diff --git a/src/api/tests/test_available.py b/src/api/tests/test_available.py
index c7253fa35..524fd689a 100644
--- a/src/api/tests/test_available.py
+++ b/src/api/tests/test_available.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from unittest.mock import call
 
 from epplibwrapper import (
     commands,
-    RegistryError,
 )
 
 API_BASE_PATH = "/api/v1/available/"
diff --git a/src/api/views.py b/src/api/views.py
index 158280b11..694bea349 100644
--- a/src/api/views.py
+++ b/src/api/views.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ DOMAIN_API_MESSAGES = {
     "invalid": "Enter a domain using only letters,"
     " numbers, or hyphens (though we don't recommend using hyphens).",
     "success": "That domain is available!",
-    "error": "Error finding domain availability."
+    "error": "Error finding domain availability.",
 }
 
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def check_domain_available(domain):
         else:
             # domain search string doesn't end with .gov, add it on here
             return Domain.available(domain + ".gov")
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         return False
 
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def available(request, domain=""):
             return JsonResponse(
                 {"available": False, "message": DOMAIN_API_MESSAGES["unavailable"]}
             )
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         return JsonResponse(
-                {"available": False, "message": DOMAIN_API_MESSAGES["error"]}
-            )
+            {"available": False, "message": DOMAIN_API_MESSAGES["error"]}
+        )
diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_url_auth.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_url_auth.py
index 2a04e8030..32fc78ca1 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_url_auth.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_url_auth.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class TestURLAuth(TestCase):
         "/openid/callback",
         "/openid/callback/login/",
         "/openid/callback/logout/",
-        "/api/v1/available"
+        "/api/v1/available",
     ]
 
     def assertURLIsProtectedByAuth(self, url):