diff --git a/django_q/cluster.py b/django_q/cluster.py
index 1682ccaa..0609e113 100644
--- a/django_q/cluster.py
+++ b/django_q/cluster.py
@@ -212,7 +212,11 @@ def spawn_pusher(self) -> Process:
 
     def spawn_worker(self):
         self.spawn_process(
-            worker, self.task_queue, self.result_queue, Value('I', WorkerStatus.IDLE.value), self.timeout
+            worker,
+            self.task_queue,
+            self.result_queue,
+            Value("I", WorkerStatus.IDLE.value),
+            self.timeout,
         )
 
     def spawn_monitor(self) -> Process:
@@ -277,7 +281,10 @@ def guard(self):
             for p in self.pool:
                 with p.status.get_lock():
                     # Are you alive?
-                    if not p.is_alive() or p.status.value in {WorkerStatus.TIMEOUT.value, WorkerStatus.RECYCLE.value}:
+                    if not p.is_alive() or p.status.value in {
+                        WorkerStatus.TIMEOUT.value,
+                        WorkerStatus.RECYCLE.value,
+                    }:
                         self.reincarnate(p)
                         continue
             # Check Monitor
diff --git a/django_q/core_signing.py b/django_q/core_signing.py
index c7d0086a..80f23fae 100644
--- a/django_q/core_signing.py
+++ b/django_q/core_signing.py
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 from django.core.signing import Signer as Sgnr
 from django.core.signing import TimestampSigner as TsS
 from django.core.signing import b64_decode, dumps
+
 try:
     from django.core.signing import b62_decode
 except ImportError:
     from django.utils.baseconv import base62
+
     b62_decode = base62.decode
 from django.utils.crypto import constant_time_compare
 from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, force_str
diff --git a/django_q/monitor.py b/django_q/monitor.py
index 97404187..cb881418 100644
--- a/django_q/monitor.py
+++ b/django_q/monitor.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 def get_process_mb(pid):
     try:
         process = psutil.Process(pid)
-        mb_used = round(process.memory_info().rss / 1024 ** 2, 2)
+        mb_used = round(process.memory_info().rss / 1024**2, 2)
     except psutil.NoSuchProcess:
         mb_used = "NO_PROCESS_FOUND"
     return mb_used
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ def memory(run_once=False, workers=False, broker=None):
                 )
                 # memory available (MB)
                 memory_available = round(
-                    psutil.virtual_memory().available / 1024 ** 2, 2
+                    psutil.virtual_memory().available / 1024**2, 2
                 )
                 if memory_available_percentage < MEMORY_AVAILABLE_LOWEST_PERCENTAGE:
                     MEMORY_AVAILABLE_LOWEST_PERCENTAGE = memory_available_percentage
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ def memory(run_once=False, workers=False, broker=None):
                 print(
                     term.move(row, 4 * col_width)
                     + term.center(
-                        round(psutil.virtual_memory().total / 1024 ** 2, 2),
+                        round(psutil.virtual_memory().total / 1024**2, 2),
                         width=col_width - 1,
                     )
                 )
diff --git a/django_q/timeouts.py b/django_q/timeouts.py
index 64a6925a..287ae8d0 100644
--- a/django_q/timeouts.py
+++ b/django_q/timeouts.py
@@ -6,17 +6,21 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
 
-class JobTimeoutException(Exception):
-    """Raised when a job takes longer to complete than the allowed maximum
+class JobTimeoutException(BaseException):
+    """
+    Raised when a job takes longer to complete than the allowed maximum
     timeout value.
     """
+
     pass
 
 
 class BaseDeathPenalty:
     """Base class to setup job timeouts."""
 
-    def __init__(self, timeout:Optional[float], exception=JobTimeoutException, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(
+        self, timeout: Optional[float], exception=JobTimeoutException, **kwargs
+    ):
         if timeout is None:
             # If signal.alarm timeout is 0, no alarm will be scheduled
             # by signal.alarm
@@ -51,10 +55,10 @@ def cancel_death_penalty(self):
 
 
 class UnixSignalDeathPenalty(BaseDeathPenalty):
-
     def handle_death_penalty(self, signum, frame):
-        raise self._exception('Task exceeded maximum timeout value '
-                              '({0} seconds)'.format(self._timeout))
+        raise self._exception(
+            "Task exceeded maximum timeout value " "({0} seconds)".format(self._timeout)
+        )
 
     def setup_death_penalty(self):
         """Sets up an alarm signal and a signal handler that raises