diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/station_manager.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/station_manager.py
index 10a65bc407b4be04106c1b7bb8a20a98e93e414f..727ec10c2507dff966b447bdee9708b4ef882f7a 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/station_manager.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/station_manager.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger()
 
 __all__ = ["StationManager", "main"]
 
-class StationState:
 
+class StationState:
     # all station states
     OFF = "OFF"
     HIBERNATE = "HIBERNATE"
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class StationState:
 
 @device_logging_to_python()
 class StationManager(LOFARDevice):
-
     # -----------------
     # Device Properties
     # -----------------
@@ -54,14 +53,15 @@ class StationManager(LOFARDevice):
     # Attributes
     # ----------
     station_name_R = attribute(dtype=str, fisallowed="is_attribute_access_allowed")
+
     def read_station_name_R(self):
         return self.Station_Name
 
     station_state_R = attribute(dtype=str, fisallowed="is_attribute_access_allowed")
+
     def read_station_state_R(self):
         return self.Station_State
 
-
     # --------
     # overloaded functions
     # --------
@@ -80,24 +80,23 @@ class StationManager(LOFARDevice):
     # --------
 
     def _is_transition_allowed(self, to_state) -> bool:
-
         # get allowed transitions for the current state
         allowed_transitions = StationState.allowed_transitions[self.station_state]
 
         # check if the station is already in state it wants to go to
         if to_state == self.station_state:
             logger.warning(
-                    f"Requested to go to {to_state} state, "
-                    f"but am already in {self.station_state} state."
+                f"Requested to go to {to_state} state, "
+                f"but am already in {self.station_state} state."
             )
             return False
 
         # check if it is allowed to transition to the desired state
         elif to_state not in allowed_transitions:
             raise Exception(
-                    f"State transition to {to_state} state "
-                    f"only allowed in {allowed_transitions} "
-                    f"Current state: {self.station_state}"
+                f"State transition to {to_state} state "
+                f"only allowed in {allowed_transitions} "
+                f"Current state: {self.station_state}"
             )
 
         else:
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ class StationManager(LOFARDevice):
             return True
 
     def _off_to_hibernate(self):
-        #TODO: functionality
+        # TODO: functionality
         return
 
     def _hibernate_to_off(self):
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ class StationManager(LOFARDevice):
         # TODO: functionality
         return
 
-
     # --------
     # Commands
     # --------
@@ -182,7 +180,6 @@ class StationManager(LOFARDevice):
         # update the station_state variable when successful
         self.station_state = StationState.STANDBY
 
-
     @command()
     @DebugIt()
     @log_exceptions()
@@ -198,6 +195,7 @@ class StationManager(LOFARDevice):
         # update the station_state variable when successful
         self.station_state = StationState.ON
 
+
 # ----------
 # Run server
 # ----------