diff --git a/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_domain_request_dates.py b/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_domain_request_dates.py
index cef140cdd..3bbe6b306 100644
--- a/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_domain_request_dates.py
+++ b/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_domain_request_dates.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand, PopulateScriptTemplate):
     help = "Loops through each domain request object and populates the last_status_update and first_submitted_date"
 
     def handle(self, **kwargs):
-        """Loops through each DomainRequest object and populates 
+        """Loops through each DomainRequest object and populates
         its last_status_update and first_submitted_date values"""
         self.mass_update_records(DomainRequest, None, ["last_status_update", "first_submitted_date"])
 
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ class Command(BaseCommand, PopulateScriptTemplate):
                 break
 
         logger.info(
-            f"""{TerminalColors.OKCYAN}Updating {record} => 
-                first submitted date: {record.first_submitted_date}, 
+            f"""{TerminalColors.OKCYAN}Updating {record} =>
+                first submitted date: {record.first_submitted_date},
                 last status update: {record.last_status_update}{TerminalColors.ENDC}
             """
         )
 
     def should_skip_record(self, record) -> bool:
         # make sure the record had some kind of history
-        return not LogEntry.objects.filter(object_pk=record.pk).exists()
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+        return not LogEntry.objects.filter(object_pk=record.pk).exists()
diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_views_requests_json.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_views_requests_json.py
index fd44bdc31..07a65b586 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_views_requests_json.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_views_requests_json.py
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class GetRequestsJsonTest(TestWithUser, WebTest):
 
     def test_sorting(self):
         """test that sorting works properly on the result set"""
-        response = self.app.get(reverse("get_domain_requests_json"), 
+        response = self.app.get(reverse("get_domain_requests_json"),
                                 {"sort_by": "last_submitted_date", "order": "desc"})
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         data = response.json
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class GetRequestsJsonTest(TestWithUser, WebTest):
     def test_filter_approved_excluded(self):
         """test that approved requests are excluded from result set."""
         # sort in reverse chronological order of submission date, since most recent request is approved
-        response = self.app.get(reverse("get_domain_requests_json"), 
+        response = self.app.get(reverse("get_domain_requests_json"),
                                 {"sort_by": "last_submitted_date", "order": "desc"})
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         data = response.json