/applications/catmaid/control/skeletonexport.py
+++ b/django/applications/catmaid/control/skeletonexport.py
@@ -665,9 +665,9 @@ def _compact_skeleton(project_id, skeleton_id, with_connectors=True,
     if with_connectors or with_tags or with_annotations:
         # postgres is caching this query
         cursor.execute("""
-                SELECT relation_name, id FROM relation WHERE project_id=%(project_id)s
-            """, {
-                'project_id': project_id,
+            SELECT relation_name, id FROM relation WHERE project_id=%(project_id)s
+        """, {
+            'project_id': project_id,
         })
         relations = dict(cursor.fetchall())
 
diff --git a/django/applications/catmaid/control/useranalytics.py b/django/applications/catmaid/control/useranalytics.py
index ef0a83c725..cad2eebfbf 100644
--- a/django/applications/catmaid/control/useranalytics.py
+++ b/django/applications/catmaid/control/useranalytics.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def get_useranalytics_data(request:HttpRequest, project_id) -> HttpResponse:
     data['raw_write_events'] = raw_data['otherwrites_events']
     data['net_active_time'] = raw_data['net_active_time'].tolist()
     data['netactivetime_timeaxis'] = raw_data['netactivetime_timeaxis']
-    #data['active_bouts'] = raw_data['active_bouts'].tolist()
+    # data['active_bouts'] = raw_data['active_bouts'].tolist()
 
     return JsonResponse(data)
 
diff --git a/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/widgets/compartment_graph_widget.js b/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/widgets/compartment_graph_widget.js
index 96f1347d5b..a44c464ca0 100644
--- a/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/widgets/compartment_graph_widget.js
+++ b/django/applications/catmaid/static/js/widgets/compartment_graph_widget.js
@@ -4900,7 +4900,7 @@
       var is_tgt_axon = node_target.id().endsWith("_axon");
       var is_tgt_dendrite = node_target.id().endsWith("_dendrite");
       var set = function() {
-          if (visible) edge.show()
+          if (visible) edge.show();
           else edge.hide();
       };
       if (is_src_axon) {
diff --git a/django/applications/catmaid/tests/test_async.py b/django/applications/catmaid/tests/test_async.py
index 1bd6e09161..056fb230f4 100644
--- a/django/applications/catmaid/tests/test_async.py
+++ b/django/applications/catmaid/tests/test_async.py
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ async def test_basic_connection(self):
         communicator = AuthWebsocketCommunicator(UpdateConsumer.as_asgi(),
                                                  '/channels/updates', user,
                                                  headers=headers)
-
-        #communicator = WebsocketCommunicator(UpdateConsumer.as_asgi(), "GET", "/channels/updates")
-        #communicator.instance.scope["user"] = await get_user(username='temporary')
         connected, subprotocol = await communicator.connect()
         assert connected
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2c84121b49..b775138864 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ ignore =
     E252,
     #at least two spaces before inline comment
     E261,
+    #block comment should start with '# '
+    E265,
     #expected 2 blank lines,  found 1
     E302,
     #too many blank lines (2)