diff --git a/solara/components/markdown.py b/solara/components/markdown.py
index cd35421ee..294e25bcc 100644
--- a/solara/components/markdown.py
+++ b/solara/components/markdown.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import typing
 
 import ipyvuetify as v
+
 try:
     import pymdownx.emoji
     import pymdownx.highlight
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         except Exception as e:
             logger.exception("Error while highlighting code")
             raise e
+
     return wrapper
 
 
diff --git a/solara/server/kernel_context.py b/solara/server/kernel_context.py
index f53104448..fad4613e1 100644
--- a/solara/server/kernel_context.py
+++ b/solara/server/kernel_context.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ def restart(self):
                 f()
             self._on_close_callbacks.clear()
             self.__post_init__()
+
     lock: threading.RLock = dataclasses.field(default_factory=threading.RLock)
 
     def display(self, *args):
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ async def create_task():
                 self._last_kernel_cull_task.cancel()
 
             logger.info("Scheduling kernel cull for virtual kernel %s", self.id)
+
             async def create_task():
                 task = asyncio.create_task(kernel_cull())
                 # create a reference to the task so we can cancel it later