diff --git a/py-json/test_base.py b/py-json/test_base.py
index aa349e66..7bf68ddc 100644
--- a/py-json/test_base.py
+++ b/py-json/test_base.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ class TestBase:
     def build(self):
         # - create station profile
         # - create 2 criteria [ex: not down, continually_receiving] object (for ex)
-            # - station_profile.add_criteria([not_down, continually_receiving, etc_3])
-            # design - inversion of control 
+        # - station_profile.add_criteria([not_down, continually_receiving, etc_3])
+        # design - inversion of control
 
         if self.profiles:
             for profile in self.profiles:
@@ -38,31 +38,30 @@ class TestBase:
         if self.profiles:
             for profile in self.profiles:
                 profile.check_passes()
-        
-    def run_duration(self, monitor_enabled= False):
-        #here check if monitor is enabled or not, then run loop accordingly
+
+    def run_duration(self, monitor_enabled=False):
+        # here check if monitor is enabled or not, then run loop accordingly
         self.check_for_halt()
         if self.profiles:
             if monitor_enabled:
                 for profile in self.profiles:
-                    profile.monitor_record() #check for halt in monitor record? 
+                    profile.monitor_record()  # check for halt in monitor record?
             for profile in self.profiles:
                 profile.grade()
         if self.exit_on_fail:
             if self.fails():
                 self.exit_fail()
         self.check_for_quit()
-         
-    def report(self, enabled= False):
-        #here check if monitor is enabled or not, then run loop accordingly with lfreporting
+
+    def report(self, enabled=False):
+        # here check if monitor is enabled or not, then run loop accordingly with lfreporting
         pass
 
     def begin(self):
         self.pre_clean_up()
         self.build()
-        self.start()    
+        self.start()
         self.run_duration()
-        self.stop() 
+        self.stop()
         self.report()
-        self.clean_up()  
-
+        self.clean_up()