diff --git a/code/app.py b/code/app.py
index c4e9a43..8b3829a 100644
--- a/code/app.py
+++ b/code/app.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def handle_event(request: GiteaRequest):
     # extract information
     commit_msg = request.head_commit['message']
     repo_url = request.repository['clone_url']
-    branch_name = request.ref.split('/')[-1]
+    # branch_name = request.ref.split('/')[-1]
     # stop early if asked
     if commit_msg.lower().startswith('[skip ci]'):
         raise HTTPException(
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ def handle_event(request: GiteaRequest):
     # execute runner script
     logging.info('rexecuting runner script')
     execute_runner_script(path=runner_script_path)
-    
     # # TODO: create virtualenv?
     # # install requirements
     # assert pipeline.requirements is not None
diff --git a/code/runner_script.py b/code/runner_script.py
index 7b1642e..2982112 100644
--- a/code/runner_script.py
+++ b/code/runner_script.py
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ class RunnerScript(BaseModel):
             content_dict = yaml.safe_load(fh)
         script_list = content_dict['script'].split('\n')
         logging.debug('finished')
-        return RunnerScript.model_validate({'script': script_list})  # type: ignore
+        rs = RunnerScript.model_validate(  # type: ignore
+            {
+                'script': script_list
+            }
+        )
+        return rs
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/code/setup_logging.py b/code/setup_logging.py
index 03af383..061740e 100644
--- a/code/setup_logging.py
+++ b/code/setup_logging.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import logging
 from configparser import ConfigParser
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Literal
 
 
 # load default values