diff --git a/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/ConsIndShockModel.py b/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/ConsIndShockModel.py
index 19495dcec..a41724c7e 100644
--- a/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/ConsIndShockModel.py
+++ b/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/ConsIndShockModel.py
@@ -1556,12 +1556,10 @@ def sim_birth(self, which_agents):
             self, "PerfMITShk"
         ):  # If PerfMITShk not specified, let it be False
             self.PerfMITShk = False
-        if (
-            self.PerfMITShk is False
-        ):  # If True, Newborns inherit t_cycle of agent they replaced (i.e. t_cycles are not reset).
-            self.t_cycle[which_agents] = (
-                0  # Which period of the cycle each agent is currently in
-            )
+        if not self.PerfMITShk:
+            # If True, Newborns inherit t_cycle of agent they replaced (i.e. t_cycles are not reset).
+            self.t_cycle[which_agents] = 0
+            # Which period of the cycle each agent is currently in
 
         return None
 
diff --git a/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/ConsLabeledModel.py b/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/ConsLabeledModel.py
index 05f30256d..5bc785454 100644
--- a/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/ConsLabeledModel.py
+++ b/HARK/ConsumptionSaving/ConsLabeledModel.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def update_solution_terminal(self):
         )
         
     def post_solve(self):
-        pass # Do nothing, rather than try to run calc_stable_points
+        pass  # Do nothing, rather than try to run calc_stable_points
 
 
 class ConsPerfForesightLabeledSolver(ConsIndShockSetup):