diff --git a/lib/resdata/rd_smspec.cpp b/lib/resdata/rd_smspec.cpp
index 8575b5df3..8e4ae4b9e 100644
--- a/lib/resdata/rd_smspec.cpp
+++ b/lib/resdata/rd_smspec.cpp
@@ -856,15 +856,16 @@ static void rd_smspec_load_restart(rd_smspec_type *rd_smspec,
     if (rd_file_has_kw(header, RESTART_KW)) {
         const rd_kw_type *restart_kw =
             rd_file_iget_named_kw(header, RESTART_KW, 0);
-        char tmp_base
-            [73]; /* To accomodate a maximum of 9 items which consist of 8 characters each. */
-        char *restart_base;
-        int i;
-        tmp_base[0] = '\0';
-        for (i = 0; i < rd_kw_get_size(restart_kw); i++)
-            strcat(tmp_base, (const char *)rd_kw_iget_ptr(restart_kw, i));
-
-        restart_base = util_alloc_strip_copy(tmp_base);
+        int num_blocks = rd_kw_get_size(restart_kw);
+        num_blocks = 0 ? num_blocks < 0 : num_blocks;
+        char *tmp_base = (char *)calloc(8 * num_blocks + 1, sizeof(char));
+        for (int i = 0; i < num_blocks; i++) {
+            const char *part = (const char *)rd_kw_iget_ptr(restart_kw, i);
+            strncat(tmp_base, part, 8);
+        }
+
+        char *restart_base = util_alloc_strip_copy(tmp_base);
+        free(tmp_base);
         if (strlen(restart_base)) { /* We ignore the empty ones. */
             char *smspec_header;
 
@@ -1198,14 +1199,7 @@ static bool rd_smspec_fread_header(rd_smspec_type *rd_smspec,
 rd_smspec_type *rd_smspec_fread_alloc(const char *header_file,
                                       const char *key_join_string,
                                       bool include_restart) {
-    rd_smspec_type *rd_smspec;
-
-    {
-        char *path;
-        util_alloc_file_components(header_file, &path, NULL, NULL);
-        rd_smspec = rd_smspec_alloc_empty(false, key_join_string);
-        free(path);
-    }
+    rd_smspec_type *rd_smspec = rd_smspec_alloc_empty(false, key_join_string);
 
     if (rd_smspec_fread_header(rd_smspec, header_file, include_restart)) {
 
@@ -1226,20 +1220,21 @@ rd_smspec_type *rd_smspec_fread_alloc(const char *header_file,
 
         const rd::smspec_node *day_node =
             rd_smspec_get_var_node(rd_smspec->misc_var_index, "DAY");
-        if (day_node != NULL) {
-            rd_smspec->day_index = smspec_node_get_params_index(day_node);
-            rd_smspec->month_index = smspec_node_get_params_index(
-                &rd_smspec->misc_var_index["MONTH"]);
-            rd_smspec->year_index = smspec_node_get_params_index(
-                &rd_smspec->misc_var_index["YEAR"]);
+        const rd::smspec_node *month_node =
+            rd_smspec_get_var_node(rd_smspec->misc_var_index, "MONTH");
+        const rd::smspec_node *year_node =
+            rd_smspec_get_var_node(rd_smspec->misc_var_index, "YEAR");
+
+        if (day_node != NULL && month_node != NULL && year_node != NULL) {
+            rd_smspec->day_index = day_node->get_params_index();
+            rd_smspec->month_index = month_node->get_params_index();
+            rd_smspec->year_index = year_node->get_params_index();
         }
 
         if ((rd_smspec->time_index == -1) && (rd_smspec->day_index == -1)) {
-            /* Unusable configuration.
-
-         Seems the restart file can also have time specified with
-         'YEARS' as basic time unit; that mode is not supported.
-      */
+            // Unusable configuration.
+            // Seems the restart file can also have time specified with
+            // 'YEARS' as basic time unit; that mode is not supported.
 
             util_abort("%s: Sorry the SMSPEC file seems to lack all time "
                        "information, need either TIME, or DAY/MONTH/YEAR "
diff --git a/python/resdata/__init__.py b/python/resdata/__init__.py
index a78fe8d2c..fc1395a60 100644
--- a/python/resdata/__init__.py
+++ b/python/resdata/__init__.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 alternative fails, the loader will try the default load behaviour
 before giving up completely.
 """
+
 import ctypes as ct
 import os.path
 import sys
diff --git a/python/resdata/geometry/__init__.py b/python/resdata/geometry/__init__.py
index 83851e7d6..50e558a21 100644
--- a/python/resdata/geometry/__init__.py
+++ b/python/resdata/geometry/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Simple package for working with 2D geometry.
 
