diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest-lint.yml
index ed3d833a8..d18fae132 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest-lint.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ name: Pytest Lint
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - master
+      - develop
+      - release/**
   push:
     branches:
       - "test-linting"
diff --git a/tests-functional/clients/status_backend.py b/tests-functional/clients/status_backend.py
index c28f26daa..e6fdff492 100644
--- a/tests-functional/clients/status_backend.py
+++ b/tests-functional/clients/status_backend.py
@@ -93,10 +93,9 @@ class StatusBackend(RpcClient, SignalClient):
                 self.health(enable_logging=False)
                 logging.info(f"StatusBackend is healthy after {time.time() - start_time} seconds")
                 return
-            except Exception as e:
+            except Exception:
                 time.sleep(0.1)
-        raise TimeoutError(
-            f"StatusBackend was not healthy after {timeout} seconds")
+        raise TimeoutError(f"StatusBackend was not healthy after {timeout} seconds")
 
     def health(self, enable_logging=True):
         return self.api_request("health", data=[], url=self.base_url, enable_logging=enable_logging)
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ class StatusBackend(RpcClient, SignalClient):
         return self.api_valid_request(method, data)
 
     def _set_proxy_credentials(self, data):
-        if not "STATUS_BUILD_PROXY_USER" in os.environ:
+        if "STATUS_BUILD_PROXY_USER" not in os.environ:
             return data
 
         user = os.environ["STATUS_BUILD_PROXY_USER"]
diff --git a/tests-functional/tests/test_init_status_app.py b/tests-functional/tests/test_init_status_app.py
index 51aa35876..64e1063e9 100644
--- a/tests-functional/tests/test_init_status_app.py
+++ b/tests-functional/tests/test_init_status_app.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class TestInitialiseApp:
 
         assert backend_client is not None
         backend_client.verify_json_schema(
-            backend_client.wait_for_login(), 
+            backend_client.wait_for_login(),
             "signal_node_login",
         )
         backend_client.verify_json_schema(