diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index cdea17939c..23de364e6e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: shellcheck
         files: ^(?!.*(?:^|/)contrib(?:/|$)).*$
-        args: ["-x", "--exclude=SC2317,SC2188,SC2143"]
+        args: ["-x", "--exclude=SC2317,SC2188,SC2143,SC2086,SC1091"]
 
   # Lint: Markdown
   - repo: https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli
diff --git a/src/backend/tests/test_projects_routes.py b/src/backend/tests/test_projects_routes.py
index 0915e436b7..4e839fa1b6 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/test_projects_routes.py
+++ b/src/backend/tests/test_projects_routes.py
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ async def test_generate_project_files(db, client, project):
     )
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
-async def test_update_project(client, admin_user, project):
-    """Test update project metadata"""
 
+async def test_update_project(client, admin_user, project):
+    """Test update project metadata."""
     updated_project_data = {
         "project_info": {
             "name": f"Updated Test Project {randint(1, 1000000)}",
@@ -299,9 +299,7 @@ async def test_update_project(client, admin_user, project):
         },
     }
 
-    response = client.put(
-        f"/projects/{project.id}", json=updated_project_data
-    )
+    response = client.put(f"/projects/{project.id}", json=updated_project_data)
 
     if response.status_code != 200:
         log.error(response.json())
@@ -309,9 +307,19 @@ async def test_update_project(client, admin_user, project):
 
     response_data = response.json()
     # Assert that project_info in response_data matches updated_project_data
-    assert response_data["project_info"]["name"] == updated_project_data["project_info"]["name"]
-    assert response_data["project_info"]["short_description"] == updated_project_data["project_info"]["short_description"]
-    assert response_data["project_info"]["description"] == updated_project_data["project_info"]["description"]
+    assert (
+        response_data["project_info"]["name"]
+        == updated_project_data["project_info"]["name"]
+    )
+    assert (
+        response_data["project_info"]["short_description"]
+        == updated_project_data["project_info"]["short_description"]
+    )
+    assert (
+        response_data["project_info"]["description"]
+        == updated_project_data["project_info"]["description"]
+    )
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     """Main func if file invoked directly."""