 """
+
 import resdata
 from cwrap import Prototype
 
diff --git a/python/resdata/geometry/cpolyline.py b/python/resdata/geometry/cpolyline.py
index 31cd9ac73..559fe797a 100644
--- a/python/resdata/geometry/cpolyline.py
+++ b/python/resdata/geometry/cpolyline.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Create a polygon
 """
+
 import ctypes
 import os.path
 
diff --git a/python/resdata/geometry/cpolyline_collection.py b/python/resdata/geometry/cpolyline_collection.py
index b5957466e..80608ac31 100644
--- a/python/resdata/geometry/cpolyline_collection.py
+++ b/python/resdata/geometry/cpolyline_collection.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Create a polygon
 """
+
 import ctypes
 
 from cwrap import BaseCClass
diff --git a/python/resdata/gravimetry/rd_subsidence.py b/python/resdata/gravimetry/rd_subsidence.py
index 217443d87..0ad6b7bb8 100644
--- a/python/resdata/gravimetry/rd_subsidence.py
+++ b/python/resdata/gravimetry/rd_subsidence.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 different surveys. The implementation is a thin wrapper around the
 rd_subsidence.c implementation in the resdata library.
 """
+
 from cwrap import BaseCClass
 from resdata import ResdataPrototype
 from resdata.util.util import monkey_the_camel
diff --git a/python/resdata/grid/rd_grid.py b/python/resdata/grid/rd_grid.py
index 752d2a5fc..b1472c55c 100644
--- a/python/resdata/grid/rd_grid.py
+++ b/python/resdata/grid/rd_grid.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 implemented in the Grid class. The rd_grid module is a thin
 wrapper around the rd_grid.c implementation from the resdata library.
 """
+
 import ctypes
 
 import warnings
diff --git a/python/resdata/grid/rd_region.py b/python/resdata/grid/rd_region.py
index 8360fb0fe..79222208f 100644
--- a/python/resdata/grid/rd_region.py
+++ b/python/resdata/grid/rd_region.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 When the selection process is complete the region instance can be
 queried for the corresponding list of indices.
 """
+
 from functools import wraps
 import ctypes
 
diff --git a/python/resdata/rd_util.py b/python/resdata/rd_util.py
index 0060be3eb..50932e08f 100644
--- a/python/resdata/rd_util.py
+++ b/python/resdata/rd_util.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 In addition to the enum definitions there are a few stateless
 functions from rd_util.c which are not bound to any class type.
 """
+
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import ctypes
diff --git a/python/resdata/resfile/fortio.py b/python/resdata/resfile/fortio.py
index bf77162b3..98dc7681b 100644
--- a/python/resdata/resfile/fortio.py
+++ b/python/resdata/resfile/fortio.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 support passing of FortIO handles to the underlying C functions. A
 more extensive wrapping of the fortio implementation would be easy.
 """
+
 import ctypes
 import os
 
diff --git a/python/resdata/resfile/rd_file.py b/python/resdata/resfile/rd_file.py
index ec107d7f6..04c074748 100644
--- a/python/resdata/resfile/rd_file.py
+++ b/python/resdata/resfile/rd_file.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 [1]: In particular for restart files, which do not have a special
      RestartFile class, there is some specialized functionality.
 """
+
 import ctypes
 import datetime
 import re
diff --git a/python/resdata/summary/__init__.py b/python/resdata/summary/__init__.py
index 4805d1d32..44cc63424 100644
--- a/python/resdata/summary/__init__.py
+++ b/python/resdata/summary/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
      used as basis for queries on summary vectors.
 """
 
-
 import resdata.util.util
 import resdata.geometry
 
diff --git a/python/resdata/util/util/stringlist.py b/python/resdata/util/util/stringlist.py
index eb4a0911f..8cd6b2f55 100644
--- a/python/resdata/util/util/stringlist.py
+++ b/python/resdata/util/util/stringlist.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 return a normal python list of string objects, used in this way you
 hardly need to notice that the StringList class is at play.
 """
+
 from resdata import ResdataPrototype
 from cwrap import BaseCClass
 
diff --git a/python/tests/rd_tests/test_sum.py b/python/tests/rd_tests/test_sum.py
index ab6ac8d44..cc777eb03 100644
--- a/python/tests/rd_tests/test_sum.py
+++ b/python/tests/rd_tests/test_sum.py
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ def test_identify_var_type(self):
         )
         self.assertEqual(Summary.varType("RPR"), SummaryVarType.RD_SMSPEC_REGION_VAR)
         self.assertEqual(Summary.varType("WNEWTON"), SummaryVarType.RD_SMSPEC_MISC_VAR)
+        self.assertEqual(Summary.varType("YEAR"), SummaryVarType.RD_SMSPEC_MISC_VAR)
+        self.assertEqual(Summary.varType("MONTH"), SummaryVarType.RD_SMSPEC_MISC_VAR)
         self.assertEqual(
             Summary.varType("AARQ:4"), SummaryVarType.RD_SMSPEC_AQUIFER_VAR
         )
diff --git a/python/tests/rd_tests/test_sum_equinor.py b/python/tests/rd_tests/test_sum_equinor.py
index 04d815679..0f46400dd 100755
--- a/python/tests/rd_tests/test_sum_equinor.py
+++ b/python/tests/rd_tests/test_sum_equinor.py
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ def test_ix_case(self):
         )
         self.assertIsNotNone(eclipse_summary)
 
-        hwell_padder = (
-            lambda key: key if key.split(":")[-1] != "HWELL_PR" else key + "OD"
+        hwell_padder = lambda key: (
+            key if key.split(":")[-1] != "HWELL_PR" else key + "OD"
         )
         self.assertEqual(
             intersect_summary.keys("WWCT*"),