diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
index 1411d16e20..abcbcffcc6 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ python do_fetch() {
     if os.path.exists(db_file):
         shutil.copy2(db_file, db_tmp_file)
 
-    if update_db_file(db_tmp_file, d, database_time) == True:
+    if update_db_file(db_tmp_file, d, database_time):
         # Update downloaded correctly, can swap files
         shutil.move(db_tmp_file, db_file)
     else:
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def cleanup_db_download(db_tmp_file):
         os.remove(db_tmp_file)
 
 def nvd_request_wait(attempt, min_wait):
-    return min ( ( (2 * attempt) + min_wait ) , 30)
+    return min(((2 * attempt) + min_wait), 30)
 
 def nvd_request_next(url, attempts, api_key, args, min_wait):
     """
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ def update_db_file(db_tmp_file, d, database_time):
     """
     Update the given database file
     """
-    import bb.utils, bb.progress
+    import bb.progress
+    import bb.utils
     import datetime
     import sqlite3
     import json
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ def update_db_file(db_tmp_file, d, database_time):
     conn = sqlite3.connect(db_tmp_file)
     initialize_db(conn)
 
-    req_args = {'startIndex' : 0}
+    req_args = {'startIndex': 0}
 
     incr_update_threshold = int(d.getVar("CVE_DB_INCR_UPDATE_AGE_THRES"))
     if database_time != 0:
@@ -233,12 +234,12 @@ def update_db_file(db_tmp_file, d, database_time):
             per_page = data["resultsPerPage"]
             bb.note("Got %d entries" % per_page)
             for cve in data["vulnerabilities"]:
-               update_db(conn, cve)
+                update_db(conn, cve)
 
             index += per_page
             ph.update((float(index) / (total+1)) * 100)
             if index >= total:
-               break
+                break
 
             # Recommended by NVD
             time.sleep(wait_time)
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ def update_db(conn, elt):
     accessVector = None
     vectorString = None
     cveId = elt['cve']['id']
-    if elt['cve'].get('vulnStatus') ==  "Rejected":
+    if elt['cve'].get('vulnStatus') == "Rejected":
         c = conn.cursor()
         c.execute("delete from PRODUCTS where ID = ?;", [cveId])
         c.execute("delete from NVD where ID = ?;", [cveId])