diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/admin/announcements.py b/bookwyrm/views/admin/announcements.py
index 05386b7b..e778b709 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/admin/announcements.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/admin/announcements.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Announcements(View):
             "end_date",
             "active",
         ]
+        # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
         if sort in sort_fields + ["-{:s}".format(f) for f in sort_fields]:
             announcements = announcements.order_by(sort)
         data = {
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/admin/federation.py b/bookwyrm/views/admin/federation.py
index 0368a50c..97dfd6ff 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/admin/federation.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/admin/federation.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class Federation(View):
 
         sort = request.GET.get("sort")
         sort_fields = ["created_date", "application_type", "server_name"]
+        # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
         if not sort in sort_fields + ["-{:s}".format(f) for f in sort_fields]:
             sort = "-created_date"
         servers = servers.order_by(sort)
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/admin/site.py b/bookwyrm/views/admin/site.py
index 42e8a6dd..b66fdb9f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/admin/site.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/admin/site.py
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ def email_preview(request):
     """for development, renders and example email template"""
     template = request.GET.get("email")
     data = emailing.email_data()
-    data["subject_path"] = "email/{}/subject.html".format(template)
-    data["html_content_path"] = "email/{}/html_content.html".format(template)
-    data["text_content_path"] = "email/{}/text_content.html".format(template)
+    data["subject_path"] = f"email/{template}/subject.html"
+    data["html_content_path"] = f"email/{template}/html_content.html"
+    data["text_content_path"] = f"email/{template}/text_content.html"
     data["reset_link"] = "https://example.com/link"
     data["invite_link"] = "https://example.com/link"
     data["confirmation_link"] = "https://example.com/link"
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/admin/user_admin.py b/bookwyrm/views/admin/user_admin.py
index 574356c2..b29214e7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/admin/user_admin.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/admin/user_admin.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class UserAdminList(View):
             "federated_server__server_name",
             "is_active",
         ]
+        # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
         if sort in sort_fields + ["-{:s}".format(f) for f in sort_fields]:
             users = users.order_by(sort)