diff --git a/fedn/cli/run_cmd.py b/fedn/cli/run_cmd.py
index b5afa0fed..ae33c566c 100644
--- a/fedn/cli/run_cmd.py
+++ b/fedn/cli/run_cmd.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ def check_yaml_exists(path):
         click.echo(f"Could not find fedn.yaml in {path}")
         exit(-1)
     return yaml_file
-def delete_virtual_environment(remove_venv,dispatcher):
-    if remove_venv:
+def delete_virtual_environment(keep_venv, dispatcher):
+    if keep_venv:
         # delete the virtualenv
         if dispatcher.python_env_path:
             logger.info(f"Removing virtualenv {dispatcher.python_env_path}")
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ def run_cmd(ctx):
 @click.option("-p", "--path", required=True, help="Path to package directory containing fedn.yaml")
 @click.option("-i", "--input", required=True, help="Path to input model" )
 @click.option("-o", "--output", required=True, help="Path to write the output JSON containing validation metrics")
-@click.option("-v", "--remove-venv", is_flag=True, default=True,required=False, help="flag if set to False doesn't remove venv")
+@click.option("-v", "--keep-venv", is_flag=True, default=True, required=False, help="flag if set to False doesn't remove venv")
 @click.pass_context
-def validate_cmd(ctx, path,input,output,remove_venv):
+def validate_cmd(ctx, path, input, output, keep_venv):
     """Execute 'validate' entrypoint in fedn.yaml.
 
     :param ctx:
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ def validate_cmd(ctx, path,input,output,remove_venv):
     dispatcher = Dispatcher(config, path)
     _ = dispatcher._get_or_create_python_env()
     dispatcher.run_cmd("validate {} {}".format(input, output))
-    delete_virtual_environment(remove_venv,dispatcher)
+    delete_virtual_environment(keep_venv, dispatcher)
 @run_cmd.command("train")
 @click.option("-p", "--path", required=True, help="Path to package directory containing fedn.yaml")
 @click.option("-i", "--input", required=True, help="Path to input model parameters" )
 @click.option("-o", "--output", required=True, help="Path to write the updated model parameters ")
-@click.option("-v", "--remove-venv", is_flag=True, default=True,required=False, help="flag if set to False doesn't remove venv")
+@click.option("-v", "--keep-venv", is_flag=True, default=True, required=False, help="flag if set to False doesn't remove venv")
 @click.pass_context
-def train_cmd(ctx, path,input,output,remove_venv):
+def train_cmd(ctx, path, input, output, keep_venv):
     """Execute 'train' entrypoint in fedn.yaml.
 
     :param ctx:
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ def train_cmd(ctx, path,input,output,remove_venv):
     dispatcher = Dispatcher(config, path)
     _ = dispatcher._get_or_create_python_env()
     dispatcher.run_cmd("train {} {}".format(input, output))
-    delete_virtual_environment(remove_venv,dispatcher)
+    delete_virtual_environment(keep_venv, dispatcher)
 
 @run_cmd.command("startup")
 @click.option("-p", "--path", required=True, help="Path to package directory containing fedn.yaml")
-@click.option("-v", "--remove-venv", is_flag=True, default=True,required=False, help="flag if set to False doesn't remove venv")
+@click.option("-v", "--keep-venv", is_flag=True, default=True, required=False, help="flag if set to False doesn't remove venv")
 @click.pass_context
-def startup_cmd(ctx, path,remove_venv):
+def startup_cmd(ctx, path, keep_venv):
     """Execute 'startup' entrypoint in fedn.yaml.
 
     :param ctx:
@@ -129,18 +129,17 @@ def startup_cmd(ctx, path,remove_venv):
     if "startup" not in config["entry_points"]:
         logger.error("No startup command defined in fedn.yaml")
         exit(-1)
-
     dispatcher = Dispatcher(config, path)
     _ = dispatcher._get_or_create_python_env()
     dispatcher.run_cmd("startup")
-    delete_virtual_environment(remove_venv,dispatcher)
+    delete_virtual_environment(keep_venv, dispatcher)
 
 
 @run_cmd.command("build")
 @click.option("-p", "--path", required=True, help="Path to package directory containing fedn.yaml")
-@click.option("-v", "--remove-venv", is_flag=True, default=True,required=False, help="flag if set to False doesn't remove venv")
+@click.option("-v", "--keep-venv", is_flag=True, default=True, required=False, help="flag if set to False doesn't remove venv")
 @click.pass_context
-def build_cmd(ctx, path,remove_venv):
+def build_cmd(ctx, path, keep_venv):
     """Execute 'build' entrypoint in fedn.yaml.
 
     :param ctx:
@@ -159,8 +158,7 @@ def build_cmd(ctx, path,remove_venv):
     dispatcher = Dispatcher(config, path)
     _ = dispatcher._get_or_create_python_env()
     dispatcher.run_cmd("build")
-    print(remove_venv)
-    delete_virtual_environment(remove_venv,dispatcher)
+    delete_virtual_environment(keep_venv, dispatcher)
 
 
 
diff --git a/fedn/network/api/gunicorn_app.py b/fedn/network/api/gunicorn_app.py
index d4e822629..8c5cb0c30 100644
--- a/fedn/network/api/gunicorn_app.py
+++ b/fedn/network/api/gunicorn_app.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def load(self):
         return self.application
 
 def run_gunicorn(app, host,port,workers=4):
-    bind_address=str(host)+":"+str(port)
+    bind_address = f"{host}:{port}"
     options = {
         "bind": bind_address,  # Specify the bind address and port here
         "workers": workers,
diff --git a/fedn/network/api/server.py b/fedn/network/api/server.py
index 0c9806d86..5ede51116 100644
--- a/fedn/network/api/server.py
+++ b/fedn/network/api/server.py
@@ -637,6 +637,6 @@ def start_server_api():
             app.run(debug=debug, port=port, host=host)
         else:
             workers=os.cpu_count()
-            gunicorn_app.run_gunicorn(app,host,port,workers)
+            gunicorn_app.run_gunicorn(app, host, port, workers)
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     start_server_api()