diff --git a/amanuensis/cli/__init__.py b/amanuensis/cli/__init__.py
index e6cfe68..7f50868 100644
--- a/amanuensis/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/amanuensis/cli/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ LOGGING_CONFIG = {
         },
         "fmt_detailed": {
             "validate": True,
-            "format": "%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s"
+            "format": "%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s",
         },
     },
     "handlers": {
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ LOGGING_CONFIG = {
     "loggers": {
         __name__: {
             "level": "DEBUG",
-            "handlers": ["hnd_stderr"]
-        }
+            "handlers": ["hnd_stderr"],
+        },
     },
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def add_subcommand(subparsers, module) -> None:
 
 def init_logger(args):
     """Set up logging based on verbosity args"""
-    if (args.verbose):
+    if args.verbose:
         handler = LOGGING_CONFIG["handlers"]["hnd_stderr"]
         handler["formatter"] = "fmt_detailed"
         handler["level"] = "DEBUG"
diff --git a/amanuensis/cli/admin.py b/amanuensis/cli/admin.py
index be9a60c..c7e7f30 100644
--- a/amanuensis/cli/admin.py
+++ b/amanuensis/cli/admin.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ COMMAND_HELP = "Interact with Amanuensis."
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-@add_argument("path", metavar="DB_PATH", help="Path to where the database should be created")
+@add_argument(
+    "path", metavar="DB_PATH", help="Path to where the database should be created"
+)
 @add_argument("--force", "-f", action="store_true", help="Overwrite existing database")
 @add_argument("--verbose", "-v", action="store_true", help="Enable db echo")
 def command_init_db(args) -> int:
diff --git a/amanuensis/config.py b/amanuensis/config.py
index ed1747b..e159a7f 100644
--- a/amanuensis/config.py
+++ b/amanuensis/config.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class EnvironmentConfig(AmanuensisConfig):
 
 class CommandLineConfig(AmanuensisConfig):
     """Loads config values from command line arguments."""
+
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         parser = ArgumentParser()
         parser.add_argument("--config-file", default=AmanuensisConfig.CONFIG_FILE)
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index febf6cd..8f9adcf 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [mypy]
 ignore_missing_imports = true
-exclude = "amanuensis/cli/.*|amanuensis/config/.*|amanuensis/lexicon/.*|amanuensis/log/.*|amanuensis/models/.*|amanuensis/resources/.*|amanuensis/server/.*|amanuensis/user/.*|amanuensis/__main__.py"
+exclude = "|amanuensis/lexicon/.*|amanuensis/models/.*|amanuensis/resources/.*|amanuensis/server/.*|amanuensis/user/.*|amanuensis/__main__.py|"
 ; mypy stable doesn't support pyproject.toml yet
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7b8a2e8..5bd1698 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ amanuensis-cli = "amanuensis.cli:main"
 amanuensis-server = "amanuensis.server:run"
 
 [tool.black]
-extend-exclude = "^/amanuensis/cli/.*|^/amanuensis/config/.*|^/amanuensis/lexicon/.*|^/amanuensis/log/.*|^/amanuensis/models/.*|^/amanuensis/resources/.*|^/amanuensis/server/.*|^/amanuensis/user/.*|^/amanuensis/__main__.py"
+extend-exclude = "^/amanuensis/lexicon/.*|^/amanuensis/models/.*|^/amanuensis/resources/.*|^/amanuensis/server/.*|^/amanuensis/user/.*|^/amanuensis/__main__.py"
 
 [tool.mypy]
 ignore_missing_imports = true