diff --git a/tests/contrib/awards/test_awards_jsonschema.py b/tests/contrib/awards/test_awards_jsonschema.py
index 5878b19c..1991df57 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/awards/test_awards_jsonschema.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/awards/test_awards_jsonschema.py
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ def test_valid_full(appctx, schema):
                 "scheme": "url",
             }
         ],
-        "title": {"en": "Personalised Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis Patients With \
-                Ultra-rare CFTR Mutations (and beyond)"},
+        "title": {
+            "en": "Personalised Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis Patients With Ultra-rare CFTR Mutations (and beyond)"
+        },
         "number": "755021",
         "funder": {"id": "ria", "name": "Research annd Innovation action"},
     }
diff --git a/tests/datastreams/test_transformers.py b/tests/datastreams/test_transformers.py
index 3f233d6f..c873adb0 100644
--- a/tests/datastreams/test_transformers.py
+++ b/tests/datastreams/test_transformers.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def expected_from_xml():
 
 
 def test_xml_transformer(expected_from_xml):
-    bytes_xml_entry = StreamEntry(b"""
+    entry = b"""
         <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
         <ns:top_level_field>top-level single value</ns:top_level_field>
         <ns:top_level_object_field>
@@ -62,14 +62,15 @@ def test_xml_transformer(expected_from_xml):
                 </ns:array_element_object>
             </ns:nested_array_field array_attr="value">
         </ns:top_level_object_field>
-        """)
+        """
+    bytes_xml_entry = StreamEntry(entry)
 
     transformer = XMLTransformer()
     assert expected_from_xml == transformer.apply(bytes_xml_entry).entry
 
 
 def test_bad_xml_transformer():
-    bytes_xml_entry = StreamEntry(b"""
+    entry = b"""
         <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
         <ns:top_level_field>top-level single value</ns:top_level_field>
         <ns:top_level_object_field>
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ def test_bad_xml_transformer():
                 </ns:array_element_object>
             </ns:nested_array_field array_attr="value">
         </ns:top_level_object_field>
-        """)
+        """
+    bytes_xml_entry = StreamEntry(entry)
 
     transformer = XMLTransformer(root_element="field_two")