diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/keycloak/realm_exports/spiffworkflow-realm.json b/spiffworkflow-backend/keycloak/realm_exports/spiffworkflow-realm.json
index 722f12760..eab3bd968 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/keycloak/realm_exports/spiffworkflow-realm.json
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/keycloak/realm_exports/spiffworkflow-realm.json
@@ -3554,4 +3554,4 @@
   "clientPolicies" : {
     "policies" : [ ]
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
index 1524587fb..516011157 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ from SpiffWorkflow.bpmn.workflow import BpmnWorkflow  # type: ignore
 from SpiffWorkflow.dmn.parser.BpmnDmnParser import BpmnDmnParser  # type: ignore
 from SpiffWorkflow.dmn.serializer.task_spec import BusinessRuleTaskConverter  # type: ignore
 from SpiffWorkflow.exceptions import SpiffWorkflowException  # type: ignore
-from SpiffWorkflow.exceptions import WorkflowException  # type: ignore
+from SpiffWorkflow.exceptions import WorkflowException
 from SpiffWorkflow.exceptions import WorkflowTaskException
 from SpiffWorkflow.serializer.exceptions import MissingSpecError  # type: ignore
 from SpiffWorkflow.spiff.serializer.config import SPIFF_SPEC_CONFIG  # type: ignore
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ class ProcessInstanceProcessor:
                     )
                 )
             except Exception as err:
-                raise (err)
+                raise err
             finally:
                 spiff_logger.setLevel(original_spiff_logger_log_level)
 
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ class ProcessInstanceProcessor:
     ) -> None:
         """Raise_if_no_potential_owners."""
         if not potential_owner_ids:
-            raise (NoPotentialOwnersForTaskError(message))
+            raise NoPotentialOwnersForTaskError(message)
 
     def get_potential_owner_ids_from_task(
         self, task: SpiffTask