diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
index 7b315f48..51846169 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
@@ -114,11 +114,27 @@ SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DEFAULT_USER_GROUP = environ.get(
 )
 
 # secrets: These should be set as environment variables
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_PASSWORD = environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_PASSWORD", default="")
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET = environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET", default='')
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY = environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY", default='')
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_USER_PASSWORD = environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_USER_PASSWORD", default='')
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_DSN = environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_DSN", default='')
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_ORGANIZATION_SLUG = environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_ORGANIZATION_SLUG", default='')
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_PROJECT_SLUG = environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_PROJECT_SLUG", default='')
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_SAMPLE_RATE = environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_SAMPLE_RATE", default='')
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_PASSWORD = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_PASSWORD", default=""
+)
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET", default=""
+)
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY", default=""
+)
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_USER_PASSWORD = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_GIT_USER_PASSWORD", default=""
+)
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_DSN = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_DSN", default=""
+)
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_ORGANIZATION_SLUG = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_ORGANIZATION_SLUG", default=""
+)
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_PROJECT_SLUG = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_PROJECT_SLUG", default=""
+)
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_SAMPLE_RATE = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SENTRY_SAMPLE_RATE", default=""
+)