diff --git a/features/steps/security_scan_hooks_steps.py b/features/steps/security_scan_hooks_steps.py
index 93ab8b621..b54ce62dc 100644
--- a/features/steps/security_scan_hooks_steps.py
+++ b/features/steps/security_scan_hooks_steps.py
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@ def step_semgrep_rule_has_reraise_pattern_not(context: Any, rule_id: str) -> Non
                                     break
 
                 # Also handle nested pattern-either blocks inside alternation groups
-                nested_either = alt.get("pattern-either") if isinstance(alt, dict) else None
+                nested_either = (
+                    alt.get("pattern-either") if isinstance(alt, dict) else None
+                )
                 if isinstance(nested_either, list):
                     for nested_alt in nested_either:
                         pn = nested_alt.get("pattern-not", "")
@@ -333,15 +335,11 @@ def step_read_lint_session(context: Any) -> None:
 def step_lint_session_has_semgrep(context: Any) -> None:
     source = context.lint_session_source
     if "semgrep" not in source.lower():
-        raise AssertionError(
-            "lint session does not contain a semgrep invocation"
-        )
+        raise AssertionError("lint session does not contain a semgrep invocation")
 
 
 @then('the lint session source should reference ".semgrep.yml"')
 def step_lint_session_references_semgrep_yml(context: Any) -> None:
     source = context.lint_session_source
     if ".semgrep.yml" not in source:
-        raise AssertionError(
-            "lint session does not reference '.semgrep.yml'"
-        )
+        raise AssertionError("lint session does not reference '.semgrep.yml'")