diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8754a9fc..a1b4f4674 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+8.12.3
+------
+* bugfix: getting training status of subject not present on local server
+* skipping of bpod initialization now optional (used in GUI)
+* disable button for status LED if not supported by hardware
+* tests, type-hints, removal of dead code
+
 8.12.2
 ------
 * bugfix: rollback skipping of bpod initialization (possible source of integer overflow)
diff --git a/iblrig/base_choice_world.py b/iblrig/base_choice_world.py
index 10fa246de..355d1f80c 100644
--- a/iblrig/base_choice_world.py
+++ b/iblrig/base_choice_world.py
@@ -430,7 +430,9 @@ def draw_next_trial_info(self, pleft=0.5, contrast=None, position=None):
             contrast = misc.draw_contrast(self.task_params.CONTRAST_SET, self.task_params.CONTRAST_SET_PROBABILITY_TYPE)
         assert len(self.task_params.STIM_POSITIONS) == 2, "Only two positions are supported"
         position = position or int(np.random.choice(self.task_params.STIM_POSITIONS, p=[pleft, 1 - pleft]))
-        quiescent_period = self.task_params.QUIESCENT_PERIOD + misc.truncated_exponential(scale=0.35, min_value=0.2, max_value=0.5)
+        quiescent_period = self.task_params.QUIESCENT_PERIOD + misc.truncated_exponential(scale=0.35,
+                                                                                          min_value=0.2,
+                                                                                          max_value=0.5)
         self.trials_table.at[self.trial_num, 'quiescent_period'] = quiescent_period
         self.trials_table.at[self.trial_num, 'contrast'] = contrast
         self.trials_table.at[self.trial_num, 'stim_phase'] = random.uniform(0, 2 * math.pi)
diff --git a/iblrig/misc.py b/iblrig/misc.py
index 8654e73cf..0a2493379 100644
--- a/iblrig/misc.py
+++ b/iblrig/misc.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import datetime
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Optional, Union, Literal, Iterable
+from typing import Optional, Union, Literal
 
 import numpy as np